Fiat India to phase out Palio with BS-IV emission roll out

Less than a month after Maruti Suzuki’s decision to not upgrade the M800 to make it BS-IV compliant, Fiat has decided not to follow suit with its Palio hatchback. According to a report on DNA, the Indian arm of the Italian automaker is not looking to make Palio BS IV compliant, which means the car’s sales will be stopped by March, in cities where BS IV norms are coming into effect this year. And with the countrywide adoption of these norms in 2015-16, the Palio will ultimately be phased out completely before that. The aforesaid newspaper has also stated Fiat India will now zero in on Grande Punto instead of the Palio. Currently, the Grande Punto is available in 1.3-litre diesel and 1.2-litre petrol engines, and new Sports variant is likely to be added to the line-up in the near future.

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Suzuki SX4 hatchback to debut at Auto Expo 2010

Maruti Suzuki will be showcasing a hatchback version of its popular SX4 at Auto Expo 2010. The Prussian Blue Pearl SX4 hatchback on display at the Auto Expo is a 2.0 litre machine that has been exclusively imported for display at India’s biggest auto show.

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Electric Indica hatchback to roll first in Norway, Denmark and UK markets by 2011

Tata Motors had another news for the electric car industry when it announced at the recènt Environment Friendly Vehicle Conference that it was looking forward to launch an electric version of its Indica hatchback...

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Ford Motor rolls out automatic version of its Fiesta hatchback in US

Ford Motor Company, has now made a smooth-shifting new addition to the Fiesta range, in the form of the new Durashift automatic transmission models, in its home market.Fiesta 1.4-litre automatic is on sale now, priced from £13,195 on-the-road.The refined transmission is matched to the Ford Fiesta’s new 1.4-litre, 96PS Duratec petrol engine, with a responsive character that benefits from new Fiesta’s lighter yet stronger body structure, being approximately 40kg lighter than the car it replaced.

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