Stellantis stops selling 4 imported models in Argentina On November 8, Stellantis published the November 2023 price lists for Argentina, which shows that officially the brand will place more emphasis on models manufactured within the country and will no longer sell four models that were imported. The models in question are the Fiat Mobi, Fiat Argo, Abarth 595 Turismo, and Peugeot 2008 which will no longer be produced in Brazil, and will begin bei...

News  Updated at: 2023/11/13

million vehicles.   • The complex that brings together more than 120 suppliers in the surrounding region and occupies an area of 2.2 million square meters, with more than 900,000 square meters of built area, making it one of Stellantis’ largest plants in the world.    • The Fiat Strada, Argo, Mobi, Pulse and Fastback SUV coupe, as well as Fiat Fiorino and Peugeot Partner Rapid light, are built by 16, 000 workers, more than half of the...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/15

Fiat prepares launch of 2023 Argo after building 400,000 units at Betim plant On July 22, Fiat announced it is celebrating production of its 400,000th Argo compact since 2017 at the Betim plant in Brazil.The Argo was the best-selling passenger car (with almost 85,000 vehicles) of Fiat brand in Brazil, and the third in the Brazilian market as a whole for 2021.At the same time as reaching this important number, Fiat is readying the launch the 2023 ...

News  Updated at: 2022/07/26

ling its new SUV product for South America.The so-called Project 363 is a B-Segment SUV, expected to launch in October, which will be manufactured in Brazil to supply the entire Mercosur region. At the moment, what is known is that it will share a platform, mechanics and transmissions with the Fiat Argo.Project 363 is expected to be 4,100 mm long, 1,540 mm high and 1,760 mm wide, making it 100 mm longer, 40 mm taller, and 36 mm wider than the Arg...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/06

model,” said Filosa. "We are going to keep a version of the current Strada." The new Strada will maintain the currently available single, extended and double cab configurations, though the double cab will now have four doors, instead of three.The truck will share parts with other models, such as Argo and Mobi, but will have a design more like the larger Toro pickup.The new-generation Strada is expected to use current 1.3- and 1.4-liter four cy...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/14

FCA expects market share gain in Latin American region even as Argentina cools On June 13 at FCA’s 2019 Annual Supplier Conference & Awards held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Antonio Filosa, president of FCA Latam predicted that the company’s regional sales in Latin America will fall in 2019 because of Argentina, but FCA will gain 1.2 percentage points of overall market share in the region, closing the year with about 14% share, based on the suc...

News  Updated at: 2019/06/20

Fiat Argo sales exceed 100,000 units in Brazil since production start On March 8, Fiat announced that it has sold over 100,000 units of its Argo hatchback since it went into production at its Betim plant in Brazil in May 2017.Fiat sold 30,000 units of the Argo in its first year and 63,007 units in 2018.In February 2019 it sold 6,700 units, reaching a market share of 3.5% as the eighth best-selling car in Brazil.Argo’s equipment list includes si...

News  Updated at: 2019/03/15

Fiat announces BRL 8 billion of new investment in Brazil, 15 releases by 2023 On July 6, FCA announced corporate and supplier-financed investments of BRL 8 billion in Betim, Brazil, to enable the expansion of the Fiat product range in Latin American markets, strengthening its presence in segments in which it is the leader and those in which it wishes to improve.Currently, more than 60% of the items used in FCA production are from suppliers locate...

News  Updated at: 2018/07/11

Fiat stops production due to trucker strike, announces factory sale in Betim, Brazil On May 24, Fiat announced the suspension of production at its factory in Betim, Brazil, due to the lack of parts deliveries because of the Teamsters trucker union strike, which also affects delivery of finished vehicles to dealerships.Fiat will use the downtime to perform the twice-yearly inventory of its production supplies, as well as have a factory sale, allo...

News  Updated at: 2018/05/26

ships upon its imminent launch in Argentina.The Córdoba plant recently received investment of USD 600 million for renovations and new tooling.The Cronos will be exported to other Mercosur markets and possibly to Mexico, where it may be marketed under the Dodge brand.Equipped similar to the smaller Argo, which is built in Brazil, the Cronos is available with a 99 hp 1.3-liter engine mated to a five-speed manual transmission, or a 130 hp 1.8-liter...

News  Updated at: 2018/02/02

f truck tires and BRL 175 million to expand the production capacity for passenger car tires. With the expansion of the plant completed by March 2019, production capacity will be increased to 18,000 tires daily. Beyond replacement tires, 17% of Dunlop's production at its plant in Fazenda Rio Grande, Brazil, equips locally assembled models, such as FCA's Argo and Mobi, VW's Up and new Polo, and Toyota’s Hilux SW4. (From multiple sources on Januar...

News  Updated at: 2018/01/22

es on sale in the first quarter of 2018.The Cronos is based on the new MP-S (Modular Platform Sedan) platform, designed exclusively for the three-volume model.Equipped with either a 1.3- or 1.8-liter engine, the Cronos offers performance with low fuel consumption.The Cronos joins the Mobi, Toro and Argo in Fiat’s modernized South American portfolio.The new sedan is entering the second-largest car segment in Brazil, representing approximately 33...

News  Updated at: 2017/11/29

Fiat Argo sedan to start production in November in Cordoba, Argentina A sedan based on the Fiat Argo will start production in November at FCA’s Cordoba plant in November and launch on the marketplace in February 2018.The Argo hatchback, built in the Betim plant in Brazil, is currently launching in the Argentine market.FCA announced in April 2016 that it would invest USD 500 million in the Cordoba plant to build up to 100,000 units of a product ...

News  Updated at: 2017/09/19