Stellantis launches new Fiat Argo Endurance version in Brazil On August 13, Stellantis Brazil announced that the Fiat Argo line up will be expanded with the new “Endurance” version featuring versatility, robustness, performance and cost-benefit. It has a raised suspension, an approach angle of 20.5º and an exit angle of 33º, a ground clearance of 186 mm, a sump guard and mixed-use tires.   This version has a 1.3-liter Firefly engine with 1...

News  Updated at: 2024/08/20

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 13.1% to 161,615 units in January (ANFAVEA) The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) in January 2024 of 161,615 units represented an increase of 13.1% from January 2023. Vehicle sales in January consisted of 118,523 passenger cars; 33,724 light commercial vehicles; 8,217 trucks; and 1,151 buses. Among passenger vehic...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/09

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 13.2% in January 2024 (Fenabrave) On February 6, the Brazilian dealer association Federacao Nacional da Distribuicao de Veiculos Automotores (Fenabrave) announced a combined sales of 161,601 new passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks, and buses in January 2024 represented a decrease of 35.0% from December 2023, and an increase of 13.2% compared to January 2023. Vehicle sales in January consisted of 118,...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/07

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

Stellantis’ industrial complex in Betim, Brazil completes 47 years On July 11, Stellantis announced that the Polo Automotivo Stellantis de Betim has completed 47 years of successful operations, producing more than 17 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 St...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/15

Brazilian vehicle sales increase 6.4% to 189,528 units in June (ANFAVEA)  The Associacao Nacional dos Fabricantes de Veiculos Automores (ANFAVEA) announced that Brazilian vehicle sales (including trucks and buses) in June 2023 of 189,528 units represented an increase of 6.4% from June 2022.Vehicle sales in June consisted of 142,037 passenger cars; 37,833 light commercial vehicles; 7,884 trucks; and 1,774 buses.Among passenger vehicle manufacture...

News  Updated at: 2023/07/10

Fiat Argo receives new CVT transmission in Brazil On January 18, Stellantis announced that the Fiat Argo is now available with a new CVT automatic transmission.Developed at the Latam Design Center in Betim, where it is currently assembled, the Argo is available in 10 other Latin American countries besides Brazil. In the five years on the market, selling more than 385,000 units since launch, it gained new versions and technology, and now brings as...

News  Updated at: 2023/01/21

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

Fiat halts one shift at Betim plant due to semiconductor shortage On August 2, Fiat announced that it has stopped one of its shifts at its plant in Betim, Brazil.The partial suspension of production will last for 10 days, with workers returning on August 13 to man the three normal shifts.Fiat said that this stoppage was necessary to “adjust production to the availability of semiconductors”, but that the impact on production will be small.Fia...

News  Updated at: 2021/08/04

Fiat releases promo video of new Project 363 SUV for South America On March 3, Fiat released the first of what will be a series of videos over coming weeks as a means of revealing 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 tra...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/06

Fiat, Jeep and Ram announce eleven launches for Argentina in 2021 On January 25, Fiat, Jeep and Ram announced eleven launches planned for 2021 in Argentina: -Fiat   • The Fiat Mobi Like will become the new top-of-the-range version of the A-segment hatchback built in Brazil.  • The Fiat Cronos B-segment sedan manufactured in Córdoba will offer special series and limited editions to keep it current after the restyling it received at the end ...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/30

Fiat Powertrain produces 500,000 Firefly engines in Betim, Brazil On September 17, the Fiat Powertrain Technologies plant in Betim, Brazil produced its 500.000th Firefly engine.Both 1.0- and 1.3-liter Firefly engines are produced at the factory on a new line that was inaugurated in 2016, alongside the existing lines that continue to manufacture Fire engines and manual transmissions.In 2019, the FPT Betim plant was chosen by FCA to be a global exp...

News  Updated at: 2020/09/19

Dunlop supplies tires for new Strada pickup Volcano model in Brazil Sumitomo Rubber do Brasil, manufacturer of Dunlop tires, announced it will supply tires to the to the top-of-the-line Volcano models of the new Fiat Strada pickup. The new contract reinforces the partnership between the two companies, which since 2016, has seen Dunlop equipping the Mobi, Uno and Argo models at the factory. The new Strada Volcano leaves the production line with th...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/13

Fiat’s new generation Strada will be produced alongside current model in Brazil On February 12, the president of FCA Latin America, Antonio Filosa, said that when the new generation Fiat Strada pickup goes into production, the company will continue to build and sell the current entry-level Working model, which costs BRL 54,990.Fiat has now revealed two images in social media of the new Strada, one showing the silhouette, and another of the fron...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/14

Fiat shows image of new generation Strada pickup to launch in Q2 2020 in Brazil On February 7, Fiat released an image of a 4-door Strada pickup on its social media site.The new generation Strada pickup will launch in the second quarter of 2020 in Brazil.Fiat did not disclose any other details or if the current name will remain.The new pickup is expected to be the same size as the current Strada, use elements of the Mobi and Argo, and share the ne...

News  Updated at: 2020/02/12

Fiat will manufacture two new SUVs in Brazil for 2021 launch On August 23, Antonio Filosa, president of the FCA Group for Latin America, told local Brazilian media that two new Brazilian SUV models under the Fiat brand will be launched for sale in 2021, sharing the same MP1 platform as the current Argo and Cronos.Filosa also confirmed that these models will adopt 1.0- and 1.3-liter Firefly Turbo engines combined with a new automatic continuous va...

News  Updated at: 2019/08/27

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 Trekking launches in Brazil On April 23, Fiat announced the launch of the Argo Trekking model as the company seeks to expand sales of its popular model in Latin America.The Argo ranked among the 10 best-selling vehicles in Brazil in 2018 and began 2019 accelerating strongly in its sales with a growth of 22% in market share compared to 2018.The Argo Trekking arrives as a more adventurous version for the young-minded consumers that want t...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/26

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 launches 2019 Argo line in Brazil with new options On July 17, Fiat launched the 2019 Argo line in Brazil. Released a little more than one year ago, the Argo has sold almost 60,000 units and in June reached the sixth position among top selling cars of Brazil.For 2019, the 1.0, Drive 1.0, Drive 1.3, Drive 1.3 CSR, HGT 1.8 and HGT 1.8 Automatic models are currently available, while the Precision 1.8 and Precision 1.8 Automatic continue as 2018...

News  Updated at: 2018/07/25