Fiat Palio to Wane from Indian Auto Market (from cartradeindia)

HammerHead · 22nd February 2010, 14:58

Good move from Fiat.
Now is the time to fit that 1.6/100PS Palio's heart in Punto

clevermax · 22nd February 2010, 16:11

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Originally Posted by HammerHead

Good move from Fiat.
Now is the time to fit that 1.6/100PS Palio's heart in Punto

But why...? The t-jet is on its way!

WindRide · 22nd February 2010, 16:29

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Originally Posted by clevermax

... Palio is a timeless design. IMO, the retro Palio looks better than the Stile.

+1

What a beautiful car it was!! The subsequent avatars were no match to the original on the looks front.
Even today, i gawk at the original Palio with awe whenever i chance upon it while on road. IMO, it had the right mix of masculine agressiveness in front and feminine sensuousness in its hind quarters...

And what a lousy way to end it all.

This is one of those moments where you look at human folly with a sad eye, sigh deeply and move on.

HammerHead · 22nd February 2010, 18:09

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Originally Posted by clevermax

But why...? The t-jet is on its way!

Oh, I thought they are getting the 1.3 MJD VGT in Punto as Punto Sports!
Are you sure about 1.4 T-Jet in Punto? I know its coming in Linea.

GTO · 23rd February 2010, 12:29

At the time of my Punto review, I had stated that Fiat should do away with the Palio. The hatch was competent at the time of its launch, but today, that time has clearly gone. The market seems to agree, with sales in a mere 2 digits for some months.

Good decision and best for Fiat to focus on the Punto & Linea entirely. The Punto, more than the Linea, needs the full attention of Fiat at the moment. It's sales are dipping with newer competition just around the corner.

@ Fiat : Please keep that 1.6L 100 BHP engine handy though

deepakhon · 23rd February 2010, 12:34

I am happy that Fiat took this decision. Yes. It is good to move forward now. It is wise of Fiat to focus on Punto and Linea, as they are the ones that are garnering sales.

But, I only hope that Fiat provides us Palio owners with support for many more years to come.

RIP Palio. I can never forget my first car, a shining purple Palio. I might go on to buy more and better cars in future, but this will always remain my favourite.

CrAzY dRiVeR · 23rd February 2010, 15:27

A very good decision from FIAT!

Although Palio was one of the better cars to hit indian roads, FIAT management decisions made it feature as one of the biggest flops in the indian market. Sales were even down to single digits in the recent months!

FIAT needed a fresh start in India, and IMO its better to concentrate fully on Punto and Linea. Palio has come to be associated with all of FIAT's wrong decisions, and its better to forget it and start fresh.

Now, getting an used 1.6 will be an even better deal!

maven · 24th February 2010, 17:02

hmmm. i have never had a thought even for a second to sell my palio. i wonder what people had against the car. may be they just couldnt appreciate a good thing.

rohanjf · 25th February 2010, 09:54

I guess the 1.6 engine is also out. They tuned it for Bharat III and put it in Stile Sport and made the car more boring than GTX. Will they change it again for Bharat IV and put it in Punto? Doubtful...

karizma_devil · 25th February 2010, 12:04

RIP Palio .

Hope my S10 survives.

Fiat - PLease supply spares !

kvish · 25th February 2010, 12:28

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Originally Posted by karizma_devil

Fiat - PLease supply spares !

+1 to that. As an adventure owner I was thinking I could get atleast 50% of spares since palio was still in production. Now I am not sure.
I was hoping to keep my car for atleast 5 more years

tortoiseNhare · 28th February 2010, 15:55

The news is out that Fiat Palio will soon cease to be manufactured in India. The Palio Multijet being a fairly recent model it is expected that spares will continue to be made available. However, Fiat being Fiat, you never know.

As many as five different cars being manufactured in India are known to use the Multijet FGT engine in various states of tune. It would be nice if the components of the Multijets of the more successful cars fits in the Multijet of the Palio. If no component of the DDiS fits into the Palio MJD then there is no use of us Fiat fans harping about Maruti using Fiat engine and blah blah blah.

I would like to know which component from DDIS (Swift, Dezire, Ritz), Quadrajet (Vista) and the MJD of Punto will work with the Palio Multijet. From Ice's thread, http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...-problems.html, I have come to know that

(1) Punto Multijet shares the same turbocharger with the Palio.

From our TASS I have heard that

(2) the oil filter for Vista Quadrajet is the same as the one for the Palio,

and that,

(3) the diesel filter of Linea Multijet (VGT here!) is the same as that of Palio.

Could anyone please give correct information regarding interchangeability of parts related to various forms of the 1.3 Multijet, especially the DDiS of MSIL, with those of Palio MJD?

punitkakri · 28th February 2010, 18:35

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Originally Posted by tortoiseNhare

The news is out that Fiat Palio will soon cease to be manufactured in India. The Palio Multijet being a fairly recent model it is expected that spares will continue to be made available. However, Fiat being Fiat, you never know.

Well i have a fiat Uno once upon a time. Even though it was discontinued, parts were still available for quite some time. However i was based in Mumbai. Dont know about Guwhati though

22nd February 2010, 14:58	#16
HammerHead Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Goan in Pune Posts: 1,247 Thanked: 641 Times View My Garage	Bye Palio!! Good move from Fiat. Now is the time to fit that 1.6/100PS Palio's heart in Punto
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23rd February 2010, 12:29	#20
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,534 Thanked: 300,734 Times View My Garage	At the time of my Punto review, I had stated that Fiat should do away with the Palio. The hatch was competent at the time of its launch, but today, that time has clearly gone. The market seems to agree, with sales in a mere 2 digits for some months. Good decision and best for Fiat to focus on the Punto & Linea entirely. The Punto, more than the Linea, needs the full attention of Fiat at the moment. It's sales are dipping with newer competition just around the corner. @ Fiat : Please keep that 1.6L 100 BHP engine handy though
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23rd February 2010, 12:34	#21
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	I am happy that Fiat took this decision. Yes. It is good to move forward now. It is wise of Fiat to focus on Punto and Linea, as they are the ones that are garnering sales. But, I only hope that Fiat provides us Palio owners with support for many more years to come. RIP Palio. I can never forget my first car, a shining purple Palio. I might go on to buy more and better cars in future, but this will always remain my favourite.
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23rd February 2010, 15:27	#22
CrAzY dRiVeR Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bangalore / TVM Posts: 17,181 Thanked: 73,502 Times View My Garage	A very good decision from FIAT! Although Palio was one of the better cars to hit indian roads, FIAT management decisions made it feature as one of the biggest flops in the indian market. Sales were even down to single digits in the recent months! FIAT needed a fresh start in India, and IMO its better to concentrate fully on Punto and Linea. Palio has come to be associated with all of FIAT's wrong decisions, and its better to forget it and start fresh. Now, getting an used 1.6 will be an even better deal!
	() Thanks

24th February 2010, 17:02	#23
maven BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Noida Posts: 264 Thanked: 155 Times	hmmm. i have never had a thought even for a second to sell my palio. i wonder what people had against the car. may be they just couldnt appreciate a good thing.
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25th February 2010, 09:54	#24
rohanjf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Adelaide Posts: 1,193 Thanked: 706 Times	I guess the 1.6 engine is also out. They tuned it for Bharat III and put it in Stile Sport and made the car more boring than GTX. Will they change it again for Bharat IV and put it in Punto? Doubtful...
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25th February 2010, 12:04	#25
karizma_devil BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 421 Thanked: 21 Times View My Garage	RIP Palio . Hope my S10 survives. Fiat - PLease supply spares !
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28th February 2010, 15:55	#27
tortoiseNhare BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Guwahati Posts: 536 Thanked: 90 Times	Interchangeability of parts related to various forms of Fiat MJD The news is out that Fiat Palio will soon cease to be manufactured in India. The Palio Multijet being a fairly recent model it is expected that spares will continue to be made available. However, Fiat being Fiat, you never know. As many as five different cars being manufactured in India are known to use the Multijet FGT engine in various states of tune. It would be nice if the components of the Multijets of the more successful cars fits in the Multijet of the Palio. If no component of the DDiS fits into the Palio MJD then there is no use of us Fiat fans harping about Maruti using Fiat engine and blah blah blah. I would like to know which component from DDIS (Swift, Dezire, Ritz), Quadrajet (Vista) and the MJD of Punto will work with the Palio Multijet. From Ice's thread, http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/techni...-problems.html, I have come to know that (1) Punto Multijet shares the same turbocharger with the Palio. From our TASS I have heard that (2) the oil filter for Vista Quadrajet is the same as the one for the Palio, and that, (3) the diesel filter of Linea Multijet (VGT here!) is the same as that of Palio. Could anyone please give correct information regarding interchangeability of parts related to various forms of the 1.3 Multijet, especially the DDiS of MSIL, with those of Palio MJD?
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