Fiat - Indias commitment. Indian website bills unpaid!!

GTO · 28th January 2005, 15:37

Our thanks to Team-BHPian "Satish_Appasani" for bringing this to our notice.

After screaming it out from the rooftops of how commited they are to the Indian market, Fiat - India finds it website ( www.fiat-india.com ) pulled off the net. Reason - Unpaid bills since one year!

This is one company that deserves to die. I mean, how careless and aloof could a mega-car company possibly be? First they lose their customers, then their dealerships (Shaman) and now their website hosting.

GTO

DCEite · 28th January 2005, 15:45

the "day" for FIAT INDIA is coming.......

Shan2nu · 28th January 2005, 15:48

"The begining of the end"

Shan2nu

speedsatya · 28th January 2005, 15:51

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Originally Posted by Shan2nu

"The begining of the end"

Shan2nu

guys ,
lets hope this turns out to be an odd case.as nowadays we are hearing of Fiat improving their services and i also read somewhere about fiat dealerships will be company managed henceforth.

Dippy · 28th January 2005, 15:58

Its really sad to see Fiat in such state of affairs. Just recently they shut down theie dealership at Prabhadevi which now showcases Ford cars. I really doubt these claimas of improved service etc.. Fiat makes really good cars but its infrastructure is a lost cause . I now really dread to see them going the Daewoo way. Hope I'm wrong

Dippy

GTO · 28th January 2005, 16:04

Quote:

and i also read somewhere about fiat dealerships will be company managed henceforth.

SS,

They will HAVE to be company owned and managed cos no sensible businessman will want to invest in a Fiat dealership.

GTO

satish_appasani · 28th January 2005, 16:07

I just called the Fiat VCare (Do they really?) and asked them whether they have checked their site recently. They are unaware of this. They are in a very pity situation. Sometime ago, the Fiat VCare people gave me their regional office number for south India. When I call them, it is Sundaram Fiat in Bangalore. Is Fiat controlled by Sundaram?

I really don't want Fiat go down the drains. Both me and my Dad drive Fiats. I don't know what other car can replace my Palio D for around 5 lacs. God save Fiat.

deepakhon · 28th January 2005, 16:40

Just wondering whether the site is hacked. Hope it is so.

sandeepdeshmukh · 28th January 2005, 16:50

When it comes to FIL, there are no limits on how many blunders one should commit. A recent survey shown a sizeable number of Palio owners are from IT sector, closing of site for such a ridiculous thing will further damage the ill image it carries 2day.

RJK · 28th January 2005, 19:38

No no guys....Fiat Service is improving & so is the service as some of the members point out

shravan316 · 28th January 2005, 20:45

This is really really careless on Fiat's part. Sad to see such a good car manufacturer going down the drain.

aah78 · 28th January 2005, 20:55

[color=darkorange]this doesn't really come as a surprise as they hadn't updated the website for a long time before it was taken down.[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]the Sienna was still being advertised on the website till long after it was discontinued. [/color]
[color=#ff8c00]there was no news about the introduction of the Petra & the discontinuation of the Palio 1.6.[/color]
[color=#ff8c00]i'd tried sending them emails regarding this but all in vain[/color]
[color=#ff8c00][/color]
[color=#ff8c00]ad[/color]

merve_extreme · 28th January 2005, 21:59

the message is very wierd.no hosting company will put such message.i belive someone has really hacked the website.

Deeps · 28th January 2005, 22:08

HAHA, this is simply hilarious. Website closed due to unpaid bills!!! I wonder how the shop will close, lol.

nmdeccanet · 28th January 2005, 22:35

Looks like Fiat really is headless these days.. the new commercial director probably hasnt heard about the internet..was almost buying the petra next week...sigh..

28th January 2005, 15:37	#1
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,497 Thanked: 300,308 Times View My Garage	Fiat - Indias commitment. Indian website bills unpaid!! Our thanks to Team-BHPian "Satish_Appasani" for bringing this to our notice. After screaming it out from the rooftops of how commited they are to the Indian market, Fiat - India finds it website ( www.fiat-india.com ) pulled off the net. Reason - Unpaid bills since one year! This is one company that deserves to die. I mean, how careless and aloof could a mega-car company possibly be? First they lose their customers, then their dealerships (Shaman) and now their website hosting. GTO
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28th January 2005, 15:45	#2
DCEite Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: NCR Posts: 3,413 Thanked: 2,517 Times	the "day" for FIAT INDIA is coming....... Last edited by DCEite : 28th January 2005 at 15:47.
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28th January 2005, 15:48	#3
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	"The begining of the end" Shan2nu
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28th January 2005, 15:58	#5
Dippy Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 7,557 Thanked: 2,459 Times	Its really sad to see Fiat in such state of affairs. Just recently they shut down theie dealership at Prabhadevi which now showcases Ford cars. I really doubt these claimas of improved service etc.. Fiat makes really good cars but its infrastructure is a lost cause . I now really dread to see them going the Daewoo way. Hope I'm wrong Dippy
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28th January 2005, 16:07	#7
satish_appasani Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 1,112 Thanked: 104 Times View My Garage	I just called the Fiat VCare (Do they really?) and asked them whether they have checked their site recently. They are unaware of this. They are in a very pity situation. Sometime ago, the Fiat VCare people gave me their regional office number for south India. When I call them, it is Sundaram Fiat in Bangalore. Is Fiat controlled by Sundaram? I really don't want Fiat go down the drains. Both me and my Dad drive Fiats. I don't know what other car can replace my Palio D for around 5 lacs. God save Fiat. Last edited by satish_appasani : 28th January 2005 at 16:09.
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28th January 2005, 16:40	#8
deepakhon Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,441 Thanked: 65 Times	Just wondering whether the site is hacked. Hope it is so.
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28th January 2005, 16:50	#9
sandeepdeshmukh Newbie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 18 Thanked: 0 Times	When it comes to FIL, there are no limits on how many blunders one should commit. A recent survey shown a sizeable number of Palio owners are from IT sector, closing of site for such a ridiculous thing will further damage the ill image it carries 2day.
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28th January 2005, 19:38	#10
RJK Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,139 Thanked: 697 Times	No no guys....Fiat Service is improving & so is the service as some of the members point out
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28th January 2005, 20:45	#11
shravan316 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,029 Thanked: 9 Times	This is really really careless on Fiat's part. Sad to see such a good car manufacturer going down the drain.
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28th January 2005, 20:55	#12
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,660 Thanked: 3,253 Times View My Garage	website not updated [color=darkorange]this doesn't really come as a surprise as they hadn't updated the website for a long time before it was taken down.[/color] [color=#ff8c00]the Sienna was still being advertised on the website till long after it was discontinued. [/color] [color=#ff8c00]there was no news about the introduction of the Petra & the discontinuation of the Palio 1.6.[/color] [color=#ff8c00]i'd tried sending them emails regarding this but all in vain[/color] [color=#ff8c00][/color] [color=#ff8c00]ad[/color]
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28th January 2005, 21:59	#13
merve_extreme Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,359 Thanked: 18 Times View My Garage	the message is very wierd.no hosting company will put such message.i belive someone has really hacked the website.
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28th January 2005, 22:08	#14
Deeps Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Delhi/Noida Posts: 1,116 Thanked: 170 Times	HAHA, this is simply hilarious. Website closed due to unpaid bills!!! I wonder how the shop will close, lol.
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28th January 2005, 22:35	#15
nmdeccanet BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 26 Thanked: 0 Times	Looks like Fiat really is headless these days.. the new commercial director probably hasnt heard about the internet..was almost buying the petra next week...sigh..
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