Fiat Auto Poland exported 174,000 cars, mainly to Italy

The latest figures smashed the impressive 1997 record by a margin of over 20,000 cars. The most popular models on western markets are the Cinquecento and Seicento. Fiat is pleased by the exports which compensated for the gradually diminishing sales on the Polish market. Apart from Italy and Germany, other major purchasers of the Polish-made cars include Egypt and Cuba. The company has vowed to maintain its position on the local market by strengthening Fiat Bank Polska, which offers loans of up to zl. 15,000 on favorable terms to be repaid over three to five years. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1)