Fiat Auto Poland prepares to triple production

About two thirds of this will be allocated for investments related to the production of Fiat 500". The factory in Tychy will produce 58,000 Fiat 500 cars, but from next year the number is to grow to 120,000. "It is our minimum plan," stated FAP's director of trade Wojciech Halarewicz. "If the car sells well, production may be even reach 160,000-170,000 cars a year," he added. The world premiere of the car will be held on 4 July in Turin. "The car will be available on the European market in September or October, while it will appear in Poland at the end of the year," stated Halarewicz. (Puls Biznesu, p. 8) E.B.