Car production at Serbia’s Zastava factory will stop for about two weeks following a fire that damaged a production hall.

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However, any disruption to sales will be minimised due to ample stock.


The joint venture facility – Fiat and the Serbian government are the owners – makes Fiat Punto cars.


Reports say that the fire led to the collapse of a roof panel and damaged a conveyer system.


A government statement said that production production will be halted for about two weeks and that the factory has 1,300 completed cars in stock.

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