Fiat do Brasil is the biggest supplier to the new Chinese Palio assembly line now operating in China, writes Rogério Louro Alves.
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The compact car is assembled by Nanjing Fiat (a joint-venture between Fiat and China’s Yuejin Motor Group) using more than 500 components made by Fiat in Brazil.
The South American operation ships engines, fuel tanks, wheels, steering-wheel and headlights to China and expects to increase exports to China from $R2 million ($US850,000) last year to $R65 million ($US28 million) in 2002.
Chinese Palio producton began at a rate of 50 units per day with Nanjing Fiat expecting to increase output to 150.
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