GAC Fiat Automobiles, the joint venture in the southern city of Changsha, will add a second shift from next April, effectively doubling production, the company’s general manager John Burton said at the Guangzhou motor show.
The plant builds the China-only Viaggio – based on the Dodge Dart/Alfa Romeo Giulietta – and will add the Ottimo hatchback variant next year in time for a spring launch after the Chinese new year celebrations. The car was launched at the show.
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The Changsha facility has annual capacity of 140,000 vehicles and employs 2,400. GAC Fiat is recruiting an additional 800 employees to add a second shift.
Viaggio sales last year were 11,200 and are forecast to reach some 40,000 this year. It will also add 50 dealers to its existing network of 120.
