Fiat do Brasil has ended production of the first generation Palio launched in 1996, writes Rogério Louro.

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The company will now concentrate on the second generation hatchback line introduced at the end of 2000.

The sole surviving old-model Palio derivative, the Young, will be replaced by an entry-level version of the second generation car.

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