"It was three years ago that we reached agreement with Fiat to produce the new Ka here in Tychy," explained Ian Slater, vice-president communications and public affairs, Ford of Europe. "One of the strengths of this co-operation has been that both parties wanted to produce vehicles which would be very different in looks and character. I'm satisfied that in doing so, we've set up a 'win-win' opportunity for both companies."
Ford’s investment in the 500-Ka project amounted to 210 million Euros and it resulted to the addition of another 1,000 jobs in the plant and more among locally-based suppliers. Annual production of Ford Ka will be 120,000 units a year.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to upgrade its Tychy plant in southern Poland by investing 2.36 billion zlotys ($773 million) for the production of an all-new B-segment car, most likely a replacement model for the Punto. The car is tipped to be a longer...
Following the release of the first official photos back in July, we now have the initial specifications on the 2009 Ford Ka that will make its global debut at the Paris Motor Show in early October. The fresh-faced, all-new Ka that shares its platform...
For the second time in a few months, Fiat has hiked production of its ultra successful 500 minicar in order to meet increasing European demand. In a conference call with analysts, Fiat Group’s CEO Sergio Marchionne revealed that production of the...
The forthcoming Ford Ka II minicar has been caught with its pants down by the folks over at German car magazine “Autobildâ€. In their latest issue, the second generation Ka is revealed in detail without any camouflage whatsoever. Set to make...
Fiat announced that the one millionth new Panda rolled off the production lines of its Tychy plant in Poland, on Sep.5. Do the math and you'll discover that’s exactly four years after the new Panda entered the market in September 2003. As you...