Recalling this car, of course, we should start with Nanjing Fiat, which is a dusty file in the automobile history of China. Fiat, a century-old automobile brand, cooperated with Nanqi when 1999 first entered China. The first car is Paliod.
However, the history of Nanjing Fiat is extremely unsuccessful, its products are not competitive enough, its models are scarce, and its quality control is unconvincing, which led to its parting ways in 2007, eight years later. After that, Fiat entered the palace twice, and cooperated with Guangzhou Automobile to launch two cars, Feixiang and Zhiyue. As a result, production was also stopped. Now the main direction of Guangfeike has become Jeep.
Or go back to Paliod. If you remember, in those advertisements, Schumacher, the king of cars, spoke for Paliod, which is hard to imagine now. In fact, Palio has a lot of experience, which was designed by Giorgetto, a master designer? 178 platform. I have to say that Italy's design skills are second to none in the world.
At that time, hatchbacks were rare, and Palio also had a strong visual impact on the appearance. Coupled with the dazzling body color, Paliod stands out. Sail was one of the main models competing with Palio at that time. However, in terms of price and brand awareness, Palio is not dominant, so sales are far behind.
In addition to the shape, the color matching and layout of the interior are also impressive. Three steering wheels, a simple and regular central control panel, a sunken oil storage tank in front of the co-pilot, four semi-circular instruments and unforgettable gears (long clutch stroke and heavy feet) are still vivid.
Of course, there are also stories about motivation. 1.3 and 1.5. Especially 1.3 liter 16? v？ The fire truck, which uses the SPEEDGEAR automatic gearbox, is said to be imported and is also one of the selling points that sales often say.
After Paleo, Nanjing Fiat also introduced Siena and Weekend, which are considered to be the earliest domestic station wagons, except the SR-V of Sail, all of which are classic cars of that era. Later, Fiat Nanjing also derived Pailang, but the design has long lost its former elegance.
After Nanjing Fiat withdrew, some resources were sold to Zotye, which also produced Fiat cars at that time. Including Fiat Multipla, which is considered as one of the ugliest cars in the world, Zotye also introduced its production line in the early days.
Palio's history in China ended long ago. For a long time, until 20 17, Palio continued to sell in South America, but it was not what it used to be.
To make cars, Fiat is definitely the first in Europe, which is a bit like Suzuki in Japan. Like Fiat 500, Panda, Punto, Linea, etc. Both are classic and popular cars. The strength behind Fiat is also glamorous enough. The Ranieri family's financial strength and status, its control over Farah, Martha and Arrow, and even its extensive involvement in military manufacturing, football, fashion and so on.
There is sea water on one side and flame on the other. In a blink of an eye, Fiat has been having problems in China, and it has been getting narrower and narrower without introducing corresponding models and correct strategies for the domestic market. Now, FCA and PSA have merged into a new large automobile group.
Looking back on Paliod, the past has been blowing in the wind. ...
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