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Marketing plans ready for early part of 2001

The first few days of December brought the cuts to list prices which the industry had been waiting for. A flurry of announcements from VW, Peugeot and Fiat – all of which had held out against the tide of change – brought some order to the market.

Citroen cuts prices by up to 13% - Volkswagen and Fiat by 7%

##Citroen badge--left## Volkswagen, Citroen and Fiat have reduced the on-the-road prices of their cars by as much as 13%, effective from today.<p>

Fiat wants 5% of van market

Fiat hopes to increase its share of the UK light commercial vehicle market from 3.5% to 5% with the arrival of the new Punto van and all-new Doblo.

GM/Fiat aim for Daewoo agreement

General Motors and Fiat this week confirmed plans to conduct preliminary due diligence at cash-strapped Daewoo Motors.

Toyota star gets key Fiat position

Juan Jose Diaz-Ruiz, credited with much of Toyota's recent success in Europe, has joined Fiat Auto as marketing and sales executive vice president.

Hopkin on the move as Fiat rethinks M25

Pendragon is to lose its monopoly of M25 Fiat dealerships with Nissan specialist Glyn Hopkin first to move on the vacant dealership territories.

Fiat and Peugeot put stock on net

Manufacturers are warming to the internet as a way of helping dealers locate and retail used cars despite some reservations over new car stock locators.

Horners adds parts mail order scheme

Horners of Burnley is bypassing Fiat to source and supply parts direct to customers after launching a mail order scheme.

Fiat launches online buying

Fiat Auto will launch an online buying service in the UK next month with cars sold through its dealer network.

Speedgear sales to reach 33,000

Two new versions of the Fiat Punto range in the UK are predicted to sell more than 33,000 units a year.

Fiat axes mini SUV project

Fiat has called off its proposed mini-SUV project with Mitsubishi.

Fiat builds 'parachute' clause into GM link-up

GM and Fiat were forced into this week's get together by competitive pressures, with each realising its vulnerabilities.

GM links with Fiat

London analysts are sceptical about this week's £1.5bn cross-shareholding alliance between General Motors and Fiat Auto, believing the two will be forced into a full merger, or that the Italian group could pull out of the car market.

Coomber moves up in Vauxhall rethink

GM subsidiary Vauxhall revealed a simplified sales and marketing structure on the eve of the announcement of the Fiat deal.

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