Fiat Delays Italian Production Of Baby Jeep
Published: February 3rd, 2012
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Fiat will delay the launch of a B-segment Jeep, designed to slot below the Compass and Patriot. Instead, the Fiat version of the car will take precedence and launch in 2013.
The rest of the world will have to wait until Q2 of 2014 for the new baby Jeep. The new Fiat will replace the Sedici, derived from the Suzuki SX4, which sold only 14,800 units in 2011. The baby Jeep will apparently be “Trail Rated” despite its effete underpinnings, and will share its platform with the Fiat 500L as well as the new Sedici replacement. Fiat is re-tooling their Mirafiori plant to build the vehicles, as the Sedici is currently built in Suzuki’s Hungarian factory.
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I guess Suzuki is not the only manufacturer that struggles to sell SX4.
I didn't know you could get lower than a Patriot or Compass. Though the above picture is probably higher in quality and would outlast them both.