Fiat Automòveis has collected no less than four top prizes in the The Best of the Automotive Sector 2006 awards handed out by leading Brazilian motoring magazine Autodata. Fiat Automòveis came out on top in judging in four different categories: 'Best Assembly Plant', 'Best Exporter of Vehicles', 'Best Strategy of Marketing' and for the second time, the President of Fiat for Latin America and for South Africa Cledorvino Belini, won the important prize of 'Personality of the Year'. Under Belini's guidance Fiat Automòveis has consistently turned in strong profits a delivered good growth and Brazil has rapidly developed its own importance within the Group, taking on more and more responsibility in global markets and the development of new products which will be destined for Europe.

Since the commencement of its manufacturing operations in Brazil thirty years ago, nine million vehicles have now been produced at the huge Fiat assembly plant located at Betim, in the Minas Gerais region. Fiat celebrated this important anniversary during the summer with a series of events and limited edition models.