As Poland's top car producer, Fiat Auto Poland has built 283,013 cars since the beginning of this year, up 20.1 percent year-on-year, including 36,905 units in October alone, a rise of 37.7 percent.

In October, Poland's car and van output reached 80,698 units combined, rising by 13.8 percent from that achieved last year. Over the January-October period, the supply totalled 640,305, a 7.5 pct improvement year-over-year. On a cumulative basis, Poland's car output rose by 8.5 pct for the year-to-date, reaching 551,518 units.

As the country's top car producer, Fiat Auto Poland built 283,013 cars since the beginning of the year (up 20.1 pct), including 36,905 in October alone (+37.7%). Crucially, the company's Tychy plant made more than 40,500 copies of the 500 supermini, outpacing the Seicento with 33,100 units. The Panda continues to dominate Polish production although its huge lead is expected to be severely reduced next year.
 
Fiat led the pace ahead of Opel Polska (151,600/-4.7 pct), Volkswagen Poznan (61,700/-17.3 pct), FSO  (55,200/+42 pct), and Intrall (35/-78.5 pct). Interestingly, a mere 3 pct of Polish-made cars were sold locally (16,396), while the remaining 97 pct (535,130) were exported (2006: 3.65 pct vs 96.35 pct).

In the meantime, Poland's van output reached 88,787 units in the year-to-date, rising by 1.3 pct year-over-year. As the top van maker in Poland, Volkswagen Poznan led the way with 75,570 vehicles (+21 pct), followed by Fiat Auto Poland (13,144/-45.3 pct) and Intrall (73/-93.9 pct). Polish-made vans sold locally accounted for 5.1 pct of the overall supply, falling from the year-ago level of 7.5 pct.

Report: Samar