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To mark the introduction of ‘Fiat First’,
Mr. Rajeev Kapoor, CEO, Fiat India
Automobiles Limited (above) said, "Deepawali
season is very auspicious for Indians
and it marks the beginning of the festive
season. With most families looking to
purchase products such as cars during this
shubh or auspicious period of the
year, we thought this was the best time to
introduce ‘Fiat First’ which is unique in
its approach towards service to our target
audience." |
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With the local
festive season just setting in, Fiat India has decided to
provide its customers with further cheer by introducing
‘Fiat First’. The programme is a testimony of Fiat India’s
unrelenting commitment to customers and to the enhancement
of ‘owner experience’ for Fiat cars. ‘Fiat First’ will
deliver satisfaction for existing and potential Fiat car
owners through a holistic approach towards service.
‘Fiat First’
includes a robust and growing Tata-Fiat dealer network,
world class roadside assistance program, industry leading
warranty coverage, benchmark reliability (interval between
services) and e ase
of availability of competitively priced genuine spare parts.
The programme marks
an important milestone in the evolution of Fiat in India.
Fiat now boasts of a strong network of 99 dealerships and 6
point of sales spanning across 77 cities in the country. All
these dealerships have a separate identity for Fiat and
offer an international ownership experience for customers.
To ensure consistent delivery of this world class experience
from the time of purchase to after sales, the Tata-Fiat
network has employed 800 sales & service personnel dedicated
completely to Fiat.
Another, noteworthy
initiative is the industry leading ‘24X7 Fiat assistance’
for Fiat car owners. 24X7 Fiat Assistance service can be
accessed by calling a national toll free number
at
any time of the day or night. A Fiat car owner can use any
of the services on offer if the
vehicle is
within a 100 km radius of a Tata-Fiat dealership or service
station. Services under this initiative include assistance
for replacement or repair of a damaged part or flat tyre,
fuel support (up to 5 litres) for fuel problems, key support
in the event of key loss or a lockout and battery jump start
in case of engine failure. In addition to this, owners will
also be offered onward journey assistance up to 50 kms,
towing services within a 100 km radius of a Tata-Fiat
dealership or service station. The service is currently
available to Linea & Punto customers on charge basis with an
industry leading coverage of 50 months. Existing Fiat brand
owners can also access the RSA as per call charge. Fiat also
announces the launch of industry leading “extended warranty”
package for its Linea and Punto customers under “Fiat
First”. The comprehensive “extended warranty” product can be
purchased at all Tata-Fiat dealerships.
To mark the
introduction of ‘Fiat First’,
Mr. Rajeev
Kapoor, CEO, Fiat India Automobiles Limited
said, “Deepawali
season is very auspicious for Indians and it marks the
beginning of the festive season. With most families looking
to purchase products such as cars during this
shubh
or
auspicious period of the year, we
thought this was the best time to introduce ‘Fiat First’
which is unique in its approach towards service to our
target audience. It has always been our intent to offer
Indian customers world class service as per Fiat
International standards and with ‘Fiat First’ we hope to
achieve unprecedented high levels of service and support for
customers. In short with this programme we intend to make
Fiat the brand of choice for a large section of existing and
potential car owners.”
‘Fiat First’ will
also come with a promise of availability of genuine spare
parts at prices benchmarked with competition. These
mentioned initiatives within the programme are indicative
and not exhaustive of what ‘Fiat First’ has to offer. ‘Fiat
First’ is yet another step towards providing Fiat customers
a true world class ownership experience. Now every time
customers think of cars, they will think of ‘Fiat First’.
Fiat India
Automobiles Limited (FIAL)
is a 50-50
Industrial Joint Venture between
Fiat Group
Automobiles
and Tata Motors
originally incorporated on January
02, 1997. The
company employs about 2775 blue & white collar employees and
is located at Ranjangaon in the Pune District of
Maharashtra. The definitive agreement of the Joint Venture
was signed in October 11, 2007. The board of directors for
this company comprises of five nominees each from Fiat and
Tata. The state-of-the-art facility at Ranjangaon, which is
owned by FIAL, a joint venture company, is capable of
producing 200,000 cars and 300,000 engines, besides 300,000
parts and accessories. Currently manufacturing the Palio
Stile 1.1, 1.6 models, Linea and now the Grande Punto. The
facility also manufactures Fiat’s successful 1.3 litre
Multijet diesel engines and 1.2 & 1.4 litre Fire gasoline
engine. Apart from Fiat cars, the facility will also produce
Tata passenger and next generation cars with investment
exceeding € 650 Million. The plant provides direct and
indirect employment to more than 4,000 people.
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