Fiat has paid the 98 million euros due under the terms of the contract to the account of the joint company founded with the Serbian government, Fiat Automobiles Serbia; the Italian carmaker already paid 2 million euros to the newly formed firm

Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić has confirmed  that the on-hold Fiat Topolino won't be built at the Zastava factory and instead he expects a C-segment sedan to be manufactured at the Kragujevac plant alongside the new low-cost sub-B-segment "Uno" model

Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić and Fiat Group Vice-President Alfredo Altavilla have finally signed the annex to the contract on making joint investments in the Zastava automobiles factory in Kragujevac after the project hit a year's delay

Serbian President Boris Tadić says Fiat is set to make the much delayed 100 million euro payment in the Zastava deal; the contract will finally be signed on December 23 by Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić and Fiat Vice-President Alfredo Altavilla

Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić says that production of the Fiat Punto at the Zastava factory will have to be temporarily stopped in the wake of Saturday’s fire, which is estimated to have caused more than a million euros worth of damage

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has issued a statement to address the confusion that has arisen following the unexpected postponement of Tuesday's signing of the agreement with the Serbian government of its future investment into Zastava

The first Serbian-built LPG-powered Fiat Punto Classic has rolled of the production lines at the Zastava Auto factory in Kragujevac at the same time as the first batch of petrol-engined variants has left destined for the Bosnian Serb market

There has been confusion is Serbia today as the long running proposed agreement between Fiat Group and the state-owned Zastava Auto which was to finally be officially signed into reality today was postponed by Fiat at the very last moment

A year and a half after a deal on cooperation and investment was first signed between Fiat and Zastava, an annex to the contract that will finally establish a joint company, Fiat Automobili Srbija, is set to be signed on November 10

Serbian Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic has revealed that Fiat is set to start investment in producing a new model at the Zastava factory and along with President Boris Tadic he will visit Turin in November to view the new model

Fiat’s delayed and scaled back plans for a production hub in Serbia are rapidly gathering pace again with the news that it has submitted plans to the Serbian Privatisation Agency for a new industrial zone housing 14 Italian companies

Fiat will begin investing in new machinery for the Zastava car factory this year as part of initial preparations for the manufacturing of a new model in keeping with the strategic agreement said Serbian Economy Minister Mladjan Dinkic

With the first cars now rolling off the Fiat Punto production line at the Zastava factory in Kragujevac will be officially opened today in the presence of dignitaries signifying the start of a new era of Fiat production operations in Serbia

Pre-production of the Fiat Punto has resumed at the Zastava factory in Serbia with high expectations as the Ministry of the Economy has reported that 17,800 applications for loans to buy the model have been received from Serbian citizens

The Serbian privatisation agency says that the 200 million euros that Fiat owes for the purchase of the Zastava factory will be paid by the end of the year and that the planned large scale production plans are still in the pipeline

Fiat and the Serbian government have signed an agreement on the resumption of production of the last generation Punto in Kragujevac; the agreement was signed in Turin in the presence of Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić

Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić says that implementation of the Fiat deal will be delayed for up to a year because of the world economic crisis; however, he said that the Zastava factory would stay open and continue working

The economic slowdown and sharp decrease in demand for cars has forced a major scaling back of Fiat's plans for the Zastava factory it has acquired and the last generation Punto model is set to resume production at the plant

Kragujevac Mayor Veroljub Stevanović has moved to counter growing speculation that the deal with Fiat Group to start producing cars on the site of the former Zastava factory in the Serbian city could fall victim to the economic downturn

The last Zastava branded cars will roll of the production lines in Kragujevac, Serbia, today, bringing to an end over half a century of car manufacturing tradition as the company prepares for a new chapter of its life under Fiat ownership

The Serbian government said in a statement yesterday that a joint stock enterprise Fiat Cars Serbia had been formed and registered at the Agency for Commercial Registers on Tuesday, in keeping with the state's law

Fiat Group Automobiles and the Government of the Republic of Serbia jointly announced today the signing of the definitive agreement to acquire the majority of Zastava as well as a potential cooperation between Iveco and Magneti Marelli

The deal between Fiat and the Serbian government that will see the Italian carmaker take over Kragujevac-based Zastava in a 700 million euro deal will be signed on September 29th after delays in the negotiations have been completed

Serbian media reports suggest the signing of a strategic contract between Zastava and Fiat has been postponed; an MoU with the Serbian government was inked in May although the final contract has been delayed several times

Serbian media reports suggest Fiat is considering switching the focus of its new Serbian factory away from exports to Europe and instead take advantage of trade agreements and use production output to fuel its Russia market plans

Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić has told the media that production of the new low-cost Fiat model at the Zastava factory in Kragujevac will begin late next year and he suggests that the Zastava name could be use for the new brand

Fiat is gearing up to leverage production of the Zastava factory in Serbia which is set to welcome production of the Topolino as well as a new low cost car, easing the demand on the Tychy plant in Poland which is working at full capacity

Vice President of Fiat Alfredo Altavilla and Kragujevac Mayor Veroljub Stevanovic yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding under which the Italian carmaker will be exempt from paying taxes in the next ten years

Fiat Group Automobiles and Serbia’s Ministry of Economy and Regional Development today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as the basis for the acquisition by FGA of the assets of the Zastava plant

After intensive top level talks over recent days Fiat Group is now in the final stages of taking charge of Zastava Cars and is set to start building two new cars including a new Panda-based compact model in its Serbian factory

A delegation from Fiat has arrived in Serbia to start talks about purchasing the state-owned Zastava car company, with the outgoing government Finance Minister claiming that the Italian firm is ready to pump in major investment

The Serbian state Privatisation Agency has announced that the sale process of the national automaker Zastava Automobili is getting underway, with the Fiat Group expected to consider making a bid

Fiat has approved Serbian carmaker Zastava’s request to sell the Zastava 10, a Punto Mk2b model built under licence, in Russia and potentially in the near future on other Eastern European markets

Director of Zastava Zoran Bogdanovic stated during the inauguration of production in Serbia of the Zastava 10, a Fiat Punto Mk2b built under licence, that monthly output will hit 400-500 units by August

Production under licence of the Fiat Punto Mk2b by Zastava, which is known in Serbia as the Zastava 10, will get underway at the firm's assembly plant at Kragujevac later this week

Serbian carmaker Zastava is currently in discussions with Fiat Auto about setting up a second model assembly line under licence at its Kragujevac factory, alongside the Fiat Punto which will start production there later this year

Serbian Minister of the Economy - Predrag Bubalo - told reporters today that domestic car maker Zastava has successfully concluded talks with Fiat to build the Punto under license