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Fiat India to launch Linea sedan in December

Fri Nov 21, 2008 2:30am EST

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RANJANGAON (India), Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Indian unit of Italy's Fiat (FIA.MI) plans to launch its mid-sized sedan Linea in India in December, the company said on Friday.

Fiat India Automobiles Ltd, an equal joint venture between Fiat and India's Tata Motors (TAMO.BO), said in a statement it started production of the sedan on Friday.

Linea will be followed by the launch of the hatch back Grande Punto, which will also be manufactured in the Indian plant which has a total capacity of up to 200,000 cars, it said. (Reporting by Janaki Krishnan; Editing by Ranjit Gangadharan)



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