Preparing the Fiat Auto Poland plant in Tychy to build the new Panda. According to Fiat's own history of its Polish operations, launching the model required EUR 570 million of new production investment, and the Panda reached the market at the end of 2003. In February 2004 the trade site just-auto reported EUR 570 million spent on new production lines, with 60–80 per cent local content. The record covers only this amount. Gazeta Prawna describes later investment in the Tychy plant, including a new paint shop and assembly hall, as carried out in 2003–2008.
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- Delivery2003
Significance
The decision to assign Panda production to Tychy was a breakthrough for Fiat's Polish plants. According to Fiat's history, more than 90 per cent of output was exported and 80 per cent of the subassemblies came from Poland, which accounted for over 2.5 per cent of Polish export revenue. A separate EUR 400 million investment in Bielsko-Biała launched the 1.3 Multijet engine for the same car.
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- just-auto.com17 Feb 2004StatusCost
StatusFiat currently produces three models in Poland: the Seicento, the Palio Weekend, and the new Panda.
CostFiat invested €570m in new production lines for the Panda
- FCA Poland (fcagroup.pl)StageDelivery
Stage · DeliveryThe new Fiat Panda, which had required Euro 570 million to be invested in new production, debuted in the market at the end of 2003
- Gazeta Prawna (PAP)28 May 2017Investor
Investorpowstały trzy włosko-polskie spółki: Magneti Marelli Poland, Teksid Poland oraz Fiat Auto Poland – dziś ta ostatnia firma, do której należy fabryka samochodów w Tychach