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Discussion in 'Other Italian' started by EW007, Apr 17, 2012.

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  1. EW007

    EW007 Rookie

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    #1 EW007, Apr 17, 2012
    Yugo's old factory is now under Fiat's control, and they actually called it their most advanced facility they have:

    http://www.autominded.com/1872_yugos-factory-named-fiats-most-advanced-car-plant

    I think its actually kinda cool that Fiat sunk a bunch of money into the place and finally started to build real Fiats there. The factory had been building Fiats under license for a long time (ex: Yugo = Fiat 127). Now their making better cars with decent tools.
     
  2. oss117

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    #2 oss117, Apr 17, 2012
    With the way things are going in Italy between the Unions and Fiat, it is no surprise if Fiat invests heavily abroad.
    The factory is actually in Serbia and it will initially produce the 500L
     
  3. classic308

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    #3 classic308, Apr 17, 2012
    Yes, from what I hear/read the unions are supposedly out of control and with the global economy it don't take much to ship production out to another country. Throw in the euro/dollar exchange and its a no brainer...
     
  4. oss117

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    #4 oss117, Apr 29, 2012
    The name of the plant used to be "Crvena Zastava": "Red Star" in English.
    Hopefully Sergio has overhauled the name as well:).
     

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