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Fiat to increase 500 production to 190,000 per year
By Yoann Besnard on 28 February 2008 | 
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The Fiat 500 was the hottest car in the press last year and won a bunch of awards. The small Fiat is the hottest car in term of sales this year.
The demand is so strong that Fiat UK sold its first quota in less than a month and there is no sign of a slowing demand. Aware of the problem, Fait has boosted its production output to 190,000 vehicles per year. Initially, the company planned to build 120,000 cars per year but increased the figure to 140,000 due to the initial strong demand, especially in Italy and in France.
The production will jump from 500 vehicles to 750 vehicles per day in its Polish factory locate in Tychy. However the situation might become a baffling problem for the carmaker. By increasing its production so quickly, it might also increase the possibility of quality problems. Such a situation would damage the brand image at a time when Fiat just recovers from its worst years ever. The carmaker might also encounter some problems to produce the expected variants like the convertible or the estate version.
