micpatcross
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Shame, as I hear Fiat want to move the new Pandas production back to Italy.
You're right. The next Panda model will be assembled in Pomigliano D'arco, a town around Naples.
That's why I bought my new Panda now!
Shame, as I hear Fiat want to move the new Pandas production back to Italy.
You're right. The next Panda model will be assembled in Pomigliano D'arco, a town around Naples.
That's why I bought my new Panda now!
To be fair though, if Panda production is moved from Poland to Italy, the actual way the car is produced will not be any different, so quality will be the same.
Unfortunately i think the quality will drop unless they employ a better production system than they use on models like the Puntos. As babbo_umbro said, it's the inconsistent production line that causes problems - too much downing tools half way through a job.
I suspect production stops, re starts a while later, but people take up slightly different positions on the line & then we see the sort of mis-builds that are happenning on the Punto Evo, with cars with fog lights & air con being fitted with switches for cars without. Also with people not screwing in trim because they assume it was done by the previous worker. All this adds up & it only takes a couple of things like that to reduce the satisfaction levels when the car reaches the customer.
Well... a cost of £600 was quoted for the repair of the Ka.
So soon to arrive is a nearly new, 10 miles on the clock pre-reg Panda Active 1.1 Eco in Mambo Yellow. I honestly can't wait to get a drive. The Bravo will probably throw a con-rod in disgust.