Ford Ikon & Fiat Palio bid goodbye

With a series of new entrants and up-gradation to BS-IV norms, the Indian Automotive market is certainly going through a sea of changes. With many car makers launching their new variants this summer, there are also some age-old automobiles that are bidding good-bye due to various reasons. Ford and Fiat are amongst the automakers who recently confirmed such reports for Ford Ikon and Fiat Palio.

Published On Apr 05, 2010 07:02 IST

Published OnApr 05, 2010 07:02 IST

Last Updated OnApr 05, 2010 07:02 IST

3.4K Views

Write a comment

At present there are 13 Indian cities that would follow the BS-IV norms, complying this April. Many companies are seen replacing their models with more fuel-efficient car models, phasing out certain prevalent ones etc. Instead of upgrading the engines according to the new norms, some models are being phased out instead.

Chevrolet Tavera, Maruti 800 and Skoda Octavia would now be available only in the BS-III complaint cities. Fiat officials recently quoted that the Fiat Palio would be replaced with Fiat Grande Punto. Similarly, Ford Ikon would be available only in BS-III cities and phased out from the 13 cities upgraded to the new norms. Instead of upgrading the engine according to the new norms the company has decided to halt the sale of the Ford Ikon at least in the near future.

Read More on : more on Ford Ikon

Was this article helpful ?

Vidyadhar

<p>Vidyadhar takes charge of the quality and consistency of the content produced by CarDekho correspondents. With over 5 years of involvement in content & social media marketing, he believes that the www is an ever evolving phenomenon. Considering the ways the web algorithms are evolving, foreseeing the threats and opportunities and managing online business accordingly is going to play a crucial role. He comes from a highly valued content development background, where, during the first phase of his corporate career, he served Westpac, an Australian bank. Later, he came into the context of technical writing where he managed teams that dealt in producing maintenance guides meant for software applications. This part of his career bestowed upon him an outlying vision to see things from end-user perspective. He bagged a masters degree in English and is pursuing MBA in Digital Marketing at the moment. </p>Read more

Write your Comment on Ford Ikon

Write a Comment...

1 comment

jitendra kashyap

Jan 4, 2011, 12:04:42 PM

FORD IKON IS REALLY A GOOD CAR WHY FORD DO NOT MAKE UPGRADATION AND MAKE IT BSIV AND NEW ADDED FEATURES BUT SUCH MODEL SHOULD NOT GO OUT OF INDIAN ROADS AND MAINLY METRO CITIES