GENEVA DEBUT FOR NEW FIAT CROMA

Fiat Auto's new Croma will make its first public appearance at the forthcoming Geneva Motor Show, 3 -13 March, 2005. It will go on sale in Italy during June.

Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and built at Fiat Auto's Cassino factory, the name recalls the successful medium-large saloon that was on sale between 1985 - 1994, with over 450,000 sold during that period.

The dimensions of new Croma - 4.75 m (l.) x 1.77 m (w.) x 1.60 m (h.) with a wheelbase of 2.70 m - are an indication of the extraordinary interior space available in this new range.

New Croma will offer buyers the choice of three trim levels, five engines and either manual or automatic gearboxes. Engine options will comprise both petrol and turbodiesel units: 1.8 16v 130 bhp and 2.2.16v 150 bhp (petrol), 1.9 16v MultiJet 120 bhp, 1.9 16v MultiJet 150 bhp, and an entirely new 2.4 MultiJet with 200 bhp.

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For further information please contact:

PETER NEWTON Public Relations Director

or

Puneet Joshi Press Officer

Fiat Auto (UK) Limited

Tel: 01753 511431

Fax: 01753 516871

E-mail addresses: peter.newton@fiat.com/puneet.joshi@fiat.com