Fiat Doblo Cargo

Fiat has just launched a new 3 years unlimited mileage warranty offer across its award-winning Doblò Cargo and Combi range and is currently available on all new Doblò Cargos and Combis registered to business users until 31 March. The enhanced warranty increases the mileage period to unlimited rather than 120,000 miles, adds to the existing 3 years’ AA Assurance cover, which includes Roadside Assistance, Home Start, Relay, Relay Plus & European cover.

“This unlimited mileage warranty offer on Doblo Cargo further underlines the confidence that Fiat Professional has in this award-winning vehicle,” says Sebastiano Fedrigo, Director, Fiat Professional UK.

“Since its launch, Fiat Professional’s Doblo Cargo has been very well received for its quality and reliability, both by the media and by customers. This enhancement to the warranty package provides customers with yet another reason to purchase this class-leading van.”

The new Doblo comes in eight different versions – Cargo, Cargo Maxi, Cargo SX, Cargo Maxi SX, Combi, Combi Maxi, Platform Cab and Work Up – offering something for a wide spectrum of commercial vehicle users. The engine line-up is a 1.4-litre 16v 95bhp petrol unit and four MultiJet 16v diesels – 1.3 (90bhp), 1.6 (105bhp), 1.6 MTA (90bhp) and 2.0 (135bhp). 

Start&Stop, which stops the engine automatically whenever traffic conditions bring the van to a complete halt, and restarts it when the driver wants to move off again – is fitted on all Euro 5 Doblo versions to give you up to 15 per cent fuel savings, and the vehicles offer a low CO₂ figure from just 126g/km. Fiat Doblo Cargo contract hire is on the site now.

Fiat Punto MyLife

Fiat has added a new trim level called MyLife, which is now available as Fiat Punto MyLife and Fiat Panda MyLife, with Bravo, Qubo and Doblo MyLife vehicles being added later this year. These are not limited editions and the new trim level focusses on style and eco-friendly technology.

In the Fiat Punto MyLife for example, you get dark tinted headlights, a special gloss finish (Piano Black) to the front and rear bumper inserts and door pillars and body coloured door handles. In addition you get 15-inch sports style wheels and front fog lights. Inside Punto MyLife has an enhanced soft touch black dashboard and sporty perforated inserts with Blue&Me telecommunications as standard.

Elena Bernadelli, marketing director, Fiat Group Automobiles UK and Ireland, said,” We’re very excited to be launching this new model strategy which offers customers the best value proposition within the core segment of each model range”.

Fiat 500

Fiat Group Automobiles has continued its tradition of supporting sporting partners by announcing their newest partnership with the All England Netball Association. They have already tied themselves in with British Cycling and Aston Villa FC and this new deal sees Fiat becoming the title sponsor for the Fiat Netball Superleague, which is the highest-level league in the UK. In addition Fiat is now the title sponsor of the Fiat International Netball Series which starts on the 15th January.

Paolo Lo Monaco, finance and business development director for Fiat Group Automobiles UK and Ireland, said,”Netball is a female-dominant sport which crosses a wide variety of age groups, so we think much of the Fiat range will fit perfectly with the sport’s fans, such as the Fiat 500 and Panda. And the larger Fiat Qubo and Doblo models are excellent choices for carrying teams of netball players to matches”.

Fiat eco:Drive Fleet

The highly successful Fiat eco:Drive system has now been launched to the fleet market after more than 34,000 private motorists have enjoyed the benefits, with over 4 million journeys now being logged and analysed on the dedicated website.

The Fiat eco:Drive Fleet system analyses mileage and fuel consumption from your company car driver journeys and then provides suggestions on how to improve efficiencies in the future. The data can be sorted in various ways i.e. by individual driver or batches of drivers.

eco:Drive Fleet is free to download from www.fiat.com/ecodrive and is available on all fleet models including 500, 500C, Punto Evo, Bravo, Qubo and new Doblo. The application can also be used on Fiat Professional commercial vehicles (equipped with Blue&Me) such as Grande Punto Van, Fiorino and Doblo Cargo.

Fiat van deal

Fiat Professional has supplied more than 350 Fiat commercial vehicles to Scottish Southern Energy (SSE). The leading power supply provider will take delivery of 273 Fiat Fiorino 1.3 MultiJet SX and 79 Fiat Doblo Cargo 1.3 MultiJet SX vans, on a full maintenance contract hire arrangement over five years.

All the vehicles have a bespoke newly designed racking system and the Fiorinos come with passenger airbag and larger 15-inch alloy wheels, Michelin energy saving tyres, parking sensors and panelled bulkheads. Some of the Fiorinos will also come with Fiat’s Comfort Matic semi-automatic gearbox for use in London. All the vans are painted in solid blue and half wrapped in SSE logos.

Ducato

Fiat has been awarded the “Most Improved Van Manufacturer of the Year” at the Fleet Van awards at the Lancaster Hotel, Hyde Park, London.

Gerry Clarke, director Fiat Professional said,”We are delighted with this recognition, as constant improvement is something we are always striving to achieve”.

The Fiat Professional van range includes Grande Punto Van, Fiorino, Scudo, Ducato and Doblo Cargo.

Fiat 500 C offers low emssions in diesel model

Fiat has recommend that company car drivers choosing their next car should consider a Fiat product following the recent Budget. The new Vehicle Excise Duty reforms means that cars emitting between 101g/km and 140g/km CO2 ( in Bands B-E) will see a reduction in road tax next year. This will mean a lower contract hire rental as this will be reflected in the Fiat car leasing  price (Vehicle Excise Duty is included within the rental ).

Seven of the Fiat‘s nine-strong model range has variants that are going to easily satisfy the new requirements – including the 500C convertible in 1.3 MultiJet diesel guise plus the Panda, 500, Grande Punto, Qubo, Bravo and Doblo.

James McMenamin, National Sales Manager for Fiat Group Corporate Sales said ” We have a total of 38 sub-140g/km CO2 models that will benefit from the introduction of these new VED rates next year. This combined with impressive fuel economy from our cutting edge engine technology and our innovative eco:Drive system, makes a compelling case for drivers and fleet managers alike to choose our vehicles”.