(ANSAmed) - BELGRADE, DECEMBER 6 - Fiat Serbia, the plant built
by the Italian car manufacturer in the central Serbian town of
Kragujevac, is destined to be one of the most modern factories
in Europe, and is part of the vision of a modern Serbia. This
is according to the Serbian President, Boris Tadic, who today
visited the plant where a new model is soon to be built.
"This plant will be one of the most modern technological in Europe," Tadic told journalists after a tour of the site's new blocks, which are currently being extended and restructured. The Fiat plant, he added "is part of our idea for a modern Serbia that we had a few years ago. It is part of a Serbia that will have a highly modern and technological industry and a workforce able to make it function. You will have a phenomenal factory at Kragujevac," he said.
Tadic said that he had seen the new "Zero" model, with production of two varieties of the model due to begin shortly. The car will be on display at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The President commented that he had seen the model a few months ago during a visit to Turin. The assembly of the new model will begin in Kragujevac on December 9, where some of the models due to be displayed in Geneva will also be built.
A few weeks ago, the new director general of Fiat Srbija, Antonio Cesare Ferrara, said that the test production of the new model would begin at Kragujevac at the end of the year, while the timeframe for the production of the series would be extended from eight to nine months, due to the need to carry out the necessary safety and reliability tests.
Tadic said that talks are ongoing for serious new investments in the car parts sector, with Belgrade already making contact with other car manufacturers. "Great possibilities are opening up, particularly in the production of car parts," said the President, adding that leading Fiat officials at Kragujevac had today promised him that 200 new jobs would be created. Just over 1,000 employees currently work at the plant. (ANSAmed).
"This plant will be one of the most modern technological in Europe," Tadic told journalists after a tour of the site's new blocks, which are currently being extended and restructured. The Fiat plant, he added "is part of our idea for a modern Serbia that we had a few years ago. It is part of a Serbia that will have a highly modern and technological industry and a workforce able to make it function. You will have a phenomenal factory at Kragujevac," he said.
Tadic said that he had seen the new "Zero" model, with production of two varieties of the model due to begin shortly. The car will be on display at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The President commented that he had seen the model a few months ago during a visit to Turin. The assembly of the new model will begin in Kragujevac on December 9, where some of the models due to be displayed in Geneva will also be built.
A few weeks ago, the new director general of Fiat Srbija, Antonio Cesare Ferrara, said that the test production of the new model would begin at Kragujevac at the end of the year, while the timeframe for the production of the series would be extended from eight to nine months, due to the need to carry out the necessary safety and reliability tests.
Tadic said that talks are ongoing for serious new investments in the car parts sector, with Belgrade already making contact with other car manufacturers. "Great possibilities are opening up, particularly in the production of car parts," said the President, adding that leading Fiat officials at Kragujevac had today promised him that 200 new jobs would be created. Just over 1,000 employees currently work at the plant. (ANSAmed).
