19 August 2005

Magna Steyr to develop next Stilo

Fiat Auto has chosen Magna Steyr to engineer its Stilo replacement -- the first time it has gone outside Italy for such a contract.

The carmaker wants production of the new Stilo to start by the end of 2006, with sales beginning by summer 2007 at the latest.

Previous Fiat regimes delayed development of the Stilo replacement by twice rejecting designs. Brian Byrne.