U-Lancia ujikela kwesokudla

Ithuba le-Australia: I-Lancia Ypsilon eneminyango emithathu ayizange ikhishwe njengengxenye yephakheji.

OLUNYE uhlobo lwase-Italy lulungiselela ukufudukela e-Australia.

Kulokhu uLancia. Lo mkhiqizo owuhlobo oluphambili usuneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-20 ungekho emigwaqweni yasendaweni, kodwa ukugcizelela okusha kwezimoto ezishayelwa kwesokudla kuzozuzisa abathengi base-Australia phakathi neminyaka emithathu.

I-Lancia izoba yisiteji sama-54 ezindlini zombukiso zasendaweni, nakuba ingqikithi izoba phezulu nakakhulu ngo-2011 ngoba okungenani abakhiqizi bezimoto baseShayina bahlela ukwethula kuleli ngonyaka ozayo.

I-Lancia ingaphansi kwesambulela se-Fiat Group, okusho ukuthi kulula kakhulu ukwakha udaba lwebhizinisi ngokwabelana ngezinsiza ezikhona nomthengisi ongenisa impahla ngaphandle kwe-Ferrari-Maserati-Fiat i-Ateco Automotive e-Sydney.

Cishe kuzoba namamodeli okungenani amathathu ohlwini, kusukela emotweni yezingane kuya kweyabagibeli. I-Ateco Automotive ayivali umlomo ngemininingwane futhi ikhombisa nokungabaza ngethemba lokwengeza iLancia ohlwini lwayo, kodwa ikhombisa ukuthi izodinga okungenani izinhlobo ezintathu zezimoto ukuze le nkampani yethulwe e-Australia.

Okhulumela i-Ateco u-Ed Butler uthi iFiat inentshisekelo yokwandisa ukukhula okungenzeka kweLancia uma isiqala ukukhiqiza isizukulwane esisha samamodeli ashayela kwesokudla okuhloswe ikakhulukazi abathengi baseBrithani ngasekupheleni kwalo nyaka.

“Manje izinsuku zokuqala. Kufanele sibone ukuthi yiziphi izinhlobo ezikhona nokuthi zingasebenza kanjani e-Australia,” usho kanje.

Kungenzeka ukuthi iLancia yokuqala iyi-hatchback enezicabha ezinhlanu zeDelta, esekelwe kakhulu kuFiat Ritmo.

I-Thesis, inguqulo ye-sedan ye-Delta, nayo ingase yengezwe ohlwini lwase-Australia.

Bese kuba khona i-Phedra multi-seat wagon. Ama-Lancias amancane afana ne-Ypsilon enezicabha ezintathu kanye ne-Musa enezicabha ezinhlanu angase abe mancane kakhulu ngokomzimba futhi abize kancane e-Australia, nakuba engabaliwe.

Zombili zinenjini engu-1.3-litre turbodiesel ne-1.4-litre kaphethroli ekwazi ukushuna ngendlela ehlukene. Imishini kagesi iyafana nakumaFiat 500 kanye nePunto.

I-Lancia ingase ibe nezinsimbi ezifanayo nezakwa-Fiat, kodwa i-nameplate inobuchwepheshe obuphezulu - singalinge sithi inobukhazikhazi - futhi iklanyelwe ukuba isezingeni eliphakeme.

Lobo bukhazikhazi buhlanganisa nesikhumba esidonsa amehlo, kodwa lokho kushayisana nesitayela samanje sikaLancia, esihlanganisa negrille yekati eyisiginesha embi.

Uhlobo lwase-Italy ludlondlobala eYurophu ikakhulukazi e-UK njengoba iFiat Group iqala ukuzuza isabelo semakethe kubaqhudelani baseFrance naseJalimane.

LEZI IZINSUKU ZOKUQALA. KUFANELE SIBONE AMAmodeli AKHONA NOKUTHI ANGASEBENZA KANJANI E-AUSTRALIA