Imported cars are subjected to hefty tariffs in China, so foreign automakers like Fiat must produce vehicles locally if they want to remain competitive. To that end, Fiat says that it will build more than 300,000 cars annually beginning in 2014, a figure about double its current Chinese market capacity.
Fiat's Chinese market general manager, Jack Cheng, said that a two-door coupe version of the Viaggio is on the way and it could be imported to Western Europe.