Lancia to create the new Ypsilon on the Fiat 500 Giardinera platform

Filed under: Manufacturing/Plants , Fiat , Europe/EU One of Lancia’s achievements with the Y10, later called Ypsilon, was creating the urban chic supermini well before the new Minis or Smarts were on the road. Although not the most successful car in the segment, the Ypsilon has been a Lancia staple since its introduction in 1996. Since the current version is starting to look outdated, the Italian marque is planning to launch an updated based on the future Fiat 500 Giardinera , aka station wagon, that will use an enlarged platform from the current Fiat 500 / Ford Ka

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