Bravo Citroën NZ, because Fiat NZ don’t?

Nothing against the car, or brand, but it is a bit sad to see, on the lunchroom table at work, that Citroën can use this brochure headline in New Zealand:

At one time the Fiat car range in NZ was Bravo, Punto and 500 but that didn’t last. Fiat don’t offer a Bravo here any more…

For the past few years a new Fiat meant a choice of 500, 500C or, 500 based, Abarth. If you were really Fiat mad the bonkers 695 Tributo Ferrari (& its Maserati cousin) were on offer; a 500 based car for extremely silly money.

However, while researching this post I found the Fiat NZ website showing Punto & Panda as options:

I haven’t seen any news about the Fiat range expanding. Did the change to Australasian distribution make a difference I haven’t noticed until now?

Italian icons, now brought to you by Chrysler - Motoring - NZ Herald New April 2012