It's all very well having a great personality and lots of talent, but when it comes to finding a partner, it's first impressions which really count. Fiat has learned that lesson the hard way.
Are Multipla sales about to Multiply? The Italian firm's compact MPV has always been one of the best people carriers around in terms of packaging, but buyers were put off by its madcap looks. Now it has been given a welcome facelift.
Fiat's Multipla has matured. And with its advancing years, it's dumped some of the quirkiness of its youth and settled for a more conservative design to appeal to a wider range of buyers.