0 6 , ▁sold ▁only ▁as ▁the ▁P unto ; ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁F iat ▁to ▁be ▁sold ▁in ▁Australia ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁the ▁P unto ▁was ▁dis cont in ued ▁in ▁Australia , ▁due ▁to ▁slow ▁sales . ▁The ▁car ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁F iat ▁began ▁factory ▁distribution ▁in ▁Australia , ▁the ▁car ▁was ▁repr iced ▁at ▁a ▁much ▁lower ▁price , ▁that ▁was ▁more ▁in ▁keeping ▁with ▁its ▁riv als . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁the ▁P unto ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁pulled ▁from ▁the ▁Australian ▁market ▁due ▁to ▁slow ▁sales . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁launched ▁in ▁Mexico ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁The ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁is ▁placed ▁above ▁the ▁F iat ▁Pal io ▁in ▁the ▁Mexican ▁F iat ▁car ▁line up . ▁Initial ly ▁it ▁was ▁sold ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 . 4 ▁ 1 6 v ▁Star J et ▁ ▁engine ▁with ▁six ▁speed ▁manual ▁g ear box ▁in ▁five ▁door ▁Dynamic ▁and ▁three ▁door ▁Sport ▁tr ims . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁ 1 . 4 ▁ 1 6 v ▁T - J et ▁ ▁variant ▁was ▁launched . ▁ ▁The ▁Italian ▁made ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁has ▁already ▁been ▁launched ▁in ▁Chile ▁and ▁the ▁Domin ican ▁Republic ▁in ▁pet rol ▁and ▁dies el ▁versions . ▁The ▁Grande ▁P unto ▁also ▁went ▁on ▁sale ▁in ▁South