▁the ▁Ford ▁Esc ort ▁Mark ▁III ) ▁and ▁remaining ▁on ▁sale ▁in ▁some ▁regions ▁until ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Gi ug iar o ▁received ▁the ▁Italian ▁Com pass o ▁d ' O ro ▁A DI ▁industrial ▁design ▁award ▁for ▁the ▁P anda . ▁A ▁less ▁positive ▁reaction ▁to ▁the ▁design ▁came ▁from ▁German ▁magazine ▁Der ▁Sp iegel , ▁which ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁contrast ed ▁Gi ug iar o ▁defining ▁the ▁P anda ▁as ▁" the ▁most ▁en chant ing ▁work ▁of ▁his ▁life ", ▁and ▁chief ▁designer ▁Fel ice ▁Corn ac chia ▁describing ▁himself ▁as ▁" pr oud ▁overall ▁of ▁the ▁car ' s ▁architecture " ▁to ▁Peter ▁Gl od sch ey , ▁road ▁test er ▁of ▁mass - market ▁Bild ▁newspaper , ▁who ▁li ken ed ▁the ▁car ▁to ▁" a ▁sh oe ▁box ". ▁In ▁several ▁key ▁mark ets ▁the ▁P anda ' s ▁sty ling ▁would ▁continue ▁to ▁attract ▁mixed ▁re actions ▁as ▁the ▁Un o ▁followed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁the ▁ag gress ively ▁bo xy ▁look ▁became ▁the ▁house ▁style ▁for ▁F i ats ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁Second ▁generation ▁( 2 0 0 3 – 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁second ▁generation ▁P anda , ▁c oden amed ▁Model ▁ 1 6 9 , ▁deb uted ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁with ▁almost ▁no ▁direct ▁engineering ▁link age ▁to ▁the ▁first