▁design ' s ▁exterior ▁and ▁interior ▁appearance ▁and ▁finish , ▁sp a cious ness , ▁instruments ▁and ▁controls , ▁engine ▁size , ▁price , ▁and ▁its ▁prov is ional ▁name : ▁R ust ica . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁production ▁was ▁delayed ▁by ▁prot ract ed ▁union ▁negoti ations , ▁specifically ▁over ▁F iat ' s ▁plans ▁to ▁move ▁production ▁from ▁plants ▁in ▁Cass ino , ▁Sul m ona ▁and ▁Term ini ▁I mer ese ▁to ▁Tur in ▁and ▁Des io . ▁An ▁agreement ▁was ▁reached ▁between ▁December ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁with ▁production ▁scheduled ▁for ▁the ▁Term ini ▁I mer ese ▁Aut ob ian chi ▁di ▁Des io ▁plants . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁F iat ▁presented ▁production ▁models ▁to ▁President ▁Sand ro ▁P ert ini , ▁in ▁the ▁gard ens ▁of ▁Rome ' s ▁Qu ir inal ▁Palace , ▁and ▁the ▁car ▁officially ▁deb uted ▁in ▁Gene va ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 th ▁— ▁carrying ▁the ▁name ▁P anda , ▁after ▁Emp anda , ▁Roman ▁god dess ▁and ▁patron ess ▁of ▁travel ers . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁introduction , ▁the ▁World ▁Wild life ▁Fund ▁had ▁resist ed ▁F iat ' s ▁using ▁the ▁P anda ▁name , ▁but ▁acqu ies ced ▁when ▁F iat ▁made ▁a ▁substantial ▁financial ▁contribution . ▁As ▁local ▁custom ▁allowed ▁the ▁writing ▁of ▁a ▁check ▁on ▁any ▁surface , ▁F iat ▁delivered