Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. (, , ; originally FIAT, it, Fabbrica Italiana Automobili di Torino, lit=Italian Automobiles Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through its Italian division

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. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the

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, was produced. Fiat Automobiles is the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy. During its more than century-long history, it remained the largest automobile manufacturer in Europe and the third in the world after General Motors and

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for over 20 years, until the car industry crisis in the late 1980s. In 2013, Fiat S.p.A. was the second largest European automaker by volumes produced and the seventh in the world, while FCA was the world's eighth-largest automaker. In 1970, Fiat Automobiles employed more than 100,000 in Italy when its production reached the highest number, 1.4 million cars, in that country. As of 2002, it built more than 1 million vehicles at six plants in Italy and the country accounted for more than a third of the company's revenue. Fiat has also manufactured railway engines, military vehicles, farm tractors,

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, and weapons such as the Fiat–Revelli Modello 1914. Fiat-brand cars are built in several locations around the world. Outside Italy, the largest country of production is Brazil, where the Fiat brand was for many years the market leader. The group also has factories in Argentina, Poland and Mexico (where Fiat-brand vehicles are manufactured at plants owned and operated by

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for export to the United States, Brazil, Italy and other markets) and a long history of licensing manufacture of its products in other countries. Fiat Automobiles has received many international awards for its vehicles, including nine European Car of the Year awards, the most of any other manufacturer, and it ranked many times as the lowest level of emissions by vehicles sold in Europe.

History

On 11 July 1899, Giovanni Agnelli was part of the group of founding members of FIAT, ''Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili Torino''. The first Fiat plant opened in 1900 with 35 staff making 24 cars. Known from the beginning for the talent and creativity of its engineering staff, by 1903 Fiat made a small profit and produced 135 cars; this grew to 1,149 cars by 1906. The company then went public selling shares via the Milan stock exchange. Agnelli led the company until his death in 1945, while

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administered the firm's daily activities. Its first car, the 3 ½ CV (of which only 24 copies were built, all bodied by

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of Turin) was based on a design purchased from Ceirano GB & C and had a boxer twin engine.Georgano, p. 24 cap. In 1903, Fiat produced its first truck. In 1908, the first Fiat was exported to the US. That same year, the first Fiat aircraft engine was produced. Also around the same time, Fiat taxis became popular in Europe. Poster FIAT by Giovanni Carpanetto

By 1910, Fiat was the largest automotive company in

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. That same year, a new plant was built in

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, NY, by the newly founded American F.I.A.T. Automobile Company. Owning a Fiat at that time was a sign of distinction. The cost of a Fiat in the US was initially $4,000 and rose up to $6,400 in 1918, compared to $825 for a Ford Model T in 1908, and $525 in 1918, respectively. During

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, Fiat had to devote all of its factories to supplying the Allies with aircraft, engines, machine guns, trucks, and ambulances. Upon the entry of the US into the war in 1917, the factory was shut down as US regulations became too burdensome (the site was eventually sold to

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). After the war, Fiat introduced its first tractor, the 702. By the early 1920s, Fiat had a market share in Italy of 80%. In 1921, workers seized Fiat's plants and hoisted the red flag of communism over them. Agnelli responded by quitting the company. However, the

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and its ally organization, the

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, in an effort to effect a compromise with the centrist parties ordered the occupation ended. In 1922, Fiat began to build the famous Lingotto car factory—then the largest in Europe—which opened in 1923. It was the first Fiat factory to use assembly lines; by 1925, Fiat controlled 87% of the Italian car market. In 1928, with the

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, Fiat included insurance in the purchase price. Fiat made military machinery and vehicles during World War II for the

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and '' Regia Aeronautica'' and later for the Germans. Fiat made fighter aircraft like the biplane CR.42 Falco, which was one of the most common Italian aircraft, along with

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s, as well as light tanks (obsolete compared to their German and Soviet counterparts) and armored vehicles. The best Fiat aircraft was the G.55 fighter, which arrived too late and in too limited numbers. In 1943, the year Benito Mussolini was overthrown, the

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removed the

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family from leadership roles in Fiat because of its ties to

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's government. They were not returned until 1963, when Giovanni's grandson, Gianni, took over as general manager until 1966, as chairman until 1996. In 1970, Fiat employed more than 100,000 in Italy when its production reached the highest number, 1.4 million cars, in that country. As of 2002, Fiat built more than 1 million vehicles at six plants in Italy and the country accounted for more than a third of the company's revenue. Towards the end of 1976, it was announced that the Libyan government was to take a shareholding in the company in return for a capital injection. Other aspects of the Libyan agreement included the construction of a truck and bus plant at Tripoli. Chairman Agnelli candidly described the deal as "a classic petro-money recycling operation which will strengthen the Italian reserves, provide Fiat with fresh capital and give the group greater tranquility in which to carry out its investment programmes". On 29 January 2014, it was announced that Fiat S.p.A. (the former owner of Fiat Group) was to be merged into a new Netherlands-based holding company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA), took place before the end of 2014. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles became the new owner of Fiat Group. On 1 August 2014, Fiat S.p.A. received necessary shareholder approval to proceed with the merger, which became effective 12 October 2014. FCA then merged with the French manufacturer

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in 2019, with the new conglomerate being named Stellantis in 2020.

Presence

Europe

Fiat's main market is Europe, mainly focused in Italy. Historically successful in building city cars and Superminis, currently Fiat has a range of models focused on those two segments (accounting for the 84% of its sales in 2011). Fiat does not currently offer any large family car, nor an executive car: these market segments are to some extent covered by the Lancia and

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brands, which Fiat also owns. Fiat's share of the European market shrank from 9.4 percent in 2000 to 5.8 percent in the summer of 2004. At this point

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was appointed as Fiat's chief executive. By March 2009 their market share had expanded to 9.1 percent. Fiat built their five-storey Lingotto plant between 1915 and 1918, at which time it was Europe's largest car manufacturing plant. Later the Mirafiori plant was built, also in

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. To prepare for production of the all-new Fiat 128, Fiat opened their Rivalta plant in October 1968. Until the 128 entered production, the plant was used to build sports versions of the

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and 124 as well as parts for the

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2015 Fiat Panda Cross TwinAir 900cc Front

Fiat's 2018 range of passenger car engines comprised eleven units, eight petrols and three diesels. Their current range of models is the following: *

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Fiat 500 The Fiat 500 ( it, Cinquecento, ) is a rear-engined, four-seat, small city car that was manufactured and marketed by Fiat Automobiles from 1957 until 1975 over a single generation in two-door saloon and two-door station wagon bodystyles. Launc ...

Fiat Panda The Fiat Panda is a city car manufactured and marketed by Fiat since 1980, currently in its third generation. The first generation Panda (Mk 1: 1980–1986 & Mk2: 1986–2003), introduced in 1980, was a two-box, three-door hatchback designed b ...

Compact car Compact car is a vehicle size class — predominantly used in North America — that sits between subcompact cars and mid-size cars. "Small family car" is a British term and a part of the C-segment in the European car classification. However, ...

Fiat Tipo The Fiat Tipo (Type 160) is a compact car, designed by the I.DE.A Institute design house, and produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat between 1988 and 1995. The Tipo was initially available only as a five-door hatchback. The car was made enti ...

Mini MPV Mini MPV— an abbreviation for mini multi-purpose vehicle— is a vehicle size class for the smallest size of minivans/MPVs. The mini MPV size class sits below the compact MPV size class and the vehicles are often built on the platforms of B-s ...

Fiat 500L The Fiat 500L is a car manufactured by Fiat under the FCA Serbia joint venture and marketed globally since its debut at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show. It is classified as a Mini MPV. Based on a variant of the ''FCA Small Wide platform'', th ...

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Fiat 500X The Fiat 500X (Type 334) is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured and marketed by Stellantis (formerly Fiat Chrysler Automobiles), since its debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show. Following the 500L, and produced from 2014 (from 2016 model year ...

* Roadster: Fiat 124 Spider Fiat sales in 2011 were up to 676,704 (less 17.3% versus the previous year): Light commercial vehicles are sold in Europe under the brand

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. Fiat was already exporting cars to the UK market by the outbreak of

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in 1939. Its market share increased rapidly during the 1970s, with the 127 supermini and 128 range of small family cars being the biggest sellers, selling largely on practicality and efficiency. Fiat's market share increased further during the 1980s with the Fiat Uno (imported to the UK from June 1983) being the company's best-seller in the UK, and its share fell sharply in the early 1990s before the arrival of the Punto in March 1994 rejuvenated the company's UK fortunes. The second-generation Punto was a strong seller in the UK after its October 1999 launch, but the new modern-day

(launched there in January 2008) has accounted for most of the company's UK sales in more recent years. The original Fiat 500 had been one of the few direct competitors for the iconic

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during its 1960s heyday.

South America

Fiat has invested for a long time in South America, mainly in

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(where has been the market leader for many years) and in

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. They built their first Brazilian car plant in the

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city of

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in 1973, after having begun by building tractors there. The Brazilian range is similar to the European one, with the addition of a special family which derives from a common platform (called "Project 178"):

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, Palio Weekend and Strada. Recently a range of new models developed in

has been launched:

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, Fiorino, Toro, Argo, and

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. Other European models are currently imported to Brazil: 500e, imported from

, and Cronos, imported from

. Fiat sells in

under the Fiat brand, European

light commercial vehicles as: * Strada (developed in Brazil, has the same platform as the

from "Project 178") * Ducato Models that have already been sold in Brazil: * Uno *

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* Tipo * Tempra * Prêmio *

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* Punto *

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* Bravo * 147 (and its family: the saloon Oggi and the station-wagon Panorama) * Doblò

North America

Fiat has a long history in the United States. In 1908, the Fiat Automobile Co. was established in the country and a plant in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., began producing Fiats a year later, like the

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and the

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. These luxury cars were produced long before Chrysler Corp. was formed in 1925 from older manufacturers that were acquired by Walter P. Chrysler, the founder. The New Jersey factory was closed after the U.S. entered

in 1917. Fiat returned to North America in the 1950s, selling the original 500, Fiat 600 Multipla,

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Fiat 1200 Fiat 1200 was the name of three distinct models produced by Italian car manufacturer Fiat, all based on Fiat 1100 mechanicals. The first two were introduced in 1957, and replaced the TV (Turismo Veloce) variants at the top of the Fiat 1100 range: ...

, and the

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. Models produced from the 1960s onward include the

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and the

Fiat X1/9 The Fiat X1/9 is a two-seater mid-engined sports car designed by Bertone and manufactured by Fiat from 1972–1982 and subsequently by Gruppo Bertone from 1982–1989. With a transverse engine and gearbox in a mid-mounted, rear-wheel drive co ...

- these two sporting cars remained rather successful in the United States market, which took nearly sixty percent of the total production in 1980. Fiat gained a reputation for selling poor quality cars in North America, mostly over rust and poor reliability. The last new Fiat model to be introduced in North America during this era was the Strada, in February 1979. Flammang, p. 241 Sales in the US fell accordingly, from a high of 100,511 cars in 1975 to 14,113 in 1982. Accordingly, Fiat left the United States car market in 1983, although the Spider and the X1/9 continued to be sold in small numbers with Pininfarina and Bertone badging respectively. Flammang, p. 226 In January 2009, the Fiat Group acquired a 20% stake in US automaker

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. The deal saw the return of the Fiat brand to North America after a 25-year absence. The first Fiat-branded model to appear was the internationally popular

city car. The Fiat 500 model is built at Chrysler's assembly plant in Toluca, Mexico, which currently makes also the

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and Fiat Freemont crossovers. Fiat is also selling their commercial vehicles Fiat Ducato and

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in North America, rebranded as Ram ProMaster and Ram ProMaster City respectively. FIAT discontinued production of the Fiat 500 in 2019 while sales of leftover dealer stock continued into 2020. FIAT also discontinued the 124 spider and 500l models in 2020. FIAT has announced a new car to be released a new 500e to launch in 2024.

Africa

Fiat passenger cars began assembly in South Africa in 1950, and full production in their Rosslyn plant commenced in 1966. Sales reached a peak market share of about five percent around 1970 but then dropped precipitously. A new 128-based half-ton pickup truck helped turn the situation around. It also assembled in Egypt through El-Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company which assembled FIAT brands 125-127-128. On 13 October 2022, Fiat Brand and the

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signed a framework agreement aimed at local production of vehicles and the development of the automotive sector in Algeria.

Asia

Fiat's presence in the Chinese market is limited compared to its European, Japanese, Korean, and American rivals. At the beginning of 2012, Fiat was only importing

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and

model. However, in 2012 Fiat and

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opened a joint venture plant to produce the first Fiat vehicle specifically developed for the Chinese market ever: the

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, a compact car derived from another Fiat model, the

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(in turn derived from another Fiat car, the

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). Fiat currently offers to Japanese consumers the 500 in both coupe and convertible body styles, and the Panda. Fiat has been present in the Indian market since 1948 in a joint venture with

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, although current car sales are limited and directed at niche markets (approx. 20k units in 2011). The currently offered models are the

Fiat Punto The Fiat Punto is a supermini car (B-segment) produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat from 1993 to 2018, spanning over three generations. The third generation of the car was marketed between 2005 and 2009 as the Grande Punto, and between 2009 a ...

and the

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Current production

'' Main Article: List of Fiat Passenger Cars''

EMEA

* A-segment -

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. Redesigned in 2007, it is currently distributed worldwide. * A-segment - Fiat New 500 All electric New 500, introduced in 2020 * A-segment -

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C-segment The C-segment is the 3rd category of the European segments for passenger cars and is described as "medium cars". It is equivalent to the Euro NCAP "small family car" size class, and the compact car category in the United States. In 2011, the C- ...

B-segment The B-segment is the second smallest of the European segments for passenger cars between the A-segment and C-segment, and commonly described as "small cars". The B-segment is the largest segment in Europe by volume, accounting for 20 percent of ...

M-segment M-segment is the European segments for passenger cars described as "multi purpose vehicles". It covers multi-purpose vehicles, minivans and cargo vans. The minivans (also called MPVs or passenger vans) often have removable rear seating to provid ...

The Fiat 500L enlarges, as from September 2012, the Fiat 500 family with a

which replace the

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. The model is produced in the new Fiat plant in Serbia. The platform is the same of the

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Fiat Mobi The Fiat Mobi is a city car produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat since 2016; is available exclusively for the South American market. The Mobi hatchback in the A-segment manufactured in Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It was released on 13 Ap ...

Fiat Argo The Fiat Argo (Type 358, codeproject X6H) is a subcompact car (B-segment) by the Italian manufacturer Fiat, developed for the market in South America. It was presented in Brazil in May 2017, being sold as of June. It is a five-door hatchback that ...

Fiat Strada The Fiat Strada is a supermini coupé utility produced by the Italian manufacturer Fiat since 1998. It is based on Fiat's world car "project 178", the Palio. It is produced by Fiat Automóveis in Brazil, and has been marketed worldwide, exclud ...

* Fiat Cronos *

Fiat Toro The Fiat Toro is a pickup truck made by Fiat in Brazil. It is derived from the Fiat FCC4 Concept and is based on the Small Wide 4×4 architecture shared with the Jeep Renegade, Jeep Compass, and the Fiat 500X. In several markets in Latin Americ ...

* Fiat Pulse *

Fiat Fiorino The Fiat Fiorino is a small commercial vehicle produced by the Italian car manufacturer Fiat since 1977. Its first two generations have been the panel van derivatives of other small models, such as the Fiat 127 and Fiat Uno, while the curre ...

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European Cars of the Year

The European Car of the Year award has been awarded twelve times to the Fiat Group over the last forty years, more than any other manufacturer. Nine of these awards were won by Fiat Automobiles models. Fiat models awarded the title: * 1967: Fiat 124 * 1970: Fiat 128 * 1972:

Fiat 127 The Fiat 127 is a supermini car produced by Italian car manufacturer FIAT from 1971 to 1983. It was introduced in 1971 as the replacement for the Fiat 850. Production of the 127 in Italy ended in 1983 following the introduction of its replacemen ...

* 1984: Fiat Uno * 1989:

* 1995:

* 1996:

Fiat Bravo/Brava The Fiat Bravo and Fiat Brava (Type 182) are small family cars produced by the Italian automaker Fiat from 1995 to 2003 (2001 in Europe). They were effectively two versions of the same car: the Bravo, a three-door hatchback, and the Brava, a fi ...

* 2004:

* 2008:

emissions

Fiat Automobiles, one of Europe's 10 best-selling automotive brands, has for the second year running been confirmed as having the lowest average value for CO₂ emissions from vehicles sold in 2008: 133.7 g/km (137.3 g/km in 2007). This was corroborated by

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, a provider of automotive data.

Electric vehicles

Fiat started development of electric vehicles back in the mid 1970s, with the concept Fiat X1/23. More recently in 2008, Fiat showed the Phylla concept, and the Fiat Bugster concept in Brazil. Fiat joined utility companies

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and Itaipu to develop new electric vehicles for Brazil, with production in 2009 of the Palio Weekend Electric. Fiat launched the electric 500e, a

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, in California in 2013, but no sales were planned for Europe. Fiat CEO

claimed in 2014 that each one was sold at a loss of $14,000. In 2016, after Tesla had announced the

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and had a high number of reservations for the electric car, Marchionne questioned whether Tesla could produce the cars and be profitable. He then stated that "if Tesla CEO Elon Musk can demonstrate that the car will be profitable at that price, I will copy the formula, add the Italian design flair, and get it to the market within 12 months."

Concept vehicles

* 1952 Fiat Abarth 1500 Biposto (Abarth, Bertone) * 1954 Fiat Turbina * 1956 Fiat 600 Multipla Eden Roc * 1957 Fiat 1200 Stanguellini Spider * 1961 Fiat 600 Model Y Berlinetta * 1964 Fiat 2300 S Coupe Speciale * 1967 Fiat 125 Executive Concept * 1967 Fiat 125 GTZ * 1967 Fiat Dino Parigi * 1968 Fiat Abarth 2000 * 1969 Fiat 128 Coupe * 1969 Fiat 128 Teenager * 1972 Fiat 128 Pulsar Michelotti * 1972 Fiat ESV 1500 * 1972 Fiat X1/23 * 1974 Fiat 127 Village * 1975 Fiat Abarth 131 * 1976 Fiat 126 Cavaletta * 1980 Fiat Panda 4×4 Strip (153) * 1992 Fiat Grigua (170) * 1992 Fiat Cinquecento Cita (170) * 1993 Fiat Downtown * 1993 Fiat Lucciola Concept (170) * 1993 Fiat ZIC * 1994 Fiat Punto Racer (176) * 1994 Fiat Firepoint * 1996 Fiat Bravo Enduro Concept (182) * 1996 Fiat Formula 4 * 1996 Fiat Vuscia Concept * 1996 Fiat Barchetta Coupe Concept by Maggiora * 2004 Fiat Trepiùno * 2005 Fiat Oltre * 2006 Fiat FCC * 2006 Fiat Suagna Bertone * 2007 Fiat Barchetta Bertone * 2008 Fiat Phylla * 2010 Fiat FCC 3 Mio * 2012 Fiat FCC 2 * 2014 Fiat FCC 4

Motorsport

In 1971, the

was prepared for the

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when Abarth became involved with its production and development and from 1972 had relative success with two wins in 1972, one in 1973 and won 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the 1974 Portuguese TAP Rally. The Fiat 131 Abarth was a very successful

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replacing the 124. Between 1976 and 1981 the Fiat 131 won 18 World Rally Championship events, resulting in winning the WRC Drivers Championship two times: in 1978, and in 1980, and winning the WRC Constructors Championship three times: in

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, 1978, and in 1980. Lancia took over the role of motorsport for the Fiat Group during the 1980s. After a long break of factory-supported entries, in 2003 a

S1600 won the Italian Rally Championship, and 2006 the

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S2000 won the FIA

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, followed by three successive wins in 2009, 2010 and 2011.

Marketing

Logo

The FIAT initials were first used in the distinctive

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form in 1901. Beginning in 1931, the company began using a single red shield without a wreath. In 1968 the "rhomboid" logo (as it was known internally) was introduced which featured the FIAT initials spelled out on four interconnected

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es. The rhomboid was slowly phased in during the early 1970s, although the older "laurel wreath" style FIAT badge was used to denote sporting models such as the 124 Spider, 127 Sport, X1/9, and the tuned Abarth models. A new corporate nose based on the rhomboid logo was first introduced in 1983 on the Uno, which consisted of five chrome bars inclined at an angle of 18 degrees to mirror the rhomboid, which usually appeared in reduced size at the corner of the grille. In 1999, the wreath style logo was reintroduced to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the company. Fiat logo 1899.png, 1899 Fiat logo 1901.png, 1901 Fiat logo 1904.png, 1904 FiatLogo1921.jpg, 1921 Fiat old logo on 514 model.png, 1925 FiatLogo1931rounded.jpg, 1931 Fiat logo 1932.png, 1932 FiatLogo1938.jpg, 1938 FiatLogo1959.JPG, 1959 FiatLogo1965.jpg, 1965 Fiat logo 1968.svg, 1968–1999 FiatLogo1999.jpg, 1999–2007 Fiat auto logo.png, 2007–2022 FIAT logo (2020).svg, 2020–present ; Notes

Motor Village and flagship stores

Fiat launched its Motor Village

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concept in 2006, with its Mirafiori Motor Village in Turin, followed by London's on

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in 2008 and Paris's on the

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in 2010.

BSM-Fiat deal

In 2009, BSM (the

British School of Motoring The British School of Motoring (BSM) is a driving school in the United Kingdom, providing training in vehicle operation and road safety. BSM has around 1000 driving instructors. RAC's parent company, Aviva, sold BSM to Arques Industries AG in ...

) ended a 16-year relationship with

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and signed a deal with Fiat UK to swap its learner vehicle from the Vauxhall Corsa to the new

. Fiat UK were expected to supply 14,000 cars to BSM over four years in a marketing deal.

References

External links

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Fiat Automobiles Press

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Old Fiat Concept Cars
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History

Presence

Europe

South America

North America

Africa

Asia

Current production

EMEA

LATAM

European Cars of the Year

emissions

Electric vehicles

Concept vehicles

Motorsport

Marketing

Logo

Motor Village and flagship stores

BSM-Fiat deal

See also

References

External links