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IATO (Indutria Automobili TOscana) was an Italian car manufacturer which produced a single model from 1985 to 1993.
The company declared bankruptcy in 1993 after having only produced 182 SUVs.
History
IATO was founded in 1985 in Pontedera, Italy. The only car produced by the company was a small SUV created to compete with theSuzuki SJ
The is a series of four-wheel drive off-road mini SUVs, manufactured and marketed by Japanese automaker Suzuki since 1970.
Originally belonging to the kei class, Japan's light automobile tax/legal class, the company continues to market a kei-c ...
.
The IATO was assembled in Nusco and featured FIAT
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 ...
mechanical parts, including the engine from a FIAT Croma; it was also built around a steel chassis with fiberglass body panels.
The company declared bankruptcy in 1993 after having only produced 182 SUVs.
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