History of Fiat

FIAT (FIAT, Fabrica Italiana Automobili Torino), the largest Italian aVtomobilnaya Corporation. Produces cars, sports utility car nines, trucks, and various industrial and agricultural equipment. The Corporation shall also belong to the company for the production of aerospace products. The headquarters is located in Turin.
The company was founded in 1899 a group of investors, among which was Giovanni Agnelli (Giovanni Lippi e Macia), and the beginning of the Assembly car nines on the license of «Renault» with engines of «De Dion». In the organization of production Agnelli from the very beginning has brought their socialist ideals about the possibilities of collaboration between employers and workers. In 1903 in Italy were eliminated tariffs on imported steel, which led to the rapid expansion of the production: the original passenger taxis, trucks, and buses, and started the production of engines for aircraft and ships.


Cars Fiat, designed for elite customers, reached the constant popularity not only in Italian, but also in the world market. At the same time, the brand "Fiat" has won the recognition both in aVtomobilnyh races, finishing headed by such trademarks as "Lancia", "Storero", "Miller" and "Nazzaro".
For the first time in Europe aVtomobilnaya company FIAT loudly declared itself as about the original manufacturer model S61 from 10.5-liter engine, won at the races of the Grand-Prix in Fratsnii in 1911.
'Ll Giovanni Agnelli concluded, therefore, that it is necessary to move forward from Handicrafts to the industrial and in 1912, turned the serial production of the car smuggle under the brand FIAT He was one of the first to realize that every car manufacturer needs its own style, the design which should artist-stylist.
The pioneer of this ideology has become a model Tipo Zero 1912. Design pastors originality no different, and was similar to models of other firms. And to give the «face» of the machine individuality, Agnelli ordered their masters to develop six different covers of the radiator. F.I.A.T. and Alfa Romeo were the first to order the body for its serial production from such masters as locative and Toretto (Locati & Toretta), and then at the Zagato and Touring (Touring).
From the very beginning Fiat established a production and production abroad. An example of this can serve as a factory "Poughkeepsie" in the United States of America, which was opened in 1909.
This approach fully reflects the views of the Giovanni Agnelli, already planning the development of methods to strengthen the control over production system. The result of this was a project of the "Lingotto" - in those days the biggest aVtomobilny complex in Europe, which started production in 1922.
This project was based on a strategy: to make much more car, intended not for the elite and accessible to only a few, and much more car mass production. This was done due to an entirely new principles of the industrial organization of production, based on the Assembly line konveyrnogo type.
The first world war led FIAT in Italian leaders aVtomobilnogo production. By the beginning of 1920-ies FIAT is already becoming the largest company of Italy. In many respects contributed to this and a skilled administrator of the company Vittorio Valletta. But in 1919-1920 years, Fiat and personally Agnelli had to go through a number of powerful strikes, accompanied by seizures of enterprises and offices. The leaders of the rebellious workers were Communists of Antonio Gramsci and Palmiro Togliatti. The production was in fact destroyed. After coming to power of Mussolini Agnelli returns to the leadership. In 1927 is created holding IFI designed for the control of Fiat. A dominant role in the holding of plays and to this day, the Agnelli family.
In 1932 debut "Balilla" the production of which soon reached the amount of 113 thousand pieces.
In 1936 a «Topolino» (Topolino, or «FIAT-500»), double car and much more with the engine working volume of 569 cm3, the smallest car and much more in the world, started in mass production. Were first invented by the shape and volume of the body, and only after that the engineer Dante Giacosa (Dante Giacosa) began to consider the arrangement under it all units and units of chassis with rear wheel drive, constructed them in the form of a short and light frame with holes in the longitudinal members for weight reduction. The stiffness of purchased only after attaching to the frame of the inclined body. This famous car and much more from 1936 to 1955 was sold in the number of 519,000 pieces. A variety of models of this machine were intended to increase the interest to it in Italy, and thereby create an overall increase in the number of car pastors.
During the Second world war the enterprise FIAT was significantly destroyed, and after the liberation of Italy nationalized. However, Vittorio Valletta continued to effectively manage the company.
After the war with conveyor, when the production boom, beginning to go a lot of new models: a two-door sedan Fiat 500, universals Fiat 1100 B and 1500 D, and a year later and the Fiat 500 C, 1100 E and 1500 E.
50-th years began with the launch of the production of Fiat in 1400, models with suspension body, which, since 1953, was the first Italian car pastors, offer also in the diesel version. In the same year, the "Lido" released sedan 1100/103 103 and universal TV. Through half a decade small "Seicentos" and "Cinquecentos" will change the face of Italy, making much more car available to every person. Issued by the millions, these car smuggle presented Italians rest of the world and became a symbol of the economic miracle, embodied in the industrial transformation of the country.
In the beginning 60-ies the company has privatized. The head of the concern are the grandchildren of the j. Agnelli senior, Umberto and Giovanni-Junior, bringing new approaches to organization of production. Given the far-sighted intuition management personnel, the company issued a midget much more car Fiat 850, produced in the amount of 3 million pieces. In 1966, Giovanni Agnelli, the grandson of the founder, became President of the company and has initiated a number of projects that will strengthen the company's position in the world market.
It was in 1966 Fiat signed an agreement with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the construction of the Volga aVtomobilnogo VAZ plant in the city. Stavropol-on-Volga, not without irony, the renamed Communist authorities in honor of Togliatti, almost plagued FIAT in the 20-ies. Production capacity of the Vase were 124 machines in 2000 in the day. FIAT is firmly entrenched in our lives with the construction of the Volga automobile plant, which gave the country a lot million passenger car nines, a huge number of jobs at the main plant and factories-manufacturers. Fiat model VAZ produces and still. For the "2105" and "2106" on the technical content of almost twins 124-th "Fiat". So we can safely speak of this group as the "boss" of the Soviet passenger automobile industry. It is impossible to imagine today's highways and streets of the cities without the "Zhiguli". Moreover, when the "Russian Fiats" sold abroad (in the export version), due to the lower price, they successfully competed with "the Italians". Yes, and now the middle class of the society aims to car smuggle VAZ, many prefer the "classic", that is, FIAT-124 in the past.
FIAT 124 was recognized car pastors year already in 1967 - 30 years ago. Good model!
In 1969 the FIAT is the company «Lunch». At the same time, in parallel to the development of various models, starting with the "Dino" and ending with 128, 130, 127 and 126 of the series, Fiat built factories for the production of car smuggle in the South of Italy, Poland and Brazil, spreading throughout the world the Italian aVtomobilnoenou-how, including experience gained after the acquisition of such well-known brands as "Autobianchi" and "Lancia".
During the period covering the oil crisis of the 70-ies, emphasis was placed on the improvement of finished products and production processes, which helped to achieve higher levels of automation and set up production with the use of more effective methods of aVtomobilestroeniya.
The production of "Ritmo", begun in 1978, due to the "Robogate", a revolutionary system of automation, brought the company to the new level of development. Turning same point in the history of aVtomobilnogo concern "Fiat" became in 1983, when for the first time was issued the famous "Uno", V-Pick, who offered a wide range of innovations in electronics, in the use of alternative materials, the device of the motor, etc.
In 1980 in Geneva, was presented compact car Pick FIAT Panda. For 20 years the production of FIAT suggested 60 model variants Panda. The total number of vehicles - 4 million units. Despite a very unassuming appearance, Panda was developed in the Studio ItalDesign under the direction of Maestro D. Giugiaro. Today, this model is one of the cheapest in Western Europe.
FIAT Uno debuted in March 1983 in Geneva. It is the model range of "number one" - Uno remained the most popular on the Italian Peninsula for more than a decade. FIAT Uno taken out of production in Italy in may 1995 and transferred to production at the Polish plant FlAT-Polsca (former FSM) in the city. Bielsko-Bia? a, the Turkish unit of TOFAS-FIAT, as well as the Egyptian branch of the El Nasr, where these models produce today. On the Italian conveyer of FIAT Uno changed the heir of the FIAT Punto.

Great front-drive Fiat Croma, presented by chief of the Italian car manufacturer in December 1985, hatchback with a stepped back door, convenient and spacious Luggage compartment, the so-called "dvuhspolovinoyobemny", this model was designed with a single, as it was called then, "pan-European" platform "TIPO 4", which still based Lancia Thema, SAAB 9000 and Alfa Romeo 164. Model Croma stay on line until 1996, when the demand for it was dropping, and FIAT considered it unnecessary to continue its presence in this class.
In 1986 the Group Fiat acquires "Alfa Romeo" and its branches, thus strengthening its position in the world market. The policy of the company allowed to shortly present on the market a new model of Alfa 164, which found an echo in the hearts of the fans of the legendary brand. After the Alfa 164 followed a series of models, among which was and Alfa 156, the release of which is established in 1997 and has become a Car of the Year.
The five-door hatchback Tipo debuted in January of 1988, four-door streamlined three-volume shestiokonny sedan Tempra - in February 1990, the five-door universal Tempra Station Wagon (he also called FIAT Tempra) and van Riet Marengo - in may of 1990. These models are made on a single platform, but their design is somewhat different. On the same technological platform of concern FIAT issued and similar in size, but more expensive and prestigious models segments C and D - Lancia Delta and Alfa Romeo 33, and Lancia Dedra with Alfa 155.
Appearance Tipo reminds increased in the scale of the previous best-selling market - FIAT Uno, and yet the prestigious title of 'Car of the 1989 "got it. However, the wide recognition in the market Tipo had not received. In October 1995, the model range of the Tipo, Tempra replaced in Italy for a family of models Bravo / Brava and magician.
Punto / Sporting front wheel drive car and much more extra small class (3 - and 5-door hatchback). The most popular in the classroom, 17 basic models (including convertible). GT, the most powerful modification. Debut - autumn 1993. The new generation of this model - July 1999.
Sports coupe, Fiat Coupe on the basis of Fiat Bravo one of the cheapest models of this type. Coupe Turbo - the most powerful modification with high dynamic characteristics and maximum speed of 250 km / h, a competitor of compressor Mercedes plant-Benz CLK and Porsche Boxter. For the first time the model was introduced in November 1993. In the summer of 2000, at the Turin motor show was shown the new equipment Coupe of 2.0 20V Turbo Plus with a 220-horsepower engine and a six-speed gearbox.
FIAT Ulysse, a minivan with a transverse engine and front-wheel drive. Is produced together Peugeot / Citroen and Fiat / Lancia. Premiere of the vast family of 7-8-local monocab universals of increased capacity in the framework of the joint project U60 FIAT and concern PSA was held in January 1994. The production of all models, based on a common platform, is in a new plant NordSEVEL in the North of France. In the beginning of 1996 on the market were presented by the cargo and cargo-passenger family (U64) mini-vans FIAT Scudo / Citroen Jumpy / Peugeot Expert, unified on the chassis and partly-bodies with mini-venami family U60. Platform U64 replaced korotkobaznuyu model FIAT Talento.
For the first time Fiat Barchetta was presented in the spring of 1995 on autoshow in Geneva and is recognized as the most beautiful convertible car salon. This front-wheel drive convertible sports - spider with an open or hard the horse riding; made on the basis of Fiat Punto, the joint development of the company's Fiat and design Studio Pininfarina.
In the summer of 2000, at the Turin motor show was shown "luxury" package contents Barchetta Riviera.
Fiat Bravo / Brava, car smuggle class With a transverse engine and front-wheel drive. The last generation of hatchbacks Golf-class (C segment, according to the European classification) concern FIAT introduced in September 1995. And very successfully - twin-track Bravo / Brava won the honorary title of "Car of the year 1996".
Fiat Marea model of the European class D, sozdannayana platform Brava, however, longer and more spacious than the last. "Luxury" version of HLX has a driver's seat with electric adjustment, two side airbags and stereo-equipment of class hi-fi "with six speakers. For the first time model byda presented in July 1996. In 1998 especially for Russia was developed by «Arctic» version of the Fiat Marea.
FIAT Palio (Siena - Argentine modification Fiat Palio) compact car and much more of a small class. For the first time the model was presented in 1996. Originally much more car produced in Brazil, and since 1997 in Argentina and Poland. In 1997 started producing models with a body of a wagon. In 1998 universal Fiat Palio began to deliver on the European market. In 2000, the universal Weekend joined 3 - and 5-door hatchbacks Palio.
In March-April 1998 in Turin was presented by FIAT Seicento, car and much more extra small class. As Panda, this machine belongs to the European size class A. Made in Poland, is sold on the European market. Are basic versions: Young, S, SX, Citymatic, Suite, Sporting, as well as electric Seicento Elettra.
For the first time the model of the Multipla was presented in the autumn of 1998. This minivan middle class - the first in its class car and much of this type. Regenerated by the name of the bench compact pastors 50-ies. In the summer of 2000, a new series of Special with a higher level of equipment.
In October 2000, the company issued passenger-and-cargo model Doblo at the Paris motor show. This machine is offered as a passenger, and cargo versions (Doblo Cargo).
In Italy Stilo sold on October 6, 2002. The three-door hatchback, which comes to the change of the model Bravo, addressed to fans of the active drive. In turn, the five-door car and much more (he is replaced by Fiat Brava) - it is a "family" option. Fiat Stilo will be released within six - seven years. The total planned volume of production is 2.5 million machines.
The group gradually became bankrupt firms and today under the "roof" of the FIATA gathered and FERRARI, LANCIA and ALFA ROMEO. Belong to him and a few of the tractor plants.

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