History & Timeline:
The story Begin when a group of businessmen Giovanni Agnelli join to realize a mutual dream: an Italian automobile offering “democratic mobility”.
The Founder: Giovanni Agnelli (1866 Villar Perosa, Italy- 1945 Turin, Italy)
1899 : The company was stablished in Turin.
The Fiat 4 HP the first model of car produced by FIAT based on a third party design.
1900 : First Fiat plant opens with 35 staff; makes 24 cars.
1902 : Giovanni Agnelli becomes Managing Director.
1903 : The company is listed on the stock exchange and begins producing its first vehicles for goods transport.
1906 : Out of a total 8 million lire in annual sales, export sales reach 6 million.
1908 : The company begins manufacture of aircraft and marine engines, and trucks, buses, trams.
1910 : Fiat launched Six new models.
1912 : Fiat cars win the American Grand Prize, the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Gothenburg-Stockholm Winter Cup.
1915 : Lingotto factory is the largest in Europe at the time.
1919 : Fiat comes out with the 501 “economy”, 505 and 510.
1921 : Release many models, including SuperFiat, the 519, a six cylinder luxury car, the 509 and the 503.
1929 : the arrival of the economical 514 and the elegant 525.
1930 : The arrival of the “Littorina”, the world’s first railcar.
Fiat BALILLA
1936 : The Tariffa Minima, better known as the Balilla, was very popular because of excellent gas mileage.
1937 : Mirafiori plant introduce the most advanced working methods to Italy.
1940 : The Fiat 016 locomotive broke the world speed record in the diesel engine category.
1951 : The transatlantic liner Giulio Cesare, powered by a Fiat engine, enters service and Italy’s first jet, the Fiat G.80, takes flight.
1955 : Arrival of the popular 600, the first Fiat rear-wheel drive passenger car.
1964 : Launch of the two-door, five-seat Fiat 850 sedan.
1969 : Fiat buys Lancia carmaker and half of Ferrari.
1970 : The 128, Fiat’s first front-wheel drive car, is named “Car of the Year”.
1973 : Fiat suffers first operating loss as result of strikes and the first oil price shock.
1976 : Centro Ricerche Fiat is founded and Libya buys just under 10 percent of Fiat.
1980 : Launch of the Panda, which immediately becomes key player in the economy segment.
1984 : Alfa Romeo becomes part of the Group.
Fiat Tipo
1988 : the Fiat Tipo is named “Car of the Year”.
1993 : The Company acquires the prestigious automaker Maserati.
1995 : The Fiat Punto, Fiat Bravo-Brava and then the Alfa Romeo are named “Car of the Year”.
2000 : Banks urge Fiat to sell Fiat Auto to DaimlerChrysler.
2002 : Fiat asks for crisis status from government.
2003 : Gianni Agnelli dies; brother Umberto takes over as head of family holding; a year later, Umberto dies.
2004 : Fiat names turnaround expert Sergio Marchionne to be its fifth chief executive in two years.
2005 : Fiat and GM dissolve five-year partnership with the U.S. auto giant paying Fiat.
2007 : Fiat launches the new Bravo and Abarth one of the most prestigious sports car brands in history, the new Fiat 500 becomes “Car of the Year”.
2009 : On June 10th, Fiat Group and Chrysler Group LLC announce a global strategic alliance.
2010 : Alfa Romeo celebrates its 100th anniversary and debuts the new Giulietta.
2012 : Fiat brand launches the 500L, a new addition to the highly-successful 500 family.
2014 : Fiat Group increases its ownership in Chrysler Group and merge to create Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA).
2016 : FCA announces a collaboration with Waymo (formerly the Google Self-Driving Car Project).
2019 : FCA and Groupe PSA agree to a 50/50 merger that will create a leading global mobility company.
