Fiat

Nine eminent personalities of Piedmont, among them also Giovanni Angelli, later president of the company, assumed 1 June 1899 r. spółkę samochodową - Italian society for the construction and trade of automobiles. Soon the complicated name was abbreviated to Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino, that is Fiat. As the first car, the company took over the model of the Ceirano Co., which also became the property of Fiat.

It was a small car with a vis-a-vis body, power 2,6 kW (3,5 KM). It was produced in the same year 8 copies of this type. Interesting was the engine located at the back, which, unlike the single-cylinder engines used at the time, already had two cylinders. New types arrived the following year 6, 8, 10 do 12 PS.

Following the example of mass production introduced in Detroit by Ford, Fiat's Turin plant began to use a similar system at home. A prototype of the new Fiat Zero model has been prepared at the Corso Dante factory for this purpose, which became the first mass-produced car of this company. After World War I, Fiat took over several other industrial enterprises, these include the Ferriere Piemontesi steel plant and the Industrie Metallurgiche Torino steel plant.

The new model 5'01 achieved the greatest post-war success, produced up to 1926 r. At the same time, a 4-cylinder model was produced 505, 6-cylinder type 510 and the pride of the company - Fiat Super, with a 6-cylinder engine and displacement 6800 cm3. The construction of the new Lingetto plant has become a unique solution on a global scale. The main production halls consisted of two five-storey buildings, length 500 m, in which production smoothly moved from one floor to another. There were test tracks on the roofs of both buildings.

At the Milan Motor Show, he appeared in 1932 r. Fiat car 508 Balilla, being for the company this, what was the Model T for Ford. Four-cylinder displacement engine 995 cm3 i mocy 14,7 kW (20 KM) he was developing speed 80 km/h. Fiat cars literally flooded the whole world in a short time.

Today's company slogan: “Fiat on the ground, at sea and in the air” defines the scope of activities of this Turin giant. It produces railway wagons, jet planes, helicopters, marine engines and turbines, and participates in the construction of large investment complexes. In the beginning, however, there were cars.