Fiat Automobiles
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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | July 11, 1899 in Turin, Italy |
| Founder(s) | Giovanni Agnelli |
| Headquarters | Turin, Italy |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Key people | Sergio Marchionne (CEO) Luca di Montezemolo (Chairman) John Elkann (Vice Chairman) |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Parent | Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. |
| Website | Fiat.com |
Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automaker which produces Fiat branded cars and is part of the Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., which in turn is a part of the largest automobile manufacturer in Italy, Fiat Group.
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[edit] European Cars of the Year
The European Car of the Year award, Europe's premier automotive trophy for the past 40 years, has been awarded twelve times to the Fiat Group, more than any other manufacturer. Nine of these awards being won by Fiat Automobiles models. Most recently the Fiat Nuova 500 has won the award for European Car of the Year 2008.[1]
List of Fiat branded models which have won European Car of the Year:
- 1967: Fiat 124
- 1970: Fiat 128
- 1972: Fiat 127
- 1984: Fiat Uno
- 1989: Fiat Tipo
- 1995: Fiat Punto
- 1996: Fiat Bravo/Brava
- 2004: Fiat Panda
- 2008: Fiat 500
[edit] Cars
For Fiat branded cars see List of Fiat models since 1899.
[edit] Electric vehicles
Some Fiat vehicles are converted to all-electric by Micro-Vett: Fiat Doblò[2], Fiat Fiorino Cargo Electric [3] [4] and Fiat 500[5] (NICE/Fiat Micro-Vett e500) [6].
Fiat has unveiled the Fiat Phylla concept (a solar car) and the Fiat Topolino [7].
Fiat is joining utility companies Cemig and Itaipu to develop new electric vehicles for Brazil, with an initial batch of Fiat Palio cars scheduled to start testing later 2007 [8].
Fiat Bugster, rolled out at the Sao Paulo motor show in Brazil is an electric car powered by 93 lithium-ion batteries [9].
[edit] References
- ^ "Fiat Cinquecento named Car of the Year -magazine". guardian.co.uk. http://www.guardian.co.uk/feedarticle?id=7080306. Retrieved on 2007-11-15.
- ^ "Doblo Elettrico". www.micro-vett.it. http://www.micro-vett.it/italiano/doblo.html. Retrieved on 2008-10-02.
- ^ (no votes). "Fiat Fiorino Cargo Electric: at the Hannover show". Eurocarblog.com. http://www.eurocarblog.com/post/1197/fiat-fiorino-cargo-electric-at-the-hannover-show. Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
- ^ Blanco, Sebastian (2007-11-05). "All-electric Fiat Fiorino launches in February". Autobloggreen.com. http://www.autobloggreen.com/2007/11/05/all-electric-fiat-fiorino-launches-in-february/. Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
- ^ "NICE Debuts All-Electric Fiat 500 at BIMS". worldcarfans.com. http://www.worldcarfans.com/9080723.009/nice-debuts-all-electric-fiat-500-at-bims. Retrieved on 2008-10-02.
- ^ "NICE/Fiat Micro-Vett e500". Thegreencarwebsite.co.uk. 2008-08-04. http://www.thegreencarwebsite.co.uk/blog/index.php/nicefiat-micro-vett-e500-electric-cars/#history. Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Fiat's electric Topolino | Auto Express News | News". Auto Express. 2008-06-04. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/222864/fiats_electric_topolino.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Fiat launching electric cars in Brazil - MotorAuthority - Car news, reviews, spy shots". MotorAuthority. 2007-08-09. http://www.motorauthority.com/fiat-launching-electric-cars-in-brazil.html. Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
- ^ "Fiat Bugster A Plug-In Electric Car | Other Motorsports". Auto Racing Daily. 2008-11-16. http://www.autoracingdaily.com/news/other-motorsports/fiat-bugster-a-plug-in-electric-car/. Retrieved on 2009-04-27.
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| Panda I | Panda II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Supermini | 127 | Uno | Punto I | Punto II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ritmo | Tipo | Bravo / Brava | Stilo | Bravo II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 131 | Regata | Tempra | Marea | Linea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Large family car | 132 | Argenta | Croma I | Croma II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coupé | Coupé | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roadster | 124 Spider | Barchetta | Barchetta | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sports car | X1/9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Panel van/Leisure activity vehicle | Fiorino I | Fiorino II | Fiorino III | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Mini SUV | Sedici | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mini MPV | Idea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Compact MPV | Multipla | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Large MPV | Ulysse I | Ulysse II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Van | Daily* | Scudo I | Scudo II | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ducato I | Ducato II | Ducato III | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mini Pickup | Strada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Off-road | Campagnola (1107) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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