Fiat SpA

Fiat S.p.A.

Former type
Industry	Automotive Media
Fate	Merged into successor Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, taking control of the Fiat Group.
Successor	Fiat Chrysler Automobiles FCA Italy S.p.A.
Founded	11 July 1899 in Turin, Italy
Founder	Giovanni Agnelli
Defunct	12 October 2014
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Key people	John Elkann (chairman) Sergio Marchionne (CEO)
Products	Automobiles, commercial vehicles, auto parts, newspapers, production systems
Production output	4.2 million units (mass market brands – new cars and LCVs)(2012)
Revenue	€83.957 billion (2012)
Operating income	€3.814 billion (2012)
Total assets	€82.119 billion (end 2012)
Total equity	€13.173 billion (end 2012)
Owner	Exor(30.05%)
Number of employees	214,836 (end 2012)
Subsidiaries	Companies Automobiles Fiat Group Automobiles Abarth Alfa Romeo Fiat Fiat Powertrain VM Motori Lancia Chrysler Group Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram Trucks Mopar SRT Ferrari (90%) Maserati Agriculture and industrial CNH Industrial (83%) New Holland Agriculture New Holland Construction Iveco Components and production systems Magneti Marelli Automotive lighting Comau Teksid (84.8%) Publishing and advertising Itedi La Stampa Publikompass
Website	fiatspa.com

Fiat S.p.A., or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), was an Italian holding company whose original and core activities were in the automotive industry, and that was succeeded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA). The Fiat Group contained many brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, the Chrysler Group, and many more. On 29 January 2014, it was announced that Fiat S.p.A. (the former owner of Fiat Group) was to be merged into a new Netherlands-based holding company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA), took place before the end of 2014. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles became the new owner of Fiat Group. On 1 August 2014, Fiat S.p.A. received necessary shareholder approval to proceed with the merger (which followed board approval). The merger became effective 12 October 2014.

Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors, including Giovanni Agnelli. During its more than century-long history, Fiat has also manufactured railway engines and carriages, military vehicles, farm tractors, and aircraft. In 2013, Fiat (together with Chrysler) was the second largest European automaker by volumes produced, and the seventh in the world ahead of Honda, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Suzuki, Renault, and Daimler AG.

Over the years, Fiat has acquired numerous other automakers: it acquired Lancia in 1968, became a shareholder of Ferrari in 1969, took control of Alfa Romeo from the Italian government in 1986, purchased Maserati in 1993, and became the full owner of Chrysler Group LLC in 2014. Fiat Group currently produces vehicles under twelve brands: Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Ferrari, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Jeep, Lancia, Maserati, Ram Trucks, and SRT.