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The Fiat Group
The Fiat Group performs automotive manufacturing and financial service activities through companies located in 50 countries and
is engaged in commercial activities with customers in more than 190 countries.
Below is a description of how the Group is currently structured, as a result of its refocusing on the automotive business. Reporting
of Group activities is defined by Business as follows:
Automobiles
The Fiat Group develops, produces and sells automobiles (Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Lancia brands) and light commercial
vehicles (Fiat Professional brand) through the Fiat Group Automobiles Sector. The Sector’s main financing activities in Europe were
grouped into Fiat Group Automobiles Financial Services (FAFS), a 50-50 joint venture established at the end of 2006 with Crédit
Agricole. The Fiat Group also controls Maserati and Ferrari. They produce luxury sports cars that excel for their exclusive
characteristics, technology and performance.
Agricultural and Construction Equipment
CNH – Case New Holland operates in the field of tractors and agricultural equipment through the Case IH and New Holland brands
and in the construction equipment business through the Case and New Holland brands. Its financial services provide support to its
end customers and dealers.
Trucks and Commercial Vehicles
Iveco designs, produces and sells a complete line of commercial vehicles under the Iveco brand, buses under the Iveco Irisbus
brand, and fire-fighting and special purpose vehicles under the Iveco, Astra and Magirus brands. In addition, Iveco provides a wide
range of financing services to its customer and dealers mainly through Iveco Finance Holdings Ltd, a company 51% owned by the
Barclays Group and 49% by Iveco.
Components and Production Systems
FPT Powertrain Technologies is the Sector which groups passenger car engine and transmission activities, the powertrain
operations of Iveco and of the Centro Ricerche Fiat (C.R.F. - Fiat Research Centre). Within the framework of its technological
development projects, FPT coordinates Elasis’ powertrain activities.
Magneti Marelli develops and produces automotive components for lighting systems, exhaust systems, suspensions and shock absorbers,
engine control units, and electronic systems. In addition, as of May 2007 the Sector has been operating in the Aftermarket business.
Teksid supplies engine blocks, cylinder heads and other cast-iron components for engines; cast-iron components for transmissions,
gearboxes and suspensions. Since September 2007, Teksid Aluminum S.r.l., a company operating in the aluminium business, is
included in the Sector’s representation.
Comau produces industrial automation systems for the automotive industry in the areas of product and process engineering,
logistics and management, manufacturing, installation, production start-up and maintenance.
Other Businesses
Other Business include the Publishing and Communications Sector ( La Stampa daily newspaper and Publikompass , a company that
sells advertising space for multimedia customers), Fiat Services S.p.A., which provides services exclusively within the Fiat Group,
in addition to Holding and Other companies.
18 Report on Operations The Fiat Group and its brands