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The Fiat Group
The Fiat Group carries out industrial activities and financial services in the automotive sector through companies located in
approximately 50 countries and has commercial relationships with customers in approximately 190 countries.
The Group’s activities are grouped into the following Businesses:
Automobiles
The Group develops, produces and sells automobiles (Fiat, Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Lancia brands) and light commercial vehicles
(Fiat Professional brand) through Fiat Group Automobiles. This Sector’s main financial services activities in Europe have been
grouped into Fiat Group Automobiles Financial Services - FAFS (now FGA Capital), a 50-50 joint venture established at the end of
2006 with Crédit Agricole.
The Group also controls Maserati and Ferrari, both producers of luxury sport cars, which distinguish themselves for their
exclusivity, technology and performance.
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Agricultural and Construction Equipment
CNH – Case New Holland is active 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. It also offers financial services to its
dealers and end customers.
Trucks and Commercial Vehicles
Iveco designs, produces and sells a full range of trucks and commercial vehicles under the Iveco brand, buses under the Iveco
Irisbus brand, and fire-fighting and other special use vehicles under the Iveco, Astra and Magirus brands. In addition, Iveco
provides a wide range of financial services to its customers and dealers, principally through Iveco Finance Holdings Ltd., 51%
owned by the Barclays Group and 49% by Iveco.
Components and Production Systems
FPT Powertrain Technologies contains the Group’s auto engine and transmission activities and the powertrain activities of Iveco
and C.R.F. (Fiat’s research centre
Centro Ricerche Fiat ). As part of its technology development, FPT also coordinates the powertrain
activities of Elasis.
Magneti Marelli develops and produces components for automotive lighting systems, exhaust systems, suspensions and shock absorbers,
engine control units, electronic systems and operates in the automotive aftermarket. This Sector also includes the Plastic Components and
Modules business (moulding of plastic components) following acquisition of the Ergom group.
Teksid supplies engine blocks, cylinder heads and other cast-iron components for engines; cast-iron components for transmissions,
gearboxes and suspensions; and aluminium cylinder heads.
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 Businesses includes companies operating in the publishing ( La Stampa daily newspaper) and communications ( Publikompass , a
company that sells advertising space for multimedia customers) areas, Centro Ricerche Fiat (C.R.F.) and Elasis (research and development),
Fiat Services S.p.A. (services exclusively to other companies in the Fiat Group), in addition to Holding and Other companies.