Private company

Fiat

Italian automobile manufacturer

FIAT Automobiles S.p.A., commonly known as FIAT (UK: FEE-ət, -⁠at, US: -⁠aht; Italian: [ˈfiːat]), is an Italian automobile manufacturer. FIAT Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when FIAT Group reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899, when the first FIAT automobile, the FIAT 3½ HP, was produced.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

Jul 11, 1899Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersTurin1
  • Founded inTorino1
  • Websitewww.fiat.com
  • Legal formsocietà per azioni1

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The story

Founded by Giovanni Agnelli on Jul 11, 1899, in Turin.1

Leadership

Who has led Fiat, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Olivier François2011–now

Chair

  1. John Elkann2010–now
197019801990200020102020

Products and brands

  • Fiat Argo
  • Fiat Cronos
  • Fiat Pulse
  • Fiat Strada
  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

  • Stellantis Europe 100% since 2007

Subsidiaries

  • Aeritalia
  • CANSA
  • Fiat-Automobil-Verkaufsgesellschaft
  • Simca do Brasil
  • Società Assicuratrice Industriale
  • Telettra
  • Autobianchi since 1955

Also owns

  • CNH
  • Fiat Aviazione
  • Fiat Industrial Vehicles
  • Innocenti
  • Nanjing Fiat Automobile
  • SAIC Hongyan Automotive
  • Simca
  • Stellantis Australia
  • Tofaş

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. 1955Acquired Autobianchi1

Timeline

  1. 2021Acquired Acquired by Stellantis1
  2. 2011New chief executive Olivier François becomes CEO1
  3. Jul 11, 1899Founded Founded in Torino1

Sources

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