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Fiat also has a subsidiary in Poland at Tychy,(formerly called FSM) where Fiat's small cars (the 126, Cinquecento and now Seicento) are made.
Fiat has facories in Brazil, Turkey, China and India, where local variants of Fiats are produced as well as the world car, the Palio.
Fiat models imported into the USA were so infamous for poor reliability that the acronym FIAT was said to stand for "Fix it again, Tony".
www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/fiat.html   (836 words)

  
 Fiat. Who is Fiat? What is Fiat? Where is Fiat? Definition of Fiat. Meaning of Fiat.
Fiat is a major automobile manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin, northern Italy.
Fiat supports the Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli, an important foundation for social and economic research, and Palazzo Grassi, a famous ancient building in Venice, now a museum.
Fiat also has factories in Poland at Tychy, where Fiats small cars (the 126, Cinquecento and now Seicento) are made, The company was formely called FSM.
www.knowledgerush.com /kr/encyclopedia/Fiat   (659 words)

  
 FIAT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Hisgrandson Gianni Agnelli was Fiat chairman from 1966 until his death in January 2003, when he wassucceeded by his brother Umberto Agnelli.
Fiat has facoriesin Brazil, Turkey, China and India, where local variants of Fiats are produced as well asthe world car, the Palio.
Fiat models imported into the USA were so infamous for poor reliability that the acronym FIAT was said to stand for "Fix itagain, Tony".
www.therfcc.org /fiat-26478.html   (769 words)

  
 BBC News | BUSINESS | Fiat's future in the spotlight
But Fiat Group clocked up its first loss in almost a decade last year - of 791m euros - and is struggling to rein in debts of 33.4bn euros.
Fiat Auto has debts of 6.5bn euros and is in the midst of closing or restructuring 18 factories and laying off 6,000 workers.
Fiat Auto is the group's core business and its most disappointing, providing almost half of group's sales but only 5.1% of operating profits in 2000.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/business/1985526.stm   (667 words)

  
 newsa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat Auto’s strategy of maximising the valuation of its brands has already shown significant results on the Fiat brand and, to an even greater degree, on the Alfa Romeo brand.
Synergies resulting from the Group’s industrial alliance with GM are continuing to grow and exceed expectations (230 million Euro in 2001), while synergies from the integration between New Holland and Case are expected to exceed 150 million Euro in 2001.
Fiat Auto will be reorganised in early 2002 to enable the Group to more effectively develop and strengthen its brands over time, improve the management of its manufacturing and marketing functions and accelerate the development of its financial and mobility services.
www.madeinfiat.com /nov01/newsa.htm   (827 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
With regards to the Fiat Group, for example, the question is how to treat a company that is outside the legal control perimeter despite the fact that it acquires activities through break-ups and divesting all its output solely to Fiat.
The FIAT Group case Some results from an exercise concerning the ancillary and vertically integrated units to the motor vehicle sector (economic activity “341” according to the NACE Rev.1) of the FIAT Group, between 1999 and 2000, are presented in this paragraph.
It is quite clear that the relationships among economic units in a statistical group, by affecting economic indicators sensitively, have an impact on the structural statistics of enterprises.
www.ine.pt /novidades/semin/round_table/papers/paper/Italy_Paper3.doc   (3775 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Gianni Agnelli Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
As the head of Fiat, he oversaw 4.4% of Italy's GNP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce, and 16.5% of its industrial investments in research.
It has to be recalled that in the 1970s Fiat and its leaders became object of terrorist attacks, mostly by Red Brigades, Prima Linea and NAP; several people working for the group were killed, and trade unions were suspected of hiding some terrorists in their organizations.
Fiat was always regarded by the Italian government as a sort of "obligation-free" company, for which the national labour and tax laws could be adjusted according to Fiat's interests.
www.ipedia.com /gianni_agnelli.html   (1084 words)

  
 FIAT Prayer Group
F.I.A.T. (Family International Apostolic Team) is a network of prayer groups united in spirit to promote evangelization through the devotion to Mary and the Holy Spirit.
The F.I.A.T. members are encouraged to attend Mass, receive the Eucharist and use Reconciliation as often as possible to help them be witnesses to the Good News of God's love and mercy by living gladly because of the knowledge of His Love.
The FIAT Rosary was born of a desire to combine the twofold obligation of the Christian, namely to pray and to put prayer into action.
www.catholichawaii.com /fiat/prayer.html   (612 words)

  
 GrandPrix.com > News > The shake-up at Fiat continues
Fiat continues to restructure dramatically after the deal with GM and it has been announced that the chief executive of Fiat Auto Herbert Demel has been axed after just 15 months in the job.
His position will go to Sergio Marchionne, chief executive of the Fiat group, who is going to both jobs.
Demel seems to be carrying the can for Fiat Auto's poor performance in recent years and because his efforts to fix the problem were not successful enough quickly enough.
www.grandprix.com /ns/ns14282.html   (121 words)

  
 Warsaw Voice - The Italian Job
Fiat is among the largest foreign investors in Poland and one of the biggest exporters too.
Fiat Auto Poland is the crown jewel of the Fiat group in Poland; the condition of this company has the strongest influence on the image of the Italian corporation.
But, it seems to me that the problems of Fiat Auto are not serious enough to cause major changes in the functioning of Fiat's Polish companies, especially as the automotive segment of the Fiat group has undergone major restructuring.
www.warsawvoice.pl /view/3547   (1538 words)

  
 World Markets Analysis - Sample Pages   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The group became a holding company in 1987, was merged with Gilardini in 1994, and became 100% owned by Fiat in 2000 when the parent company bought out the 30% stake it did not already own.
Fiat has at times effectively given the message that all of Marelli was up for sale, and proceeds from any asset sales are to be used to finance Fiat's debts.
Fiat said that it was to take a 33% stake in the new company, Mekfin, in order to complete the purchase, at a cost of around 30m euro.
www.worldmarketsanalysis.com /wma_sample_pages/site_pages/WMASampCtrComp.htm   (7611 words)

  
 Geografia d'Europa: material de suport
Fiat’s task was to produce the type of automobile that the big American firms were not making: cars with smaller engines that everyone could afford.
Fiat Group companies are organized into ten operating Sectors: Automobiles, Commercial Vehicles and Agricultural and Construction Equipment, which account for 72% of total revenues; Metallurgical Products, Components and Production Systems, which represent 12% of total revenues; and Aviation, Rolling Stock and Railway Systems, Publishing and Communications, and Insurance, which generate 16% of total revenues.
Fiat Engineering S.p.A.: The company is engaged in the design and construction of industrial buildings, energy facilities and office buildings and in projects for the reclamation and restoration of historical districts.
www.ub.es /medame/fiat.html   (3960 words)

  
 italiaspeed.com: the Italian Automotive news information portal for news of the Fiat Palio World Car
Fiat was established in Turin, Italy, in 1899.
Fiat Palio is not merely a new model, but also the first model of a new generation of cars to be built in China.
The Fiat Palio was responsible for introducing new safety standards that had previously not been adopted on cars of its segment, because it is built to stringent international safety legislation.
www.italiaspeed.com /news_2002_01_10.html   (3245 words)

  
 AutoWeek - The Auto Enthusiast's Online Resource   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat group says the agreement requires repayment of all intracompany debt owed by Fiat Auto to other Fiat entities.
Fiat group has said that if no agreement is reached by Tuesday, Feb. 1, it could force GM to buy Fiat Auto.
Fiat has been locked in a battle with GM for more than a year over the put option.
www.autoweek.com /news.cms?newsId=101714   (916 words)

  
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Fiat Group to run Maserati blurb: Fiat has announced that ownership of sports car maker Maserati will be transferred as soon as possible from Ferrari to the Fiat Group.
Fiat has announced that ownership of sports car maker Maserati will be transferred as soon as possible from Ferrari to the Fiat Group.
Fiat is fighting years of losses and on Thursday Marchionne fired Fiat Auto chief executive Herbert Demel and assumed the position himself.
www.cartoday.com /content/news/singlepage.asp?in=6894   (356 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Business | Fiat losses set to persist
Fiat Auto, which has been hit by an 19% drop-off in car sales this year, suffered an operating loss of 394m euros during the April to June quarter, the group reported.
The group also forecast that its full year operating loss would be in line with that seen during the first six months.
The group said it would "aggressively pursue the turnaround of Fiat Auto with a view to becoming a stronger member of the GM federation".
news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/business/2159949.stm   (404 words)

  
 FIAT Group Chooses Hyperion for Its Business Performance Management Strategy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
By the end of this year, FIAT Group will be using Hyperion's software for reporting and consolidation - in compliance with the IAS/IFRS principles -- of both its financial statement and forecast information.
By implementing the new solution, FIAT Group aims to improve the current level of information available to the group's decision makers in terms of timeliness, accuracy, detail and reliability.
The group will also decrease the need for manual processes, such as balancing consolidated and import/export data, and improve the cost/performance ratio for the management of administrative processes.
www.businessintelligence.com /print_news.asp?id=235   (390 words)

  
 Got It Cliffy, Its Vice Versa (lol) - General Chat - Car Forum Archives
Fiat president Umberto Agnelli has died at the age of 69 only about a year after the death of his brother and predecessor at the Fiat group, which include the Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Maserati, Lancia and Ferrari brands.
Fiat's board is due to meet on Friday to approve the group's 2002 results and the next steps in its attempts to turn around its cash-burning car unit through cost cutting and the development of a new choice of competitive car models by 2005.
Fiat, once Europe's largest motor manufacturer, has failed to stem a steady erosion in Fiat Auto's sales and market share that was behind a $491.2-million group net loss in the first quarter, fueling speculation about the core division's future.
www.car-forums.com /archive/t3744.html   (1531 words)

  
 The World of Fiat News Group 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat has revealed the Fiat Simba, a design exercise that could lead to a production Fiat 4WD that combines the off road requirements of a no...
Fiat has been awarded the prestigious Economist Innovation Award for its ground breaking work in developing the Common Rail diesel technolog...
The Fiat Punto is dominating the European Super 1600 rally class, the new rally class that is seen as the final stepping stone for champions...
www.fiat.co.nz /reviews/reviewgroup.asp?y=2002&r=The|World|of|Fiat   (323 words)

  
 AutoScoops :: View topic - Fiat Powertrain   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat has announced the creation of Fiat Powertrain Technologies, a new industrial unit that will integrate all the Group’s innovative capabilities and expertise in the area of engines and transmissions - a new business open to the external world.
Fiat Powertrain Technologies, which is expected to have a considerable future growth potential, will start operating with annual revenues of 6 billion euro, 20 percent of which from non-captive customers.
Fiat is de uitvinder van het common rail injectiesysteem, maar verkocht eind jaren negentig de licentie aan Bosch.
www.autoscoops.be /autoforum/viewtopic.php?t=9488   (629 words)

  
 Fiat S.p.A. - Company Profile - Computer Business Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat is principally engaged in the manufacturing and sale of automobiles, commercial vehicles and agricultural and construction equipment.
In 2004, Fiat worked hard and with determination to overcome the obstacles in its path, as it faced strong competition in the market at the same time that it was busy resolving structural problems.
At December 31, 2004, the Group's net financial position was negative by about 5 billion euros, and its statement of operations showed a net loss of 1.5 billion euros, which, however, was smaller than in 2003.
www.cbronline.com /companyprofile.asp?guid=1E8C7BD0-CECA-48CF-8ED4-EC3D1B12CC07   (1867 words)

  
 Fiat   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The main objective of the Plan is to enable the Fiat Group to earn a return on sales (ROS) of 4% by the end of 2006, representing a gain of 5.5 percentage points over 2002, when ROS was a negative 1.4%.
The Fiat Group’s manufacturing and service activities, which are centered on its traditional automotive business, serve customers in more than 190 countries around the globe.
The Group’s automobile operations are conducted primarily by its Automobile Sector, which includes Fiat Auto Holdings B.V and its subsidiaries.
www.autointell-news.com /european_companies/fiat/fiat.htm   (537 words)

  
 Big changes at Fiat Group as Fiat and GM part company   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat has recently released details of the terms by which General Motors and Fiat will unwind their 4 year old agreement which GM had originally hoped would lead to the US company's acquisition of the Italian car-making conglomerate.
The Chairman of Fiat, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo said "We are delighted to have been able to conclude this agreement with General Motors.
Fiat has announced that the ownership of Maserati, currently wholly owned by Ferrari, will be transferred as soon as practicable to Fiat.
www.italiancar.com.au /pilot/art187.htm   (1357 words)

  
 Maserati Club, Maserati Parts, MIE Corp.
Sergio Marchionne, Fiat Group CEO, is assuming the role of CEO, Fiat Auto, replacing Herbert Demel who is leaving the company.
He would be the third Fiat group top executive ousted by CEO Sergio Marchionne in three weeks.
Marchionne added the Fiat Auto CEO role to his duties as CEO of the Fiat group.
www.maseratinet.com /MCI/masmanagement.asp   (665 words)

  
 Business Wire: S&P Affirms Fiat Group's 'A-2' Rtgs
The rating on Fiat reflects the number-six position of Fiat Auto (the group's core automotive business) in the world car market and the positive contributions from the group's various diversified activities, which generate more than half of consolidated sales.
This deterioration is attributable to Fiat Auto's and Case-New Holland's significant decline in profitability and to higher interest expenses arising from the robust external growth of 1999.
In 1999, the group invested about euro (Eur) 6 billion, with the main acquisition being that of Case Corp. As a result of this intensive external growth, leverage showed significant deterioration at year-end, with the net debt position reaching Eur4 billion and funds from operations down to Eur2.8 billion from Eur3.2 billion in 1998.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_March_15/ai_60097180   (628 words)

  
 The World of Fiat News Group 2003   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat will confirm its determination to be the leader of the city car segment at the Frankfurt International Motor Show when it unveils the p...
Fiat has announced that its new small call will continue to the called the Fiat Panda, saving from extinction a name that has become a bywor...
Fiat is enjoying outstanding sales growth in New Zealand with its newest model, the Fiat Stilo, driving sales up 285 per cent in the first q...
www.fiat.co.nz /reviews/reviewgroup.asp?y=2003&r=The|World|of|Fiat   (486 words)

  
 Ion Group to handle Fiat Auto UK sales lead management
Fiat Auto (UK), part of the Fiat Group, manages UK sales and marketing and the dealer network for the Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Fiat Commercial Vehicles marques.
The company’s dedicated Fiat Auto (UK) team of 21 staff expects to be managing around 200,000 phone calls, 25,000 mail enquiries, 30,000 internet customer requests, and over 10,000 email requests over the first year of operation.
Fiat has produced more than 85 million passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, including no less than 400 specific models since 1899, when the company was founded in Turin, Italy.
www.pressbox.co.uk /Detailed/17037.html   (472 words)

  
 Fiat biography .ms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Fiat S.p.A. is an automobile manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin, northern Italy.
Information technology - Fiat is present in IT fields and in communications with ICT - Information and Communication Technology, Espin, Global Value, TeleClient, Atlanet.
Fiat has factories in Brazil, Turkey, China and India, where local variants of Fiats are produced as well as the world car, the Palio.
fiat.biography.ms   (802 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Future looks uncertain for Fiat Auto   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Despite rumors that Fiat was considering selling its auto unit, including Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo brands, Giovanni Agnelli was steadfastly opposed to that.
Giovanni's death increases the probability that Fiat Group could hold GM to its agreement, says John Casesa, Merrill Lynch auto analyst.
Under the restructuring agreement, if Fiat doesn't repay the loans, the banks could gain as much interest in Fiat Group as the family.
www.usatoday.com /money/autos/2003-01-24-agnelli_x.htm   (434 words)

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