April 10 marks the anniversary of the death of Oberdan Sallustro, director of Fiat in Argentina, after being kidnapped in Buenos Aires on March 21, 1972 by a commando of guerrilla fighters from the People's Revolutionary Army. The kidnapping, the pressure from…
Riccardo Gualino's motto was "Dare", and in fact his entire life was characterized by extreme versatility. The writer Elena Tempestini paints a portrait of him in two parts. Today we publish the first: when Gualino was captain in many…
A public school becomes a positive case of commitment to environmental and mobility issues
The first version of the 2024 collection will be the Fiat (500e)RED, which was presented by Olivier Francois, CEO of Fiat, and Bono, singer of U2
Tavares, the CEO of Stellantis, is selling another piece of Turin's industrial history, the former Bertone plant in Grugliasco where Marchionne had designed the luxury hub for Premium cars
Walt Disney in collaboration with Fiat launches five unique Mickey Mouse works, inspired by the famous mouse invented by Walt Disney himself
After the Fiat 600e, the hybrid version will arrive in 2024, intended above all for those markets where the 100% electric car is not yet successful, such as Italy. Here are all the details
On 22 September 2000, production of the Fiat 126 ended in Poland, a historic model from the Turin company which marked a real automotive boom. Its simplicity and reliability were some of the elements of its success. Here is the story of the car…
We re-propose an article by Paolo Rebaudengo published in the Federmanager magazine which recounts the personal and professional life of Sergio Marchionne, the manager who saved Fiat starting from a new way of doing business
Stellantis' South American project is based on three production platforms for ethanol-powered flex-fuel hybrid vehicles and one for a 100% electric car
From the revolution in work organization in Pomigliano to the blitz on the Chrysler Marchionne was the man of the rebirth of Fiat from which the car giant Stellantis was born
As happened to Confindustria when Marchionne's Fiat left, so today the two knockout blows of Intesa Sanpaolo of Messina on the short week and on the contractual increases knock out the ABI which will no longer be that of…
The Italian State in the capital of Stellantis to defend its presence in Italy? It is not the case, replies President John Elkann because "States enter companies only when they go badly but Stellantis achieved the results in 2022…
At 8 in the morning on September 21, a terrorist commando killed the engineer Carlo Ghiglieno, top manager of Fiat while he was on his way to Mirafiori - For Italy and for Fiat, these were the terrible years of the terrorist attack
The proposal of the former Fiat trade union relations manager for the quantification of the minimum wage is absolutely acceptable, as is the consideration on the effects on the reform of the bargaining
After 5 months of negotiations, on 5 August 1971 Fiat and the metalworkers' unions signed an agreement that would regulate labor and industrial relations for the next 40 years and which was then followed by the revolution of…
On 11 July 1899, a group of notables from Turin, gathered in front of a notary, signed the foundation deed of the "Fabbrica Italiana di Automobili – Turin"
On the evening of April 16, 1952, the engineer Erio Codecà, a leading manager of Fiat, was assassinated in Turin - Despite a bounty of 28 million lire (500 euros today) launched by Fiat, the…
A new player arrives in the Italian capital of shared mobility: the 400 New 500 electric cars of the LeasysGO service! - The recharge will be free and managed by the team, the modality is the free floating (free rental).
I remember the last meeting with Avvocato Agnelli, whose birth centenary is March 12 - From the leadership of Fiat to senator for life, he was a sure point of reference for the country, respected even by those who opposed him…
Giovanni Agnelli, known as Gianni to distinguish him from the progenitor of the dynasty and generally known as the Avvocato, was born in Turin on 12 March 1921: he led Fiat from the mid-60s and was a point of reference in the country -…
In Fiat since 1987, Santo Ficili was responsible for the EMEA area of Mopar. He has now been appointed Country Manager of Stellantis in Italy
When Fiat returned to the USA fifty years later in 1957, the event was celebrated in Beverly Hills with a sumptuous reception in the presence of Anni Magnani and Federico Fellini - Every month a merchant ship left Genoa to bring…
On 14 October 1980, the historic demonstration of Fiat cadres was held in Turin, which marked the defeat of the unions and a turning point in Italian industrial relations - Here's how it went in the story of a special witness
In the autumn of 40 years ago Cesare Romiti led Fiat in the 35-day dispute which became the toughest clash between the company and the unions of the second post-war period and which in the end the CEO turned in favor of Fiat by playing the…
The march of the 40 thousand of Fiat is considered the masterpiece of Cesare Romiti, who died at the age of 97, but to paint him only as the Cerberus who brings the union into line is to do wrong to a much more complex personality - The bond…
Cesare Romiti, CEO of Fiat from 1976 to 1996 and then president in place of Gianni Agnelli, has died - He was 97 years old - He once said: "In Fiat for 25 years I had carte blanche" - He was the man…
On 10 August 1967, Vittorio Valletta died, who led Fiat in the difficult years of fascism and the post-war period, who "raised" Avvocato Agnelli and who started mass production of the 500 and 600 that conquered the Italians
Fiat and Leasys have created the virtual "garage of dreams" where 13 FCA group car models are parked, which can be booked at any time with an app at a monthly price ranging from 99 to 299 euros
On 25 July 2018, Sergio Marchionne, the true demiurge of the Fiat rebirth and father of FCA, died surprisingly: this is how a close collaborator remembers him
On 22 June 2010, the referendum among Fiat workers in Pomigliano approved the Marchionne plan, which launched a real management and production revolution in the Neapolitan plant
"2019 was a historic year for FCA" said CEO Mike Manley at the presentation of the accounts, the last before the merger with Peugeot - Ram clears the American market
Fifty-year-old Milanese manager Luca De Meo, who was one of the most brilliant Marchionne boys, leaves the presidency of Seta of the Volkswagen group and is one step away from leading Renault
The birth of the Fiat Mirafiori plant in 1939, opposed by fascism, changed the industrial history of Italy - Then it became the site of great union tensions and tomorrow, with the FCA-Peugeot wedding, it could become the fulcrum of future mobility
Five years ago on August XNUMX, the Fiat assembly was held which sanctioned the marriage with Chrysler thanks to the revolution of Sergio Marchionne, the best top manager ever of the Turin car manufacturer
Remembering the great director who has just passed away, we cannot forget his documentary film "Contratto", dedicated to the metalworkers who awarded him a sort of workers' Oscar
On July 3, 1969, the general strike against high rents and evictions began in Turin - Students and workers organized a counter-demonstration which degenerated into clashes in Corso Traiano - These were the premises for a hot autumn
According to data from the Observatory on online car research of the DriveK portal, in 2018 the two Fiat models came to represent almost 10% of all vehicles given as replacements - Compared to 2017, Italians have tried to…
"I worked for several years alongside Marchionne from the beginning of his adventure in Fiat in 2004 up to the American turning point with the purchase of Chrysler: it was not easy to be close to him but it was certainly exciting" - Many of the old guard considered him…
With Melfi, Fiat marked a real turning point in the way of making cars: it abandoned Fordism and adopted the Japanese model of "lean production" inaugurating the "integrated factory", a case in point but which exhausted its propulsive thrust 10…
The CEO Sergio Marchionne has opened up the possibility of the spin-off of the other subsidiary of FCA Components: distribution of shares without IPO. In the morning, the stock in Piazza Affari loses 0,2%
Marchionne presents the 2017 accounts with record profits and debts almost halved - 2018 targets confirmed - The stock soars on the stock market - News is coming for Pomigliano - The Investor Day for the presentation of the new business plan is…
The group led by Marchionne, driven by the sales of Jeep and above all Alfa Romeo, surpasses Ford and rises to fourth place among the main European manufacturers. Decline in December for the whole sector. The Italian market is the most dynamic among the European ones…
The construction of the VAZ, the Fiat automobile plant on the banks of the Volga in the Soviet Union in the 60s, was a titanic undertaking amidst unimaginable technical and human difficulties - But the internationalization of Fiat thus began
In November 1972, the VAZ plant that Fiat had built in the Soviet Union and which produced 600 cars a year was fully operational in Togliatti, the Russian city improperly known in Italy as Togliattigrad - It was a…
Over 831 thousand registrations since the beginning of the year (+8,2% compared to last year). Registrations and sales of all the brands of the Group led by Sergio Marchionne are growing. Fiat confirms its leadership in the city car segment, with Panda and 500…
On 9 October 1979, Fiat Auto fired 61 employees of the Turin plants accused of violence - Initially there were strikes and protests on the left but those dismissals broke the climate of complicity in the factory on which it could count...
The US administration is ready to veto any agreements between Fiat Chrysler, which has an important industrial base in the US, and the Chinese groups which in recent weeks had expressed interest in variously offered projects…
The automotive group interested in FCA saw its net profit slip by 51% in the first half, to 2,42 billion yuan (equal to 0,3 billion euros).
FCA seeks an agreement with Volkswagen on the production of light commercial vehicles, including the new versions of the Amarok pickup and the van Caddy
In 1988 the trade union agreement in Fiat was signed only by two trade union organizations such as Fim and Uilm, minorities compared to Fiom, which over the years have gained support and from there begins a more participatory union season in which Fiom…
In the first half, on a market up by 8,91% to almost 1,14 million (1.136.331), the FCA group scores around +9,8% - Together, the Fiat Panda and 500 have a share in segment A of the 57,6%
If the PSA-GM Europe operation were to go through, the marriage between the American company and Fiat Chrysler led by Marchionne would become topical again - In reality, in the early XNUMXs, the wedding between Fiat and GM was already celebrated…
Already in February, the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group will give Italian workers a salary bonus linked to the production efficiency objectives set out in the company's specific employment contract - The bonus will also be paid to employees of…
The automotive group has launched an offer at discounted prices of 20-30%, for a limited time - 50% of Italians would be willing to buy a car online.
In August, the European market grew by 9,5%, while the FCA group recorded a growth in registrations of 20,4%
Last month 172.241 cars were registered in Italy, with a variation of +27,29% compared to February 2015 - FCA saw registrations grow overall by 32,2%, with the Fiat brand at +33,77% - Volkswagen has passed the Dieselgate.
182.879 cars registered last month for FCA in the United States (+12%), the best February since 2006 - Marchionne rules out a possible merger with PSA Peugeot: "No contact"
Italian manufacturing is changing and the new production system (Wcm) used in the main FCA companies demonstrates it. But there is still a long way to go - Bentivogli "We have to make a leap in quality, the new contract and…
This is the first SUV in the history of the trident brand - About a thousand people will be involved in its production: 600 will return from the Grugliasco plant, the others directly from layoffs.
The 12th edition of the international classic car show will be staged from 14 to 34 February at the Lingotto Fiere in Turin - On the stand in pavilion 2, the public will be able to admire a 595 Abarth 1970 Esseesse and the special series…
This is what emerges from the data released by the national association of transalpine manufacturers, Ccfa: the FCA group recorded an 8,4% increase in registrations compared to a year earlier to 4.780 units on a car market that rose in the Hexagon by 3,5% to 137.788.
Exactly five years ago the great revolution of the Mirafiori factory took place: the workers of the historic Fiat plant expressed themselves by referendum majority for the plan to consolidate and relaunch the plant presented by CEO Sergio Marchionne - Here's how…
Last month, FCA Us recorded over 217 new registrations, a result that also represents the 69th consecutive month of increases - In the whole of 2015, the increase was 7%: the best result since 2005.
According to the EU Commission, the two companies would have received illegitimate tax advantages in Luxembourg and the Netherlands - The amount of tax to be recovered for both Fiat and Starbucks would be around 20/30 million euros: much less than the 200…
35 years ago the hardest trade union conflict since the Second World War to today was taking place at the Fiat Mirafiori in these days - The maximalism of the metalworkers' union, which bypassed the reformist leadership of Lama, Carniti and Benvenuto,…
The European car market travels with at least one gear higher than last year - In the first eight months of 2015, 8,6% more cars were registered than in the same period last year - It still…
"Our decision to bring Panda production from Poland back to Italy was not fully understood then but now it is revealing itself for what it is," explained FCA manager in the EMEA area, Alfredo Altavilla.
After 5 years of layoffs, Mirafiori, the historic Fiat factory, reopens its doors. The first 1.500 workers will return to the factory next week to work on the new Levante SUV.
Warren Buffett looks with interest at the marriage between FCA and General Motors. The finance guru takes the side of Sergio Marchionne who continues to press for the merger between the car manufacturers, however, encountering resistance from GM.…
In the US sales up 2% for FCA in the month just ended. This was the best August since 2002. The Fiat-controlled automaker placed 201.672 units on the US market compared to 198.379 in August 2014. Results…
The Jeep, Chrysler and Ram Truck brands do well, Fiat and Dodge fall back - Sales of the Fiat 500X soar.
In June, the Italian-American group reaches the 63rd consecutive month of sales increases in the United States: Chrysler and Jeep are flying, the Fiat brand is down - The group beats the market and the other competitors in France: registrations +22,8%…
At 17pm this afternoon, FCA will present the new Giulia, the sedan that aims to revive Alfa Romeo after years of ups and downs - The goal is to sell 400 cars by 2018.
The group achieved profits of 92 million euros, against a loss of 173 million in the same period last year - Targets for 2015 confirmed - Among the brands, the star is still Jeep.
FCA and Mediaset on shields and Piazza Affari closes another session in positive territory (+0,6%) - Exploits by Salini, La Doria and RCS - Good performances by Buzzi, Azimut and Tenaris too - Some profit taking on MPS ,…
Sergio Marchionne, after hiring in Melfi, is also aiming to relaunch the Termoli plant where two new engines will be produced for Alfa Romeo. Fiat Chrysler announces an investment of 500 million euros and 50 new hires.
With regard to trade, India seems to have lost the growth rates that characterized 2010 and 2011. – The trade balance for Italy is positive, the surplus is driven by mechanical machinery and chemical products.
The performance of the Jeep brand was particularly significant in February, with sales up 200% - Fiat (+5,5%), Lancia/Chrysler (+5,8%) and Alfa Romeo (+3,3%) also doing well .
The automotive group records another brilliant performance, standing out as one of the best stocks in the Ftse Mib, driven by speculation on possible agreements with big names in the sector and by rumors about the Ferrari hypothetical.
Paolo Rebaudengo, former head of industrial relations at Fiat, recounts in "New rules in the factory" (Il Mulino editions, 14 euros) the revolution in the world of work launched in 2010 by Marchionne at Fiat in Pomigliano, with the misunderstanding of Confindustria and …
With the definitive green light for the merger with the American Igt, which will give the new group its name, the Italian Gtech becomes a global giant of games and is preparing to move its registered office to London, in the wake of Fiat: it lacks…
For the entire FCA US, however, January was a month of good increases, with registrations up 14%, to 145.007 units, from 127.183 in the same period last year.
The CEO of FCA, Sergio Marchionne, confirmed at the Detroit auto show that he will leave the leadership of the group only when the implementation of the new industrial plan that is relaunching Fiat and Chrysler has been completed, i.e. in 4 or 5…
No indication on the timing, but for the CEO of the group it is "a necessary step" and "there is no restriction on a possible candidate" - "We are making a huge effort in terms of capital to develop the platforms and…
On the success of the sales of the Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X FCA announces the return from layoffs for the over 5000 workers at the Melfi plant and the start of 1000 new jobs for the next three months…
Former Chrysler sold 193.261 vehicles in the US market, up 20% from the same month in 2013, best December since 2004 and highest level since 2006
The stock soars on the stock exchange - In November Panda and 500 hold 28,4% of the share of their segment, while Jeeps soar with increases even in triple digits - Ferrari and Maserati: 490 new racing cars sold
FROM THE MAGAZINE "IL MULINO"-DIODATO PIRONE - The working model chosen by Sergio Marchionne rewards the productivity of the individual plant. And the renewal of the FCA group contract, currently under discussion with the unions, aims at differentiated increases for…
The FCA-controlled Detroit giant recorded a 20% increase in registrations, to 170.839 units: it is the 56th consecutive month on the rise.
Fed: US jobs are improving, but low inflation signals that the recovery is still weak - Telecom moves to Metroweb, Brazil at the crossroads - Generali hits its targets early, the coupon will rise - Banks: the superstar is Fineco…
The owner of Tod's never misses an opportunity to amaze but political coherence is not his forte: now he supports the general strike to "open the dialogue" (!) but goes back on his political commitment in the first person -…
This is what emerges from the statistics of the Association of manufacturers and dealers Anfac: the car manufacturer of the FCA group marked a 32,3% increase in registrations compared to a year earlier to 2.148 units, in a car market up 26,1, XNUMX% to…
A note from the company adds that the operation is to be completed by 2015 and that Ferrari's listing is expected on Wall Street and in another European market - Fiat Chrysler and…
Great rebound of Piazza Affari (+2,1%), the best stock exchange in Europe, after the cyclone stress test: the banks lead the recovery together with Telecom Italia and Fiat - Mps also stabilizes and closes up by 1,5, XNUMX% - Excellent performance of…
According to data from Acea, the European association of manufacturers, car registrations in Europe (EU28 + EFTA) amounted to 1,269 million vehicles in September, up 6,1% over the year, not far from the +5,8% of the 9 months…
The debut share closed on the levels of the beginning of the day at 9 dollars, after having marked strong increases at the start (up to 9,40 dollars, +8,1%) to then slip into negative ground and recover in the final up to 8,92, XNUMX dollars…
The Zew index on German confidence keeps the markets anxious after the sharp downward correction of Wall Street and the sixth negative session of Piazza Affari - The descent of oil continues - Euro and gold strengthen -…
Fiat-Chrysler (Fca) gets off to a great start on Wall Street and then falls back but closes higher in Milan - Instead, Luxottica pays for the resignation of CEO Cavatorta and the uncertainty of governance due to interference from the Del Vecchio dynasty: the stock has lost…
The creature born from the merger between Fiat and Chrysler makes its debut on the New York Stock Exchange the day after Columbus Day and on the day Ferrari celebrates its 60th birthday overseas, immediately recording a +5,63% to 9,3398 dollars,…
