Country of origin "Fiat": in which state do the Fiat cars?

Automobiles from Italy in Russia are appreciated, above all, for their elegance and practicality. Italian roots are clearly visible in the largest Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ. Togliatti VAZ-2101 is actually "Fiat 124", well-known in Italy.

In this article, we will consider the questions of the Fiat models of the Russian assembly and recall a bit about the history of the brand. How good and popular is Fiat in Russia? What cars from Italy are going to Russia? We will also discuss the main advantages and disadvantages.

"Fiat" and associations

What comes first when you hear Fiat? The musical sound immediately says that the country-producer "Fiat" - Italy. In fact, the history of this famous company is closely connected with the history of Russia. Something always attracted Italian manufacturers to the Russian expanses. And no wonder the first car VAZ - a pure Italian.

It's amazing that Fiat did not gain a foothold in the next time. Yes, there was cooperation with Sollers. But it did not last and did not grow into something bigger. In 2011, the cooperation, which lasted 5 years, ceased. During this time, the production of "local" Fiat Albea, Fiat Doblo and Fiat Ducato was established. The process of manufacturing cars was limited to assembling ready-made units imported from abroad. At the same time, our assembly cars sold well and were very popular.

Italian producers of Fiat do not despair and boldly build prospects for cooperation. Most often in their ambitious proposals, the figures for the production of cars are about 500 thousand per year and on a newly built factory.

A bit of history

The history of the company began in 1899 in the city of Torino, which is in the north of Italy. In the first car from "Fiat" the driver sat behind, and the passengers in front. Management was carried out with the help of levers. The steering wheel appeared later. Since 1911, the company has been trying to manufacture racing cars. Successful release of S76 allowed to continue and develop this direction.

The desire to develop and experiment led Fiat to create a huge empire. Today, "Fiat" - the manufacturer not only of all types and purposes, but also aircraft, trains and engines to vessels of different displacement and destination.

And then, back in the last century, the company took up any initiatives. During the war, Fiat mastered the production of aircraft, tanks and armored vehicles. Since the late 60's, Fiat has become a corporation that includes Ferrari, Lanchia, Alfa Romeo and Maserati.

In 1999, Fiat celebrated its centenary. Today, the global concern for the production of equipment can hardly be called decrepit. Over a century of constant development, Fiat was tempered and gave a good push. Constantly project new concepts and put into operation modern cars. More than 130 own scientific centers around the world are actively helping.

Main production capacities

In modern reality, the size of the corporation "Fiat" is impressive. Under the common wing is more than 1000 companies in 61 countries around the world. The number of Fiat employees is about 220,000, half of whom work outside Italy's borders. As a percentage, about 46% of all production capacity is located outside the homeland.

Own factories Fiat has in Brazil, Argentina and Poland. At the same time, the Brazilian production site is the largest. At the maximum loading the car factory is capable to give out 3000 cars a day! Country-producer "Fiat" is not only Italy. There are many joint ventures in France, Egypt, South Africa, Turkey, China and India. Cooperation is everywhere built in different ways. Somewhere, as it was in Russia, there is only an assembly from the imported nodes from Italy, and somewhere in one plant can collect both "Fiat" and local equipment.

The company's plans are even greater expansion to the markets of Africa, Europe and America. After all, the main concept was and remains that as many people as possible join the most advanced technology thanks to Fiat cars.

The "Fiat" lineup

Production of Russian "Fiats" was discontinued in 2011. Since then, new Doblo, Albea and Ducato will not be able to buy. What can make Fiat happy for Russians today? In 2016, the model range of the automaker is limited to only 3 cars:

• 500;
• Punto;
• FullBack.

The 500th Fiat, whose manufacturer is native Italy, is a neat and compact hatchback. The car can have either a 1.2-liter petrol engine, or a 0.9-liter turbocharged, or a 1.3-liter diesel.

Punto - a modest hatchback, also having a choice of two power units with 1.4 liters but with different capacities. As for the Fiat 500, there are two versions of the checkpoint: classical mechanics and robotic automatic.

FullBack is a clone of the Japanese car Mitsubishi L200. The all-wheel drive car, produced at the production site in Thailand, perfectly complements the lineup of Fiat cars. But for this car on the question: "Fulback Fiat" - which country is the producer of it? "- you can answer: not Italy.

For those who do not have a limit within the boundaries of residence, Fiat offers a much larger model range. Among them, the pretty Fiat Panda stands out, which has an all-wheel drive version. In addition, you can buy Fiat, such as Mobi, Uno, Palio, Linea, Ottimo, Viaggio and Freemont.

Russian assemblies of "Fiat"

Despite the fact that today there are no joint productions with Fiat, there are cars that deserve special attention. It's so beloved by us Albea, Doblo and Ducato. Cooperation with the company "Sollers" was not in vain. Ducato was the most popular car in its class for several years.

Despite the active and successful sales of Russian Ducato and Doblo, there was a lot of criticism in the direction of our assembly. Somewhere noticed gaps greater than the factory, the size, somewhere defective products in the car. At the same time, criticism did not prevent the cars from becoming popular. "Fiat Dukato", whose manufacturer is a plant in Yelabuga, simply did not have any competitors at the time.

Fiat Doblo

This model was produced in Naberezhnye Chelny, when "Fiat" actively cooperated with "Sollers". In the development of this model, the designers took as the basis Fiat Cargo. The resulting compact car immediately found its connoisseurs. He also liked Russia. Manufacturers of Fiat Doblo offered several modifications, which included passenger, cargo-passenger and purely freight options.

The car had a 1.4-liter power unit, 77 "horses" and was supplied with a 5-speed transmission. At "Фиат Добло" the manufacturer-country like Russia. Why "like"? Because we only produced the assembly of the main units, which, in turn, were manufactured at the subsidiary company "Fiat" in Turkey.

Fiat Albea

It was with "Albea" that the production of "Russian Italians" began. At the plant in Naberezhnye Chelny in 2007 saw the first car. It was a classic sedan of the simplest appearance. As a power unit was a 1.4-liter engine. Since 2011, the car has ceased to be produced because of the moral aging.

Many car enthusiasts did not like the weak and non-dynamic engine, as well as a simple external and internal design. Yes, it was a budget car, but time makes its demands. For the same money, competitors are already developing more modern bodies and "stuffing" them with all sorts of technical innovations.

The country-manufacturer "Fiat Albea" - Russia, therefore the car had also the positive sides:

• Spacious lounge;
• Comfortable seats;
• Capacious luggage compartment;
• Good ground clearance;
• Economical fuel consumption;
• Budgetary cost.

Fiat Ducato Rus

At one time Ducato was the most popular car in its class. The Russian version of "Sollers" had only a turbocharged diesel with 2.3 liters in volume and a manual transmission. 244 car body has become a Russian designation. Just like at one time in Europe, "Dukato" was produced in several versions: purely freight and cargo-and-passenger. In this case there were elongated bodies.

A convenient and practical Fiat Ducato, whose manufacturing country is Russia, had good dynamics and a comfortable foreign car saloon. Among the shortcomings is worth noting some confusion in the selection of spare parts. But this problem initially existed for all foreign cars of the Russian assembly. Parts catalogs just did not have time to finalize.

Updated and modern Ducato

Among commercial vehicles, Ducato has always been famous for its versatility and convenience at affordable prices. The sixth generation of "Ducato" is no exception. Italian engineers combined incompatible. Cargo commercial transport is easily and simply combined with a comfortable and technically equipped car. Several modifications of the new Ducato allow to solve a wide range of tasks for business. The "strongest" version of the car can lift up to 4 tons of payload.

What exactly is new in Fiat Ducato? According to Italian developers, the body strengthens the body and doors. Suspension, brakes and clutch are also reinforced and recycled for more durable operation. Among the "know-how" is a modern paint coating of white color, as well as a recycled turbine, which makes it possible to accelerate the car even more quickly with less fuel consumption. At 100 km Ducato 6th generation consumes only 7.3 liters of fuel.

Interesting Facts

The company "Fiat" is famous not only for its cars. Among the products of the concern are many agricultural machinery and equipment, as well as a range of spare parts for magneti marelli.

Among the historical facts that can be interesting, there are these:

• The first system of heating and ventilation was at Fiat;
• The first SUV also "Fiat" - "Campagnola";
• The well-known common rail injection system was developed by Fiat and Bosch;
• Fiat Sedici and Japanese Suzuki SX4 are manufactured on the same basis and in the same factory.

There is information that, despite the use of advanced technology and sophisticated design, the company "Fiat" has flaws in quality. Because of what the name "Fiat" English-speaking inhabitants translate as "Repair it again, Tony." German motorists have their own translation: "Defects in every node." Therefore, the statement: "The manufacturing country" Fiat "- Italy" - does not always indicate the quality of the products.

Conclusion

Cars of the global concern Fiat are not the most popular. They can not be found in various TOPs of sales. At the same time the company is actively developing and has more than a century of history.