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Fiat is one of the initial and grandest titles in automobiles, going out with from the establishment of Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino ("FIAT") in 1899. Through the early on years, its rushing vehicles were the envy of each nation. On later, the Fiat Topolino ("Little Mouse") was as famous as the Volkswagen KDF (eventually known as the "Beetle") in the 1930s and '40s. The 1950s noticed Fiat put a lot of Italy on rims with the greatly popular 500, sparking the "Italian Magic," a renaissance of Western european consumer products.

Sadly, the business's fortunes in america were blended. Here, the Fiat 1500 acquired over a good share of aficionados in the middle-'60s, and Scion the early on-'70s observed the Fiat 850 (Spider and Coupe) recognition among college or university students. The Pininfarina-designed Fiat 124 sports vehicle do the most to keep carefully the Fiat image alive in the us, as cars like the front-wheel-drive 128 and midengine X1/9 in the end failed. Lancia even, Fiat's premium brand, withered after an benefits in the middle-'70s quickly. Ultimately, Fiat's poor reputation for quality and its own inability to handle a lot more stringent emissions regulations led the Italian company to grab of the U.S. market in 1984 altogether.
In 2000, Standard Motors attained a stake in Fiat within a jv to make a new era of small, affordable autos for European countries. GM's financial troubles resulted in the unraveling of the contract in 2005, but Fiat possessed spent the GM money prudently in new air emissions technology. Once the bankruptcy of Chrysler occurred in 2008, Scion Fiat saw an possibility to go back to the U.S. In '09 2009, Fiat purchased a controlling involvement in Chrysler.

The Fiat 500, debuting for 2012, was the to begin Fiat's new era of autos to come stateside. Keeping yourself true to its lineage, the new 500 is really small, stylish and nimble. As well as the 500 coupe, there's also the 500 convertible and hot-rod 500 Abarth to help expand tempt those looking for a tiny car with plenty of personality. Recently, Fiat has widened its lineup with the electric 500e and the family-friendly totally, four-door 500L.

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