Country-manufacturer "Fiat": in which state do the cars "Fiat"?
Cars from Italy in Russia are valued, beforefor 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 models "Fiat"Russian assembly and a little bit of 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 first comes to mind whenis Fiat heard? 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 producers to the Russian expanses. And no wonder the first car VAZ - a pure Italian.
It is surprising that in the subsequent time, Fiat is notentrenched with us. 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 manufacturers "Fiat" do not lose heart andboldly build the prospects for cooperation. Most often, in their ambitious proposals, the figures for the production of cars are about 500 thousand per year and at a newly built factory.
A bit of history
The history of the company began in 1899 inthe 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 ledFiat to create a huge empire. Today, "Fiat" - the manufacturer not only of all types and vehicles, but also aircraft, trains and engines to vessels of different displacement and destination.
And then, back in the last century, the company took upany beginnings. 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 designed 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 a corporation"Fiat" is impressive. Under the common wing is more than 1000 companies in 61 countries around the world. The number of employees of Fiat is about 220 thousand, among which half of them work outside Italy's borders. As a percentage, about 46% of all production capacity is located outside the country.
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 nodes brought from Italy, and somewhere in one plant can collect both "Fiat" and local equipment.
The company's plans include an even greater expansion into the marketsAfrica, 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 discontinuedin 2011. Since then, new Doblo, Albea and Ducato will not be able to buy. What can make Fiat happy today for Russians? In 2016, the model range of the automaker is limited to only 3 cars:
- 500;
- Punto;
- FullBack.
Five hundredth "Fiat", whose producer - nativeItaly, 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 oftwo power units with 1.4 liters of different power. As for the Fiat 500, there are two versions of the checkpoint: classical mechanics and robotic automatic.
FullBack is a clone of a Japanese carMitsubishi L200. The all-wheel drive car, produced at the production site in Thailand, excellently complements the lineup of Fiat cars. But for this car on the question: "Fulback Fiat" - what country-producer do he have? "- You can answer: not Italy.
For those who do not have a border limitFiat offers a much larger model range. Among them, the bright 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 is no jointproductions with the company 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 active and successful salesRussian Ducato and Doblo, there was a lot of criticism in the direction of our assembly. Somewhere noticed gaps of more than the factory, the size, somewhere defective products in the car. At the same time, criticism did not prevent cars from becoming popular. "Fiat Dukato", whose manufacturer is a plant in Yelabuga, simply did not have a competitor 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 a basis the 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 supplied with a 5-speed transmission. At "Фиат Добло" the manufacturer-country like Russia. Why "like"? Because at us the assembly of the basic knots which, in turn, were made on a subsidiary enterprise "Fiat" in Turkey was made only.
Fiat Albea
It was with "Albea" that production began"Russian Italians". 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. As early as 2011, the car stopped producing due to the moral aging.
Many motorists did not like the weak andnon-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 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 popularcar in its class. The Russian version of "Sollers" had only a turbocharged diesel engine with 2.3 liters in volume and a mechanical transmission. 244 car body became the 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 country of origin is Russia, possessed good dynamism and a comfortable interior of foreign cars. 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 alwaysFamous for their versatility and comfort 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 faster 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 applicationadvanced technology and exquisite design, the company "Fiat" has flawed 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 speak about the quality of the products.
Conclusion
The 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.
