Giovanni Agnelli was an Italian businessman who founded the Fiat S.p.A. car manufacturing in 1899.
Giovanni Agnelli
Agnelli with King Victor Emmanuel III in a limousine at the Fiat Lingotto factory in 1923
Mussolini giving a speech in Turin with Agnelli in 1923
Agnelli with his grandson in 1940
Fiat S.p.A., or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino, was an Italian holding company whose original and core activities were in the automotive industry, and that was succeeded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA). The Fiat Group contained many brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, the Chrysler Group, and many more. On 29 January 2014, it was announced that Fiat S.p.A. was to be merged into a new Netherlands-based holding company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA), taking place before the end of 2014. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles became the new owner of Fiat Group. On 1 August 2014, Fiat S.p.A. received necessary shareholder approval to proceed with the merger. The merger became effective 12 October 2014.
Fiat 3 ½ CV (1899)
Corso Dante plant
Fiat tractor in a 1919 American magazine article
Lingotto factory (1928)