Fiat Powertrain Technologies

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Fiat Powertrain Technologies S.p.A.
TypeSubsidiary
IndustryAutomotive
FoundedTurin, Italy (2005 (2005))
Defunct2013; 8 years ago (2013)
SuccessorFPT Industrial
HeadquartersTurin, Italy
Productsengines, transmissions and powertrains
Revenue€7.000 billion (2007)[1]
Number of employees
20,500 (February 2009)
ParentCNH Industrial N.V.
SubsidiariesVM Motori
WebsiteFiat Powertrain

Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT) was established in March 2005 as a Fiat Group division which included all the activities related to powertrains and transmissions.[2] The company was formed following the dissolution of the alliance between Fiat and General Motors.

Between 2005 and 2011, the company also included industrial and commercial powertrain activities that were subsequently spun-off as a separate entity named FPT Industrial who acted as a subsidiary of Fiat Industrial (now CNH Industrial).

In January 2013 Fiat Powertrain Technologies was incorporated in Fiat Group Automobiles.

FPT Verrone plant.

The company had activities in nine different countries, it had 10 plants and around 20,000 employees.[3] With output of around 2.9 million engines and 2.4 million transmissions and axles annually, Fiat Powertrain Technologies is one of the largest companies in the powertrain sector.[4]

Fiat Powertrain innovations[]

  • Variable Valve Timing (1960). First patent of automotive variable valve timing
  • Common Rail technology (1997). Patent sold to Robert Bosch later[5]
  • MultiJet system (2003)
  • MultiAir technology (2009)
  • TwinAir two-cylinder engine (2010)
  • Euro Twin Clutch Transmission (2010)

FPT Industrial[]

As a result of partial and proportional demerger of Fiat S.p.A. to Fiat Industrial S.p.A., Fiat Powertrain Technologies S.p.A. was split into Fiat Powertrain and FPT Industrial S.p.A. on January 1, 2011.

FPT Industrial S.p.A. is now part of CNH Industrial and produces powertrains for On-Road, Off-Road, Marine and Power Generation applications.[6]

See also[]

  • List of Italian companies

References[]

  1. ^ "Main Figures 2008". fptpowertrain.com/eng. Archived from the original on September 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  2. ^ "Fiat Powertrain". Fiat. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ^ "FPR presentation 2008" (PDF). fptpowertrain.com. Retrieved 2009-10-12.[dead link]
  4. ^ "CNH Parts & Service and Fiat Powertrain Technologies Partner to Expand FPT North American Dealer Network". reuters.com. 2009-07-23. Archived from the original on 2013-02-01. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
  5. ^ "Target Zero: Fiat's engine innovation explored" (19 February 2010). Wired. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
  6. ^ "The Company, history and products". FPT Industrial. Retrieved 2016-03-04.

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