Fiat - Chrysler
Fiat , an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (English: Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial and industrial group based in Turin in the Piedmont region. Fiat was founded in 1899.On June 10, 2009, Chrysler Group LLC was sold to the Italian automaker Fiat. On June 3, 2011, Fiat Bought out the remaining U.S. Treasury’s stake in Chrysler for $500 million increasing its ownership of the automaker to 52%.