Turin has become more and more important in Italy's economic map in recent years, and has been promoted from the sixth largest industrial city in Italy to the top three.
Turin can develop so rapidly, of course, thanks to its huge automobile manufacturing industry. When it comes to Italian cars, all countries unanimously agree that Fiat is the one, and Fiat is still the largest automobile manufacturing company in the world. Although other countries
It has also gradually established its own automobile industry, but the first-mover advantage is not easy to break. Among other things, Fiat's numerous patents alone are something that many people who are interested in establishing a foothold in the automobile industry cannot avoid.
Fortunately, Fiat also knows not to provoke public outrage, so they are willing to license these car patents. As long as you pay money, you can obtain the right to use the patents. Just last year, Fiat earned more than 8 million lire in revenue from patent licensing alone.
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However, the income from these patents can only be regarded as additional income. For Fiat, the most important thing is its own automobile manufacturing industry.
Last year, Fiat manufactured more than 80,000 cars, with the best-selling Fiat Model A.
Yes, it is the cheapest car sold by Fiat. It has a waterproof canvas carport and looks like a simple A-type car in every aspect. It is the best car sold by Fiat.
Of course, the current Type A cars are definitely different from the Type A cars sold at the beginning. At least the current Type A cars have also undergone certain upgrades. After all, Fiat has spent a lot of money on automobile research in recent years, and many practical
Small technologies can be improved without spending much money. In this case, people who are short of money and desperately want a car can choose this model.
Last year, more than 50,000 Model A cars were sold, each priced at only 3,100 lire. There is no car in the world with a lower price than the Model A car.
Fiat can sell the car at such a low price, on the one hand, it is large-scale production. After all, as long as it reaches scale, the price of materials will be suppressed. On the other hand, it is excellent cost control. In this regard, Fiat's
The founder Giovanni Agnelli has made great contributions. He completely decomposed and optimized the automobile production process, which allowed Fiat automobile production speed to be qualitatively improved.
And the salary offered by Fiat is also good. A qualified worker who works five days a week and nine hours a day can receive a monthly salary of about 240 lira. Although this does not seem high, compared with the high salary in the United States, it is a bit
There is a gap, but this is pretty good for Italy. Every time Fiat recruits workers, it is always crowded. There should not be too many people who want to enter the Fiat factory.
In addition to the best-selling A-type cars, Fiat's B-type cars are also not bad at selling, with more than 20,000 units sold last year.
The Type B car, which was originally intended to replace the Type A car, failed to take advantage of the price advantage of the Type A car in terms of performance and styling, which made Fiat executives dumbfounded.
Speaking of which, the B-type car is actually not expensive. The current price of 4,200 lire can be considered a very affordable car. However, the price difference is 1,100 lire, which directly reduces the sales of the B-type car by more than double.
In addition to the A and B cars, Fiat also has an S-type car. This is Fiat's entry into the high-end market. The streamlined body has a metallic luster paint, and leather seats with mahogany calfskin and ivory inlays.
The ashtray and other decorations give the entire Model S a great visual impact.
The price of each car is as high as 54,000 lire, making many wealthy people and nobles choose this car as their travel vehicle.
With these three cars, Fiat accounted for two-thirds of global car sales last year.
At present, in addition to Fiat, automobile companies from various countries are also developing and growing with the injection of capital. For example, in the United States, a man named Ford created the first mass production factory in the United States. The Ford Model A it sold,
In the United States, I heard that the sales were good, squeezing out a lot of Fiat's share in the country. In France, Renault was not bad, and it also sold a lot of cars. As for Germany, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz also showed that Germany
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Of course, these car companies do not yet pose a threat to Fiat. You must know that Fiat's first-mover advantage is not small, coupled with its abundant capital, these young guys can only follow the soup.
In addition to these three cars, Fiat has just launched a car, the Fiat truck.
That's right, it's a truck.
Fiat's senior management has long had a unanimous view on the automobile's involvement in the transportation industry. As long as there is a good cargo truck, the heavy-duty cargo carriages on the market will not be able to fight back, and the transportation industry will surely become a new growth point for automobile sales.
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So after three years of research and development, Fiat finally came up with a truck. This truck is powered by an 80-horsepower gasoline engine jointly developed by Fiat and the Milan Power Laboratory. It can load 1.5 tons of cargo and run forty kilometers.
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The launch of this truck immediately aroused a strong response from the market, and its first batch of 2,000 trucks was sold out. Subsequently, more truck orders were sent to Fiat like snowflakes. Because users who purchased the truck were all
It can be calculated that a heavy-duty carriage can only pull one ton of goods on the road, but it requires 4 horses, whose appetites are not small. Moreover, the animals cannot rotate continuously. After working for several hours,
After living, the horse must be allowed to rest.
Although trucks seem to be more expensive, a truck that can pull 1.5 tons costs 5,800 lire, but in terms of usability, it is indeed better than a horse-drawn carriage.
In docks, mines and other work sites that require high-intensity transportation, this truck is perfect for horse-drawn carriages. In addition, in terms of long-distance transportation, trucks cannot match horse-drawn carriages due to their cargo capacity and speed. Therefore, such a truck
The emergence of the company will bring so many orders to Fiat.
It needs to be said here that among the many orders, there are also orders from the military of various countries, especially the orders from the domestic military and the German military.
The Italian military purchased 200 vehicles, while the German military purchased 500 vehicles.
The reason why the militaries of the two countries attach so much importance is very simple, that is, its load capacity.
The German military has experimented with using Fiat trucks to tow artillery maneuvers. During the towing experiment on a Krupp 105mm light howitzer, the artillery was easily pulled by the car for 48 kilometers, but it ended up because the wheels were damaged.
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However, the German military saw the huge role of trucks in the military field, so it wanted to purchase more vehicles and conduct further experiments.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Germany and Italy will let Fiat develop trucks with better performance in the future for the transportation of larger artillery.
But for Fiat, it is definitely not a bad thing to be able to enter the military's field of vision.
