FIAT

Fiat cars

The Italian car manufacturer FIAT was founded in 1899. Initially, its owners were several large investors, but in 1902, management was transferred to Giovanni Agnelli.

The current name of the automaker in Italian means “Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino” – “Italian Automobile Factory of Turin.”

At the beginning of 2014, the company merged with the American company Chrysler, which led to the emergence of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles concern.

The lineup

The most popular Fiat models that owners from all over the world like are: Linea, Bravo, Grande Punto, Panda, Stilo, 500, Punto, Brava, Doblo, Ducato, Albea, Tipo and others.

According to information from the global market, Fiat cars are in good demand. The top five leaders of this manufacturer are the following models, which were sold in different countries for 2018:

• 500–196 thousand copies;
• Panda – 176 thousand;
• Ducato – 105,000;
• Tipo – 103,000 units;
• 500X – 95,400 cars.

Total sales for the year amounted to more than 1,400,000 vehicles of different models of this company.

VIN FIAT

Not every FIAT owner knows where it is located.
identification code. Depending on the specific model, it may be located on:

• body rack;
• windshield in the lower left corner;
• right wheel arch (above);
• the floor, under the front passenger mat;
• door sills;
• block or cylinder head;
• partition separating the hood and interior;
• spars (SUVs).

On all modern Fiat cars, the VIN is in the dashboard area, printed on the windshield.

VIN FIAT specification

To view the exact location of the assembly draws attention to 11 characters:

1 – Valencia (Venezuela);
4 – Cairo (Egypt);
6 – Bursa (Turkey);
8 – Nazareth (Israel);
A – CTC Pre-Production & Pilot;
C – Jefferson North Assembly (USA);
D – Belvidere Assembly;
E – Saltillo Van / Truck Assembly Plant;
G – Saltillo Truck Assembly (Mexico);
H – Brampton Assembly (Canada);
L – Toledo (United States);
N – Sterling Heights Assembly
P – Melfi (Italy);
R – Windsor Assembly (Canada);
S – Warren Truck Assembly (USA);
T – Toluca, Mexico
V – Conner Avenue Assembly (USA);
W – Toledo (USA).

Model code is viewed on 4-6 characters.

The country of manufacture is determined from the first 3 characters in accordance with the accepted international designations that are applied to all cars.

Check FIAT by VIN number

Mandatory event when buying a used car is to view its history. Based on the identification cipher, the future buyer can pre-assess the technical condition of the car, find out the number of owners, full equipment, participation in an accident, and other information.