11 April 2005

Fiat amalgamates powertrain units

by Brian Byrne. Fiat has amalgamated all its engine and transmission business units to form a specialised powertrain enterprise.

The group has put together the Fiat Auto powertrain business previously involved in the GM alliance with the engines and transmission operations of the IVECO truck division and the engine management and automated manual transmission facilities of Magnetti Marelli, a Fiat supplier.

Now called Fiat Powertrain, the business will provide engines ranging trom 1-litre petrol units for cars to 40-litre diesels for marine use.