Tata Motors and Fiat Auto: Joining Forces
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Case Details:
Case Code : BSTR248
Case Length : 24 Pages
Period : 2006
Pub Date : 2007
Teaching Note : Available
Organization : Tata Motors and Fiat Auto
Industry : Auto and Ancillaries
Countries : India
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Fiat Auto
Fiat came into existence on July 11, 1899. The company was established by Giovanni Agnelli (Giovanni) together with a group of investors. The first Fiat car manufacturing facility was opened in 1900 in Corso Dante, Italy. Giovanni became the managing director of the company in 1902. In 1908, the company started exporting cars to USA, France, Australia, and the UK. By 1911, the Fiat Group had diversified into the production and marketing of commercial vehicles, marine engines, trucks, and trams and by 1925, it had entered the steel, railways, power, and public transportation businesses. The Fiat Group's auto division used mass production to keep production costs low...
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Tata Motors And Fiat Auto: Joining Forces
On September 22, 2005, TM announced that it was signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fiat Auto to explore the possibility of cooperation across different areas in the passenger car market. The two auto makers were examining the possibility of joint product development, manufacturing, sourcing, and distribution of products, aggregates, and components. A 15-member joint team consisting of senior officials from both organizations was set up to study the viability and the specifics of the nature of cooperation, both in the short and the long term. "If found feasible, the two companies will enter into definitive agreements in the course of the coming months," said an official statement... |
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