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The Italian automobile manufacturer Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino better known as Fiat was founded on 11th July, 1899, in Turin, Italy by Giovanni Agnelli and his group of investors. The headquarters of the company are currently located at Turin, Italy and the key people involved in the business include the CEO Sergio Marchionne, Chairman Luca Cordero-di-Montezemolo as well as the Vice Chairman John Elkann. The products dealt by the company include trucks, autos, and vehicular equipments. The total revenues of the company last year were close to €59.4 billion, while the net income was about €1.721 billion. There are over 200,701 employees currently working for the organization. The meaning of the name of the company is “Italian Automobile Factory of Turin”, but it is known as FIAT across the world. The Subsidiaries automobiles of the company include several big names such as the Ferrari S.p.A., Maserati S.p.A., Fiat Light Commercial Vehicles S.p.A., Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., Abarth & C. S.p.A, Lancia Automobiles S.p.A., Fiat Automobiles S.p.A., as well as the Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. The commercial vehicles manufactured by the company include the Iveco S.p.A., while the components and production systems made by FIAT include the Fiat Powertrain Technologies S.p.A., Comau S.p.A., Teksid S.p.A. and the Magneti Marelli Holding S.p.A. A whole lot of Fiat Group models have bagged the European Car of the Year award since 1967, beginning with the Fiat 124, followed by Fiat 128 in 1970, Fiat 127 in 1972, Lancia Delta in 1980, Fiat Uno in 1984, Fiat Tipo in 1989, Fiat Punto in 1995, Fiat Bravo/Brava in 1996, Alfa Romeo 156 in 1998, and the Alfa Romeo 147 in 2001. In the year 1997, Fiat India Automobiles Private Limited was founded, which happens to be a joint venture between Fiat and Tata Motors. Fiat Palio and Fiat 500 have been two extremely successful vehicles marketed in the India as well as other Asian markets. Looking at the recent developments in the operation of the company, the CEO Giuseppe Morchio resigned in 2004, and Sergio Marchionne took charges officially on 1st June 2004. The latest additions in the line-up of the award winning vehicles include the Fiat Panda in 2004, as well as the Fiat 500 in 2008. On the other hand, the Grande Punto, Bravo, and Linea are the latest additions in the line-up of international releases.