annual report - FIAT SpA

UGL sign agreement for relaunch of
Mirafiori plant. Agreement is put to
referendum in January 2011 and
receives majority approval of workers.
Ferrari presents the 458
Challenge, derived from the 458
Italia, that will be the protagonist
of a new single-make trophy.
Case IH announced
winner of SIMA Innovation Awards (at
SIMA to be held in February 2011) for
new automatic vehicle-to-vehicle
synchronization system and for world's
first continuously variable PTO
transmission for tractors. New Holland
Agriculture to be awarded the Silver
Innovation medal for Crop ID
system.
Case Construction Equipment
launches range of four T Series
Construction King loader backhoes in
Europe.
New Holland celebrates 60
years in Brazil.
Foundation stone laid for new FGA
plant in Pernambuco, Brazil. Total of
BRL 3 billion to be invested with initial
production capacity of 200,000
vehicles per year (plant will open in
2014).
Fiat Industrial receives €4.2 billion
in financing from group of leading
banks for working capital requirements
and general corporate purposes,
including repayment to Fiat of
“intragroup” loans subsequent to the
effective date of the demerger.
Deed of Demerger signed
between Fiat S.p.A. and Fiat Industrial
S.p.A., which is subject to necessary
approvals from Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
and Consob. Demerger takes effect
on 1 January 2011 and from 3
January the ordinary, preference and
savings shares of Fiat Industrial S.p.A.
begin trading on the MTA.
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