Zastava Automobiles

FIAT Chrysler Automobiles Serbia, previously known as Zastava Automobiles, is an automobile manufacturing company based in the city of Kragujevac, Serbia. It is best known for its Fiat-based automobiles, which it began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets. It became a subsidiary of Fiat in 2008, once fully bought by the Italian car manufacturer, and was renamed to Fiat Automobili Srbija (or Fiat Automobiles Serbia). Then the company became a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2014 following the merger, then shut down of Fiat S.p.A..

On July 28, 2008, Fiat signed a letter of intent, undertaking to take control of the automobile division, investing €700 million in return for a 67 percent stake in the company (then owned by the state) and an additional €100 million of investment from the Serbian government. This was later revised to €300 million. Fiat pledged not to cut any jobs and to make good a backlog in wage payments for employees and hinted that the plant may become a dedicated Fiat production site. With this major investment, production was set to reach 330,000 units by 2012.

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FIAT Chrysler Automobiles Serbia, previously known as Zastava Automobiles, is an automobile manufacturing company based in the city of Kragujevac, Serbia. It is best known for its Fiat-based automobiles, which it began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets. It became a subsidiary of Fiat in 2008, once fully bought by the Italian car manufacturer, and was renamed to Fiat Automobili Srbija (or Fiat Automobiles Serbia). Then the company became a subsidiary of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in 2014 following the merger, then shut down of Fiat S.p.A..

On July 28, 2008, Fiat signed a letter of intent, undertaking to take control of the automobile division, investing €700 million in return for a 67 percent stake in the company (then owned by the state) and an additional €100 million of investment from the Serbian government. This was later revised to €300 million. Fiat pledged not to cut any jobs and to make good a backlog in wage payments for employees and hinted that the plant may become a dedicated Fiat production site. With this major investment, production was set to reach 330,000 units by 2012.

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