Magneti Marelli

Magneti Marelli S.p.A.
A subsidiary of FCA Italy
Industry Automotive
Founded 1919
Founder Fiat and Ercole Marelli
Headquarters Corbetta, Italy
Key people
 Sergio Marchionne (chairman)
Pietro Gorlier (CEO)
Products Automotive components
Revenue € 7.3 billion (2015)[1]
Number of employees
 40,500 (2015)[2]
Subsidiaries Automotive Lighting
Website http://www.magnetimarelli.com

Magneti Marelli S.p.A. [maɲˈɲɛti maˈrɛlli] develops and manufactures high-tech components for the automotive industry.

A subsidiary of Fiat (now FCA Italy) since 1967, Magneti Marelli is headquartered in Corbetta, Italy and includes 86 manufacturing plants, 12 R&D centres and 26 application centers in 19 countries[2] — with 43,000 employees and a turnover of 7,9 billion euro in 2016.[2]

Car manufactured by Magneti Marelli, preserved at the Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan.
Magneti Marelli television sets exhibited at the Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan.

Subsidiaries and brands of the company include AL-Automotive Lighting, Carello, Cromodora, Cofap, Ergom Automotive, Jaeger, Mako Elektrik, Paraflu, Securvia, Seima, Siem SpA, Solex, Veglia Borletti, Vitaloni, Weber.

History

Founded in 1919 — as Fabbrica Italiana Magneti Marelli (FIMM), a joint-venture between Fiat and Ercole Marelli (1891-1993), an Italian electrical manufacturing company — Magneti Marelli initially manufactured magnetos for the automotive and aviation industries, with its first plant in Sesto San Giovanni near Milan.

Current work

Magneti Marelli currently deals with intelligent systems for active and passive vehicle safety as well as powertrain systems. Business lines include automotive lighting systems, body control systems, powertrain control systems, electronic instrument clusters, telematics systems, and computers, suspension systems and components, exhaust systems, and motorsport, wherein Magneti Marelli develops specific electronic systems for Formula One,[3] Motorcycle Grand Prix and the World Rally Championship.

Magneti Marelli worked with Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Auto to develop an in-dash computer (carputer) for Ford's work truck division introduced in 2008 — with a built-in 6.5-inch, high-resolution touch screen and Bluetooth, USB connectivity, GPS Navigation, voice recognition, as well as general office applications, e.g., word processing, contact, and calendar.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 2013_annual_report.pdf: 2013_annual_report.pdf, accessdate: 4. March 2016
  2. 1 2 3 "Company". magnetimarelli.com. Retrieved 2013-08-04.
  3. ↑ "Formula One kinetic energy recovery rigs debut". Retrieved 2009-01-31.
  4. ↑ "Ford "Work Solutions" Makes Trucks Smart—Ford Smart". Jalopnik.com, Ben Wojdyla, Feb 6 2008.
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