Fiat Uno – the change that rippled through the industry
There are still some pretty neat, well-maintained and much-loved Fiat Unos around. The company recently celebrated this iconic little car.
Many are of the opinion that 40 years ago when the Fiat Uno was launched, it changed not only design methodologies but also manufacturing processes.
With five years of research and design, and a budget of around one trillion lira, it was the most significant investment Fiat had made in a vehicle up until then.
Robogate, a sophisticated production system for the assembly of car bodies, entered the factory to provide precision and absolute flexibility.
In 1985, this ‘dance’ of the robots also took place in the Termoli factory, where the new fire engine was created. The Uno was the first Fiat vehicle to use it.
With the Fiat Uno, a new and fruitful relationship was established between Centro Stile and Engineering, which became more united thanks to the new CAD stations and the emerging concept of functional design.
Heritage Stellantis’s team (Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, Abarth) has made an evocative video in which Roberto Giolito, head of Stellantis Heritage, speaks about this game changer.
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