Tipo puts Fiat back on the road to the top

Time was when Fiat had a car for everyone and the company’s factories pumped out gazillions of units annually to an audience only too willing to purchase the attractive and cost-effective products on offer.

In Ireland, Fiat was backed by a slick PR machine, generous finance offers and a range which, while it often lacked top-end quality, offered pretty much something for everyone.

Sure, there times when the company appeared dogged by mechanical issues and various nasty acronyms were invented to characterise the Fiat name.