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FSO (Fabryka Samochodów Osobowych) commonly known as FSO, was a Polish automobile manufacturer, located in Warsaw. established by the Communist Government in 1951 it remained in production until 2011.
The FSO plant was established, in Żerań on Warsaw's eastern bank of the river Vistula, to produce automobiles for post World War II Poland. The first FSO car was the Warszawa, manufactured under the Soviet GAZ-M20 Pobeda licence. In 1953, an in-house team started development of a smaller, popular car, resulting in the second FSO model, a two-stroke Syrena, introduced in 1957. though manufacture was undertaken by FSM.
In 1965, the Polish government signed license agreements with Fiat to manufacture selected Fiat models in Poland, under the brand Polski Fiat. In particular, the Fiat 125 aimed at replacing the outdated Warsawa.The resulting model, called Polski Fiat 125p, was in fact a simplified model with Fiat 1300/1500 mechanicals, and was exported for some time under the names Fiat 125p and later, after the license agreement ended, FSO 1300/1500, alongside the production line of the old Warsawa which continued until 1973. In 1978, FSO introduced a new model, called Polonez, a 5-door compact car based on updated FSO 1500 design. The Polonez was also exported to many markets under the FSO brand, intended as a replacment for the 125p but as was the case when the 125 was introduced to replace the Warsawa, 125 production was to continue until 1991.
With the ending of the cold war, the Polish Goverment began courting potential International partners for FSO, but progress was slow. The first full-fledged venture started in 1994, when an agreement with General Motors was signed to assemble Opel Astra in Żerań. Nevertheless, the following year FSO was sold to the Korean Daewoo Motors, which was at that time a competitor of GM. The company was then renamed Daewoo-FSO.
At first, Daewoo used FSO to assemble their popular models for the European market, such as Daewoo Tico and Daewoo Espero. In 1997, the assembly and then full-fledged production of Daewoo Lanos commenced, followed in 1999 by the Daewoo Matiz.. Production of the FSO Polonez was maintained and the model modernised and new body styles were added. Nevertheless, waning demand led FSO to cease Polonez production in 2002.
Meanwhile, General Motors decided to build their own factory in Poland, in Gliwice, where the production of Opel Astra was relocated in 1998. GM's assembly line at FSO was then used for a short time to assemble Opel Vectra for the local market and then shut down completely.
Daewoo went bankrupt in 2000 leading to an acute deterioration of FSO's position in the industry. Daewoo Motors was bought out by General Motors (and its Asian partners), but overseas manufacturing subsidiaries such as Daewoo-FSO were not part of the deal. Therefore, FSO became de facto independent again. Through lengthy negotiations, the Polish government secured FSO the rights to manufacture and sell the Lanos and the Matiz until 2007. though the company lacked the finances to modernise the models and the cars became increasingly unpopular, although In 2004, Daewoo-FSO was renamed FSO again..
During that period, the Polish government was actively seeking a new strategic partner for FSO, but no major automaker expressed interest, prolonged talks took place with MG Rover who were aparently being courted by the Chinese, though it was simply a rouse, and MG Rover entered into receivership in 2005 putting an end to rtalks.Consequently, the UkrAVTO, the owner of ZAZ, became the only possible partner for FSO. The Ukrainian company gradually became a majority shareholder of FSO while at the same time strengthening the cooperation between FSO and ZAZ. UkrAVTO.In mid-2006 the parent company of FSO, UkrAVTO, signed a license agreement with General Motors to produce the Chevrolet Aveo and a new company was formed involving partners FSO and GM. The first Aveo rolled off the FSO plant on 11 July 2007, The license for the production of Aveo expired in February 2011 and it was not resumed for the next generation model. By March 2011 more than 1,800 employees were made redundant and the land on which the factory was built was offered for sale...
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Polski Fiat literally translates into English as Polish Fiat, under this brand name cars were built in Poland under licence to Fiat (Italy)
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The brand was created in 1932, when the Polish government made an agreement with FIAT to produce cars under licence in a state factory PZInż. (Państwowe Zakłady Inżynieryjne) in Warsaw. The cars were sold and serviced by a newly created Polish-Italian company Polski Fiat SA. First cars were assembled from Italian parts (a compact car PF 508/I), later also some other models were assembled from parts, like a small car Fiat Topolino. From the mid-1930s, the factory started to produce whole cars.
After WWII the brand name reappeared in the 1960s, when the Polish government renewed connections of the Polish automobile industry with Fiat and bought a licence for a mid-size car Polski Fiat 125p with the first cars assembled from parts by FSO, with full scale production running from 1968-91 however the brand Polski Fiat was replaced with FSO (which had already been seen on other models such as the 125p-based FSO Polonez) in 1983.
A second licence ran from 1973-2000 with production of the Polski-Fiat 126p based on the Fiat 126 by FSM.
The Polski-Fiat brand name disappeared in 1991 when Fiat bought the Polish factory, and Fiat models have since been produced in Poland under the Fiat brand, which was used before 1992 in export markets only.
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FSO 125P (1967-91) Engine 1481cc S4 OHV
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On the 22 December 1965, a license agreement was signed between FSO and Fiat concerning manufacturing of intermediate-sized cars in Poland. The automobile concerned was a model specially devised for production in Poland, combining the body and braking system of the newly launched Fiat 125 with the driveline and other chassis elements from the retired Fiat 1300/1500.The production preparation process took almost two years, with the assembly of pre-production test series from parts imported from Italy commencing on 28 November 1967. By the end of the year, 75 such cars were assembled.
There were two main versions, differing in the engine employed: 1300 (1295 cc, 60 hp (45 kW) / 44 kW) or 1500 (1481 cc, 75 hp / 51.5 kW). The 1300 model entered production in 1968 and the 1500 in 1969. The 1300 ceased production in the 1980s. Polish cars differed in detail from Italian ones: most visibly there were four round headlights instead of four square ones, simpler bumpers and front grill, orange color front turn signal lenses, simpler body sheet metal stampings, and the old Fiat 1300/1500 chassis and interior. A less visible but significant change in the Polski Fiat was a safer flat fuel tank and more durable disc brakes. FSO also developed an Estate and Pick-Up version after Italian Fiat 125 production ended in 1972.There was a minor restyling in 1973, when the chrome front grille was replaced with a black plastic one, and in 1975, when a new black plastic grille arrived along with new turn indicators, enlarged horizontal rear lamps, and a slightly modernised interior, hubcaps featuring modern stamped patterns, new bumpers with horizontal strips of rubber which replaced paired vertical guards. The power of both engines was also raised by 3.7 kW. From 1983, the car was produced as the FSO 125p 1500/1300. In the late 1980s the 125p received its last upgrade in form of power train from the FSO Polonez and a new instrument cluster featuring round gauges in place of the classic Fiat speedometer..
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Polski Fiat 126p (1973-2000) Engine 652cc S2 Production 3,318,674 (Poland)
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Produced Under licence in Poland under the brand Polski Fiat 126p (literally in English: Polish Fiat 126p)
At first it was almost identical with the basic model: differences included a higher chassis, a modified grille on the back, and the front blinkers that were white in Italy but orange for other markets. To distinguish it from the original Italian car, the letter "p" was added to its name. It was produced by Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych (FSM) in Bielsko-Biała and Tychy under Italian Fiat licence
Throughout the 1980s the 126p was continuously modified. First it received upgraded brakes and new wheels from Italian Fiat, hazard blinkers were added to meet new law requirements, in 1985 tail fog light and factory back-up light were added to then standard plastic bumpers, an electronic ignition system and alternator replaced undersized generator around 1987.
It was exported to many Eastern Bloc countries and for several years it was one of the most popular cars in Poland and in Hungary and between 1989-92 it was sold in Australia as the FSM Niki during this period it was Australias cheapest car and there was also a Convertible version developed for the Australian market.
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Polski Fiat 126p (1985-1994) Engine 652cc S2 Production 3,318,674 (Poland)
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The Fiat 126 was a introduced four-passenger, rear-engine, city car of in Italy in 1972, as a replacement for the Fiat 500. designed by Sergio Sartorelli, it retained much of the under pinnings of the Fiat 500, with an updated slightly larger body shell, with a larger passenger area and improved safety features. The engine capacity was increased from 594 cc to 652 cc at the end of 1977, with an output of 23bhp, The 594 cc engines were still an available optionain early 1983 A subsequent increase took the engine size to 704 cc in the new "restyling" model Fiat 126 Bis (1987–1991), when output increased to 26bhp. Italian production at Cassino ceased in 1980, with an overall production of 1,352,912. The 126 was also manufactured under licence by Zastava in Yugoslavia. In Austria, it was briefly assembled by Steyr Puch as a successor to the successful Puch 500, with assembly lasting until 1975; and production of 2069 examples.
Manufacture took place under licence in Poland under the brand Polski Fiat 126p (literally in English: Polish Fiat 126p), by FSM ( Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych), between 1973-2000. At first it was almost identical with the basic model: differences included a higher chassis, a modified grille on the back, and the front blinkers that were white in Italy but orange for other markets. To distinguish it from the original Italian car, the letter "p" was added to its name.
Throughout the 1980s the 126p was continuously modified. First it received upgraded brakes and new wheels from Italian Fiat, hazard blinkers were added to meet new law requirements, in 1985 tail fog light and factory back-up light were added to then standard plastic bumpers, an electronic ignition system and alternator replaced undersized generator around 1987.
It was exported to many Eastern Bloc countries and for several years it was one of the most popular cars in Poland and in Hungary and between 1989-92 it was sold in Australia as the FSM Niki during this period it was Australias cheapest car and there was also a Convertible version developed for the Australian market. In 1992 the FSM Group was renamed, as Fiat Auto Poland with the cars dropping the Polski Fiat title in favour of Fiat.
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