Fabbrica Ligure Automobili Genova

The company was established in 1905 by investors in La Spezia, Liguria, Italy to produce large, prestigious, luxury vehicles, but shortly after founding it transferred to Genoa. The lack of technical skills in the Genoese workforce forced the company to seek business partners, and resulted in both the 1907 closure of the Genoa plant and the 1909 merger with the Turin automobile manufacturer Società Piemontese Automobili (SPA). The new company traded as Società Ligure Piemontese Automobili.

The company was also the Italian agent for Thornycroft vehicles.

Manufacturing

The emphasis on quality meant that steel was imported from Krupp in Germany and vehicle testing was extensive, but lack of technical skills in the workforce resulted in both the 1907 closure of the Genoa plant and the 1909 transfer of manufacturing to the Turin manufacturer Società Piemontese Automobili (SPA).

Vehicles

The initial cars were a 12/16 hp and 16/24 hp, both with four-cylinder engines and shaft drive. Later they added a 40 hp model with chain drive. All engines had the cylinders cast in pairs. The range was expanded with six-cylinder models rated as 40 and 70 hp.