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Sofim

Diesel engine plant

Sofim (Italian: Società franco-italiana di motori) is a joint diesel engine enterprise established between Fiat, Saviem (Renault) and Alfa Romeo on 13 September 1974 and was bought by Iveco in 1981. The manufacturing plant is located in Foggia in southern Italy and is nowadays Fiat Powertrain Technologies largest engine plant covering an area of approximately 540,000 square metres (5,800,000 sq ft).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Sep 13, 1974Founded1
  • Industryapplied mechanics, industrial manufacturing1
  • HeadquartersFoggia1
  • Founded inFoggia1
  • Legal formsocietà per azioni1

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Sofim (Italian: Società franco-italiana di motori) is a joint diesel engine enterprise established between2

Corporate structure

Sofim is part of a group headed by Iveco Group. 47 entities, 17 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Iveco Group Turin, Italy
    • FPT Turin, Italy
    • Heuliez Bus Mauléon, France
    • Iveco Turin, Italy
    • Iveco Czech Republic Vysoké Mýto, Czechia
    • Astra Subsidiary · Piacenza
    • Iveco Bus Subsidiary · Turin
      • Karosa Subsidiary · Vysoké Mýto
    • 2H ENERGY Subsidiary · Fécamp, France
    • EVCO GMBH Subsidiary · Ulm, Germany
    • FPT ARGENTINA S. A. Subsidiary · Buenos Aires, Argentina
    • FPT INDUSTRIAL BRASIL LTDA. Subsidiary · Contagem, Brazil
    • FPT INDUSTRIAL INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
    • FPT POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES FRANCE Subsidiary · Garchizy, France
    • IC FINANCIAL SERVICES Subsidiary · Guyancourt, France
    • IC FINANCIAL SERVICES UK LIMITED Subsidiary · Basildon, United Kingdom
    • IVECO (SCHWEIZ) AG Subsidiary · Kloten, Switzerland
    • IVECO CAPITAL SERVICES S.R.L. Subsidiary · Glina, Romania
    • IVECO CAPITAL SOLUTIONS S.P.A. Subsidiary · Turin, Italy
    • IVECO DANMARK A/S Subsidiary · Albertslund, Denmark
    • IVECO DEUTSCHLAND AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT Subsidiary · Ulm, Germany
    • Iveco Espana Subsidiary · Spain
    • IVECO ESPAÑA SL Subsidiary · Madrid, Spain
    • IVECO FRANCE Subsidiary · Vénissieux, France
    • IVECO GROUP KOREA LLC (이베코 그룹 코리아 엘엘씨) Subsidiary · Gwangju, South Korea
    • IVECO GROUP SWITZERLAND SA Subsidiary · Mendrisio, Switzerland
    • IVECO LIMITED Subsidiary · Basildon, United Kingdom
    • and 6 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Saviem on Sep 13, 1974, in Foggia.1

Products and brands

  • diesel engine

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1981Acquired Acquired by Iveco1
  2. Sep 13, 1974Founded Founded in Foggia1

Sources

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