1903
Fiat presented the 24HP, its first commercial vehicle produced just five years after the company’s founding.
1920
Louis Heuliez founded the Heuliez Company and started producing horse-drawn carriages.
1929
Fiat decides to separate its truck business from automobiles and founds Fiat Veicoli Industiali.
1934
OM, a company producing cars, trucks and agricultural machinery, is taken over by Fiat and the Brescia and Suzzara plants are integrated into Fiat Veicoli Industriali.
1937
Lancia Veicoli Industriali opens facility for the production of military trucks.
1966
Fiat acquires UNIC, a French manufacturer of heavy vehicles as well as cars.
1975
IVECO was established as the result of the merger of five truck brands within the Fiat Group: Fiat, OM and Lancia of Italy, Unic of France and Magirus Deutz of Germany.
1986
IVECO Ford Truck Ltd, a joint venture (and de facto merger) in which IVECO S.p.A. holds a 52% share with Ford's truck business in Europe, was established.
1986
Acquisition of ASTRA, an Italian manufacturer of quarry and heavy-duty trucks, by IVECO.
1990
IVECO acquires Pegaso, a Spanish company for the production of industrial vehicles.
1999
Irisbus was created following the equal merger of the bus divisions of IVECO and Renault VI.
2005
Fiat forms FPT, grouping together all automotive and industrial powertrain activities.
2011
Fiat spins off its non-auto activities: IVECO, FPT and CNH Global N.V. are demerged from Fiat S.p.A. to Fiat Industrial.
2013
IVECO BUS brand was founded and incorporated IRISBUS.
2013
CNH Industrial is founded following the merger of Fiat Industrial and CNH Global N.V.
2022
Iveco Group was established on 1st January, following the demerger from CNH Industrial. The first day of trading at Euronext Milan was on 3 January 2022.
2025
Iveco Group transfers the ownership of firefighting brand MAGIRUS to Mutares, enabling it to compete even more efficiently and effectively in its unique market.
2025
Iveco Group honours IVECO's 50th anniversary with a series of dedicated events around the world and celebrations throughout the year.
2026
Iveco Group sells its Defence Business (IDV and ASTRA brands) to Leonardo. The transaction creates an Italy- based, European champion in the land defence segment with the scale and capabilities to compete globally.