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The commercial division dedicated to spare parts and network of workshop. It distributes spare parts, automotive components and technical know-how.
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Our History
- 1919- THE FOUNDING : ERCOLE MARELLI FOUNDED THE "FABBRICA ITALIANA MAGNETI MARELLI", TOGETHER WITH FIAT, TO START PRODUCTION OF STARTER MAGNETS IN ITALY FOR THE AUTOMOTIVE AND AVIATION SECTORS
- 1924 - CORPORATE COMMUNICATION: MAGNETI MARELLI WAS ONE OF THE FIRST ITALIAN COMPANIES TO CREATE AN IN-HOUSE MAGAZINE, CALLED “SPRAZZI E BAGLIORI” (“SPARKS AND FLASHES”), INTENDED FOR ITS EMPLOYEES AND DISTRIBUTORS
- 1930 - FOUNDING OF RADIOMARELLI: MAGNETI MARELLI ENCOURAGED THE MASS DISTRIBUTION OF RADIOS IN THE HOMES OF THE ITALIAN PEOPLE THROUGH ITS RADIO PRODUCTS BEARING THE “RADIOMARELLI” BRAND
- 1938 - A "NOBEL" COLLABORATION: THE ITALIAN PHYSICIST AND NOBEL PRIZE-WINNER ENRICO FERMI COLLABORATED WITH THE MAGNETI MARELLI RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES
- 1953 - TOWARDS ITALIAN TELEVISION: MAGNETI MARELLI DEVELOPED THE FIRST RADIO BRIDGES FOR THE STATE TELEVISION RAI, INCLUDING THE MILAN – PALERMO RADIO BRIDGE, FIRST IN EUROPE IN TERMS OF SIZE AND POWER
- 1956 - TELEVISION IN ITALIAN HOMES: MAGNETI MARELLI KICKED OFF THE MASS PRODUCTION OF RADIOMARELLI TELEVISION SETS FOR PRIVATE USE, WHICH SOON BECAME A WIDESPREAD PRESENCE IN ITALIAN HOMES, BARS AND CAFÈS
- 1958 - THE BEST LOVED BY ITALIANS: A DOXA SURVEY REVEALED THAT RADIOMARELLI WAS THE BRAND MOST PREFERRED BY ITALIANS, A FOURTH OF WHICH OWNED A RADIO OR TELEVISION MADE BY MAGNETI MARELLI
- 1959 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS: MAGNETI MARELLI BUILT PARTICLE ACCELERATORS FOR THE CERN IN GENEVA
- 1968 - ELECTRONIC IGNITION: MAGNETI MARELLI DEVELOPED THE DINOFLEX, ITS FIRST ELECTRONIC IGNITION CONTROL UNIT FITTED ON SUCH CARS AS THE FERRARI “DINO” AND THE LANCIA “STRATOS”
- 1986-88 BUILDING AN INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE:AT THE END OF THE '80s, MAGNETI MARELLI ACQUIRED A SIGNIFICANT INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE BY INCORPORATING HISTORICAL BRANDS AND COMPANIES AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL SUCH AS WEBER, VEGLIA BORLETTI AND CARELLO
- 2000 - THE FIRST NAVIGATOR: MAGNETI MARELLI DEVELOPED ITS FIRST BUILT-IN SATELLITE NAVIGATION SYSTEM CALLED “NIT” (TELEMATIC INFO NODE), WITH THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: NAVIGATION, RADIO, CD PLAYER, HANDS-FREE SYSTEM AND VOICE RECOGNITION
- SINCE 1994 - INNOVATION IN FORMULA1: MAGNETI MARELLI IS A LEADER IN INNOVATION FOR FORMULA 1 RACES WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SEMI-AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, INTELLIGENT STEERING WHEEL, ENGINE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS, ADVANCED TELEMETRY AND KERS