List of microcars by country of origin: I

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CountryAutomobile NameManufacturerEngine Make/CapacitySeatsYearOther information
Italy Abarth 595 Abarth & Co, Turin Fiat 594 cc21960-1964Basically a Fiat 500D with enlarged and tuned engine, Abarth badgework and stronger suspension in some versions [1]
Italy ALL-CARS CharlyALL-CARS srl, Pianoro [2] Moto Morini 49 cc21974-1985 [3] This car was designed by Beach buggy manufacturer Autozodiaco. It was also sold as the All Cars Snuggy [4]
Italy ALL-CARS Charly IIALL-CARS srl, Pianoro 125 cc21977-1985 [4]
Italy ALL-CARS TobroukALL-CARS srl, Pianoro 125 cc21977-1985 convertible version of the Charly [4]
Italy ALL-CARS Charly CamelALL-CARS srl, Pianoro 50 cc21977-1985Big wheeled (a la dune buggy) version of the Charly II [4]
Italy ALL-CARS Charly IIIALL-CARS srl, Pianoro 50 cc or 125 cc (Motori BCB)21982-1985Updated version of the Charly II with automatic transmission [4]
Italy ALL-CARS Charly 4ALL-CARS srl, Pianoro 125 cc or 250 cc219864-wheel version of the Charly [4]
Italy AtomoS.A.M.C.A., Parma 250 cc21947-1948 [2] [5]
Italy Autobianchi Bianchina Autobianchi SpA, Milan Fiat 479 cc and 499 cc41957-1970Based on Fiat 500 mechanicals, over 250,000 Bianchinas were sold in a variety of body styles [6] [2]
Italy Automirage Mirage 3Automirage srl, Pianoro, Bologna [2] Moto Morini 49 cc11976-1985 [7]
Italy Automirage SR3Automirage srl, Pianoro, Bologna [2] BCB 125 cc or 250 cc21981-1985 [7]
Italy Automirage SR4Automirage srl, Pianoro, Bologna [2] BCB 250 cc21985 [7]
Italy Casalini SulkyCostruzioni Meccaniche Casalini, Piacenza 1971- [2] See also it:Casalini
Italy Casalini BrettaCostruzioni Meccaniche Casalini, Piacenza 1981- [2]
Italy Ferves Ranger Ferves Srl, Turin Fiat 499 cc41968-1971 [2] First shown to the public at the 1966 Turin Motor Show [3]
Italy Ferves Cargo Ferves Srl, Turin Fiat 499 cc21968-1971 [2]
Italy Johny PantherF.I.A.M., Coriano di Rimini Morini 124 cc21978- [2]
Italy Fiat 500 (Topolino) [a] Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 569 cc 2+2 1936-1948 [1]
Italy Fiat 500B (Topolino) Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 569 cc 2+2 1948-1949 [1]
Italy Fiat 500B Giardiniera (Topolino) Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 569 cc41948-1949 [1]
Italy Fiat 500C (Topolino) Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 569 cc21949-1955 [1]
Italy Fiat 500C Giardiniera (Topolino) Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 569 cc41949-1955 [1]
Italy Fiat 500C Belvedere (Topolino) Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 569 cc41952-1955 [1]
Italy Fiat 600 Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 633 cc41955-1960 [1]
Italy Fiat 600 Multipla Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 633 cc61956-1960 [1]
Italy Fiat Nuova 500 Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 479 cc 2+2 1957-1960 [1]
Italy Fiat 500 Sport Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 499 cc 2+2 1958-1960 [1]
Italy Fiat 500 Giardiniera Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 499 cc41960-1977 [1]
Italy Fiat 500D Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 499 cc 2+2 1960-1965Production continued with the 500F (1965-1968) and 500L (1968–72) which were essentially the same as the 500D with a more powerful engine and further refinements [1]
Italy Fiat 500R Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 594 cc41972-1975 [1]
Italy Fiat 126 Fiat SpA, Turin Fiat 594 cc until 1977 then increased to 652 cc 2+2 1972-1992 [1]
Italy ChihuahuaF.I.M., Salerno 250 cc1975- [2]
Italy Fimer Fabbrica Italiana Motoveicoli е Rimorchi (FIMER), Milan 250 cc21947-1949 [2]
Italy FiorettiAutofioretti srl, Rome Vespa 50 cc1980 [2]
Italy Iso Isetta 1953–1955
Italy Lawil
Italy Piaggio Porter Utility van
Italy Zagato Zele 1000 1976Imported and sold in the US as the Elcar [2]
India Badal Sunrise Auto Industries Ltd (SAIL), Bangalore [b] 198 cc41975-1982 [2] [8]
India Badal 4 Sunrise Auto Industries Ltd (SAIL), Bangalore [b] 198 cc41981-1982 [2] [8]
India G Wiz electric car (REVA) Reva Electric Car CompanyAC Traction Motor, 13 kW peak power42009
India Multix Eicher Motors and Polaris Inc 652cc42015-2018 Personal utility vehicle
India Bajaj Qute (RE60) Bajaj Auto 216cc DTSi petrol and cng3+D2012-present Quadricycle (EU vehicle classification)
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Alfa Romeo Italian automotive manufacturer

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian luxury car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis. The company was founded on 24 June 1910, in Milan, Italy. "Alfa" is an acronym of its founding name, "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili." "Anonima" means "anonymous", which was a legal form of company at the time, as it was founded by anonymous investors. In the initial set-up phase, in order to have a building to produce cars, the company bought the Portello factory building of Darracq in Milan, which was closing up and selling all its assets. The brand is known for sport-oriented vehicles and has been involved in car racing since 1911. Alfa Romeo was owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, the company that was responsible for the production of Alfa Romeo cars until its operations were fully merged with those of the PSA Group to form Stellantis on 16 January 2021.

Fiat S.p.A., or Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino, was an Italian holding company whose original and core activities were in the automotive industry, and that was succeeded by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA). The Fiat Group contained many brands such as Ferrari, Maserati, Fiat, Alfa Romeo, the Chrysler Group, and many more. On 29 January 2014, it was announced that Fiat S.p.A. was to be merged into a new Netherlands-based holding company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCA), taking place before the end of 2014. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles became the new owner of Fiat Group. On 1 August 2014, Fiat S.p.A. received necessary shareholder approval to proceed with the merger. The merger became effective 12 October 2014.

Abarth Italian car manufacturer

Abarth & C. S.p.A. is an Italian racing and road car maker and performance division founded by Italo-Austrian Carlo Abarth in 1949. Abarth & C. S.p.A. is owned by Stellantis through its FCA Italy S.p.A. division. Its logo is a shield with a stylized scorpion on a yellow and red background.

Autobianchi

Autobianchi was an Italian automobile manufacturer, created jointly by Bianchi, Pirelli and Fiat in 1955. Autobianchi produced only a handful of models during its lifetime, which were almost exclusively small cars, with the biggest being the short-lived Autobianchi A111, a small family car. Autobianchis were priced higher than Fiat models of similar size and the brand was used by Fiat to test innovative concepts which later found their way into mainstream Fiat vehicles; these concepts included fibreglass bodies and front-wheel drive.

Lancia Automobile brand manufacturing subsidiary of Stellantis

Lancia is an Italian car manufacturer and a subsidiary of FCA Italy S.p.A., which is currently a Stellantis division. The present legal entity of Lancia was formed in January 2007 when its corporate parent reorganised its businesses, but its history is traced back to Lancia & C., a manufacturing concern founded in 1906 in Torino by Vincenzo Lancia and Claudio Fogolin. It became part of Fiat in 1969.

Fiat 128 Small family car

The Fiat 128 is a transverse front-engine, front wheel drive small family car manufactured and marketed by Fiat from 1969 to 1985 as a two- or four-door sedan, three- or five-door station wagon as well as two- or three-door coupé. The 128 running gear and engine, reconfigured for a mid-engined layout, were used in the Fiat X1/9 sports car.

Fiat 500 Motor vehicle

The Fiat 500 is a rear-engined, four-seat, small city car that was manufactured and marketed by Fiat Automobiles from 1957 to 1975 over a single generation in two-door saloon and two-door station wagon bodystyles.

Fiat 126 Motor vehicle

The Fiat 126 is a four passenger, rear-engined, city and economy car that was introduced by Fiat in October 1972 at the Turin Auto Show as a replacement for the Fiat 500. The majority of 126s were produced in the Tychy plant in Bielsko-Biała, Poland, as the Polski Fiat 126p, from 1973 to 2000. In many markets Fiat stopped sales of the 126 in 1993 in favour of their new front-engined Cinquecento. Total production reached almost 4.7 million units.

Fiat 500 "Topolino" Motor vehicle

The Fiat 500, commonly known as "Topolino", is an Italian city car produced and manufactured by Fiat from 1936 to 1955.

Grand tourer High-performance luxury car

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Innocenti Italian vehicle maker

Innocenti was an Italian machinery works, originally established by Ferdinando Innocenti in 1920. Over the years, they produced Lambretta scooters as well as a range of automobiles, mainly of British Leyland origins. The brand was retired in 1996, six years after being acquired by Fiat.

Autobianchi Bianchina Motor vehicle

The Autobianchi Bianchina is a minicar produced by the Italian automaker Autobianchi, based on the Fiat 500. It was available in various configurations: Berlina (saloon), Cabriolet (roadster), Trasformabile, Panoramica, and Furgoncino (van). The car was presented to the public on 16 September 1957 at the Museum of Science and Technology in Milan.

Pininfarina Italian car design firm and coachbuilder

Pininfarina S.p.A. is an Italian car design firm and coachbuilder, with headquarters in Cambiano, Turin, Italy. It was founded by Battista "Pinin" Farina in 1930. On 14 December 2015, the Indian multinational giant Mahindra Group acquired Pininfarina S.p.A. for about €168 million.

Fiat 500 (2007) Motor vehicle

The Fiat 500 is a A-segment city car manufactured and marketed by the Fiat subdivision of Stellantis since 2007. It is available in hatchback coupé and fixed-profile convertible body styles, over a single generation — with an intermediate facelift in Europe with model year 2016. The 500 is internally designated as the Type 312 by FCA.

F.I.V. Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A., commonly known as Bianchi is the world's oldest bicycle manufacturing company in existence, having pioneered the use of equal-sized wheels with pneumatic rubber tires. The company was founded in Italy in 1885 and in addition to bicycles it produced motorcycles from 1897 to 1967. In 1955 the joint-venture Autobianchi was created together with Fiat and Pirelli for the manufacturing of cars – Autobianchi was subsequently sold to Fiat in 1969.

Fiat Italian automobile manufacturer

Fiat Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer, formerly part of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, and since 2021 a subsidiary of Stellantis through Italian factory FCA Italy. Fiat Automobiles was formed in January 2007 when Fiat S.p.A. reorganized its automobile business, and traces its history back to 1899 when the first Fiat automobile, the Fiat 4 HP, was produced.

Sipani Automobiles Ltd. was an Indian car manufacturer established in 1973, located in Bangalore. They mainly manufactured subcompact cars with fibreglass bodies. They also took over Auto Tractors Limited in 1991 and manufactured diesel engines and tractors in the old ATL factory in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.

Fiat Trepiùno Motor vehicle

The Fiat Trepiùno is a transverse front-engine, front-wheel drive, four-passenger concept city car introduced by Fiat at the 2004 Geneva Salon international de l'auto; styled at the Centro Stile Fiat; powered by a 54 hp 1100cc engine and built by the Turin-based company, I.DE.A.

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