Lancia Borgo San Paolo Plant
The Lancia Borgo San Paolo Plant was the first manufacturing plant of Italian automobile company Lancia. The plant manufactured Lancia's first vehicle models, and housed the company's central offices for more than five decades.
History
The Borgo San Paolo Plant was first built in Turin, Italy, on what is now known as Via Lancia, in 1911. The early plant was divided as separate machine tool shop, assembly, and engine departments, and was unable to achieve competitively high levels of production.
Between 1932 and 1934, the plant added new subdivisions, including the 66,000 square-meter Via Monginevro. However, the plant was heavily bombarded during World War II.
Lancia was acquired by Fiat in 1969, leading to the progressive dismantling of the Borgo San Paolo Plant.
