With an assembly plant for motor vehicles, it was part of the automotive industry in Ireland[1] "Fiat Motors (Ireland) Limited" was founded in Dublin on 30 November 1923.

From 1948 to 1956, W. J. Henderson assembled Fiat vehicles for the Irish market.

The company was renamed "Fiat Auto (Ireland) Limited" on 20 January 1925, Fiat Group Automobiles (Ireland) Limited on 21 January 1986, "Fiat Group Automobiles (Ireland) Limited" on 6 July 2007, "Fiat Group Automobiles Ireland Limited" on 17 July after the merger with Chrysler into "Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Ireland Limited" and on 23 March 2015 into Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Ireland Designated Activity Company.

There is an indication that basic versions were assembled in the country and variants with special equipment were imported.

Nonetheless, around 10,000 assembled vehicles a year have survived from 1973 to 1981.