Maggiora (manufacturer)

[3] Maggiora biggest seller was the Fiat Panda Furgonetta van derivative, originally developed for SIP (the Italian state telephone company) but so popular that Fiat started selling the model directly as the Panda Van in 1986.

[2] Maggiora merged with Sanmarco and Lamier to form the IRMA SpA subsidiary in 1991 - later a major supplier to the Ducato range.

[4] Maggiora S.r.l took over the old Lancia factory in Chivasso north of Turin in 1992, and produced the last Integrale Evoluziones there from October 1992 to 1994.

A significant share of Maggiora's income came from their production of sunroofs, as well as building special bodies and interiors for commercial users, with major contracts with the Italian energy sector and postal service.

A less proud moment may have been the special-bodied Lancia Kappa produced towards the end of the 1990s for Laurent Kabila, the authoritarian ruler of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.