1981-1990
The year 1981 saw production start on a revolutionary van, the Ducato x2/12. Based on a project from 1978, the new model was developed to be a light commercial vehicle that would be successful throughout Europe.
The x2/12 was followed by the Ducato x2/30.
The model’s success can be judged by the fact that it is still in production all these years later: from 1981 to 2004, in fact, over 3 million Ducatos were built!
1981 also saw the launch of the pick-up version of the Fiorino, evidence of the increasing need for further diversification in the commercial vehicles business, from vans to pick-ups.
Image captions:
(1) 1990. The New Ducato 14, high roof van.
(2) 1990. The New Ducato Panorama.
(3) 1981: the pick-up version of the Fiorino is launched.
Images kindly provided by the Fiat Historic Archive.
