Editing Autobianchi (section)

{{Short description|Italian automobile manufacturer}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Autobianchi
| logo = Autobianchi company logo.svg
| logo_size = 120 
| logo_caption =  
| fate = Merged into [[Lancia]]
| successor = [[Lancia]]
| foundation = 11 January 1955
| defunct = {{end date and age|1995}}
| location = Desio, Italy
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]] <!--types of products or services offered-->
| products = [[Automobile]]s
| num_employees = <!--peak number of employees-->4,500 (1967)
| owner = 
| parent = [[Fiat S.p.A.]]<!--former parent companies, if any-->
| subsid = <!--former subsidiaries, if any-->
| revenue = U$1.7 billion dollars (1967)
}}
'''Autobianchi''' ({{IPA|it|autoˈbjaŋki|lang}}) was an Italian [[automobile]] manufacturer, created jointly by [[Bianchi (company)|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]].

The most famous Autobianchi models include the [[Autobianchi A112|A112]] released in 1969, a small [[hatchback]] very popular in [[Italy]] for racing, and which ceased production in 1986; as well as the [[Autobianchi Y10|Y10]], which was the first car to use [[Fiat]]'s new FIRE ([[Fully Integrated Robotised Engine]]). With the [[Autobianchi Primula|Primula]] model, Fiat was able to introduce and prove an [[Fiat 128#Front drive innovation|innovative front-engine, front-drive layout]], which enabled an especially large interior volume and ultimately became the predominant front engine/drive layout, worldwide.<ref name=Brick01>{{cite book |title=Brick by Brick: The Biography of the Man Who Really Made the Mini, Martyn Nutland, p. 237 |publisher=Authorhouse, Bloomington, IN, 2012 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uBlRDbM5Xd4C&pg=PA237|isbn=9781477203170}}</ref>

Autobianchi was subsequently purchased by the Fiat group and integrated into the operations of [[Lancia]]. The Autobianchi marque survived in Italy until 1995, when Y10 production ended.