Editing S.P.A. (automobile) (section)

==History==
[[File:AS42-1.gif|thumb|[[SPA-Viberti AS.42]] in North Africa, March 1943, crewed by the PAI. It is part of the "103rd Compagnie Arditi Camionettisti", half of which fought on the Tunisian Front and the other half on the Libyan Front]]
[[File:Bus spa 1.jpg|thumb|SPA bus model 34]]
The company was established in 1906 by [[Matteo Ceirano]] and [[Michele Ansaldi]] (founder of [[Ansaldi]] automobiles) in [[Turin]] under the name of Società Piemontese Automobili. The chief designer was Alberto Ballacco.

In 1908, the company merged with [[Fabbrica Ligure Automobili Genova]] (FLAG) and the new company became Società Ligure Piemontese Automobili. The headquarters was in [[Genoa]] while production continued in Turin.

During World War I the company produced aero engines such as the [[SPA 6A|6A]]. Shortly afterwards, in 1916, both Ceirano and Ansaldi left.

In 1923 the company moved to Turin. Severe financial problems lead to a take-over by Fiat in 1925 and the discontinuation of car manufacture in favor of commercial and military vehicles.<ref name="Georgano" />

After [[World War II]] they resumed car production, but, in 1947, the company was fully absorbed into Fiat.