SPICA S.p.A.  was an Italian

Italy

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 manufacturer of fuel injection

Fuel injection

Fuel injection is a system for admitting fuel into an internal combustion engine. It has become the primary fuel delivery system used in automotive petrol engines, having almost completely replaced carburetors in the late 1980s....

 systems.

History

The company was founded by Francesco Cassani in 1932. SPICA fuel injection systems were used in diesel and petrol engines.
In 1941 Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian manufacturer of cars. Founded as A.L.F.A. on June 24, 1910, in Milan, the company has been involved in car racing since 1911, and has a reputation for building expensive sports cars...

 took control of the company. Later the company also produced spark plugs, shock absorbers, oil pumps and other automobile parts.
In 1987 the company became part of Fiat Group, and in 1995 the company was sold to Delphi

Delphi (auto parts)

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 and TRW

TRW

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The company founder Francesco Cassani left the company in 1942 and founded a new company with his brother Eugenio called SAME (Società Accomandita Motori Endotermici). Today that company is known as SAME Deutz-Fahr

Same Deutz-Fahr

SAME Deutz-Fahr is an Italian-based manufacturer of tractors, combine harvesters, other agricultural machines, engines and equipment. It builds tractors under the SAME , Lamborghini, Hürlimann and Deutz-Fahr brands, and combines under the Deutz-Fahr and Đuro Đaković brands.SDF builds some tractors...

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