Editing Tychy (section)

==Industry==
The global car manufacturer [[Stellantis]] has a major presence in the city. The first car factory was opened by [[Fabryka Samochodów Małolitrażowych|FSM]] in 1975, and was fully acquired by the Italian manufacturer [[Fiat]] in 1992. In 2008, the factory ([[FCA Poland]]) had a production of nearly half a million cars.<ref name="auto">{{cite news|first = Nelson D.|last = Schwartz|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/15/business/global/15fiat.html?_r=1&em|title = To Shrink a U.S. Car, Chrysler Goes to Poland|date = 2009-07-14|work = [[The New York Times]]|access-date = 2009-07-14}}</ref> It produces the new [[Fiat 500 (2007)|Fiat 500]] and the [[Lancia Ypsilon]]. It was the exclusive manufacturing site for the second generation [[Fiat Panda]] until 2012, when it ended production,<ref>{{cite news|url = http://motoryzacja.interia.pl/hity_dnia/news/bardzo-smutna-data-w-historii-polskiej-motoryzacji,1874803|title = Bardzo smutna data w historii "polskiej" motoryzacji|date = 2012-12-21|work = Motoryzacja|access-date = 2013-07-13}}</ref> and of the 2nd generation [[Ford Ka]] (under an [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] agreement between the two manufacturers) until May 2016.

Also located in Tychy is a powertrain factory producing automobile engines for [[Opel]] cars. This plant was opened by [[Isuzu]] as ''Isuzu Motors Polska (ISPOL)'' in 1996; in 2002 [[General Motors]] took a 60% interest in that company, and in 2013 the remaining 40%.<ref name="Opel-Media_2013-04-22"/> In 2017 [[Groupe PSA]] acquired GM's operations in Europe. In January 2021 both the former Fiat and Opel plants became part of Stellantis.

The [[Tyskie]] beer is produced in Tychy, by [[Kompania Piwowarska]], a subsidiary of the multinational brewing company [[Asahi Breweries]]. It is reportedly one of the best selling brands of beer in Poland, with around 18% share of the Polish market {{As of|2009|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=Kompania Piwowarska has managed to increase its market share significantly in spite of the industry's dip in sales|url=http://www.sabmiller.com/index.asp?pageid=149&newsid=1186|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121216144956/http://www.sabmiller.com/index.asp?pageid=149&newsid=1186|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 December 2012|publisher=SABMiller|date=1 March 2010}}</ref>