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== Industrial challenges and decline (1930–1939) ==

The economic conditions of the early 1930s proved challenging for manufacturers of large, expensive automobiles. Isotta Fraschini, whose identity was closely tied to high-cost, low-volume production, was particularly exposed to these pressures.

Although efforts were made to diversify and modernise, automobile production declined significantly during the decade. By the late 1930s, Isotta Fraschini’s activities were increasingly concentrated on industrial and military engineering rather than passenger cars.

The outbreak of the Second World War effectively ended the company’s role as an automobile manufacturer.

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