I was seated next to Piero Ferrari, Enzo's second and only surviving son, on Feb. 28, 2001, in Geneva. The occasion was the induction of the inaugural class of the European Automotive Hall of Fame. Also at the table that night was a shy, 24-year-old John Elkann, the current chairman of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' holding company (there for the...

di Diodato Pirone   Nell'universo Fiat c'è una grande fabbrica (oltre 1.200 dipendenti) che lavora anche la domenica. E persino il giorno del santo patrono. Accade a Cento, in provincia di Ferrara, dove i reparti dello stabilimento VM Motori – la terza fabbrica italiana di motori dopo Termoli e Pratola Serra – hanno marciato a pieno vapore a...

by Rowan Horncastle Say 'ciao' to the new Fiat 124 Spider, Italy's take on the Mazda MX-5's two-seat, rear-drive roadster formula. And a very faithful take it is too. Unveiled today at the Los Angeles Auto Show, Fiat has revived the 124 nameplate for the first time in nearly fifty years.   But don't be fooled, because under those fun...

by Ron Halpert America hasn't enjoyed having a new Alfa Romeo touring the highways and byways since 1995, but the long wait is finally, almost, over. Plans have been announced to bring this zippy little roadster back to the states by the end of this year. CEO Sergio Marchionne released the following information in Turin, Italy, "The relaunch of A...

by Filomena Greco   Italian automotive capital Turin will host Italy's first robotics show, in the spring of 2016. The robotics sector is worth half a billion euros in Italy, growing by more than 6% and with a great potential in the development of 4.0 manufacturing and in the transformation of Made in Italy enterprises.   The robotics...

With lower gas prices shifting North American driving preferences toward bigger vehicles, Fiat Chrysler has accelerated its transition away from passenger cars with an impact on its manufacturing footprint across the globe. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne gave out pieces of the plan to exit the small- and midsize car business in th...

The Alfa Romeo brand is back in the United States with an eye-catching sports car. Bob-Boyd Alfa Romeo Fiat is the first central Ohio franchise to sell the brand since it left the U.S. market in the 1990s. The debut model is a special edition of the 4C, with pricing that starts at $71,895.   It will be followed by a base-model 4C starting a...

by Chris Bruce   The web video might be the sitcom of the modern age as the main way people consume comedy. Even if you don't want to sit down and watch a TV show, you can dedicate just a few minutes for a laugh from a brief film.   Fiat found huge success last year with its Backseat Italians ad for the 500L on Funny or Die, with over...

On the market just last May the Fiat 500X is the second time that the Italian automaker has introduced a 4-door version of the small 500 that has been stateside for just over 5 years. At first the ultra small Fiat 500 with a new look that was very reminiscent of the original Fiat 500 that became the first real city car selling between 1957 and 1975...

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV's smallest mainstream brand in the United States could be one of its biggest surprises in 2015.   Four years after re-entering the U.S. market following a 27-year hiatus, the Fiat brand is the wild card for the automaker.   Read more   Source: http://www.detroitnews.com/