by Tom Strongman The Fiat 500X compact crossover is the antithesis of the original Fiat 500, a tiny city car whose 479cc, two-cylinder, air-cooled engine delivered 13 horsepower. The first 500, called Cinquecento in Italian, was built from 1957 to 1975, and it was Italy's equivalent of the Volkswagen Beetle. The 500X, designed wit...
READ MOREby Tyrel Linkhorn Even as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles looks to expand its valuable Jeep brand worldwide, a high-ranking executive from the the newly unified automaker said Tuesday the company remains committed to the brand's importance in Toledo and its history here. "We recognize Toledo is the spiritual home of the Jeep," said Maur...
READ MOREOrmai si sapeva, era solo questione di tempo, prima che anche questa Fiat fosse richiesta all'estero. La nuova 124 Spider è una vettura che ha subito suscitato interesse per l'eleganza delle linee e per la meccanica all'avanguardia. Sul web è stato pubblicato un nuovo video che mostra un elevato numero di vetture che è stato importato in Ameri...
READ MOREby Stephanie Green "I want that car," said former Congresswoman Connie Morella, pointing to a white 2013 SRT Viper parked in the National Building Museum last night. "It's available," replied Sergio Marchionne, chief executive officer of Fiat SpA (F) and Chrysler Group LLC. "For a price." The occasion was the Sons of Italy Fo...
READ MOREChrysler Group LLC's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne addressed more than 1,000 automotive leaders at the 2013 SAE World Congress Annual Banquet today, at COBO Center in Detroit about the need to evolve the industry's business models as well as defining a path that would produce the innovation needed to grow the auto industry...
READ MOREDa poche settimane in casa Alfa Romeo e Maserati, è avvenuto un importante cambio della guardia, l'ex numero uno Harald Wester ha lasciato il posto di numero uno in favore di Reid Bigland, che dunque è diventato il nuovo amministratore delegato dei due importanti brand automobilistici italiani. Il noto manager americano, già da tempo inser...
READ MOREby Natascia Ronchetti In San Matteo, a few kilometers from the center of Modena, an unmarked warehouse stands next to the Maserati Corse plant. The anonymous no-frills site is the heart of "Giorgio", the new project of Alfa Romeo, the operating base where a group of engineers designed the new Giulia by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, a model ce...
READ MOREWith the stock market ever so volatile and the prices of commodities such as oil and gold seesawing, it seems that it might be time to look for alternative places to invest your hard earned cash. Once you discount bricks and mortar, what else can you park your assets in, hoping for a return, and maybe getting a little enjoyment from it too? ...
READ MOREAutomaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said on Wednesday its 2014 sales grew a better-than- expected 11% to €96.1 billion, and forecast they would grow another 12% this year, indicating it is on track so far to reach its target of selling 7 million cars in 2018. The carmaker's sales benefitted from strong US demand for its Ram pickups, where...
READ MOREAs Italian custom coach builder Touring Superleggera turns ninety years old, the company handmade a bold interpretation of a open top car – the 'Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spyder'. The eye-catching hand built two-seater is based on the Alfa Romeo '8C Competizione Spider', and will only see seven examples built. With a seamless aesthetic, a s...
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