After a 30-year absence, Fiat is coming back to the US! The first model that will be sold in the US will be the little Fiat500.
Chrysler today hosted about 400 Chrysler Group dealers to outline the requirements to become a Fiat dealer in the United States.
According to the automaker, dealers left today’s meeting armed with the information needed to submit a competitive proposal for a Fiat franchise. Dealers have been asked to submit their proposals by Sept. 22.
“The Fiat brand offers our dealers the opportunity to be part of a ...
Meet the Fiat 500 Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari – the $47,000 (£29,600) Fiat 500!
But, why is so expensive! ? Well, according to Fiat, only 152 units will be made so will be very exclusive and will have a bunch of Ferrari’s livery, such as wing mirrors, front air intakes a Corsa Grey wheels all made from carbon.
Power for the special-edition model comes from a 180-hp 1.4L Turbo T-Jet 16v engine that is mated to an MTA (Manual Transmission Automated) with race-inspired steering-wheel mounted paddle shifters.
With such power, this little beat ...
Fiat SpA unveils its first strategic plan this week since teaming up with U.S. carmaker Chrysler and CEO Sergio Marchionne could outline a timeframe two years ahead for selling stakes in a combined company.
Marchionne, something of a guru for the flailing car industry after predicting over a year ago there would be drastic consolidation, needs to lay out plans for new products to show he can achieve synergies and cost cuts with Chrysler.
Unveiling the plan -- which will include presentations from all of the company's business units -- will take ...
The 500,000th Fiat 500 rolled off the production line there only last week.
The car in question was finished in Funk White and powered by a 69 HP 1.2 engine with Start&Stop.
On sale and in demand in 83 different countries around the world, from Italy to Brazil, South Africa to Japan, the new Fiat 500 has reached this figure in 21 months from its launch.
The biggest ten markets for the first 500,000 cars have been: Italy (244,755 units), France (58,425), the Great Britain (51,445), Germany (48,319), Holland (13,682), Switzerland (10,765), ...
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne hinted during a recent Fiat shareholders meeting that the automaker is considering selling hybrid vehicles in Europe.
Marchionne refused to comment further on the products during the meeting on March 29, noting the company will announce its future product plans on April 21.
Piedmont region governor Mercedes Bresso said Marchionne told her that Fiat will build hybrid variants of the five- and seven-seat minivans that will replace the Idea and Multipla models.
Bresso said the hybrid minivans would be built at the Mirafiori plant in Turin where Fiat has ...
Italian automaker FIAT, plans to cut about 5000 jobs as part of a new plan to build cars for Europe in US.
Chrysler will build 270,000 units a year for Fiat brand, Alfa Romeo and Lancia in factories in the U.S., Canada and Mexico starting in 2014.
In Italy, Fiat operates 5 plants – a total of 22000 workers. Cutting 5000 jobs represents almost a quarter. According to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, Fiat's plant in Mirafiori, Turin, will suffer most from the cuts with almost half of the 5,840 workforce losing ...
Chrysler will create an electric version of the well knotweed Fiat 500, but the car will go on sales only in US.
Sergio Marchionne said the 500EV concept would sell for about $32,000 if it went on the market, of which $16,000 covered the cost of the batteries.
Chrysler will handle Fiat Group's vehicle electrification program, the automaker said.
Powertrain engineering and vehicle development will take place at Chrysler headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich.
Marchionne said in November that Chrysler expects to produce about 56,000 electric vehicles annually by 2014.
For this summer, Fiat prepares a limited edition of its Fiat 500 - An Fiat 500 Pink convertible!
Even more limited than the hatchback version - just 300 examples will be available in the UK compared with 500 of the hatchbacks.
Based on the 1.2 Pop specification, the Fiat 500C Pink features:
• Special Pink colour
• 16-inch alloy wheels
• Chrome trim
• Side rubbing strip with 500 badge
• Body coloured door mirrors
• Leather steering wheel
• Leather gear knob
• Special carpet mats
• Special Pink key cover
• Split folding rear seat
• Blue&Me infotainment
With an on the road price of £13,500 - the 500C Pink costs £1,200 more ...
Pricing for the forthcoming Fiat Doblo Cargo commercial vehicle range has just been announced by Fiat Professional UK - new Doblo Cargo starts at £11,195 (basic)
At the top end of the van's range, the long wheel base Combi Maxi 2.0 MultiJet 16v diesel costs £16,945 (basic) - a price that includes as standard twin glazed rear doors, a loading bay cover and split rear seat.
Available with a choice of four low emissions, Euro 4 and 5-specification engines, the new commercial Doblo comes in seven different forms - Cargo, Cargo Maxi, ...
Now, Fiat’s popular range of city cars is to be further enhanced with the introduction of a powerful new 1.3-litre 16-valve MultiJet diesel engine.
The range’s out-going 75bhp MultiJet unit is being replaced with a more potent but also more environmentally-friendly 95bhp ‘MultiJet II’ version, which not only boasts improved mpg and CO2 emissions figures, but also incorporates Fiat’s acclaimed Start&Stop technology to further reduce fuel consumption when driving around town. The engine will become the most powerful diesel unit available in the A segment.
The new unit introduces an variable geometry ...
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