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Electric cars are staying on the west coast of the US and not going to Europe

An interesting trend is starting in the electric car marketplace. Automakers are choosing not to offer their electric cars in Europe or even large portions of the US. Chevrolet, Fiat and in a way Scion have all decided to exclusively offer their e...

 It is no longer a rumor that Fiat is building a four-door version of the 500, called the 500L. The 500L will debut at the Geneva Motor Show on March 6. The 'L' in the name stands for large, according to Fiat. It will join the cabrio,...

After its first presentation at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year, Fiat is now coming out with more detailed information about the new 500L that is reaching the markets by the end of 2012. According to the brand, the 500L is intended to ...

Part of $1.3 billion Italian investment

Fiat will build the 500X compact crossover and the new entry-level Jeep at its Melfi, Italy, factory as part of a $1.3 billion (€995 million) investment into Italy. Production is scheduled to start in 2014.  Both new cars will use Fi...

It will stretch the 500L to fit seven passengers

Fiat is hinting that the stretched, seven-passenger 500XL will be revealed at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.  The car will be early identical to the current 500L until the C-pillar where the car will be stretched by about 200mm to...

Fiat is upgrading the Abarth range in the UK and adding two new models to the region. The Abarth 500 get more standard equipment, plus the UK will have two new models the Abarth 595 Turismo and Abarth 595 Competitzione. All three cars use Aba...

The models will be sold in Europe, the Middle East and Africa

Fiat has announced that it will add five new models to the Europe, Middle East and Africa market in the next two years. They will be four new versions of the 500 and a new version of the Panda. "We are redesigning the DNA of the Fiat bran...

Orders begin in July in Italy

Fiat has introduced the new seven-seat 500L Living, which will be publicly revealed in July. Fiat has given the car the name the Magic Purpose Wagon because it claims that it combines the looks of the 500, drivability of a city car, exterior size ...

They are not currently developing any

Fiat and Chrysler say that they are not currently working on any hybrid or EV models because they consider the technology too expensive and without enough benefits for the current market. They do not believe that their customers are interested in ...

Both Claim the other's cars are visual pollution

It is not very often that automakers comment on a rival's design whether positive or negative, but Nissan and Fiat are in a war of words over their styling. Both allege that the other's designs are nothing but "visual pollution."...