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When Mazda announced its partnership with Alfa Romeo for the next generation Miata, the immediate speculation was that this is the first step toward a future Fiat/Mazda tie-up, but Fiat says no.  Since being sold by Ford, Mazda needs a la...

Record stood since 1983

Drivers Philip Young and Paul Brace smashed the record for a drive from Cape Town, South Africa, to London, England, in 10 days, 13 hours and 28 minutes. The previous record was 14 days, 19 hours and 26 minutes set by British Army Brigadier John H...

  Fiat has already had a critical failure with the 500L, which has generally been seen as a really ugly car. However, it does not look like that it keep them from trying more 500 derivatives in the future. Rumors are circulating that Fiat...

Fiat is considering doing a high performance version of the Panda, specifically an Abarth version. Auto Express is speculating that the hot Panda will use a tuned version of Fiat's turbocharged, TwinAir 875cc engine making about 110hp. The...

Nissan-Renault's success bringing competition

Success often breeds competition. Renault-Nissan's  Dacia had its sales increase 4.8% to 359,822 units and that was despite that the European auto market fell 8.6% for the year. Nissan will launch a rebirth of the Datsun brand later ...

New car will use Jeep parts to go against Qashqai and Yeti

Fiat has decided that the brand will focus on creating variants of the Panda and 500 for the near future. “There are two cars in Fiat’s DNA – the Panda and 500. The Panda has more expansion potential," said Fiat CEO Serg...

Fiat is launching a new 500 model project to celebrate the recent 500,000 units built milestone, just after 31 months since the its launch. The project, set to take off on 3 May will be to create a special showcar that will be named “Fiat 500 T...

Fiat is cutting its European investment for 2012 by about €500 million and continues to increase its stake in Chrysler with the intention of eventually owning the entire company.  Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne says that it has deci...

Production will be at Guangzhou factory

Fiat is nearly complete with a deal with Guangzhou to build Jeeps at its joint venture factory in Changsa, China. An official agreement will be signed in the coming months, according to the National Business Daily newspaper in China. Guan...

Special edition was created in collaboration with Israeli designer Ron Arad

Fiat has created three special editions for the Fiat 500, one of which in partnership with Israeli designer Ron Arad, on the one hand to pay tribute to the legendary 1957 Fiat 500 and the other to captivate customers who want to express their pers...