Fiat's Marelli Signs Li-Ion Battery Deal with FAAM
1 Sep 2009, 09:11 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Fiat's Magneti Marelli recently signed a deal with the Italian-based company FAAM for the development, production and sale of lithium-ion batteries that would help the manufacturer expand its c...
Italy July Sales Up 6.2% Over 2008 Figures
29 Jul 2009, 10:34 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The market is slowly but surely getting back to the pre-crisis volumes. And Italy is the living proof that the scrappage schemes around the world help automakers improve sales, with provisional figu...
Germany, Top Market for Alfa 8C Spider
27 Jul 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Alfa Romeo has finally decided: Germany will get the highest number of the company's upcoming supercar, mostly following the high interest shown in the country. Germany will receive 100 units o...
Rent-a-Lotus Elise in Italy
9 Jul 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Driving a Lotus Elise is surely a thing most of us would enjoy and, in case you're living in Italy, you will be soon able to do that via a rent-a-car service. Car rental company Hertz has signe...
Fiat 500 Sells Better Outside Italy than Inside
26 Jun 2009, 12:50 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although we admit this might be less shocking for some of you, this is the first time in Fiat's 110-year history when a car designed in Italy sells better in overseas markets than in the domest...
Government to Meet with Marchionne on Chrysler Deal
12 Jun 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / While the Fiat - Chrysler deal surely made some people feel a relief, it also raised concerns among Italian workers who now see their jobs threatened by reduced labor costs overseas. The Italian gov...
Europe's Scrappage Save the Day
2 Jun 2009, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Or at least this is how it looks like. Thanks to the implementation of scrappage schemes across the continent, sales in May are no longer as low as we have got used to from the previous months. Over...
Italy Under Fire for Not Helping Fiat Take Opel
1 Jun 2009, 08:23 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / After the German government decided on Saturday to go with Magna's offer for Opel, Italian authorities responsible for helping Fiat take over the German brand came under fire for not doing enou...
Fiat Pledges to Protect Italian Jobs...
18 May 2009, 07:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ... although this might sound far-fetched for some of you. The Italian automaker promised it would not cut jobs in the domestic market if it receives government assistance, the Italian Industry Mini...
Green Incentives Triple LPG Sales in Italy
14 Apr 2009, 09:46 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The up to 3,500 euros cash incentives offered by the Italian government to those buying cars that run on liquid petroleum gas (LPG) increased LPG-powered vehicle sales in Italy by 324 percent to 19,...
World's First Hydrogen-Powered Tractor Launched in Italy
23 Feb 2009, 10:33 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / With the debut of the world's first hydrogen-powered tractor in Italy, farmers all over the world will have the opportunity to stay green and save the planet by cutting emissions. Based on a...
Italy to Offer Up to 5,000 Euros in Green Car Incentives
9 Feb 2009, 15:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Buying a new car during recession times is sometimes pretty difficult unless you're one of those rich guys aiming to buy a Bentley... Taking into account the current credit crunch and the colla...
Italy's Aiding Package to Be Approved on Friday
5 Feb 2009, 11:39 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Italy's aiding package for the domestic struggling automakers will be announced on Friday, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said yesterday but refused to provide more details about included sum...
Fiat to Idle Biggest Italian Plant for 2 Weeks
4 Feb 2009, 16:47 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Just like many other automakers, Fiat is now planning to temporarily suspend its biggest Italian production facility in Mirafiori due to falling new car demand, Autonews informed today. But more imp...
Nearly 60,000 Jobs to Be Lost Without Government Aid, Fiat Says
27 Jan 2009, 14:29 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Speaking to journalists attending a meetinng of Unione Industriale, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne emphasized the need for government help, explaining that the Italian auto industry could easily collaps...