Everyone that was waiting for a longer version of the Fiat 500 can rest at ease – at least in Europe. At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show, Fiat will finally unveil the much-rumored 500L with the ‘L’ simply standing for ‘Large.’ The 2013 Fiat 500L offers “MPV passenger space combined with the feel of a [...]
Also celebrating Mopar’s 75th Anniversary today is the Fiat 500 Stinger. The model, like the Dodge Dart GTS 210, will be available in stage kits starting this fall from the Mopar Catalog. “Adding even more style to the new 2012 Fiat 500 Sport, the Fiat 500 Stinger features Giallo (yellow) exterior paint combined with unique [...]
Fiat SpA. has clearly recognized their expectations with sales figures for the 500 were not met. As a result, CEO Sergio Marchionne has been hard at work to rectify the situation. Part of his efforts includes expanding the 500’s lineup, which has resulted in a clear aim at the popular selling Mini brand—at least [...]
For the 2013 model year, a new Dodge Avenger, Jeep Comapss and Liberty, and a Chrysler 200 all have new versions being released. It has recently been released that they will all be sharing the underpinning of the 2013 Dodge Dart Compact U.S. Wide platform. The CUSW platform is actually a bigger version of the [...]
Fiat has announced pricing on the new 2012 500 Abarth hatchback, which goes on sale later this year. Prices for the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth start at $22,000 (not including destination). “The Fiat 500 Abarth feels like a double shot of espresso straight to your veins,” said Tim Kuniskis, Head of FIAT Brand for North America, [...]
So the Fiat 500 has been making quite a hype, particularly since the small car serves as Fiat’s first adventure back into the US market after being away for 30 years. Unfortunately though, word is that the first year sales for the brand didn’t go as expected and went rather poorly. To try and remedy [...]
2011 was a pretty outstanding year for new product launches in the electronics and automotive industry. However, what were the worst product flops of 2011? Publication 24/7 Wall St. looked at the biggest product launches of 2011 in order to identify the worst top seven worst and guess what cars made the list? The Fiat [...]
A compact wagon has been absent from the Fiat, Alfa and Lancia brands since the 2008 retirement of the Fiat Stilo Multi Wagon. Now, Alfa Romeo is bringing the wagon back to its European Giulietta line for 2013. In Italy, Germany, and other key European markets, wagons account for as much as three quarters of compact [...]
Top Gear recently sat down with Mauro Pierallini, head of engineering for Fiat in Europe, to talk about the upcoming Alfa Romeo 4C. Engineers say that the first prototype of the car will hit roads in the middle of 2012, with sales to start in Europe and the United States in 2013. Click here for [...]
Fiat SpA will fall short of its 2.7 million sales target for 2012 by half a million units, while Chrysler Group LLC is estimated to hit its goal of selling 2.4 million vehicles, the Italian company said. Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne expects both groups to grow to 4.6 million in total vehicle [...]
