At the 2012 Geneva Motor Show next month, Fiat Abarth will hit the show with yet another special-edition model of the 500. The company first teamed up with Fiat Group’s Ferrari brand with the Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari. This time, Fiat is joining forces with Maserati for the the Abarth 695 Tributo Maserati. Offered exclusively [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Fiat recently has been working very hard to clinch the US market with what seemed like a pretty good offering: the 500 Abarth, but their efforts seem to have been slightly in vain. The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has just ‘awarded’ three stars to the Fiat 500 for safety, though the Insurance [...]
Fiat’s spicy commercial ‘Seduction’ made its debut alongside the Fiat 500 Abarth at the 2011 LA Auto Show. Since then, the video has gathered more than 2 million views on YouTube and is now receiving the pop-up video treatment from VH1. A pop-up version of the commercial will be featured on VH1.com’s ‘Pop-Up Video’ site [...]
The new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth recently stopped by at Jay Leno’s Garage, Joe Grace, Fiat Vehicle Line Executive. Other than taking the Fiat 500 Abarth for a spin, Leno received a short history lesson from Grace on the brand’s heritage. Click here for our original post on the Fiat 500 Abarth. Check out the video [...]
Chrysler Group LLC is taking out a little time today to celebrate 1 million hits (in just one week) on YouTube for its new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth ‘Seduction’ commercial. “The Fiat brand is thrilled to learn that our spot has captured the attention of so many people across the globe” said Olivier Francois – [...]
