Your Source For Finding Free Articles On All Your Favorite Topics. / en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:04:31 GMT /Article/China_vs_Italy_Great_Wall_Sues_Fiat/5812 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:46:48 GMT For years Chinese companies did nothing else, but assembled vehicles for foreign automakers. Just recently they have decided to put their own products to the auto market and since then the majority of them were involved in copyright wars. In 2007 Fiat accused Great Wall in stealing the design of Fiat Panda. This time Great Wall Motors is suing the Italian automaker for spying on their business secrets. Great Wall Motors makes SUV’s and two years ago it came up with a subcompact car, Peri. The... 2fbf9e1aac4ec19d8dc40e5c993fc442 /Article/Fiat_Takes_over_One_More_Company/5616 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:19:59 GMT The Italian automobile company, Gruppo Bertone or Carozzeria Bertone specializes on car styling, coach building and manufacturing. Since 1912 it has been improving the images of various Italian cars among which are Lamborghini Miura, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint and the Fiat X1/9. It has also done some designing work for foreign manufacturers like Volvo, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Skoda and Citroen.Since early 2008 Bertone has been under court protection from bankruptcy. Several representatives... 152b8a1ce2e1b32cfc0db17088b26f56 /Article/Fiat_s_Marchionne_driven_to_succeed_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5499 Mon, 25 May 2009 05:23:15 GMT With his slightly rumpled appearance and casual manner, Sergio Marchionne seems more like a jovial professor than a hard-driving businessman. But the chief executive of Fiat SpA is in fact an inexhaustible, demanding and effective corporate boss with a string of turnarounds to his credit. Now, as Fiat prepares to take a stake in Chrysler LLC and seeks to acquire General Motors Corp.'s European and Latin American operations, Marchionne, 56, is embarking on the biggest challenge of his career. While some... 6ab568a8fd23bb0aa655519b678efc1d /Article/Fiat_shows_off_interior_of_500_Convertible/5376 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:09:55 GMT Fiat’s 500 will make its world debut in just a few days at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show, but the Italian automaker has decided to give us a sneak peak at the drop top’s interior. The official interior shots follow closely on the heels of a series of exterior leaked images. In production form, the small drop top will wear the 500 C nameplate. The 500 C will offer seating for four, although the rear seats will be a bit tight in true convertible fashion. The 500 C will also give up some cargo... 1870f7a3c54d028fc950ee53f5afb6bf /Article/Sneak_peek_Fiat_s_500_Convertible_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5336 Mon, 23 Feb 2009 15:09:05 GMT This Fiat newcomer will be a cabrio coach or semi-convertible that has a retractable textile roof. It is more of a targa, and these kinds of cars usually don't need a redesign of the body. We reckon Fiat is developing this semi-convertible for two reasons: first, to save costs; and secondly, to distance the 500 Cabrio from competitors like the Mini or VW Beetle convertibles. We expect to see the new 500 Cabrio at European dealerships within a few months -- and maybe eventually here in the States... f90da3520ce9aa4570f9a2605f1a721e /Article/2009_Geneva_Auto_Show_Fiat_500C/5307 Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:02:48 GMT Automakers love to tease public and media with new projects. The 2009 Geneva Auto Show is starting soon and journalists run around collecting all the information they can to be the first ones to tell about the upcoming models.Fiat is one of those who prefer to keep the new creation in secret. At the British website www.autocar.co.uk appeared the first few sketches and a teaser photo that is so fuzzy you almost cannot see a thing.500C convertible is going to be offered to the European customers this... 6e34c601838b8801c249563904359889 /Article/Fiat_unions_fear_60_000_job_cuts_in_Italian_auto_sector_detnews_com_The_Detroit_News/5195 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:55:59 GMT ROME -- Union leaders and Fiat's chief executive say 60,000 jobs could be lost in Italy's auto sector unless the government comes to its rescue. The government is to open talks this week on possible aid for the auto sector, which has been hit hard by the global economic crisis. Last week, Fiat, Italy's largest private-sector employer, reported a 70 percent drop in fourth-quarter profit. The company blamed the result on a slump in demand for its cars as the economic slowdown hit some key markets. Fiat... 3fa9a6535a1bfcd9143365c882d221a5 /Article/Fiat_Bugster_Concept_at_Sao_Paulo_Motorshow/5167 Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:14:45 GMT EcoFactor: Concept electric car made using renewable fibers. The electric Fiat Crossover, which we all were waiting for, will finally be unveiled at the Sao Paulo Motor Show to be held in Brazil during 30th October and 10th November. The car carries an electric engine under its hood and will be developed using renewable natural fibers. The electric Fiat Crossover, which we all were waiting for, will finally be unveiled at the Sao Paulo Motor Show to be held in Brazil during 30th October and 10th... 0e4e49560c45d7eaf4d97a9615515eda /Article/Fiat_500_receives_Bosch�_start_stop_technology/4720 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 06:46:18 GMT Besides Bmw, Mini and Kia, Fiat now includes Bosch start/stop technology which provides up to five percent cut in fuel utilization in the New European Driving Cycle NEDC. Bosch expects fifty percent of all new conveyances in Europe will have start/stop system by the year 2012. The start/stop technology of Bosch is being installed on more and more passenger vehicles.Early in 2009, Fiat will install its first version to highlight a start/stop system, the Fiat 500. Bosch provides the uniquely adaptive... 2154a34bee8bbe7a74c5ca6b67e6fc38 /Article/Fiat_Phylla_Concept_makes_its_official_debut/4571 Tue, 9 Dec 2008 06:02:14 GMT The ground-breaking Fiat Phylla zero-emission prototype, that confines solar energy to propel its electric motors and highlights wide-ranging utilization of recycled resources, has been launched to offer Turinese VIPs its first test drives.The formal procedure happened at the Environment Park di Torino, with the attendance of the Piedmontese Regional President Mercedes Bresso and Andrea Bairati, the member of the city council who is in charge of Research, Innovation and Energy. Present also were Nevio... 861d501e698cfe9e0493da67f8a115ac /Article/Fiat_Abarth_500_receives_Top_Gear�_s_�_Best_Hot_Hatch�_award/4264 Tue, 2 Dec 2008 10:58:49 GMT The much awaited Abarth 500 is already gaining peak industry honors and it’s not yet even on sale in the UK. The Best Hot Hatch award from Top Gear magazine was recently bestowed on the 135 bhp turbocharged supermini. The Abarth is scheduled to be available in the UK outlet network in February, the powerful Fiat 500 variant has already caused great exhilaration among British buyers, while 200 units of the vehicle which were reserved for internet sale only have all been allocated, several months way... 768112ec0982528beed989db9929b22d /Article/Fiat_unveils_another_special_little_Panda/3933 Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:19:10 GMT You might think that Mercedes and McLaren have been busy churning out new editions of the SLR supercar like madmen you know, aside from winning the world championship, but they're just taking a page out of the Fiat playbook. The Italian automaker has once again unveiled a new version of its diminutive Panda. Called the Glam Edition, the special version starts with the Panda 4x4 and updates it with a new pearl white paint job complimented by aluminum roof rails and a new set of 15" alloys, but the Panda... 71d338c802e92141fa0b82468caac6e5 /Article/Great_Wall_Motors_8217_Fiat_clone_banned_from_Europe/3331 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 08:44:11 GMT The Chinese clone cars aren’t faring well of late, with the Shuanghuan CEO getting booted out of Germany and now the Great Wall Motors GWPeri minicar receiving a Europe-wide ban from a Turin court. The news is no doubt welcomed by the major manufacturers that have been prosecuting the copy-cat designs for several years, but it’s also a setback for the nascent Chinese car industry’s effort to break into the European market. Great Wall’s ban comes alongside a 15,000 fine for the... bf239d6c80de995d653835d966f45b56 /Article/Fiat_500_Abarth/3142 Mon, 9 Jun 2008 07:37:48 GMT              Just as we where getting ready to call it a day, a reader of ours dropped us an e-mail that included the first official images of the all-new Fiat 500 Abarth that’s set to be unveiled in Geneva next month. If you liked the standard 500’s appearance then you’re definitely going to fall in love with the 500 Abarth. The sport version of Fiat’s hugely popular minicar has been fitted with an aggressive... 95fb2beb65e6eba3f2952cfc8e828e01 /Article/The_Eco_Friendly_Fiat_Bravo/3101 Sun, 8 Jun 2008 08:27:35 GMT Fiat has previously released the electric Topolino model, which basically has no emissions, but now they are still trying to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions with the new Bravo Eco model.[source] 355ab222c553539bf765c40876fc587f /Article/HAMANN_tunes_the_Fiat_500/2729 Tue, 20 May 2008 06:36:30 GMT HAMANN has released its tuning package for the mini Fiat 500, called the HAMANN sportivo. To give it a little HAMANN touch on the outside, the German tuner first fitted the car with striking 17-inch black matt vanish rims and a strong sound of HAMANN’s sport exhaust system for the 1.4 liter petrol version.Performance wise HAMANN put its engineers to work on the 1.3 liter Multijet 16V Fiat 500 diesel model, After re-programming the integrated control unit, the HAMANN Fiat 500 produces...Click through... a5ef2f68339bc8c91454dada4eb9b58f /Article/Fiat_500_Abarth_Assetto_Corse/2702 Tue, 20 May 2008 06:36:24 GMT Italian automaker is happy to present a new version of 500 Abarth. The little car has shown itself from the best point on the racing tracks since 1963. This year Fiat plans to make only 49 of the cars like this. 500 Abarth has 1.4-liter turbocharged engine with 4 cylinders and reaches up to 200 horsepower and 221 pound-feet of torque. The sport features, which allow the auto to be good at racings, are special suspension and very strong brakes. Its’ weight is just a little bit over 2,000 pound and it... b29b424c91fb8e452a17e1f76b19c03c /Article/Fiat_500_Abarth_Asetto_Corse_revealed_at_Mille_Miglia/2591 Fri, 16 May 2008 07:20:09 GMT Click above for high-res gallery of the Fiat 500 Abarth Asetto CorseFiat is in attendance this week at the famous Mille Miglia in Brescia, Italy and it brought with it a whopper of a small car to impress the crowd. On hand is the Fiat 500 Abarth Asetto Corse, a full race version of the little iconic car that sports a screaming 200-hp turbocharged 1.4L four-cylinder that also produces 220 pound-feet of torque. Power is routed through a six-speed gearbox on its way to a set of 17-inch track white... 7a5dac05a58d7ea73015fe0dcb368dbb /Article/Fiat_500_named_Best_Small_Diesel_Car_of_the_year/1851 Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:39:45 GMT The stunning new Fiat 500 , the current Car of the Year 2008, has just been crowned Best Small Car in the annual What Diesel Car Of The Year awards. This latest industry recognition is yet another top honor to be collected by the popular city car, which was launched in the UK in January. Up against impressive opposition, the victorious 500 impressed What Diesel’s panel of judges with its blend of style, quality and modern diesel engine technology.[source] 5b82e6c69fb9a9704f3b739c8fb072f3 /Article/Fiat_expects_to_sell_petrol_and_diesel_hybrids_by_2011/1664 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:41:07 GMT While Japanese and U.S. carmakers have laid the ground-work for the sale of petrol-electric hybrid vehicles, European carmakers are taking a slightly different route by developing diesel-electric powertrains. BMW, PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Mercedes-Benz have all unveiled diesel-electric hybrid concept vehicles with the intention the cars will eventually enter production, and now Fiat has joined the list by announcing it will develop a range of petrol-electric and diesel-electric engines by 2011. The... 06fdaabc67bed9d6e8c87235875baef3 /Article/Fiat_to_produce_budget_car/1653 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 05:36:16 GMT It's hard to imagine, but Fiat is rumored to be developing an even smaller car than the 500 and Panda. The new model would be a low-cost vehicle targeted at markets in South America, Russia, India and China. Depending on how the Italian automaker determines a budget automobile would reflect on the company's other products, the vehicle could be marketed under the Fiat nameplate, or possibly under a different one altogether. If the company decides it will wear the Fiat badge, it could revive the Uno... eaeacdf81e68bb78ede0ecc3b7f99f37 /Article/Preview_Fiat_500_8216_Giardinetta_8217_wagon/1511 Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:37:14 GMT There have long been rumors of Fiat developing several new variants of the wildly successful Fiat 500 and recently the first of these, a new wagon or ‘Giardinetta,’ has been spotted with some heavy camouflage. Despite engineers’ best attempts to cover the car, the prototype is easily recognizable as an extended version of the 500. One of the 500’s biggest competitors is the Mini and the recent introduction of the Mini Clubman wagon is reason enough for Fiat to launch its own version... 22a3a56e01a51b46324898b63d6a0cdc /Article/What_s_the_deal_with_Fiats_Seinfeld_flips_car_but_fine_now/871 Fri, 4 Apr 2008 06:08:24 GMT News is just now surfacing that comedian Jerry Seinfeld flipped his 1967 Fiat BTM on Saturday in New York when the classic car's brakes failed. The funny man surely wasn't laughing when the brake pedal stopped responding, so he swerved to avoid the heavily trafficked Montauk Highway, causing the car to flip and come to stop before the intersection. Police credit Seinfeld with avoiding a very serious accident thanks to his split-second decision, and the ever joking ex-TV star said this about the... 0756b927bbd8ec361dadb56b11778df7 /Article/I_m_looking_at_you_Clubman_Fiat_preparing_500_wagon/589 Thu, 3 Apr 2008 04:43:36 GMT Click above to view Castagna's Fiat 500 wagon in hi-res Unrelenting. That's the only way we could describe the Fiat group's assault on the MINI with more models than a Victoria's Secret photoshoot. While its sister brands Alfa Romeo and Lancia prepare their new retro-hatches to out-flank their Anglo-Saxon opponent, the Fiat division itself is branching out the 500 like a willow. Following the original hatch came the Abarth sport model, which will be followed by the cabrio, and then, as sources indicate... 6bc4c2e1dfe1f7c1199da2c90ea7a599 /Article/Fiat_500_powered_by_O_CT_Tuning/348 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:36:37 GMT The 500 ‘Cinquecento’ has proven to be a runaway success for Fiat, with the entire 2008 production run selling out in just three weeks and order books for next year already starting to fill. Customers from all walks of life are lining up to get behind the wheel of the classic-styled hatch, including some who see the car as a blank canvas in need of some serious performance mods. That’s where tuning firms like Austria’s O.CT step in. Not wanting to mess with the classic lines of the production... 3fe05d3b83cb80428c058c80115fdb3f /Article/Fiat_still_interested_in_Jaguar_and_Land_Rover_technology/194 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:08:16 GMT With the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Group expected to be announced within days, Italian giant Fiat may finally gain access to premium RWD and AWD technologies it’s always dreamt of. Fiat was one of the first carmakers rumored to be interested in buying Jaguar and Land Rover because of its desire to acquire new technologies for future rear-driving saloons and AWD SUV models. Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne has once again confirmed the carmaker will seek to further its partnership with... 72cecbb9f6027a8ae914cd08569cc175