maseratiFiat 500, Maserati production hit by supplier disputeMay 14, 2013 16:04 CET  Fiat faces delays producing vehicles after a supplier stopped delivering parts for the Fiat 500 and Maseratis.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI Why even a weak China is good news for European automakers 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 24, 2013  The Shanghai auto show proved once again that China is the promised land for automakers, particularly Europeans bracing for a sixth straight year of declining car sales in their home region.... Read More »
2013 SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW Porsche vies with new Maserati as China grabs luxury limelightApril 22, 2013 06:01 CET Porsche has debuted a revamped version of its Panamera coupe at the Shanghai auto show where it sought to outshine Maserati's all-new Ghibli as both carmakers seek to attract customers in a luxury China market that is predicted to keep growing strongly.... Read More »
Maserati Ghibli tests Fiat's push into luxuryApril 19, 2013 20:53 CET  The Ghibli is an early test of Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne's efforts to squeeze more cash out of the Maserati and Alfa Romeo brands. Maserati faces a difficult balancing act to emulate the success of BMW, Daimler and Audi by rolling out more affordable models aimed at a broader client base.... Read More »
VW hires McNabb from Maserati to extend U.S. sales surgeApril 19, 2013 06:01 CET  Volkswagen of America has hired Maserati North America CEO Mark McNabb, a former Nissan and GM sales executive, as its COO.... Read More »
Fiat will add second shift at Maserati factory, report saysApril 19, 2013 09:03 CET  Fiat will add a second shift at the Turin factory where it builds Maserati cars, a source said. Fiat is investing 1.2 billion euros in the luxury marque as it seeks to boost global sales from 6,000 last year to 50,000.... Read More »
VW hires McNabb from Maserati to extend U.S. sales surge 9:45 am U.S. ET | April 18, 2013  Volkswagen of America has hired Maserati North America CEO Mark McNabb, a former Nissan and General Motors sales executive, as its COO. McNabb, 51, will start at Volkswagen on May 1. He will report to CEO Jonathan Browning and oversee U.S. sales as VW continues an ambitious growth strategy.... Read More »
Chrysler's Graczyk replaces McNabb as head of Maserati North America 3:28 pm U.S. ET | April 17, 2013  Maserati has named Chrysler executive Robert Graczyk CEO of the company's North America division, effective immediately. Graczyk, former director of sales at Chrysler Group's Asia-Pacific region, replaces Mark McNabb, who left the company to become COO of Volkswagen of America. VW announced McNabb's hiring today.... Read More »
SHANGHAI AUTO SHOW PREVIEW A bevy of crossovers and SUVs will take center stage at China's auto extravaganza 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  Automakers will test China's huge appetite for crossovers and SUVs with introductions this week at the Shanghai auto show. Acura, BMW, Citroen, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen plan world debuts for compact crossovers, while Jeep -- which arguably started the SUV craze -- will roll out its new Cherokee.... Read More »
NEW PRODUCT Ghibli will be Maserati's first diesel-powered carApril 9, 2013 12:44 CET  Maserati released images of the Ghibli four-door sedan ahead of the car's debut at the Shanghai auto show. The Ghibli will be the first Maserati production car to offer a diesel variant.... Read More »
Marchionne bets billions on Alfa, Maserati 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2013  Sergio Marchionne is betting billions that Alfa Romeo and Maserati will help drive Fiat's money-losing European operations back into the black by 2015-16.... Read More »
Marchionne's big gambleMarch 7, 2013 06:01 CET  Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is betting billions of euros that Alfa Romeo and Maserati will help drive the automaker's money-losing European operations back into the black by 2015-2016. He's also counting on the underperforming sporty brands to help ignite a production boom that will turn the company's under-used European plants into export champions.... Read More »
ANE monthly e-magazine goes live MondayMarch 1, 2013 06:01 CET  The new issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, March 4. Our cover story examines Sergio Marchionne's multi-billion-euro bet that he can turn Alfa Romeo and Maserati into global sales powerhouses.... Read More »
Fiat set to build Maserati, Alfa Romeo SUVs in TurinFeb. 4, 2013 10:46 CET  Fiat will build Maserati's new Levante SUV at its flagship Mirafiori plant in Turin, union sources said. The automaker may also build an SUV for Alfa Romeo in the same factory, the sources said.... Read More »
Maserati: 'Nothing to envy' 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 4, 2013  Maserati's redesigned Quattroporte flagship, which debuted at the Detroit auto show last month, will be a credible alternative to premium flagship sedans from German carmakers, says CEO Harald Wester.... Read More »
Fiat renames Maserati plant after company patriarchJan. 31, 2013 11:33 CET  Fiat has renamed its Maserati plant after company patriarch Giovanni “Gianni” Agnelli. The Italian industrialist and controlling Fiat shareholder served as the company's chairman from 1966 to 1996. He passed away a decade ago this month at age 81.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW U.S., Asia driving sales gains in global supercar market 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2013  The recovering U.S. economy has brought conspicuous consumers out of hiding in the world's biggest supercar market. And the return of big-spending Americans is especially crucial for Italy's exotic automotive brands as the debt crisis cripples demand in southern Europe. Global sales of cars costing more than $130,000 are forecast to beat the 2007 peak this year and will climb 35 percent to almost 540,000 by 2015, according to IHS Automotive.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI Maserati flagship leaves Chrysler roots behind 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 15, 2013  Maserati CEO Harald Wester gets mad when he hears that the new Quattroporte is based on Chrysler underpinnings.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI Maserati flagship leaves Chrysler roots behind 3:57 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013  There is not much Chrysler left in the new Quattroporte, Maserati's CEO says. Maserati is poised to begin its rebirth with a new Quattroporte large sedan that debuted today at the Detroit auto show, but the new sedan -- the flagship for the Fiat-Chrysler organization -- has very little North American content left.... Read More »
2013 DETROIT AUTO SHOW Maserati trumpets new Quattroporte to carve out bigger U.S. niche 3:00 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 12, 2013  Fiat is trumpeting a new Maserati -- one that rockets from 0 to 60 miles per hour in under 5 seconds and is decidedly "Imported from Italy" -- to expand U.S. sales. With the Quattroport, Maserati must pry buyers away from German and British luxury rivals -- a tough challenge given that many U.S. consumers have heard little about the brand in recent years.... Read More »
Maserati boss takes aim at German rivalsDec. 12, 2012 06:01 CET  Maserati’s boss says the carmaker’s new Quattroporte flagship has “nothing to envy” when compared with German premium rivals such as the Mercedes-Benz S class or BMW 7 series. "We are now a true and strong alternative to everything out there," Maserati CEO Harald Wester said... Read More »
Fiat counts on Chrysler tie-up to boost MaseratiDec. 10, 2012 15:06 CET  Maserati expects its new Quattroporte sedan to help the brand boost annual sales to 50,000 units. Fiat is investing $1.6 billion in Maserati, hoping technology and dealerships from its tie-up with Chrysler will help the luxury sports car brand to take on BMW and Porsche.... Read More »
Maserati lengthens new Quattroporte to compete with German flagshipsNov. 8, 2012 12:05 CET  Maserati has increased the size of its new Quattroporte as it seeks to compete with long-wheelbase versions of Audi, BMW and Mercedes flagships. The luxury sedan, which begins European sales in the spring, is central to Fiat's plans to boost Maserati sales to 50,000 units a year by 2015 from 6,159 last year.... Read More »
CARS & CONCEPTS Maserati names SUV, sedan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 8, 2012 Maserati's first SUV will be called the Levante and its planned mid-sized sedan will be named the Ghibli.... Read More »
2012 PARIS AUTO SHOW Maserati's U.S.-built SUV to be named Levante 6:00 am U.S. ET | Sept. 27, 2012  Maserati's first SUV will be called the Levante and its planned mid-sized sedan will be named the Ghibli. The Fiat subsidiary, which announced the names today, is counting on the two new models to help boost the company's global sales to 50,000 units by 2015 from 6,150 last year.... Read More »
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