Reinventing Fiat in Europe will be a tough challengeDec. 24, 2012 06:01 CET  Fiat's new Europe chief, Alfredo Altavilla, faces many daunting challenges to turn around the automaker's struggling operations in the region. Company veteran Altavilla, who is CEO Sergio Marchionne's most trusted lieutenant, was named as head of Fiat's Europe, Middle East and Africa region last month.... Read More »
FROM THE CURRENT ANE PRINT ISSUE How Europe's decline has changed Fiat CEO Marchionne's prioritiesNov. 15, 2012 06:01 CET  The European downturn has reversed Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's priorities. Instead of trying to get enough cash together for a full takeover of Chrysler Group, Marchionne must use the company's money to fix Fiat's European operations, which aren't expected to reach breakeven until 2015 at the earliest.... Read More »
De Tomaso chairman arrested during probe into misuse of public fundsJuly 12, 2012 13:38 CET  The chairman of Italian sports car maker De Tomaso, Gian Mario Rossignolo, and two other men were arrested in a probe into the misuse of 7.5 million euros ($9.2 million) of public funds, Italy's tax police said on Thursday.... Read More »
Design firm boss Sergio Pininfarina dies after long illnessJuly 3, 2012 06:01 CET  Sergio Pininfarina, who ran the famous Italian automotive design company of the same name for 40 years, has died after a long illness.... Read More »
LATEST LAUNCHES Lancia says Flavia, a rebadged Chrysler, has Italian flairJune 28, 2012 06:01 CET  Fiat's near-premium brand Lancia is hoping to bring some Italian flair to the brand's image in the European market, with the launch of the Flavia convertible.... Read More »
Jeep counts on 3 new SUVs to spark huge sales surge in EuropeJune 15, 2012 06:01 CET  With three new SUVs, a key soccer sponsorship plus an expanded dealership network, Chrysler Group's Jeep brand aims for sales of 125,000 units by 2015. That would be a big increase from Jeep's European sales of 23,745 units last year, but the brand has generated momentum.... Read More »
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