ItalyFiat wraps up employees' foreign-made carsApril 15, 2014 06:01 CET  Some Fiat employees at two Italian factories got a surprise last week: their foreign-made cars from brands such as VW, Peugeot and Toyota had been “wrapped up” in a giant plastic bag.... Read More »
In Italy, driving a Lambo can put you in tax limbo 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 7, 2014  The Italian government has targeted supercar owners as part of a crackdown on tax evaders.... Read More »
European car sales recovery gains pace as German deliveries rise 5%April 2, 2014 12:46 CET  Germany joined France, Italy and Spain in posting higher new-car sales in March, adding to signs that a recovery in the European market is gaining strength.... Read More »
Ferrari appoints new board members; chairman and CEO stay onMarch 25, 2014 12:17 CET  Ferrari has reappointed Luca Cordero di Montezemolo as chairman and Amedeo Felisa as CEO, while appointing four new members to the board.... Read More »
Italy-built Jeep will still appeal to U.S. buyers, brand boss saysMarch 6, 2014 13:06 CET  Jeep's new Italy-built Renegade will be the brand's first model built exclusively outside of the United States, but this will not deter fans of the iconic U.S. marque from buying the small SUV, Jeep boss Mike Manley said.... Read More »
FEBRUARY SALES EUROPE Europe's car-sales recovery continues but France lags behindMarch 3, 2014 10:44 CET  Strong new-car sales in Germany, Italy and Spain last month added to the growing optimism over Europe's market recovery, though a dip in French demand suggests the recovery remains uneven.... Read More »
Fiat's UK-style revival plan faces Italian hurdles 12:01 am U.S. ET | March 2, 2014  Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne plans to use sporty new Alfa Romeos and sleek Maseratis in a bid to repeat in Italy what British brands like Mini and Jaguar have achieved under foreign ownership.... Read More »
Fiat's UK-style revival plan faces Italian hurdlesMarch 1, 2014 10:35 CET  Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne plans to use sporty new Alfa Romeos and sleek Maseratis in a bid to repeat in Italy what British brands like Mini and Jaguar have achieved under foreign ownership.... Read More »
Ferrari denies move from Italy to the NetherlandsFeb. 7, 2014 12:29 CET  Ferrari said it does not plan to move to the Netherlands from Italy after parent Fiat decided to create a Dutch holding company for the merged Fiat-Chrysler group.... Read More »
German car sales rise 7% in JanuaryFeb. 4, 2014 11:46 CET  New-car sales in Germany rose 7 percent in January as Europe's biggest market joined France, Italy and Spain in reporting higher year-on-year registrations.... Read More »
Baby Jeep hits the road in Italy 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 3, 2014  Heavily disguised units of Jeep's first subcompact SUV that were spotted here recently suggest a baby brother to the four-door Wrangler Unlimited.... Read More »
Maserati boom signals Fiat's shift from its Italian pastJan. 30, 2014 12:41 CET  Fiat made its name building modest cars such as the tiny 500. With the acquisition of Chrysler, CEO Sergio Marchionne is shifting the company away from the European mass market to build upscale cars for wealthy Americans, Chinese and Europeans.... Read More »
Fiat moving tax base to UK to woo U.S. investors, chairman saysJan. 30, 2014 10:42 CET  Fiat wants to establish the tax domicile of the new Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group in the UK to help woo U.S. investors, the carmaker's chairman, John Elkann, told an Italian newspaper.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS For Marchionne, shift in Fiat headquarters risks political pain for tax gainJan. 28, 2014 06:01 CET  Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne plans to move the group's headquarters out of Italy. But he must tread carefully in the U.S. and Italy, whose governments have bailed out Chrysler and funded layoffs at Fiat.... Read More »
NEWS ANALYSIS For Marchionne, shift in Fiat headquarters risks political pain for tax gain 3:53 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 27, 2014  Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne, the veteran dealmaker who has just wrested full control of Chrysler Group from its union retirees, is about to unveil his next trick: moving the group's 115-year-old headquarters out of Italy.... Read More »
Brembo's Bombassei becomes billionaire on brakes for Ferrari, PorscheJan. 25, 2014 06:15 CET  Italian brake supplier Brembo established its foothold in racing 40 years ago with Ferrari. Since then, Brembo has expanded into a business that has made the company's chairman, Alberto Bombassei, a billionaire.... Read More »
Fiat's Mirafiori production revamp imminent, union sources sayJan. 8, 2014 11:20 CET  Fiat Group will begin modifying production lines at its Mirafiori plant near Turin very soon, union sources said. The plant is expected to build the Maserati Levante SUV, which will go on sale next year.... Read More »
Lamborghini unveils Gallardo replacementJan. 8, 2014 06:01 CET  The new 601-hp Lamborghini Huracan is the latest in the automaker's line of supercars. The mid-engined coupe replaces the most successful Lamborghini model of all time, the Gallardo.... Read More »
Lamborghini unveils Gallardo replacement 12:01 am U.S. ET | Jan. 8, 2014  The new 601-hp Lamborghini Huracan is the latest in the automaker's line of supercars. The mid-engined coupe replaces the most successful Lamborghini model of all time, the Gallardo.... Read More »
Car-sales rise in southern Europe fails to halt regional decline in 2013Jan. 6, 2014 10:15 CET  A rise in December new-car sales in France, Italy and Spain points to a pick-up in demand in southern Europe, although not enough to avoid a sixth straight annual decline in the overall European market in 2013.... Read More »
Fiat-Chrysler likely to list stock in New York, further sidelining ItalyJan. 6, 2014 06:01 CET  CEO Sergio Marchionne's merger of carmakers Fiat and Chrysler will probably entail a share listing in the United States that cements North America as the group's new center of gravity and further sidelines Italy.... Read More »
Fiat-Chrysler likely to list stock in New York, further sidelining Italy 3:47 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 5, 2014  CEO Sergio Marchionne's merger of carmakers Fiat and Chrysler will probably entail a share listing in the United States that cements North America as the group's new center of gravity and further sidelines Italy.... Read More »
Fiat says Italian plants strategy is showing 'positive' resultsDec. 20, 2013 16:42 CET  The first results of Fiat's move to use its plants in Italy to focus on higher-margin brands and build vehicles for export are encouraging, Fiat Chairman John Elkann and CEO Sergio Marchionne said.... Read More »
Fiat takes aim at Daimler to win car-sharing customers in ItalyDec. 17, 2013 06:01 CET  Fiat will support the Enjoy car-sharing service with a fleet of its top-selling four-seat 500 minicar, which will be offered to users at a lower price than the two-seat Smart ForTwos from Daimler's Car2Go program.... Read More »
Fiat said to invest 9 billion euros to end Europe dip, revive Italy plantsDec. 9, 2013 08:49 CET  Fiat Group plans to invest as much as 9 billion euros ($12.3 billion) on new models to end European losses in three years and revive nearly empty Italian factories, two people familiar with the matter said.... Read More »
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