Fiat 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 »
Fiat plans lowball lease to push 500e 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 15, 2013  To make its 500e electric more appealing to shoppers, Fiat will offer the car for the same monthly lease payment as the base 500 with a gasoline engine.... Read More »
Buy a Fiat 500e, use alternate cars for free 12:01 am U.S. ET | April 1, 2013  When it goes on sale this summer in California, the 2013 Fiat 500e electric car will come with an unusual standard feature: another vehicle. 500e buyers may use rental vehicles for up to 12 days a year for free.... Read More »
PRODUCTION Fiat, Serbia said to agree deal to build cheaper 500L for domestic marketMarch 26, 2013 11:15 CET  Fiat and Serbia have agreed on a subsidy deal to produce a cheaper version of the 500L minicar for domestic sales, a local newspaper reported. Under the agreement, Fiat's Serbian unit would produce the model for 10,900 euros ($14,200), which is around 3,000 euros less than its regular sticker price.... Read More »
PRODUCTION Fiat's Serbia expects to ship up to 150,000 cars in 2013March 23, 2013 13:29 CET  Fiat's Serbian factory, which will export the 500L minivan to the US, expects to deliver 110,000 to 150,000 vehicles this year after six-month orders exceeded targets.... Read More »
Serbia cranks up Fiat 500L outputMarch 14, 2013 06:01 CET  The Serbian unit of Fiat plans to produce between 110,000 and 160,000 of its new 500L family of compact cars for Europe and the United States this year, a key boost for Serbian exports, the head of the factory said.... Read More »
LATEST LAUNCHES Fiat aims 500L at familiesMarch 11, 2013 06:01 CET  Fiat added the 500L to provide a car for customers who have grown out of three-door 500, specifically at couples who have started families. The 500L – the L stands for large – is a five-door small minivan that is 602mm longer than the 500.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW Fiat adds SUV styling to the 500L minivanFeb. 26, 2013 14:00 CET  Fiat will give the 500L Trekking a European debut at the Geneva auto show. The new car will compete in Europe against subcompact SUVs such as the Opel/Vauxhall Mokka, Ford EcoSport, Peugeot 2008 and Renault Captur.... Read More »
2013 GENEVA AUTO SHOW Opel previews potential Fiat 500c rival with Adam Rocks conceptFeb. 18, 2013 13:12 CET  Opel's Adam Rocks concept may preview a potential rival to the Fiat 500c convertible. Adam Rocks is based on Opel's Adam minicar, which went into production in January.... Read More »
Fiat wins removal of false 500X image from Geneva show siteFeb. 14, 2013 13:47 CET  Geneva auto show organizers apologized to Fiat after a fake image of the automaker's upcoming 500X crossover was published on the show's Web site. The picture was taken off the site after Fiat complained that the image was not genuine.... Read More »
Fiat to build next 500 for global markets in Poland only, sources say 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 12, 2013  Fiat will concentrate global production of the next 500 minicar in Poland, ending output of the model for North America at Chrysler's Mexico plant by 2015. The move provides additional work for Fiat's top-performing Tychy factory.... Read More »
Fiat to move 500 output from Mexico to Poland, sources say 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 11, 2013  Fiat S.p.A. plans to move all production of the next-generation 500 subcompact to Tychy, Poland, three sources said. The consolidation in Tychy will end 500 production at Chrysler Group's plant in Toluca, Mexico.... Read More »
Fiat will build the 500 for global markets in Poland only, sources sayFeb. 11, 2013 06:01 CET  Fiat will concentrate global production of the next 500 minicar in Poland, ending output of the model for North America at Chrysler's Mexico plant by 2015. The move provides additional work for Fiat's top-performing Tychy factory.... Read More »
Opel says it has 20,000 orders for AdamJan. 30, 2013 11:00 CET  Opel has received more than 20,000 customer orders since October for the new Adam minicar, a crucial product for the money-losing brand. Opel and GM need the Adam to be a success if it is to turn around its European business.... Read More »
Fiat gets union agreement for layoff scheme at Melfi plantJan. 25, 2013 06:01 CET Fiat has received trade unions' go-ahead for a layoff scheme at its Melfi plant in southern Italy that will allow it restructure the plant before producing a new Jeep and a Fiat model there.... Read More »
With Adam, Opel hopes to prove it can build a money-making minicar in GermanyJan. 3, 2013 06:01 CET  Opel/Vauxhall is confident it can produce its new Adam minicar in Germany and still make money. "The way the car has been constructed gives us the possibility to build in Germany and still be profitable," Opel sales and marketing boss Alfred Rieck told Automotive News Europe.... Read More »
Fiat to spend 1 billion euros to make Jeeps in ItalyDec. 20, 2012 13:49 CET  Fiat will invest more than 1 billion euros to build compact SUVs for the Fiat and Jeep brands in Italy. The move is key to Fiat's bid to boost capacity usage and end losses in Europe.... Read More »
THE GREEN SCENE Green along the edges 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 10, 2012  Several automakers are limiting the launches of EVs or plug-in hybrids, waiting for demand to rise before going national. But boosting demand will require a coordinated effort between the public and private sectors, auto industry executives say.... Read More »
Nissan hits back at Fiat for criticism of Leaf stylingDec. 5, 2012 09:45 CET  Nissan has hit back at Fiat for its recent criticism of the looks of the Japanese automaker's Leaf EV. “Let's face it, Fiat has not shied away from controversial styling themselves,” Nissan head of global marketing communications Simon Sproule said. “Many would describe many of their products as visual pollution."... Read More »
LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE Fiat taps sex, supermodels to sell its cars 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 3, 2012  Most everyone agrees that sex sells. Chrysler Group will soon find out whether sex tinged with bawdy humor sells Fiats Larry P. Vellequette covers Chrysler Group for Automotive News.... Read More »
2012 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW Fiat sees potential in U.S. for SUV-styled 500LNov. 29, 2012 10:30 CET  Fiat says the 500L Trekking, an SUV-styled variant of its 500L small minivan, could account for half of overall 500L sales in the U.S. market.... Read More »
2012 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW Fiat bets on 500e to challenge Nissan's Leaf 9:34 am U.S. ET | Nov. 28, 2012  Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is no champion of electric vehicles. But if he must produce one to appease California regulators, he won't mess with an Italian icon. After returning to the U.S. with its 500 subcompact in 2010, Fiat introduced an electric version at the Los Angeles Auto Show today. Chrysler Group will begin selling the battery-powered 500e next year.... Read More »
LUCA CIFERRI The not so prophetic story of the Fiat 500L 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 28, 2012  The Fiat 500L small minivan, which has its North American debut today at the Los Angeles auto show, is built in Serbia in a factory that once produced Yugo cars. Unusually for a car-manufacturing nation, only 1 percent of the production will be sold at home. The rest will go to other parts of Europe and to global markets including the United States.... Read More »
2012 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW Fiat expands lineup with 500 wagon, convertible, EV 12:50 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 28, 2012  Chrysler Group is showing three new North American versions of the Fiat 500 at the Los Angeles Auto Show today, including a plug-in electric and a four-door wagon.... Read More »
Fiat bets on Italian elegance to challenge Nissan's LeafNov. 28, 2012 06:34 CET  Fiat Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne is no champion of electric vehicles. So even if he must produce one to appease California regulators, he won't mess with an Italian icon.... Read More »
|
