So the inevitable has happened. The first of the big three to go bust is Chrysler, now officially in Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. But it’s not all doom and gloom. President Barack Obama announced the Chrysler bankruptcy late yesterday, but said that huge strides had been made recently to keep Chrysler viable in the long term […]
Fiat 500C Prices announced – and the UK gets it first!
Fiat has announced UK prices for the Fiat 500C, and the UK will be the first country in Europe to get the car.
Fiat launches the Eco-Drive Challenge
Fiat are on something of a roll at the moment. Having made actual profits in 2008 (a rarity in itself in this climate) and subsequently taking a big stake in Chrysler (which with the state Chysler is in at the moment really means Fiat is in charge), they are up there with Audi as an […]
The return of the Real MINI
Back in January, we speculated on the return of the Topolino and Isetta marques in a joint venture by BMW and Fiat to launch a range of super-eco city cars to rival those that manufacturers like VW and Mercedes are developing. And according to Auto Express those plans are getting close to being realised. This […]
Fiat Abarth 500 lands in UK showrooms
Already hailed by Top Gear as the Hot Hatch of the year, the Abarth is the Fiat 500 we’ve been waiting for, and today it lands in UK showrooms. The 500 has been a triumph for Fiat. A cracking recreation of the original 500, the new 500 conspires to be timeless, classless and affordable. No […]
Fiat 500C – the reveal happens
As we told you on Saturday, Fiat intended unveiling the new convertible 500 – The Fiat 500C – today, and here we have the first official images of the car. As we expected, the 500C gets a full-length canvas roof, with the C pillars staying in place to keep the cost down and add strength. […]
Fiat 500 gets Stop-Start
Flavour of the month, stop-start, and here’s another to add to the list. The Fiat 500 gets Start&Stop (I’ve lost count of the different monikers) as an option on the 1.2 Lounge, using Bosch technology to beef up the system to make it reliable. The Stop/Start also gets another Fiat moniker – Blue&Me – which […]
Fiat and BMW ready to announce deal
Don’t mention the war, Basil! The Germans and Italians look like they’re getting in bed together again, but this time the axis could provide some goodies for us all, and some cost saving benefits for both BMW and Fiat. Fiat, in a strong position after posting their best ever figures for 2008, is on a […]
2008 Fiat’s best year EVER!
Didn’t they do well!? Fiat has just announced that, despite the doom and gloom in the car world in 2008, particularly in the last quarter, they have had their best year ever, with their trading profit up by 4% and turnover by 1.5% to €60 billion. Well done them. A number of factors have led […]
Fiat and Chrysler get in to bed together
Before Christmas the CEO of Fiat was reported as saying that he believed that the current malaise in the car market (and any other market, for that matter) would result in the rationalisation of the industry, and see just a handful of big players come out the other side. His words now seem prescient, as […]