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Lancia Stratos Comeback For Real? It Looks Like It

Sunday, August 15, 2010

The internet and automotive blogosphere has been all abuzz about images of a reborn Lancia Stratos that surfaced recently. It all started when fuzzy images of a Stratos-like vehicle testing at a Fiat test track near Milan appeared on ItaliaSpeed. While it wore no markings, it had a place for a Lancia badge on the [...]

Fiat 500 Being Upgraded for U.S, Might Not Be Called 500?

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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Fiat 500 Being Upgraded for U.S, Might Not Be Called 500?

No doubt most anticpated vehicle to come out of the Chrysler-Fiat partnership would have to be the Fiat 500. The retro minicar has made a big splash in international markets, with it helping to power Fiat’s ascendancy. On our shores, many think it could prove to be serious competition for BMW’s highly successful MINI. What [...]

Geneva 2010: Abarth 500C Drops The Top

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

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Fiat’s tiny retro-supermini, the 500, has been taking Europe by storm. Styled to resemble the old Cinquecento, and designed to take the fight directly to Mini, the 500 has been capturing hearts and minds on the continent since it’s debut. Like any good supermini, there are heaps of variants for every sort of taste. There [...]

Alfa Romeo Coming Back to U.S in 2012?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

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If there is one thing in the automotive industry that has been speculated about for a long time, it has been the return of Alfa Romeo. Throughout the 2000′s there was many reports about when the introduction would take place, and with what models. The Fiat-Chrysler partnership has made it a much more feasible proposition, [...]

Fiat 500 To Go On Sale Late This Year

Friday, February 12, 2010

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Attack of the superminis! There hasn’t been any shortage of introductions in the segment lately. Alfa Romeo MiTo, Ford Fiesta, Audi A1, just to name a few. Let us know what your favorites of the lot are in a CarThrottle Asks post on the subject. The Fiat 500 is one of those models, and much [...]

Fiat 500 Actually Coming In Standard Edition First

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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Fiat 500 Actually Coming In Standard Edition First

A lot of the news coming out the past few days has been understandably centered around the Fiat-Chrysler partnership. The six-hour press conference resulted in a lot of products news. The Fiat 500 is a highly anticipated model to come a result of the partnership. Now the official details are in. Most recently we reported [...]

New Logo for Chrysler Turns Up

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Under Fiat’s oversight, Chrysler is set to become a radically different company. There are many behind-the-scenes changes like cuts to employees, changes in brand management, elimination of buaracracy and others. However, visible parts of the entire company and specifically the Chrysler brand are to change as well. Fiat’s hot-selling 500 minicar is on tap for [...]

Fiat 500 Abarth To Be First U.S 500 Model

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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Fiat 500 Abarth To Be First U.S 500 Model

The Fiat-Chrysler partnership promises to bring some exciting product to the United States that we otherwise might not have had. The Alfa Romeo brand in particular is a welcome reentry for those who want something a bit different. The Wall Street Journal just came out with it’s roadmap for the Alfa Romeo-Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep brand lineup, but [...]

Fiat’s Plans for Chrysler Revealed

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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There has been a lot of speculation surrounding Fiat’s “partnership” (in name only) with Chrysler but no real news direct from the company. That will change soon, as next next month is when Fiat’s CEO Sergio Marchionne is scheduled to submit his plan for the future of Chrysler. The Wall Street Journal has the scoop on [...]

Fiat Wants Chrysler to Compete with Cadillac

Monday, September 21, 2009

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Fiat Wants Chrysler to Compete with Cadillac

After the breathtaking series of events that have taken place in the economy and particularly the auto industry over the past year, it is good to get a break from it all. In particular though, the new Fiat-Chrysler partnership has been staying out of the news for the most part until recently. And, the recent [...]