Volkswagen's Auto Union Revival Plan Involved Fiat-Chrysler Takeover
5 Aug 2014, 09:58 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Remember the rumors of Volkswagen wanting to revive the Auto Union name? Turns out they weren't as crazy as we thought, as a recent report from Autocar magazine suggests they also involved a ta...
Fiat 500 Recalled in Australia Over Wiring Mess-Up
4 Aug 2014, 17:05 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In the United States, recalls are announced by an agency called the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In the Land Down Under, the equivalent to that is the ACCC, which has informed tha...
Fiat Bids Ciao to Italy, Netherlands is the New Home of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV
4 Aug 2014, 08:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Considering that Fiat S.p.A. was founded in 1899, the Italian company is leaving its home country for the Netherlands after the Agnelli family and other big shareholders agreed to merge with Chrysle...
Chrysler Group Posts July 2014 Sales, Every Brand Reports Sales Increases
1 Aug 2014, 13:39 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / In its 52nd consecutive month of year-over-year sales gains, all of the Chrysler Group's brands posted good results in comparison to July 2013. Some highlight stats include seven nameplates tha...
Fiat Introducing Solar Charging Station for EVs in San Diego
31 Jul 2014, 16:48 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / One of the biggest advantages of electric vehicles is the fact that nature can recharge them for free if you have access to a solar panel array or wind mill. In San Diego at least, you can do that a...
Fiat Q2 Profit Takes a Dive Due to Disappointing Results in the Americas
30 Jul 2014, 18:51 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / This isn't actually the best of moments for Fiat to report weak financial performances and disappointing operating profit. These second-quarter results won't go unnoticed by shareholders t...
2014 Fiat 500L Fails IIHS Crash Test
30 Jul 2014, 12:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The Fiat 500L promised to bring all the fun of a regular 500 with the practicality of a bigger car. Is sounded like the perfect formula, but since it went on sale last year, several chinks have been...
Lancia in Limbo, Will Come Back With a Bang
29 Jul 2014, 17:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Most fans of the Italian manufacturer know that Sergio Marchionne is planning to reduce Lancia's lineup to a single model - the Ypsilon, which will be sold only in Italy. That might spell the l...
1967 Ferves Ranger Wants to Be Yours to Pet
28 Jul 2014, 07:58 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / As tempting as it might be to call this a pedal car, please don’t, as you will certainly offend the community build around these things, considered to be a better alternative to the standard V...
Fiat 500L Vans Concept Goes With the Flow
28 Jul 2014, 07:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Surf, skate and BMX action. From July 26th to August 3rd, Huntington Beach is the place to be if you want to be a part of the 2014 Vans US Open of Surfing. Not even Fiat managed to stay away from th...
VW Looking at Fiat-Chrysler Acquisition?
17 Jul 2014, 19:07 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Reports are starting to come out this afternoon that Volkswagen AG and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have recently held discussions for the German automaker to acquire some or all of the newly formed It...
Sporty 2015 Fiat 500 Models Add Automatic, Drop Fuel Economy
7 Jul 2014, 15:46 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Fans of automatic transmissions were undoubtedly happy when Fiat announced that it would offer an automatic on the 2015 Fiat 500 Abarth and Turbo models, but what they make up for in not having to m...
Chrysler Group Reports Best June Sales Since 2007
1 Jul 2014, 14:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / Good times for the Chrysler Group these days - the manufacturer managed to increase June 2014 sales 9 percent over the same month last year (roughly 15,000 more vehicles sold), while the Jeep, Dodge...
Fiat 500 Cult Commercial Says the Size of Your Yacht Matters
26 Jun 2014, 13:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ready just in time for the Spring/Summer 2014 season, Fiat's brand new version of the Cinquecento is going to take the market for adorable city cars by storm. As if being cool wasn't enoug...
Fiat 500X Interior Spied Up Close
25 Jun 2014, 11:45 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / It’s hard to put your finger on what the Fiat 500X is about. Some say it is the bastard lovechild of a drunken night consumed between the 500 city car and the 500L mini MPV. However, due to t...
2015 Fiat 500 Abarth Enters Production with Six-Speed Automatic Transmission
23 Jun 2014, 17:38 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Back in April, Fiat announced that it would be offering an automatic transmission on sporty versions of its iconic 2015 Fiat 500, and now these clutchless hatchbacks are one step closer to reach cus...
Fiat Gets Shameful 'F' In 2014 J.D. Power Study, Porsche Leads
20 Jun 2014, 09:57 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The 2014 J.D. Power Initial Quality study polled 86,000 car buyers about any kind of issue experienced with their all-new vehicles in the first 90 days of ownership. Surprisingly enough, Fiat was th...
Fiat-Chrysler Merger Goes Official
16 Jun 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Board of Directors of Fiat S.p.A. announced that it has approved the plan governing the merger of Fiat into a wholly owned subsidiary. The new entity will be renamed Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N....
Chrysler Group Reports May 2014 US Sales
3 Jun 2014, 15:18 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The American manufacturer's Stateside sales volume soared by 17 percent this last month due to the strong demand for the Jeep and Ram brands. May 2014 marks the 50th consecutive month of financ...
The Deal is Official: Apple Bought Dr. Dre’s Beats for $3 Billion
29 May 2014, 08:22 UTC · By: Ionut Ungureanu / The company producing the devices million of people love so much has just announced that it’s officially acquiring Beats Music and Beats Electronics, founded by famous rapper Dr. Dre and music...