Damien Hirst-Decorated Fiat 500s Help Raise Millions for Charity
Jun 10, 2009
Five Fiat 500s, decorated by the artist Damien Hirst, were among the prizes won in a luxury charity draw at a star-studded London party last week. ... Continue reading
Supreme Court OKs Chrysler Sale to Fiat
Jun 9, 2009
WASHINGTON - June 9, 2009: Late this afternoon the U.S. Supreme Court gave the fianl go-ahead for Chrysler's sale to Fiat, turning down the last-ditch efforts by opponents to queer the deal. The court rejected a plea to block the sale of most of Chrysler's assets to the Italian automaker. Chrysler, Fiat and the Obama a ... Continue reading
Start&Stop Fires Up More Green Awards For Fiat 500
Jun 9, 2009
Fiat's prize-winning 500 has received further confirmation of its environmental dominance after taking another top honour at the What Car? Green Awards in London yesterday - this time for its fuel- and money-saving Start&Stop version. ... Continue reading
New Sports Seats For Abarth Grande Punto And Abarth 500
Jun 8, 2009
Abarth Grande Punto and Abarth 500 owners will now be able to enhance their cars even further, following the introduction of stylish new sports seats for these two high performance models. ... Continue reading
Fiat Produces Its Ten Millionth Car to Take Number One in Brazil
Jun 8, 2009
Fiat is celebrating in Brazil, with its ten millionth car produced in the Latin American country helping to give Fiat more than a quarter of the local market and the number one spot with 60,628 cars sold in May alone. ... Continue reading
Investors Ask Supreme Court to Delay Chrysler Sale
Jun 7, 2009
WASHINGTON June 7, 2009; James Vicini writing for Reuters reported that Indiana pension funds asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Sunday to immediately delay the sale of bankrupt automaker Chrysler LLC to a group led by Italian carmaker Fiat SpA while they challenge the deal. The request, which moves the legal battle to th ... Continue reading
Fiat 500 on Fast Track to America - VIDEO ENHANCED
Jun 5, 2009
Washington DC June 4, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Richard Gadeselli, a Fiat spokesman at the automaker's headquarters in Turin, Italy, sent an e-mail message to confirm plans to take the 500âvoted as Europe's Car of the Year in 2008âto Chrysler dealerships just in time for Christmas 2010. That's ... Continue reading
Fiat Offer Puts Instructors In The Driving Seat
May 29, 2009
The stylish Fiat 500 looks set to become an even more popular choice with driving schools and image-conscious pupils, thanks to the offer of free-of-charge He-Man dual controls on the car. ... Continue reading
Ex Chrysler Executive Says Fiat Was Only Option
May 28, 2009
NEW YORK, May 27, 2009; Fiat was the U.S. automaker's only shot at survival as no other carmaker would have been willing to give the company "a nickel." At a court hearing in U.S. bankruptcy court in Manhattan, former Chrysler executive Tom LaSorda said he never considered breaking up the automaker last year, although ... Continue reading
Fiat Takes Fair Pricing to Heart...For Cars And Vans!
May 25, 2009
The Government’s new rules on car pricing and advertising call for total clarity when they are introduced on 24 May 2009 and Fiat is offering total pricing clarity for its cars and vans - the same driveaway pricing right across Australia. ... Continue reading
The Battle For Opel Heats Up - Fiat Vs Magna
May 25, 2009
FRANKFURT/BERLIN May 24, 2009; Nicola Leske and Andreas Moeser writing for Reuters reported that Magna International and Fiat have improved their offers for General Motors unit Opel ahead of a crucial week in which the German government is expected to decide which bid to back. German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold ... Continue reading
Kelley Blue Book's Kbb.Com Names Their Top 10 Road Trip Cars of 2009
May 21, 2009
Kbb.com Editors Offer Their Top New Car Choices for Road Trips in a Variety of Categories IRVINE, Calif., May 21 -- The Top 10 Road Trip Cars of 2009, www.kbb.com/roadtripcars2009, were named today by the expert editors from Kelley Blue Book, www.kbb.com, the leading provider of new car and used car information. Memori ... Continue reading
Fiat '500C by DIESEL': Playing the Starring Role at the Charity Auction in Favour of AmFAR
May 18, 2009
The Cinema Against AIDS Gala in favour of AmFAR (the American Foundation for AIDS Research), the association in charge of fund-raising for the fight against AIDS, is to be held on 21st May 2009, during the 62nd edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The charity auction, now in its seventeenth edition, will be taking plac ... Continue reading
Chrysler Closings Will Leave 80% of Dealers Selling The 3 Brands
May 15, 2009
Washington DC May 15, 2009; The AIADA newsletter reported that Chrysler's plan to eliminate a quarter of its U.S. dealerships by June 9 means the vast majority of the surviving stores will sell the Jeep, Dodge, and Chrysler brands under the same roofâa longstanding goal of the struggling automaker. Automotive News ... Continue reading
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