CarAdvice’s guide to the 10 most significant new cars coming to Australian showrooms in 2013, and a quick look at the other new vehicles arriving on our shores this year. Ford Kuga The locally built Ford Territory has done an ...
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Fiat has dropped the price of its 500 and 500c models substantially as it begins its repositioning strategy to re-launch the brand. The iconic Italian manufacturer, which switched back to factory distribution in Australia (from Ateco) in ...
Spanish auto-parts supplier Gestamp Automocion has received a EUR150m loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to upgrade its facilities in Russia, Poland, Hungary and Turkey that supply assembly lines set up by ...
US automaker Chrysler has unveiled the 2014 Ram ProMaster commercial truck at the ongoing Chicago Auto Show. The truck is powered by the 3 L I-4 EcoDiesel Pentastar V-6 engine paired to six-speed manual controlled transmission that ...
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Auto parts manufacturer Johnson Controls has opened a new automotive seat plant at the Grosnica Supplier Park near the city of Kragujevac in Serbia to provide complete seats for the new Fiat 500L compact MPV. The company has also opened a ...
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A convertible version of the Opel Adam city car is under development, according to senior officials within General Motors Europe. UK publication Autocar reports the pint-sized Opel Adam Cabriolet could go on sale in Europe by the end of ...
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Italian Anfia automotive industry association announced recently, Italian new car sales reached 113,525 vehicles in January this year, down 17.58% year on year compared to 137,745 vehicles in January, 2012. Fiat Group Italian sales ...
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Fiat is considering launching an entry-level brand for developing markets as it looks for opportunities to grow its manufacturing operations and increase profitability. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne admitted the success of Renault’s ...
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Fiat has confirmed the upcoming Maserati Levante luxury SUV will be manufactured in Turin from 2014, and sister brand Alfa Romeo may join it soon after with an SUV of its own, according to industry journal Automotive News Europe. Fiat CEO ...
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Italian car maker Fiat expects to complete the merger of its partner, the Chrysler Group by 2014 in the US. Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne was quoted by Repubblica newspaper as saying that the company will succeed in doing it. "We ...
Fiat plans to arrange Ferrari to help Alfa Romeo develop new engines, and aims to rebuild Alfa Romeo brand. Marchioe, CEO of Fiat, said recently, “Ferrari will play a more active role to help Alfa Romeo develop new engines, just ...
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Toyota has claimed top spot in the US Consumer Reports’ Car Brand Perception Survey for another year, despite a 2012 dotted with recalls. Conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Centre, the Car Brand Perception Survey is ...
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Industry journal Automotive News Europe reports Fiat SpA is set to announce a technical cooperation between Ferrari and sister brand Maserati in the coming weeks that will see the them work together with Alfa Romeo on a range of new ...
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Italian heavy-duty vehicles maker Fiat expects the revenue to rise 5% in 2013 with the acquisition of the US-based farm and construction equipment maker, CNH. The company invested EUR197m to acquire 25% of the CNH shares, following which ...
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According to the financial date published by Fiat recently, Fiat-Chrysler global sales reached 4.21 million in 2012, up 4% year on year compared to 2011. In the fourth quarter of 2012, Fiat-Chrysler global sales were 1.084 million, rose ...