Fiat News

Since coming to terms on an agreement five months ago, Chrysler and the United Auto Worker's union have been able to work so well together,  the pentastar's workers are being rewarded for their duties with an early payday. Chrysler is coming off its first net profit ($183 million) in fifteen years ...    Read more

These are the first official images of the all-new Fiat 500L, and as you may have guessed, the L stands for "large." Not much is known yet about the bigger 500L except that it will be officially unveiled on March 6 at the Geneva Motor Show. The 500L will be joining ...    Read more

The La Nina this winter has been cold and dry, says the American Agriculturist , but for the domestic auto manufacturers, January sizzled. Overall, Chrysler Group LLC was up 44 percent compared to January 2011, with double digit gains at Jeep, Ram Truck, Dodge, and Chrysler, respectively. The Ford ...    Read more

Michigan-based Hagerty Insurance specializes in providing classic car coverage, but the company also does something we especially like— every year it releases a "hot list" of new models that it believe will be future classics. Hagerty asks its team of "valuation experts" to pick ten cars among the countless that ...    Read more

The 2013 Dodge Dart hasn't even hit the production line yet, but its economic impact is already being felt. Chrysler announced today that it will be adding about 400 to 500 new employees to support the production of the compact car ...    Read more

We're happy to resuscitate, reiterate, and recapitulate the top five stories of the week. Without further ado, here's a countdown of the top five noteworthy news items from the third week of January 2012. 5. Advocacy Group Believes Fiat, Jennifer Lopez Responsible if Iran Gets Nuclear Weapons Don't be ...    Read more

File this under "something you don't hear every day." The advocacy group United Against Nuclear Iran is calling for American Idol judge "entertainer" Jennifer Lopez and Italian automaker Fiat to sever their ties. It turns out that Fiat supplies complete knock-down car kits for Iran Khodro, the biggest ...    Read more

It's no secret Fiat has floundered since the Italian auto maker returned to the United States. Now in an attempt to curb its North American slide, Fiat will be introducing a five-door wagon version of the 500 subcompact at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The new wagon is expected ...    Read more

Fiat S.p.A, parent company of Detroit auto maker Chrysler has announced plans to begin selling pickup trucks under the Ram nameplate powered exclusively by natural-gas in the United States. The trucks will start by being offered to fleets and will slowly make their way to the general public as more ...    Read more

America loves diesels, it just doesn't realize it yet. Case in point: they can't build enough Volkswagen TDIs to fulfill demand, and enthusiasts have been clamoring for diesel's down-low torque to be available in almost every car. Now Dodge is planning for a diesel engine in its Durango SUV, ...    Read more

Conventional wisdom held that 2011 would be the year of the compact car. Instead, it was a year of disaster, frustration, and not atypically—hope. But everyone already knows 2011's great story: tsunami, earthquake, floods, and burying the past. It's that last part, plus summer's annual focus on the next production ...    Read more

When Chrysler entered its Operation Agreement with the U.S. Department of the Treasury back in 2009 the Detroit auto maker made a few promises. One of them, and perhaps the one that carries the most weight, was the commitment to producing a vehicle in the United States with an unadjusted ...    Read more

In 2011, Automotive.com’s staff size increased 600 percent. We started our own revitalization, staking out where we were and where we are yet to go. To close out the year, we put together our picks for the high and low points that made up the automotive year that was 2011. From ...    Read more

Not much is known about Maserati's upcoming Kubang SUV, with the exception that we'll get another look at it next month at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. The Italian automaker first showed the Kubang concept to the world at the Frankfurt Motor show, but Chrysler has managed ...    Read more

Bad news for the 2012 Fiat 500, and possibly for those who own one. The small Italian hatchback was only able to muster three stars in the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's crash testing. The lower rating was due to poor side impact test results, which only earned the 500 ...    Read more

You know you've made it when you are featured on VH1's Pop-Up Video show. The Fiat 500 Abarth can now add that "accomplishment" to the long line of achievements it has already accrued.  Starting today the feisty cinquecento will be showcased on the popular show with the same format that ...    Read more

Is the economy really that sour? Judging from sales of domestic makes, it isn’t. Each of the American Big Three—Chrysler, Ford, and General Motors—reported strong gains in November. Ford and Chrysler even reported sales to be close to their pre-economic meltdown levels for the first time in years. Unlike years ...    Read more

Chrysler is recalling certain 2012 Dodge Journeys and Fiat 500s to replace contaminated brake fluid. Both vehicles affected by this recall are believed to be assembled from October 24 to October 26, 2011. Dirty brake fluid can cause the sealing components to deteriorate fast which can comprise braking as a ...    Read more

The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show is fast becoming memory as we occupy our minds with filling Thanksgiving tables with mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole, and the now-traditional turducken. But before we sign off on the show entirely, let's take one ...    Read more

This isn't your father's Fiat 500 Abarth.  Dressed in all black, the tiny two-seat cinquecento is unlike any other minicompact car, in that it weighs less than 2500 pounds and commands 160 horsepower. In today's installment of Video of the Day, Fiat's racing variant of the popular 500 packs a ...    Read more

What's New Enough with the "cute" nonsense. It's time for the Fiat 500 to get serious. With the 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth, the Italian make is finally bringing its high-performance sub-brand to the U.S. to give the Fiat 500 some much-needed oomph and instill it with the power and handling capabilities ...    Read more

Auto shows are a time for carmakers to display their hottest new models, boast about big horsepower numbers, and showcase low-to-the-floor, stylish, swoopy concept cars that have no chance of making it to production. The 2011 Los Angeles Auto Show will be no different, as it kicks off the U.S. auto ...    Read more

SEMA, or the Specialty Equipment Market Association, has announced the winners of its second-annual Hottest Cars award for the 2011 SEMA aftermarket trade show, currently going on in Las Vegas. This year's winners: the Chevrolet Camaro for the Hottest Car, the Ford F-Series for the Hottest Truck, the Jeep Wrangler ...    Read more

The automakers have released their monthly car figures and, among the Detroit Three, sales of cars joined crossovers, SUVs, and trucks for the first time in two consecutive months. Chrysler's mid-sized 200 led the car pack followed by Ford's compact Fiesta and midsized Fusion. General Motors, which does not break ...    Read more

When purchasing a minivan one of the primary concerns is safety. Every year the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety puts an array of cars, trucks, SUV's and minivans through rigorous testing to find the safest vehicles on the market. Vehicle categories include minicars and small cars all the way up ...    Read more