There are many Italian automotive stars intent on stealing the show at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year, however the new Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano truly captured the huge crowds' attention as it screamed up the 'Hill' today

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Ferrari 599GTB Fiorano (I)

The Fiat Palio eCo, is Fiat Auto South Africa's new entry-level model in this highly competitive market segment, an up-to-date compact hatch that offers style, safety, security and serviceability in a most affordable package

The Maserati "Spell of the Trident" tour has been busy rolling across Europe, bringing the style and glamour of the Trident brand to a host of major cities including Lausanne, Basel, Geneva, Dortmund, Frankfurt and Singen

Alfa Romeo, will be displaying and running an impressive array of Alfa Romeo cars from its world renowned museum collection at Arese, Milan, during this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed

After starting in Milan on 4 April, the "Lancia Tour Italian Design" moved on to Madrid at the end of May and from this evening the exhibition is set to bring its multicoloured energy to the Catalan capital, Barcelona

Iveco CEO Paolo Monferino took part in the Opening Ceremony of the Sino-Italian Green Week and the Forum: "Towards a sustainable society", at the Great Hall of People of the People's Republic of China in Beijing

The Ducati will be in action at the Goodwood Festival of Speed: Randy Mamola will be giving rides on specially-adapted two-seat MotoGP Desmosedici GP6 while Superbike series leader Troy Bayliss will demonstrate the 999F06

The Italian capital burst into wild celebrations on last night after Italy scored two late goals to beat host nation Germany in the FIFA World Cup semi-final while today's Italian daily newspapers praised the performance

German dreams of reaching the FIFA World Cup Final on home soil died in Dortmund as two goals in the final moments of extra time carried Italy into the Final as 2-0 semi-final winners last night

Maserati has cemented its upward sales trend this year, productivity has been extraordinary, with a record 613 vehicles rolling off the production lines in Modena during May the highest number of cars built in a single month since 1998

Last weekend the FIA World Touring Car Championship visited Brazil for the first time, and for the N.technology-run Alfa Romeo and in particular their 'local' driver Augusto Farfus, it was deemed a great success

Discussions about a new car for the Alfa Romeo brand, sized and priced to fit below the upcoming 147 replacement, have been formally rekindled recently with a final decision expected within a matter of months

This weekend Monza will echo to the sound of more than 80 Ferrari V8 engines as the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli moves to Italy for Round 4 with the GB team looking to get on the podium yet again

Fiat will announce details of a new cost-saving industrial alliance for its Auto Division at the end of this month when its second quarter results are published, said Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne

At the end of a tough race meeting at Lime Rock Park the Risi Competizione Ferrari F430GT driven by Marc Gené and Mario Dominguez claimed fifth place in GT2 at the end of a race that was marked with crashes and retirements

"You always feel stronger for at least ten days, until the next Grand Prix, if you finish first and second," said Jean Todt after Sunday's dominating one-two by Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa in the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis

Three Maserati GranSport GT3s took part in the FIA European GT3 Championship at Oschersleben last weekend with the highlight being a hard-fought 7th place for Trofeo regulars Alberto Cerrari and Diego Alessi in race 1

Fiat comfortably rode out a falling Italian new car market last month to keep their total share above the key 30 pct threshold for the sixth consecutive month, the performance driven on by new models from Fiat and Alfa Romeo

A new initiative from Fiat Automòveis saw 50 'Adventure' versions of the Strada and Doblò models taking part in the "Tour Fiat Adventure", a 170km trek between Belo Horizonte and Glaura, which took in sections of the Estrada Real

Alfa Romeo continued their return to FIA World Touring Car Championship form with a third place for local hero Augusto Farfus in race one in Brazil yesterday and with a second spot for Gianni Morbidelli in race two

Ferrari cruised to a crushing 1-2 victory in the United States Grand Prix held at Indianapolis yesterday while importantly Michael Schumacher reduced his deficit to the championship points leader Fernando Alonso by six points

Photo Gallery: SpaItalia 2006, Circuit Spa-Francorchamps - Alfa Romeo (III)

Nathan Kinch and Andrew Kirkaldy cruised to a stylish GT2 class win in Germany yesterday, the first ever FIA GT2 win for Scuderia Ecosse, in round three of the FIA GT Championship at Oschersleben