This is the week that motoring enthusiasts in Australia and New Zealand have been waiting for with Alfa Romeo’s all-new 3.2 litre V6 arriving in not one, but two new models – the Alfa Romeo 159, and the Brera

Photo Gallery: Alfa Brera in Australia

Ducati Corse ended a difficult MotoGP weekend at a searing-hot Laguna Seca with Loris Capirossi coming home eighth and team-mate Sete Gibernau in tenth in the US Grand Prix as temperatures nudged 40 degrees

FIAT GROUP Q2 FINANCIAL REPORT: Fiat's position continues to improve with revenues up 12.9 pct to 13.6 billion euros, trading profit up 83.1 pct to 659 million euros, debt levels down and full-year forecasts raised

Iveco and Fiat Powertrain Technologies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SAIC Motor Corporation to establish a long-term partnership in China in the field of medium and heavy diesel engines

Fiat Group and Severstal-Auto, in the spirit of enlarging their cooperation in the Russian automotive market, announce a new project in the field of LCVs for the production and the distribution of the Ducato X 2/44 platform

Iveco has finalised a joint venture agreement with the SAIC Motor Corporation and the Chongqing Heavy Vehicle Group, to establish a longterm partnership in China in the field of heavy commercial vehicles

Fiat Auto and Crédit Agricole S.A. have reached an agreement for the creation of a 50/50 Joint Venture, Fiat Auto Financial Services, which will carry out the main financing activities related to Fiat Auto in Europe

The Lamborghini Murciélago RG-1 claimed its first ever Japanese Super GT Series pole position at the weekend, the Team JLOC machine storming the GT300 class "Super Lap" shootout in the hands of Marco Apicella

As cabriolets become the must-have car option in this year's hot European summer, four of the latest model launches boast the Pininfarina trademark: the Alfa Spider, Mitsubishi Colt CZC, Volvo C70 and Ford Focus CC

The Risi Competizione Ferrari F430GT, driven by Jaime Melo and Mika Salo, became the first GT2 car in the ALMS to win two races in 2006 after an incredible come-from-behind victory at the Grand Prix of Portland

The Prodrive-developed Hitotsuyama Racing Ferrari 550 Maranello claimed its second straight overall victory in the Japanese Le Mans Challenge during round two of the inaugural series held at the Twin Ring Motegi

So what do these cars have in common: the powerful, spacious and stylish new Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon JTD; the Hyundai Getz auto, the Kia Rio sedan auto, the Mazda2 auto and the Suzuki Swift manual?

Today, on the occasion of the Montreux Grand Prix event in Switzerland Ferrari will unveil a special edition of the 612 Scaglietti, the 612 GP, limited to just 9 units and which celebrates the historic Swiss Grand Prix

"The P 4/5 pulls away and vanishes into the distance like an F-16 launching from a carrier deck" Jim Glickenhaus shares his thoughts on his dramatic first drive of the Enzo-based, Pininfarina-built Ferrari P 4/5

The last addition to the Fiat Panda range before it receives its facelift in 2007 is the potent little 100bhp Panda Sport which will reach a top speed of 185 km/h and will be available on the European markets from September

Photo Gallery: Fiat Panda Sport

This afternoon Jaime Melo drove the red Risi Competizione Ferrari F430GT to the pole position in the ALMS GT2 Class for the Grand Prix of Portland, the team's second consecutive pole position

After the enormous success of last year's "Ferrari 15,000 Red Miles" tour of China by two 612 Scagliettis, Ferrari has announced another tough challenge for this year, the Panamerican 20,000

Tomorrow morning a new breed of nautical Fiat Panda will be clambering into the sea at Folkestone, Kent with every intention of reaching the French coast and then driving all the way home to Italy

Scuderia Ecosse’s driving team will be strengthened for the 24 Hours of Spa by the addition of Marino Franchitti and Allan Simonsen, providing the team with two formidable driver line-ups for their Ferrari 430 GTs

Team Speedbuster are looking forward to the "home" Powerboat P1 Grand Prix in Gallipoli next weekend, having bounced superbly back with a win in Germany earlier this month after their boat sank in the previous race

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Pagani Zonda F

First photos of the Ferrari P4/5 by Pininfarina, a uniquely restyled Enzo, commissioned by collector Jim Glickenhaus and inspired by the famous Ferrari 330 P4, have broken cover ahead of its debut at Pebble Beach

When the jubilant members of the FIFA World Cup winning Italian national football team paraded through the street of Rome last week it was on board a specially-adapted CityClass Open Top Iveco Irisbus vehicle

The prestigious "Best of Show" award at the Cartier 'Style et Luxe' concours d'elegance at the Goodwood Festival of Speed this year was won by a stunning 1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring entered by Bill Ainscough

Goodwood Festival of Speed Photo Gallery: Cartier 'Style et Luxe' Paddock