The 24th Salão Internacional do Automóvel opens its door to the public in São Paulo next Friday, and the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano sports car is set to be the star attraction of Brazil's biggest motor show

Planning for the next phase of its growth, Maserati is increasing its sales volumes and its worldwide presence while setting new, important, industrial goals, and continuing its winning streak on the race tracks

The last week has seen the Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 crossing Central America, travelling swiftly through Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador before arriving in the Guatemalan capital, Antigua

Photo Gallery: Ferrari Panamerican 20,000 - David (Panama) to Antigua (Guatemala)

Just days after the Alfa 8C Competizione was revealed in Paris, comes the news that Alfa Romeo’s new supercar, will take centre stage in Sydney later this month as one of the stars of the Australian International Motor Show

Alfa 156 drivers Eoin Murray and Mark Smith believe Silverstone’s fast 'National' circuit will offer them a chance of their best results of the British Touring Car Championship season when they line up on the grid there this weekend

77th Paris Mondial de l'Automobile Photo Gallery: Fiat 500 "Concept Lab"

Until November 7th the Galleria Ferrari in Maranello is hosting a special collection of images dedicated to Scuderia Ferrari and Michael Schumacher which have been shot by über-photographer Michel Comte

The second edition of Formula ATA, organised by the Italian Automotive Technical Association took place at the Fiat Auto owned Balocco proving ground bringing together engineering students from around Europe

Ferrari have developed a new optional four-wheel drive system, dubbed as "insertable 4x4", which is designed to maximise the performance capability of their sports cars under all types of road surface conditions

Carlo Mollino is fondly remembered by history for a number of dramatic and futuristic automotive designs, including an innovative Le Mans project and his stillborn plans for a land speed record-breaking car

The Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna and the Contemporanea di Torino and the Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea are devoting an exhibition an outstanding figure of Italian culture, Carlo Mollino

"We deserve this title as we are the best team", says Michael Schumacher as Ferrari fight for the constructors' title "we are unbeatable in terms of our teamwork, now we want to take the next step and becoming champions

The final shortlist for the Car of the Year 2007 award has been announced, and the new Fiat Grande Punto hatchback has made it into the last stage of the voting for the world's most prestigious automotive award

The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano will be the star of the 2006 Australian International Motor Show when it opens its doors in Sydney on the 26 October 2006, while its Australian allocation up to the end of 2007 have been sold

After two breathtaking races at the weekend the FIA World Touring Car Championship now looks towards its final meeting in Macau next month with Alfa Romeo pilot Augusto Farfus sitting on top of the points table

"Mathematically it's still possible but logically we know it will be very difficult," said Jean Todt about Ferrari's world championship chances with one race to go, in the light of Michael Schumacher's engine failure yesterday

Auto Italia recount the story of a 30 year long project to restore a 1971 Iso Grifo IR8, one of Italy's overlooked supercars, a car which was styled by Bertone, engineered by Giotto Bizzarrini and featured a Chevrolet V8

Neville Crichton has beaten 1,788 other yachts and more than 20,000 sailors to win Europe’s largest single yacht race, the Barcolana, taking line honours at the helm of ‘Alfa Romeo' in front of more than 320,000 spectators

Fiat have launched a 1.7-litre turbodiesel powered Fiat Palio Adventure model on to the market in Argentina alongside the petrol version with the firm objective of increasing sales of the popular off-road capable estate car

A win and a fifth place for N.technology Alfa Romeo driver Augusto Farfus in Valencia this afternoon have put the Brazilian into a slender one-point lead in the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship with just one round remaining

While Alberto Cerrai won today's Audemars Piguet Maserati Europa race in Valencia it was Maurizio Fabris who emerged victorious and so claimed the fourth title to be awarded in the spectacular single-make championship

Scuderia Ferrari suffered a severe setback in its plans to win both Formula 1 World Championships when Michael Schumacher retired from the race lead with engine failure in the penultimate round of the series at Suzuka in Japan

The Fiat Multipla Multi-Eco concept car - which combines an engine that can run on three different fuels with the use of eco-compatible materials that are recyclable or of natural origin - has made its debut in Paris

Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus will line up his N.technology Alfa 156 on pole later this afternoon in Valencia, Spain, for the opening race of the penultimate meeting of the 2006 FIA World Touring Car Championship