The striking new Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster has made its European debut at the Bologna Motor Show this week, its presentation on its home turf coming just days after it received its world première in Los Angeles

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Lamborghini press conference & Murciélago LP640 Roadster

CEO Olivier Françoise introduced the Lancia brand in Bologna on Tuesday during a press conference, the centrepiece of the line-up being the new Delta HPE Concept Car which is making its Italian debut at the show

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Lancia press conference

The new Alfa 8C Competizione made its Italian public debut on the occasion of the 31st Bologna Motor Show on Tuesday, the show-stopping car at the centre of attention as CEO Antonio Baravalle introduced the brand

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo press conference

Fiat is Italy's national carmaker, a brand that typifies its values, and in Bologna it didn't disappoint the partisan home crowd, the high point of the official press conference being the unveiling of the new Panda Dakar

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Fiat press conference & Panda Dakar unveiling

A wave of new Fiat models are currently being developed in Brazil, with the first model set to arrive on the market being a final facelift for the Palio, which will see the decade-old hatchback repositioned and given a radical new look

Fiat Automòveis are investigating the possibility of commercialising Tata Motors' recent Cliffrider pick-up/SUV project as part of the proposals to assemble Fiat and Tata branded products at the Cordoba plant in Argentina

Reiter Engineering has been out testing a totally-revised version of the Lamborghini Murciélago R-GT at the Salzburgring which is all set to be unleashed as this dramatic racer goes hunting success at the Le Mans 24 Hours

Fiat car production gets underway in Russia as serial assembly of the Fiat Albea sedan was officially launched at a ceremony held last Friday at a plant owned by Severstal subsidiary Severstal-Avto in Tatarstan

Lamborghini President and CEO Stephan Winkelmann unveiled the Italian sports car maker's latest product, the Murcielago LP640 Roadster, at the Los Angeles Auto Show and revealed that 2007 will be a year of consolidation

Fiat Auto took a 31.18 percent share of the Italian new car market last month, 10.48 pct up year-on-year and above the overall market rise of 6.16 pct with both the Fiat and Alfa Romeo brands both posting healthy year-on-year rises

Interfuture Media and Mangoletsi introduce the Italiaspeed Italian Automotive Awards 2006; the first annual awards devoted exclusively to the Italian automotive industry and set to be voted for entirely by Italian car enthusiasts'

Augusto Farfus will get behind the wheel of the Alfa 156 for the last time next week when he demonstrates the FIA World Touring Car Championship race winning machine in the Motorsports Arena at the Bologna Motor Show

In its most important market, which represents around 30 percent of its worldwide sales, Ferrari has unveiled the stunning 599 GTB Fiorano at the 2006 Los Angeles Auto Show, the car's North American motor show première

Design Italian Way is a new competition organised by Fiat Auto that will end in September 2007, pitting the creativeness and talents of students from eight important design schools in the world one against the other

To celebrate the centenary of Lancia this year, and to emphasise a long standing affiliation, Andrea Zagato decided to create a re-edition the Lancia Aprilia Sport, identical to the car which was built by his grandfather Ugo in 1938

New Model: The new Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster benefits from the same extensive modifications to the bodywork and mechanics as the recent LP640 Coupé, as well as delivering its own distinct character

Photo Gallery: Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 Roadster

Elegant and comfortable sportswear, luxury items and motoring memorabilia: these are the new, exclusive products from the Maserati Collection that the Trident company will unveil at the Bologna Motor Show in December

Bridgestone has been honoured with the Qualitas Award at the Fiat Suppliers’ Convention 2006; during a ceremony the firm was cited for its constant pro-activity and support in the development of tyres for Fiat Group car models

An Italian icon interprets an American icon: Giorgetto Giugiaro, who famously styled the 1965 Bertone Mustang, returns to the 'muscle car' theme, weaving his magic, as well as 30,000 man hours, on the new edition Ford Mustang

Lancia (1906-2006) Part 1/15: An extraordinary man by any measure, Vincenzo Lancia's constant quest to think outside the box, and marry the orthodox with the radical, shaped the ethos of the firm he formed on this day in 1906