31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Alfa 147 Q2, Black Line & Collezione

Fiat Automòveis is celebrating having collected no less than four important prizes in the The Best of the Automotive Sector 2006 awards which are handed out annually by the leading Brazilian automotive magazine Autodata

Ferrari, who celebrating their 'home' motor show by giving the new 599 GTB Fiorano its Italian debut, were introduced to the media at their official press conference in Bologna last week by Sales Director Raffaele Fusilli

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

Fiat Veicoli Commerciali are present at the Bologna Motor Show this week giving the Brazilian-built Strada "Adventure" pickup its European debut, showing it on a compact stand next to the special 'Ducato for Ducati'

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Fiat Strada Adventure & Ducato for Ducati

With just nine months to go to the launch of the new Fiat 500, the heir to a true motoring icon, it is in the limelight at the Bologna Motor Show, with an original model centre stage flanked by two domes dedicated to the project

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: "500 Wants You"

Fiat has announced that Franco Miniero, who is in charge of sales and marketing for the Iveco division, will take on responsibility for Fiat Light Commercial Vehicles activities to replace Lorenzo Sistino who has moved to CNH

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Alfa 8C Competizione

The Alfa GT Coupé is being reborn as a low-cost rally car aimed at privateer drivers' and it will be eligible for a brand new category, the "Rally Trofeo GT", to contested by GT cars, which is set to be launched next year

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Alfa GT rally car

Fiat Group, through the Teksid division, and Norsk Hydro, have reached an agreement for the sale of their interests in Meridian Technologies Inc to a consortium of investors headed by the Swiss company Estatia AG

In Bologna Fiat is celebrating the success of its rally championship winning new Grande Punto Super2000, while at the same time launching the Grande Punto R3D/VK machine which will form the basis of a new 'Trofeo' series

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Fiat Grande Punto Rally S2000 & R3D/VK

Maranello has a seven times F1 World Champion Champion amongst its citizens: Michael Schumacher has been awarded honorary citizenship of the commune of Emilia-Romagna, given the keys by the mayor Lucia Bursi

In Bologna Fiat announced that Bruno Saby will drive a Panda on the Lisboa-Dakar Rally next month; as a former winner the event the Frenchman will bring all the skills needed to get the tiny rally car safely to the finish line

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Miki Biasion, Bruno Saby, Luca De Meo & the Fiat Panda Dakar 2007

CNH Global has announced the appointments of Lorenzo Sistino as President of New Holland agricultural brand, and Georg Richartz, who has been assigned the responsibility for Supply Chain and Logistics of CNH

The Bologna Motor Show this week is providing the venue for the Italian auto show premiere of the 599 GTB Fiorano which now completes a range, all of which are being presented, entirely overhauled in a little over two years

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Ferrari (I)

Maserati has used the Bologna Motor Show this week to unveil the definitive version one of the most extreme supercars now available, the MC12 Versione Corse, based on the GT1 championship-winning racer and limited to 12 units

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: Maserati MC12 Versione Corsa

Maserati is about to launch the new Quattroporte Automatic which will be fitted with an automatic six-speed ZF gearbox, which ensures a smooth, fluid gear change while allowing for rapid shifting, for improved driving comfort

31st Salon Internazionale dell'Automobile e della Moto Bologna Photo Gallery: "Lancia Collection" fashion show