Abarth will be fighting to repeat the sensational win last year by Anton Alén on the Rally Russia and get its Intercontinental Rally Challenge title aspirations back on track when the fourth round of the series gets underway in St. Petersburg

With invitations to more than 5,000 Fiat 500 drivers and potential owners, today's PicNic initiative in London will feature live music, Italian food and drink, outdoor games, big-screen sports coverage and special ‘chill-out’ zones for participants

Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen ended the first day of practice for the ninth round of the F1 World Championship at Silverstone in eighth and twelfth places respectively but this is not an accurate reflection on the relative strength of the team

Photo Gallery: Alfa Mito International Launch, Castello Sforzesco, Milan - Automobilismo Storico Alfa Romeo

To mark the 60th anniversary of the production start-up of the Ape, one of the vehicles historically associated with Italy’s economic growth, Piaggio presented Pope Bendedict XVI with two Ape Calessino models during an audience at the Vatican

After a delay since an agreement was signed with the Pars Industrial Development Foundation three years ago, production of the Siena will get underway in Iran this autumn, the first of five Fiat models set to go into production in the country

Photo Gallery: SpaItalia 2008 - De Tomaso

The Maserati MC12 will be bidding for its fifth consecutive victory at the Oscersleben track, which was also the scene of its first ever win back in September 2004, when the FIA GT Championship arrives at the German circuit this weekend

Alfa Romeo will protect its Australian customers from the uncertainty surrounding the new rate of Luxury Car Tax by holding its prices at the pre-tax rise levels during the interim period between the 1 July implementation of the next tax rate

Photo Gallery: SpaItalia 2008 - Alfa Romeo (II)

A new limited edition version the Fiat Panda has just gone on sale, and it’s aimed at a very specific audience – young mothers; called the Panda Mamy, the car has been subtly worked on to increase its appeal to both mother and child

Photo Gallery: SpaItalia 2008 - Ferrari

Rising raw material costs across the globe has forced Fiat Group to increase its pricing with Fiat Group Automobiles' products (Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and Fiat Professional) up on average 1.5 pct, Iveco up 2.5 pct and CNH Global up 5 pct

Photo Gallery: SpaItalia 2008 - Alfa Romeo (I)

Despite the crisis in the luxury good sector the Ferrari 430 Scuderia has been nominated as the winner of the best 2 Seat Sports Car 2008; the award for the car manufacturer from Maranello comes from the US magazine Fortune