Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić says that implementation of the Fiat deal will be delayed for up to a year because of the world economic crisis; however, he said that the Zastava factory would stay open and continue working

Indian IT firm Tata Consultancy Services has signed a multi-million dollar, multi-year agreement with Ducati to deliver technology-based services that will help improve customer responsiveness and business efficiency

Fiat Group and Chrysler LLC's owners Cerebus have confirmed in a statement this afternoon that the two companies are to enter into a wide ranging global alliance and that Fiat will take a 35 pct stake in the ailing American carmaker

Fiat Group shares have been suspended on the Milan bourse this morning ahead of a statement by the company to the stock exchange regarding reports yesterday that the Italian carmaker was in talks with Chrysler LLC

The Austrian Ministry of Defence and Iveco Defence Vehicles have signed a contract for the delivery of 150 Iveco Light Multirole Vehicles (LMV) in seven different configurations along with related logistics support

After 14 tough stages of dust, gravel, sand and mud, adding up to 4500 km of timed specials, Dutch privateer driver Gerard de Rooy crossed the Dakar Rally finish in Buenos Aires on Sunday with his feet firmly on the podium

Photo Gallery: Dakar Rally 2009 - Team de Rooy Ginaf-Iveco (II)

Fiat Group is locked in talks with Chrysler LLC to form a strategic partnership that could see the struggling American carmaker accessing Fiat's platforms and technology and even see the Italian firm grabbing an equity stake

As Fiat targets 250 million euros of sourcing from India by next year it has emerged that the country and its joint venture partner Tata Motors are set to play an important role in plans to launch a new global low-cost car brand by 2010

The Fiat 500 has received its first important award in India after Overdrive magazine honoured the car as Import of the Year in its prestigious annual awards; this is the latest in a whole host of prizes that the small car has collected

Gooding & Company has once again delivered the top sale of Arizona Auction Week after an extremely rare 1960 Ferrari 250 GT SWB California Spider from the newly-discovered VanKregten Estate sold for US$4.95 million

After several months delay before it started arriving in the Fiat India showrooms earlier this month the Fiat Linea sedan has now been officially presented in India during a launch event that was well attended by the national media

Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo yesterday participated for the first time in Vrooom 2009 in the Alps, the meeting of the teams from Ferrari and Ducati with journalists from all over the world, which was drawing to a close

Fiat is making easier for businesses across Australia that rely on light commercial vehicles to cut costs by making the entire Fiat commercial vehicle range available at driveaway pricing – an Australian first – for a limited time

Reborn Abarth has broken cover in Japan for the first time at the Tokyo Auto Salon where it has presenting its two performance models just as the Scorpion brand makes final preparations for its launch in the country next month

Photo Gallery: Tokyo Auto Salon 2009 - Abarth

The economic slowdown and sharp decrease in demand for cars has forced a major scaling back of Fiat's plans for the Zastava factory it has acquired and the last generation Punto model is set to resume production at the plant

Traffic in London’s Pall Mall came to a halt yesterday when a Maserati 250F, which has just been voted as the 'world’s greatest racing car', driven by rock legend Nick Mason from Pink Floyd called into the Royal Automobile Club

A new flagship showroom for the Fiat and Abarth brands has been inaugurated in Luxembourg; the opening ceremony took place on Wednesday and amongst the guests in attendance was Lorenzo Sistino CEO Fiat Automobiles

At a news conference on the occasion of Wrooom 2009, the Formula 1 and MotoGp Press Ski Meeting in Madonna di Campiglio, Stefano Domenicali, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen looked towards the new Grand Prix season

As the Dakar Rally enters the final stages and heads towards the finish in Buenos Aires on Sunday the Iveco powered Ginaf truck of Gerard de Rooy is in a solid third place in the truck category after earlier problems cost him the race lead

Photo Gallery: Dakar Rally 2009 - Team de Rooy Ginaf-Iveco

Ducati Corse MotoGP riders Casey Stoner and Nicky Hayden today unveiled the new livery of the Desmosedici GP9 in front of the international press in attendance at the Wrooom - MotoGP Press Ski Meeting 2009 in the Dolomites

European new car registrations saw another big fall during December; Fiat Group down 14.5 pct compared to the market's 17.8 pct drop, while for the full year the Italian carmaker has sold 1,179,989 vehicles, 5.5 pct down year-on-year

Alfa Romeo honour at the PistonHeads Performance Car Show last weekend was capably upheld by London based design and tuning concern Autodelta which brought two very contrasting examples of its high performance cars