Fiat UK has just announced prices for the eagerly awaited convertible version of the 500 some 15 months after the supermini’s UK launch with prices for the 500C starting at £11,300 OTR rising to £14,100 for the highest specified version

With the first cars now rolling off the Fiat Punto production line at the Zastava factory in Kragujevac will be officially opened today in the presence of dignitaries signifying the start of a new era of Fiat production operations in Serbia

Fiat has done everything it possibly can to satisfy the US government that its proposed alliance with Chrysler LLC is the best way forward for the ailing American automaker, that is the view of Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne

The Maserati GranTurismo MC Concept has made its debut at Paul Ricard during the two days of tests organised by the SRO to analyse and balance the performance of the cars allowed to participate to the GT4 European Cup this year

Photo Gallery: SRO GT4 European Cup, Performance Balance Tests, Paul Ricard - Maserati GranTurismo MC Concept

Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne has expressed himself to be more upbeat now about the short-term prospects for the auto industry and foresees signs of recovery this year, while also reconfirming Fiat's full year financial targets

The Trofeo Abarth 500 will be making its debut on this weekend (Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 March) at the Monza track; this one-make championship stars the Abarth 500 Assetto Corse with their powerful 190 bhp engines

The Fiat Ducato 140 Natural Power has gone on sale, a natural gas-powered vehicle, guaranteeing top performance, low consumption and – above all – minimum emissions which widens to five models Fiat Professional's natural gas range

Pininfarina reports a net loss of 204.1 million euros for 2008, an advisor is appointed to manage divesting the family's controlling share, and that it can absorb this year's loss from the cash infusion that is part of the Framework Agreement

Powerboat P1 SuperSport-class Team Al & Al has announced the crews that will make up its dual assault on the production hull-based championship this year and revealed that last year's boat will be joined by a new Iveco-powered craft

"I'm going to Australia with great confidence and optimism, but also with some caution," says Ferrari's Felipe Massa as he prepares for this season opening Grand Prix, "the test results are not always repeated during the race weekends"

BorgWarner will supply its DualTronic transmission control system for Fiat Powertrain Technologies' first dry dual-clutch transmission and it will also be the first time BorgWarner's control system has been applied to a dry dual clutch

More details of Stile Bertone's forthcoming 'Project M' have emerged along with another video episode of the drip-feed presentation of this one-off coachbuilt sports car that is set to be unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show next month

Video: Stile Bertone - Inside Project M #3

After continuing to arouse much interest during its most recent public showing in Geneva earlier this month its full speed ahead for the innovative electric Bluecar which is the result of a joint venture set up last year between Pininfarina and Bolloré

The recognition of Fiat Automóveis as a brand that has widened the Brazilian consumer's access to products with increased technology and new design solutions is due in a large part to the "Polo de Desenvolvimento Giovanni Agnelli"

Photo Gallery: Polo de Desenvolvimento Giovanni Agnelli, Betim [Brazil]

Lamborghini has moved to deny media reports over the weekend that stated that it has shelved plans to put the 4-door Estoque concept sports-sedan first seen last autumn at the Paris Mondial de l'Automobile into production by 2012

"There's a lot less of aerodynamic downforce than last year, so we'll be slower in the fast corners, but the car will have much more grip in the slow ones, due to the slicks," says Kimi Raikkonen, "therefore the lap times haven't changed a lot"

The second season of the Trofeo Fiat de Rally gets underway this weekend in Brazil; the formula of bringing together exciting competition and money for the prizes worked very well in the first edition of the championship last year

Fiat has defied the falling New Zealand dollar to give business some good news – it’s now NZ$7,000 less to get into the Fiat Scudo van which is available in a myriad of versions and sizes to suit local conditions and market requirements

The Tata Motors stand at this month's 79th Geneva Motor Show played host to the world première of the Tata Pr1ma a styling model designed and built by Pininfarina which is the first official project of the new Tata-Pininfarina cooperation

Stefano Domenicali Aldo Costa and Gilles Simon spoke in front of the Scuderia Ferrari staff at the traditional meeting at the beginning of the season with CEO Amedeo Felisa and Jean Todt who was taking part for the last time

The Risi Competizione Ferrari of Pierre Kaffer, Jaime Melo and Mika Salo won the GT2 class of the 100th ALMS race in a dominant fashion – leading the 2009 season-opening 12 Hours of Sebring from the second hour until the finish

At next month's AutoRai in Amsterdam a brand new version of the Alfa MiTo will be presented: the MiTo Veloce will feature 180 bhp as its 1.4 T-Jet turbocharged engine will be in similar specification to the Grande Punto Abarth esseesse