In the first practice at Abu Dhabi Ferrari continued to struggle and Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella finished fifteenth and eighteenth respectively while in the twilight session, the Finn was tenth and the Italian seventeenth

Alfa Romeo has this week detailed the launch specifications, including engines, body colours and equipment, for the five-door Milano hatchback which will replace the Alfa 147 after almost a decade carrying the in C-segment

Alfa Romeo has launched the next-generation 1.3 Multijet engine with 95 bhp and 200 Nm on the MiTo, just weeks after it was premiered and commercialised for the first time on the Alfa hatchback's sister model, the Fiat Punto Evo

"Our car is definitely not the fastest but we found a pretty good way of working with it and getting the best out of it," says Kimi Raikkonen as he prepares for his last race for Ferrari, "it has been more normal to drive than for a long time before

While the factory Abarth squad will skip the final round of the Intercontinental Rally Challenge in Scotland next month, the newly crowned British Rally Champion Keith Cronin will be in action at the wheel of one of the Scorpion S2000 cars

Mopar will offer hundreds of new parts and accessories for Chrysler, Jeep Dodge Car and Ram Truck vehicles in 2010 including the debut FLO TV Auto Entertainment, making Chrysler the first carmaker to offer live mobile TV

ItaliaspeedTV: The newest Ferrari store was opened in Dubai today by Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella, together with Shafqat Malik, CFO Aldar Properties, and Edwin Fenech, General Manager Ferrari Middle East & Africa

The first Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is also the last GP in red for Kimi Raikkonen who will leave the Scuderia after three successful years and before the race Ferrari Chairman Montezemolo wanted to thank the Finnish driver for his contribution

A year and a half after a deal on cooperation and investment was first signed between Fiat and Zastava, an annex to the contract that will finally establish a joint company, Fiat Automobili Srbija, is set to be signed on November 10

The world’s largest Ferrari Store was inaugurated today in Dubai with the ribbon cut by Kimi Raikkonen and Giancarlo Fisichella; it has more than 1,000 square metres of single-storey floor space entirely devoted to the Prancing Horse

With less than a week to go until Fiat unveils its five-year product plan for Chrysler major details have begun to leak that start to build a clearer picture of the new and refreshed models that will arrive as well as the cull of existing ones

At Silverstone last week Abarth launched the UK version of its hugely successful Trofeo Abarth 500 race series; to be called Trofeo Abarth 500 GB – it will feature in top race meetings at some of Britain’s best-known circuits next year

German tuner IMSA has outlined more details of its latest project to upgrade the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 which focuses mainly around a wide-body kit, single nut 20-inch racing wheels, a new exhaust and lowered suspension

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 [IMSA Tuning GTV]

Mopar continues to prepare accessorised vehicles for the SEMA show in Las Vegas next week with the finishing touches being made to the company’s lineup of "Moparized" Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge Car and Ram Truck vehicles

Fiat India flagged off a drive called Fiat Diesel Drives India which will be taking Fiat India's four Multijet diesel offerings - the Linea, Grande Punto, Palio and Fiat 500 - through testing Indian terrains over a period of a month and a half

RM will this evening offer for sale the last ever ATS 2500 GT to be built, one of only five remaining today and one of two with a 3.0 litre engine; it has an amazing history and will be the first time an ATS has ever gone under the hammer

The new Fiat Doblò has broken cover again as it counts down to it arrival on the market, while Tofaş, the Fiat joint venture company that is developing and building it, has this week posted a eight times increase in third quarter profits

ItaliaspeedTV: Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali looks forward to this weekend's first race in Abu Dhabi, reflects on a difficult season, assesses the development next year's car and the new regulation changes in store

Certainly the most muscular and aggressive car set to go under the hammer this evening during RM Auction's sale in London this evening will be a perfect condition example of the wild Gp4 De Tomaso Pantera Competition Coupe

Fiat and Chrysler are facing up to a future that will see the two carmakers interlocking in virtually every area the students of the Istituto Europeo di Design in Turin have offered their interpretations of a future fusion of new design ideas

The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend will mark the final race for Ferrari for both its drivers: Kimi Raikkonen is leaving after three years and one world championship title while stand-in driver Giancarlo Fisichella is to take up a new test role

Overlooked in the racing order at Maranello, the Ferrari 430 Scuderia has taken the first win of its career as the Kessel-prepared car took full advantage of difficult conditions to claim victory in the final round of the FIA GT3 Championship

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Lamborghini São Paulo, inauguration (I)

Following an agreement extension the Fiat, Fiat Professional, Abarth, Alfa Romeo and Lancia brands will now be offering Europ Assistance's roadside services to their customers to a total of nine European countries as well as India