ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Barbie 50th Anniversary Party @ Fiat Open Lounge, Milan

The return of the famous Dallara name to F1 after nearly two decades away took another step forward as the Campos Meta team's first signing, Bruno Senna, has visited the Dallara factory in Italy for a seat fitting in the new single-seater

German tuner JB Car Design presents its new Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 JB-R conversion which features an engine upgrade to 710 bhp to improve top speed while this comes along with aerodynamic improvements to increase downforce

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Lamborghini Murciélago LP 640 JB-R [JB Car Design]

Around 1,000 Abarth sports cars covering all eras of the famous Scorpion brand rolled into the Autodromo di Franciacorta near Brescia at the weekend for the first Abarth Race Day which saw a series of activities organised on- and off-track

Fiat Group continued to build market share across Europe in October, its 16.1 percent rise easily outperforming the overall market which surged more than ten percent while its share of all sales for the month rose from 8.3 to 8.7 percent year-on-year

Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić says that production of the Fiat Punto at the Zastava factory will have to be temporarily stopped in the wake of Saturday’s fire, which is estimated to have caused more than a million euros worth of damage

The 16th edition of the Ferrari Finali Mondiali in Valencia ended with a spectacular twist as two Prancing Horse sports cars made an appearance during the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía's performance of Opera Sinfonica del Mediterraneo

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari Finali Mondiali, Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía - Opera Sinfonica del Mediterraneo

Maserati GB has announced pricing of £95,630 for the Maserati GranCabrio; the GranTurismo-based convertible can be ordered now via the Maserati dealer network and the first right-hand drive examples will reach the UK in April 2010

New Model - Fornasari RR99: The new bigger-than-ever range-topper which evolves from the current RR600 model is a unique SUV that combines the aggressive look of a GT and the comfort of a luxury car with the ability of an off roader

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fornasari RR99

Gianmario Rossignolo's ambitious plans to set up an new Italian automotive brand producing innovative aluminium bodied prestige cars are edging ever closer to reality with the news that he has now bought the rights to the famous De Tomaso name

New Model - New Fiat Doblò: A vehicle designed to meet a need for functionality and comfort that makes the most of interior space in the cargo van version and in the Panorama option can accommodate up to seven people

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: New Fiat Doblò Cargo/Panorama

With Fiat Group busy formulating a plan for European production following the announcement of its strategy for Chrysler Group in North America, Italian media reports a significant boosting of domestic output could be on the cards

On Sunday the whole world of Ferrari, including new F1 signing Fernando Alonso and the recovering Felipe Massa, were at the Valencia circuit to celebrate the end of the motorsport season together some of the fans of the Prancing Horse

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari Finali Mondiali, Valencia - Day 3

MV Agusta has announced the arrival of the new F4 motorbike which is a bold project that follows in the footsteps of MV tradition and will keep alive the dream of having the one of the most unique supersport motorcycles in the world

This season's adventure for the participants in the Italian, European and North American Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli series ended under the Spanish sun while historic sports cars and single-seaters as well as the FXX cars took to the track

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Lamborghini São Paulo, inauguration (II)

Fiat and Alfa Romeo both posted strong gains on the French new car market during October although their volume improvements underperformed the overall market which gained ground to end the month up by one fifth year-on-year

With Fernando Alonso set to make his first public appearance for Ferrari and the recovering Felipe Massa also scheduled to take part, the Ferrari Challenge has crowned its first champions as the Finali Mondiali cranked up a gear yesterday

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari Finali Mondiali, Valencia - Day 1

Fiat Brazil’s FCC II, a innovative off road buggy concept car, has been handed an important recognition at Brazil Design Week, where it was one of just 12 projects to be be honoured during the prestigious Brazilian Design Awards contest