The Best of Innovations 2010 Design and Engineering Awards to be presented at the CES in January has recognised Magneti Marelli's solution developed for Ford to allow on-board broadband connectivity, computer technology and services

Wimmer RS has presented its new performance upgrade programme for the Ferrari F430 family which comprises of reprogrammed ECU software, a new exhaust system with sport control valves and hydraulic suspension lift system

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari F430 Spider [Wimmer RS]

Fiat and Chinese carmaker Guangzhou Auto have officially begun construction of their new joint venture facilities in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province; the event was marked by a groundbreaking ceremony attended by dignitaries

Alfa Romeo has dropped the name "Milano" for the Alfa 147 replacement at the very last moment due to concerns about a close model association with its birth city which it announced in the summer that it would severe final contacts with

ItaliaspeedTV: Macau GT Cup (III) Action from the bumper-entry Macau Grand Prix support race which included the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 and Ferrari F430 GT3 with victory eventually going to Keita Sawa in the Raging Bull racer

When BBC TV Top Gear needed a range of Lancias for a filming around the centre of London, ahead of tonight's airing of a Lancia focused edition of the popular motoring programme the Lancia Motor Club's members provided the cars

The new Lamborghini Gallardo LP 560-4 Spyder has been awarded Sports Car Of The Year 2009  by leading German magazine Auto Bild, in the Cabriolets/Roadster Series category by more than 50,000 readers voted in the category

ItaliaspeedTV: Macau GT Cup (II) Action from the bumper-entry Macau Grand Prix support race which included the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 and Ferrari F430 GT3 with victory eventually going to Keita Sawa in the Raging Bull racer

Four new car configurators and an eye-catching external digital display similar to a large electronic poster are among the high-tech equipment introduced recently to Fiat Marylebone, Fiat UK’s London flagship dealership

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The brand-new Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 GT3 makes it competitive track debut in the opening practice sessions of the Brazilian GT3 Championship at Interlagos alongside the current Gallardo GT3

German tuner ENCO Exclusive has created a new customised carbon fibre-based body styling kit for Lamborghini's latest version of the V10-engined Gallardo sports car, the LP560-4 along with a powerful tuning upgrade package

The brand new GT3 class Lamborghini Gallardo LP560 will make its racing debut this weekend when the final double-header round of this year's Brazilian GT3 Championship takes place at the Interlagos circuit in São Paulo

Fiat Group Automobiles South Africa is repositioning the Grande Punto downwards ahead with the launching of the new Emotion 1.4i version, the first of several new value-for-money models that will slot in below the new Punto Evo

Magneti Marelli and Samsung Mobile Display have signed a Cooperation Agreement for the development of new generations of display-based products, targeting the automotive market of instrument clusters, infotainment and navigation

ItaliaspeedTV: Macau GT Cup (I) Action from the bumper-entry Macau Grand Prix support race which included the Lamborghini Gallardo GT3 and Ferrari F430 GT3 with victory eventually going to Keita Sawa in the Raging Bull racer

Fiat’s unions, fighting to save Termini Imerese, are stepping up the pressure ahead of Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's meeting with Industry Minister Claudio Scajola who has described the plans to close the factory as "crazy"

The new 1.3 Multijet II (Euro5) engine with Start&Stop as standard, is making its first appearance on the Fiat 500 and 500C; it has a maximum power output of 95 HP at 4000 rpm and delivers a torque of 200 Nm at only 1500 rpm

Fiat Automóveis is preparing to launch onto the Brazilian market a new version of its market leading pick-up, the Strada Sporting, that will take the robust workhorse into a completely new niche, giving it an all-round sporty appeal

ItaliaspeedTV: Italian TV advert for the new Alfa MiTo GPL Turbo 120 CV

As millions travel to New York for the start of the holidays, Jeep is taking over Times Square with videos on the electronic billboards on the NASDAQ and Reuters buildings at 43rd Street and Broadway and 43rd Street and 7th Avenue

ItaliaspeedTV: Shell has developed a new animated video showing the role of Shell V-Power fuel and Shell Advance lubricants within the engine of the exciting new 2010 Ducati Hypermotard range

As Sergio Marchionne prepares to meet Industry Minister Claudio Scajola to brief him on Fiat’s revised Italian plans the unions have called for Fiat to invest in electric and hybrid cars if the carmaker is to continue to receive state subsidies

The Street and Racing Technology (SRT) team from Chrysler Group arrived at Laguna Seca raceway yesterday day on a mission – to recapture the production car lap record at the world-renowned road course in Monterey, California

ItaliaspeedTV: Chris Winkler, an SRT vehicle dynamics engineer pilots a 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR to a lap record of 1:33.915 as recorded by Motech in-vehicle data recorder (1:33.944 - as unofficially recorded by trackside clock)