Coinciding with the release in major Italian cinemas of the Hollywood film Nine, scheduled for this Friday, Alfa Romeo's Italian dealer network is holding an 'open house' on 23/24 of this month to present a new version of the MiTo, the Nine

Italian private equity house Cape-Natixis SGR SpA confirmed yesterday that it is in talks with US-Indian electric car manufacturer Reva Electric Car Co about building its electric cars at Fiat's closure-threatened Termini Imerese factory

Toni Gardemeister has immediately registered his intent to challenge for outright victory by winning the the prologue stage of the 78th Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo at the wheel of his private Astra-run Abarth Grande Punto S2000

ItaliaspeedTV: Alfa Romeo launch short teaser video - Release Your Alfa Ego - of the forthcoming Giulietta featuring close-up exterior shots of the Geneva Motor Show debuting C-segment, 5-door hatchback

Fiat Group closed out a rollercoaster 2009 for carmakers with 1,254,829 registrations combined across its Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati brands, which puts it 165,000 units and 6.3 percent up on the previous year

ItaliaspeedTV: About 300 A-list celebrities signed a Chrysler 300C at the Golden Globe awards; the car, donated by Chrysler Brand CEO Olivier Francois, will be auctioned to raise funds to benefit the American Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti

The Alfa Romeo Owners' Club in the United States will be hosting its 2010 Annual Convention from June 23-27 around Washington D.C. and to honour the Italian marque's centennial, this year's convention will be named Alfa Century 2010

The launch television advert for the Fiat Linea in India has just scooped the prestigious Car Advertisement of the Year honour at the annual Bloomberg UTV-Autocar Awards which were held in the city of Mumbai on Friday evening

ItaliaspeedTV: Fiat Automobiles India's television advert for the Fiat Linea which is called Father and Son is part of the launch campaign last year that was devised by the advertising agency Bates141

Ferrari and Maserati will have a new home in Sydney when Ferrari Maserati Sydney opens on 3 February in Waterloo providing Australia’s largest city with a quality of customer service and facilities on a par with anything in the world

Scottish racing team, If Motorsport, is evaluating entering the British Touring Car Championship this year with a pair of Abarth Grande Puntos built to the series' new low cost future NGTC rules and fitted with TOCA's new 2.0-litre turbo engine

Nominees, presenters and performers arriving at the The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will have an opportunity to help raise money for Haitian relief efforts with a simple signature to a 300C while several presenters will arrive in special versions

ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler has partnered with Stars for a Cause to donate six eco-accessorised vehicles that will be auctioned off after being used by Meryl Streep, Christina Aguilera, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks, Felicity Huffman and Colin Firth

A whole raft of new products from the Fiat and Alfa Romeo stables will be arriving in South Africa during the coming year with the most exciting being the local debut of Fiat’s 500C and the launch of Alfa Romeo’s much-anticipated Giulietta

The new Doblò has joined Fiat's expansive Autonomy range and it will be one of the vehicles in action when the Fiat-sponsored Disabled Alpine Skiing World Cup, which is to be held in Sestriere between 18th and 23rd January, gets underway

First shots of a Lamborghini Murciélago successor prototype undergoing extreme cold weather testing have emerged in recent days strongly hinting at a new model that will be every bit a full-blooded supercar as its long-running predecessor

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Prototype of the Lamborghini Murciélago LP640 replacement cold weather testing

ItaliaspeedTV: "It’s great to be back here year after year," said Felipe Massa in interviews during Vrooom 2010 at Madonna di Campiglio, "this is the best possible way to start the season, absolutely unique, working and having fun"

When Ferrari Chairman Montezemolo inaugurated the academic year in Florence at the Military Science Institute he invited students of the 75th Air Force Master Course by saying: "I can tell you what Ferrari is, but you have to come and see by yourself"

ItaliaspeedTV: Video footage from the final day's programme of the 20th edition of Wrooom 2010 including the Scuderia Ferrari drivers in ski-slalom action and ice circuit racing with specially-prepared Fiat Panda 4x4s and karts

The ‘veteran’ Brazilian driver concluded the media section of the 20th edition of Wrooom: Felipe Massa is now in his fifth season as an official Scuderia Ferrari driver, while his relationship with Maranello and the world of Ferrari is even older

Long time Porsche tuner Gemballa has refocused its attentions on the sports cars from Maranello and in particular the Ferrari Enzo; with comprehensive under the skin changes and a new FXX-inspired body kit it evolves into the Gemballa MIG-U1

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Gemballa MIG-U1 [Ferrari Enzo project]

While Valentino Rossi is waiting for his test session in a Ferrari F2008 single-seater, yesterday the Italian MotoGP World Champion went onto the Fiorano race track to try the latest model from the Prancing Horse: the 458 Italia