At Challenge Bibendum, which has been held in Rio de Janeiro, a prototype version of Fiat Automóveis’ newest model, the Uno, has walked off with the award for "Best Design" of a prototype that is based on a production model

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - The top stories from Chrysler Group this week includes sales surge in the U.S., the new Jeep Grand Cherokee collects a "top-pick" award from the IIHS and the Dodge Viper ACR-X racer is launched

Dodge has officially launched the non-street legal Viper SRT10 ACR-X, the ultimate edition of this iconic American sports car, which will be used as the basis for a new one-make series promoted by Dodge set to hit the tracks in July

ItaliaspeedTV: With 1,000 Alfa Romeos and 4,500 visitors taking part, along with the anticipated Hungarian debut of the new Giulietta, AlfaCity 100, held at Fort Monostor, Komárom, celebrated the brand's centenary in real style

After the Italian success, the Per fare un albero ("To make a tree") project crosses national borders and lands in Paris with the name L’Arbre de L’Espoir; and on this occasion the promotion is also a charity event for Dessine l’Espoir

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The protagonists of L’Arbre de L’Espoir, now on show in the Place Vendôme in Paris, are twelve full-scale fibreglass Fiat 500C sculptures made by designer and architect Fabio Novembre containing trees

Barely has it become available for test drives and ordering in Alfa Romeo's Italian showrooms than the new Giulietta has arrived in Hungary where it was the absolute star as Alfisti gathered en masse to celebrate the brand's centenary

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: AlfaCity 100, Hungary

One of the most exciting new racing programmes got underway as the Fiat-focused "Racing Festival" kicked off at the Autódromo de Jacarepaguá in Rio de Janeiro with thrills and spills featuring in Trofeo Linea and Fórmula Future Fiat 

Chrysler Canada has announced 53 percent year-on-year sales increase, with 20,887 units sold last month versus 13,657 units a year ago while for the year-to-date Chrysler Canada sales are running 28 percent ahead of last year's level

Japanese Italian car tuner Any's International has unveiled a unique edition Abarth 500 project at the Tokyo Special Import-Car Show 2010 which was realised in collaboration with two Italian companies: Magneti Marelli and Black

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Tokyo Special Import-Car Show 2010 - Abarth 500 Elaborazione [Any's International]

Gooding & Company has announced the consignment of two stunning cars for its annual Pebble Beach Auctions: a winning 1956 Maserati 200 SI and an award-winning 1951 Ferrari 340 America from the estate of devoted enthusiast

Chrysler Group today reported a U.S. sales increase of 33 percent, the second consecutive year-over-year percentage sales improvement, and the first time that monthly sales have topped the 100,000 threshold since March 2009

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta has been awarded the prestigious Euro NCAP five-star rating which is now an even more important accolade considering that a tougher new scheme composed of four areas of assessment was adopted last year

The Fiat Group suffered another dismal month in Italy during May, its sales slumped by a quarter, much more than the overall market's fall, which meant its share of all registrations dropped below 30 percent for the first time in five years

ItaliaspeedTV: Views of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta undergoing crash testing by EuroNCAP which has resulted in a five-star rating and an overall score of 87/100, an excellent result that makes it the safest compact ever

Fiat Automóveis in its policy of developing technologies and supporting sustainable development has donated a Palio Dualogic ELX 1.8 Flex to the Government of Panama to encourage the use of renewable fuels in Central America

The Fiat Yamaha Team heads to its home track of Mugello this weekend and the outfit arrives in Tuscany flying high at the top of the MotoGP World Championship, with Jorge Lorenzo just ahead of Valentino Rossi on points

After the first "open house" dedicated to the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta brought potential buyers through the showroom doors in droves, Alfa Romeo’s domestic dealer network held a second edition of the initiative last weekend

ItaliaspeedTV: Uma Thurman and William Shakespeare's verses feature in a new TV commercial now being aired in Italy which was created by the Leo Burnett agency, directed by Kevin Fitzgerald and with a soundtrack by Flavio Ibba

Ferrari continues to have a great attraction in Japan, where over the weekend just gone the annual Ferrari Festival 2010: Fuji drew 600 owners' as it took place at its usual home at the grand prix circuit in the shadow of Mount Fuji

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Ferrari Festival 2010: Fuji

"We have to react immediately and show what we can do," says Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali, "The ability to develop the car has always been a strong point for Ferrari and there is no reason why that should not be the case now"

Fiat Automóveis is presenting different energy solutions and sustainable mobility technologies this week at Challenge Bibendum, an international event that kicked off in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil yesterday and continues into this week