Chrysler Group has announced that it has begun appointing dealers that will represent the Fiat brand in the United States; the dealers chosen in this first phase have plans in place and will be ready to take orders for the 500

ItaliaspeedTV: Scuderia Ferrari's Sporting Director Massimo Rivola discusses the challenges posed by the addition of a new circuit to the grand prix calendar and the detailed preparation work that is carried out in advance

Alfa Romeo's centenary has been celebrated in majestic style in France as a hundred of the brand's historic-to-modern models paraded through the heart of the capital city taking in a swathe of evocative landmarks

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Historic-to-modern Alfa Romeos including the from the 6C 1500 to 8C Competizione paraded past Paris landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe to celebrate the marque's centenary

In two days time F1 teams will take to the track for the first ever grand prix to be held in Korea; a new circuit always makes the headlines, but this week, everyone’s attention will focus mainly on the championship battle

ItaliaspeedTV: Pietro Zumerle and Jonathan Sicart are the winners of the inaugural Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC in the Trofeo and GT4 categories respectively as the Mugello circuit closed out the championship

Chrysler Canada donated the country's first Fiat 500 to the live auction that took place during Toronto's 17th annual Venetian Ball; the event was held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre with all proceeds benefiting Villa Charities

ItaliaspeedTV: The newest addition to the Formula One calendar is the Korean International Circuit: This video explores the challenges presented to Ferrari's lubricant supplier Shell by this brand new racing circuit

At the third edition of the CSR Online Awards Italy 2010, Fiat Group took third place with a score of 73.5/100 for its online communication on social responsibility after achieving a 19 point improvement over the prior year

L’Unione Italiana Giornalisti dell'Automotive (UIGA) has handed Alfa Romeo's new Giulietta its first major award, voting it Auto Europa 2011, the second time in three years that the Italian brand has claimed the prestigious prize

Alfa Romeo meets Avatar in seven official, unique paintings by artist Federico B. Alliney which place Alfa Romeo cars into imaginary worlds 'painted with light', using the most advanced digital techniques applied in today’s movie productions

Following its recent extravagant Rolls Royce 'Diva' makeover Italy's undisputed 'bling' experts, Fenice Milano, have tackled a car that is right at the other end of the size and cost scale: Fiat's 500C, which now comes plastered in gold and teak

Valentino Rossi rode a strong race at Philip Island this afternoon from eighth on the grid to clinch a podium finish while the Italian revealed that Yamaha's management have now cleared him for his first Ducati test at Valencia next month

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - The top stories from Chrysler Group this week include a first look, from selected angles, of the newly restyled Sebring (now to be known as the 200) as well as Jeep checks in at foursquare

Motoring enthusiasts were in automotive heaven as A$100 million of luxury, classic, new and concept cars, led out of course by an array of Italian stallions, rolled into Manly, Sydney for the First Annual Concours D’Elegance Australia

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: First Annual Concours d'Elegance, Manly, Sydney: Italian past-to-present models from Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Fiat, Abarth, Ferrari, Maserati, DeTomaso, Lamborghini and pagani stole the show

Chrysler Group's Trenton South Engine Plant was presented with The Michigan Plaque today in recognition of the plant’s landscaping enhancements, helping make it one of the most environmentally-friendly facilities in the world

The Ferrari 458 Italia has been awarded the title of Best Exotic Car by the Middle East Motor Awards, the most respected ceremony of its kind in the Gulf region, that took place at the International Automobile Show in the UAE

Fiat Group's summer sales slowdown is continuing into the autumn: it was the worst performing major car making group in Europe last month and its year-on-year slump of 21.4 percent was more than double the overall market's fall

For the second year running Fiat Powertrain Technologies has been awarded the prestigious international Technobest 2010 prize for its innovative 900cc "TwinAir" twin-cylinder engine during the annual Autobest awards

More than 35,000 people lined the streets of New York to watch Maseratis past and present lead the Columbus Day Parade through city streets along with marching bands, floats and representatives of the Italian-American community

The New Lancia Stratos project hasn't even been officially launched yet but one Japanese toy manufacturer has been very quick to get out of the blocks and create a scale model of the boldly reinterpreted shape of the Italian icon

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Chrysler has released 12 photoshopped images of the restyled Sebring [now called the '200'] showing off the cosmetic changes wrought to try to make one of its least-loved models into a hit 

On 'home' turf in San Marino the machines that have claimed the pages of rally history from Lancia, the ultimate rally brand, as well as its Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Autobianchi sisters, strutted their stuff at Rally Legend 2010