ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat Automóveis brought along a range of 500s to the recent 26th Salão do Automóvel de São Paulo along with an striking feature that saw of two examples mounted back-to-back up a pillar 

On the 1st of January 2011 as a result of the splitting up of the Fiat Group that was approved by shareholders on September 16th there will be two distinct new companies both listed on Borsa Italiana and both will get new logos

Fiat Group Automobiles and GM's Opel division have concluded negotiations and signed a contract whereby Fiat will supply the Turkish-built Doblò light commercial vehicle through all is variants to Opel commencing December 2011

The "New Stratos" project continues to make waves, just as the first car is shown to the press in a special event at the Paul Ricard HTTT track in France, it has been revealed that a racing version is set to line up alongside

ItaliaspeedTV: Bringing the curtain down on the celebrations in Valencia were Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso at the wheel of two F10s with Luca Badoer driving an F60 completing several laps of the track as well as simulating pit stops

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta hasn't quite managed to pull off the achievement of the car it replaced, the Alfa 147, by winning the prestigious Car of the Year title, however it has come a very close second, missing top honours by just 9 points

ItaliaspeedTV: "I am proud of what the Scuderia managed to achieve," said Fernando Alonso in Valencia, "In a year when we did not have the best car, we managed to get to the last race still in with a great chance of winning the title"

ItaliaspeedTV: "My approach always remains the same," said Scuderia Ferrari driver Felipe Massa at the Finali Mondiali Ferrari 2010 in Valencia, "starting the championship with the aim of winning as many races as possible

ItaliaspeedTV: Interviews with Scuderia Ferrari Team Principal Stefano Domenicali and Test Driver Giancarlo Fisichella during the Finali Mondiali Ferrari 2010 held at the Valencia circuit in Spain over the weekend

"For 2011 there will be various technical changes from the return of KERS to the arrival of Pirelli tyres and an adjustable rear wing," Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo noted in Valencia, "We are starting from a solid base"

ItaliaspeedTV: The final day parade in Valencia got underway with Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa, driving a 1954 375 Indianapolis and 1957 500 TRC respectively, led out a 1961 California driven by Luca di Montezemolo

Yesterday saw the last day of the Finali Mondiali Ferrari which for the past eighteen years has given fans from all over the world the opportunity to see gathered together those involved in all Ferrari’s racing and sporting activities

ItaliaspeedTV: Ferrari President Luca di Montezemolo believes that this season has been a positive one for the Scuderia despite losing the F1 title at the last moment and is confident that the team is well prepared for next season

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: A series of design sketches from Alfa Romeo Centro Stile flesh out the long route to the realisation of Progetto 940 and the many influences that shaped the car that would eventually become the new Giulietta 

The third and penultimate day of the Ferrari Finali Mondiali 2010 at the Valencia circuit in Spain saw titles decided being decided in the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo and qualifying sessions for the brand new Ferrari Historic Race series

Daniel Ricciardo will be Scuderia Toro Rosso’s third and reserve driver for 2011 with the 21 year old Australian set to drive in the Friday morning free practice sessions at all the grands prix replacing each of the current two drivers in turn

New Model - Fiat Bravo [Brazil]: Now manufactured locally the Bravo has gone on sale in Brazil driving Fiat Automóveis' ambitions to push upwards into more premium market segments that have traditionally been beyond its reach

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat Bravo 1.8 E.torQ 16v & 1.4 T-Jet 16v [Brazil] 

Today in Turin Fiat Group CEO Sergio Marchionne presented the trade unions with a proposal to boost output at Mirafiori by initially building new D-segment and SUV-style vehicles based on the new derivatives of the "C-Evo" platform

Finali Mondiali Ferrari, the event that traditionally brings the Prancing Horse’s season to an end kicked off yesterday with a parade of road and racing cars through the streets of Valencia while today the track action winds up in earnest

ItaliaspeedTV: Fiat has launched its first TV advert for the 500 in the U.S. and has chosen to play it very safe with a spot that follows the traditional car maker's format of aligning its product with the youthful, adventurous consumer

Under pressure from its unions for action the Fiat Group is to start to outline its future production plans for its huge Mirafiori factory in its hometown Turin during a meeting with the unions that is planned for tomorrow morning

ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler Group's Indiana Transmission Plant II welcomed President Obama and Vice President Biden who toured the Kokomo facility to celebrate the company’s recent decisions invest more than $1.1 billion locally (III)

German suspension manufacturer Bilstein will present a specially prepared Abarth 500 at the Essen Motor Show, dressed in Italian "Polizia" livery and riding on its B14 kit, when the leading tuning and styling show opens at the weekend

Following appearances at the 2007 and 2008 editions, Abarth will be back at the Bologna Motor Show for the third time since its rebirth this week showing its current range with a strong motor sports flavour as befits the Scorpion brand

ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler Group's Indiana Transmission Plant II welcomed President Obama and Vice President Biden who toured the Kokomo facility to celebrate the company’s recent decisions invest more than $1.1 billion locally (II)