Chrysler Group has recognised eleven suppliers for their outstanding performances on Tuesday during its 2011 Annual Supplier Meeting and Awards Ceremony at the historic Fox Theatre in Detroit in front of the 1,500 attendees

For a long while red was seen as the almost obligatory colour choice for Ferrari owners, and in fact during the early 1990s 85 percent of all Maranello sports cars built sported red liveries, however that dynamic has now changed radically

Even though the situation in both F1 championships is not what Ferrari hoped for back in the winter, work goes on developing the 150° Italia with a view to making up the performance gap that has developed over the past few months

Fiat Powertrain and Suzuki Motor Corporation have signed an agreement that will see the former continuing to supply diesel engines to the Japanese carmaker for the next-generation SX4, a car that Fiat in undecided on rebadging again for itself

The Ferrari 458 Italia impressed on its Nürburgring 24 Hours debut as the Farnbacher-entered car, in the hands of Dominik Farnbacher, Allan Simonsen, Marco Seefried and Jaime Melo, set pole, led for 5 hours and finished in the top-10

Most famous as a popular niche model on the first-generation Panda, the "Young" designation is back in South Africa as Fiat re-jig the Panda's entry-level version to keep it relevant in a segment that is becoming more price sensitive

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat Auto South Africa has introduced two new entry-level Panda versions: the Young, which has a useful standard equipment list, and the Young+, the latter adding extras such as alloy wheels, CD/MP3 player and foglights

The Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie Française en Italie has recognised Paolo Pininfarina, Group Chairman, as its Italian Personality of the Year, given for his contribution to the innovative electric car sharing program Autolib for Paris

ItaliaspeedTV: The New Lancia Stratos was recently the star of Sachsen Rally in Germany, the Ferrari-powered supercar running in the thick of the asphalt-action at the front of the field in the hands of project driving force Michael Stoschek

After only qualifying in 18th place a two stop race strategy paid off handsomely for Toro Rosso's Jaime Alguersuari in Valencia yesterday as the Spaniard finished in the points in eighth place on home soil in the Ferrari V8-powered STR6

Luca Rossetti overcame early engine problems, as well as a spin and two punctures to claim second place in the FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) standings on the Ypres Rally which bounced the Abarth driver back into the title lead

The European Grand Prix produced twenty eight points for Ferrari, thanks to a second place for Fernando Alonso and a fifth for Felipe Massa; it is the best result of the season for the team, which came at the end of a very closely contested race

For the fourth year running Maserati exhibited its range at Salon Privé, held at Syon House which dates back to 1415 and is the London home of the Duke of Northumberland, presenting this year the new GranTurismo MC Stradale

Ducati Corse riders' Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden earned fourth and fifth places, respectively, in the Dutch TT yesterday after a day marked by difficult weather conditions, with cold temperatures resulting in a number of early crashes

It's the 150th anniversary of the Italy’s unification this year and at Fiat Group Automobiles South Africa to denote the arrival in the country of the limited edition Fiat 500 150th, they have painted the town green, white and red

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: To celebrate the South African debut of the Fiat 500 150th Limited Edition a trio of examples the just 28 units destined to got on the market in the country were put on display in Monte Casino’s Piazza

Fourth place for Fernando Alonso and fifth for Felipe Massa: that was the outcome of qualifying for the European Grand Prix for Scuderia Ferrari after a reasonably tight session, with the top six on the grid all within seven tenths of a second

Fiat Group Automobiles, through the Fiat and Fiat Professional brands, has been awarded important fleet orders in Austria and Spain for the supply of cars and LCVs; deliveries have already begun and will be completed in the coming months

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes Sterling Heights Assembly Plant paint shop groundbreaking, Fiat 500 rated best new car under $18,000 by Kelley Blue Book and Consumer Reports rates eight Chrysler Group vehicles

The Mugello circuit will present itself in a different and special look for the upcoming MotoGP Italian Grand Prix not only because of the new grandstands and the complete resurfacing of the track itself, but mainly due to the kerbs’ new colours

A solid opening day for Scuderia Ferrari at the European Grand Prix weekend in Valencia as at the end of the 180 minutes of track time yesterday Fernando Alonso had set the fastest lap around the 5.419 kilometre street circuit

Kelley Blue Book has named the Fiat 500 its 2011 Coolest New Car Under $18,000; this year, Kelley Blue Book’s editors decided to rank their Top 10 choices from 10 to 1, and they rated the Fiat 500 as the No. 1 pick on their ‘Cool Cars’ list

Maserati honours one of its favourite ‘sons’ by reminding motor racing fans around the world of what would have been the 100th birthday of the legendary Juan Manuel Fangio and with celebrations set will be held at the Goodwood Revival

ItaliaspeedTV: Video charts the development process of Chrysler Group's onboard infotelematic package, Uconnect, including obtaining customer feedback, testing of the product and ensuring its interaction with a range of mobile devices

The 49th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget this week was chosen by Boeing for the debut of a number of important new aircraft versions, and Ferrari was the co-star with its latest flagship sports car, the FF, as well as the California