Wednesday

Fiat 500 speeding to market-Life Is Best When Driven By Celebration




The rush to reintroduce Fiat to North America means cars will be ready for delivery before new dealerships are open for business, forcing some creative steps to ensure the brand has a positive return to the market....More

Friday

Chrysler To Live-Stream L.A. Auto Show Unveilings new Fiat 500




The new Fiat 500,2011 Dodge Charger R/T and about a half dozen other vehicles, either all-new or refreshed, will be on display at Chrysler's 2010 Los Angeles Auto Show stand, and they'll all be unveiled both live at the show and live, via webcast, on the Internet....More

2011 Fiat 500 Sport for the U.S.

Dealers begin taking orders later this year; new 500C convertible follows in the spring.More

Wednesday

North American Fiat 500 to be unveiled at LA Auto Show


Gualberto Ranieri, Chrysler Group LLC Senior Vice President Communications, has announced the North American version of the Fiat 500 will be unveiled at the 2010 LA Auto Show, held November 19-28th.

Friday

Tuesday

Chrysler to enter electric race with Fiat 500


Chrysler Group LLC will enter the electric vehicle market with the Fiat 500 -- engineered in Auburn Hills and likely built in Mexico.
The 500EV will go on sale in North America in 2012 -- slightly behind some of its competitors.
While Chrysler said in November that it planned to introduce an electric vehicle in 2012, it had envisioned a commercial vehicle. A Fiat Doblo electric commercial van is still in the works -- but after the 500EV....More

Friday

Fiat 500C Abarth: 2010 Geneva Auto Show




TURIN, Italy — Fiat's Abarth brand will display performance editions of the 500C and the Punto Evo at the 2010 Geneva Auto Show.

Abarth has kitted out the 500C in a choice of two-tone exterior paint schemes, loud graphics and 17-inch diamond-finish alloy wheels.

Under the hood is an Abarth-tuned 1.4-liter four-cylinder Turbo T-Jet gas engine that makes 140 horsepower and 152 pound-feet of torque. Coupled with a six-speed Abarth Competizione automated manual gearbox with paddle shifters, the engine provides 0-60-mph acceleration in less than 8.1 seconds and a top speed of 127 mph, while returning impressive average fuel economy of 36 mpg in the European combined driving cycle....More