Continuing the legacy of Karl Abarth’s performance-inspired vehicles known for their rich racing heritage, the 2017 Fiat 124 Elaborazione Abarth debuted at this year’s New York International Auto Show. The Fiat 124 Elaborazione Abarth is the heir of the roadster that drove Fiat to its first European Rally Championship win in the 1970s. Key Abarth … Read more
‘Celebrating the Icon’: Abarth 595 50th Anniversary. November is the month of the Scorpion, and this year Fiat’s Abarth racing car maker is celebrating fifty years of the Abarth 595, a true icon of the brand which in the 1960s proved an immediate success thanks to its extraordinary performance, unusual for such a small … Read more
Lapo’s wardrobe at Gucci During Milan Men’s Fashion Week in June, Gucci intends to launch a men’s clothing capsule collection created in collaboration with Italian industrialist and creative entrepreneur Lapo Elkann. Gucci’s creative director, Frida Giannini and the Italian business man, who is not a newcomer to fashion, came up with 27 silhouettes (23 for … Read more
Mazda and Fiat have signed an agreement to produce an Alfa Romeo Roadster at Fiat’s Japanese plant. The two vehicles will be significantly different and reflect the individual brands. Mazda will produce an open-top two-seat sports car for Fiat’s Alfa Romeo brand at the Fiat Hiroshima, Japan plant beginning in 2015. The Mazda Roadster will … Read more
The auto industry in North America is experiencing its best annual sales rate since 2008, and this positive growth can clearly be seen in the number of debuts at 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. Nearly 50 vehicles will debut at LA Auto Show (November 28-29, 2012, when it opens for Press Days and November 30 … Read more
Fiat’s Maserati to make second new model at plant near Turin The luxury sports car brand Maserati will add a new model to its product line-up, aiming to reach an annual production rate of 50,000 cars by 2015. The new Maserati model is a large luxury sedan to compete with BMW AG’s 5-series among … Read more