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Since being introduced in American, the Fiat brand has proven itself as the top choice for those in search of a sporty, efficient subcompact with the diminutive 500. The addition of the larger 500L attracts new buyers, offering the impressive fuel economy and spirited drive of the 500 but with tons more room.

By Patrick Rall on November 15, 2011 - 5:16PM
The Fiat 500 has not sold quite as well as the company had expected prior to the launch and reports are indicating that the company will be laying off some of the workers who build the Fiat’s 1.4L MultiAir engine for the North American market.
By Patrick Rall on October 27, 2011 - 12:50PM
Just one day after the United Auto Workers announced that their workers had voted (sort of) to ratify the new 4-year labor contract with the Chrysler Group, Chrysler has announced their financial results for the 2011 Q3 – showing revenue of $13.1 billion and a profit of $212 million while moving almost a half million vehicles around the world.
By Keith Griffin on October 24, 2011 - 11:30AM
By Keith Griffin on October 24, 2011 - 11:23AM
By Keith Griffin on October 24, 2011 - 11:15AM
By Keith Griffin on October 23, 2011 - 10:17PM
Maybe you've heard the old cliché that good things come in small packages? Unfortunately, in the case of the 2012 Fiat 500c cabriolet that's not the case. It's a small package, but it's underpowered and overpriced, which just don't cut it no matter how cute you are.
By Patrick Rall on October 18, 2011 - 5:27PM
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced that the subcompact 2012 Fiat 500 has received a Top Safety Pick – making it just the second option in the American minicar segment to receive the major safety certification after the Ford Fiesta became the first to earn these honors.
By Hawke Fracassa on October 10, 2011 - 4:05AM
If Chrysler Group / Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne and UAW President Bob King get past their differences, they will be putting their egos aside for the 26,000 Chrysler auto workers who will benefit from their next four-year contract. Negotiators said they were "up and working" on the deal at 4:23 a.m. today, the UAW confirmed on a Facebook page for its membership.
By Hawke Fracassa on October 10, 2011 - 4:05AM
Chrysler Group / Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne gave a talk in Montreal this weekend on the future of the global auto industry to the Italian Chamber of Commerce of Canada. Meantime, in Detroit, UAW negotiators said they were "up and working" as of 4:23 a.m. today. Here is Marchionne's take on being a "man of industry."
By Hawke Fracassa on October 10, 2011 - 3:20AM
Leaders of union locals at Chrysler met with UAW President Bob King and his deputies for less than a half hour this morning at the UAW's Region 1 office in Warren, Mich. King told them his bargaining team hopes to have a four-year deal in place with the Detroit Three's smallest carmaker by Wednesday.
By Patrick Rall on October 4, 2011 - 1:04PM
Sales numbers for September 2011 are in and once again, the Chrysler Group is the top dog among major automakers in terms of growth while their total sales volume allows them to claim the third spot on the sales chart, besting Toyota by almost 6,000 units.
By Hawke Fracassa on October 3, 2011 - 3:29AM
After one week of serious face-to-face conversation, bargainers for the UAW and Ford Motor Co. are on the brink of consensus on a four-year deal for the automaker's 41,000 unionized rank and file that might include a $7,500 signing bonus and union-won promises of new and retained jobs at Ford.
By KC Kelly on September 27, 2011 - 11:10AM
The FIAT Brand is very excited to be teaming up with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to produce 250 "Pink Ribbon" limited-edition Fiat 500 model cars. The vehicles will be available at FIAT Studios in October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
By Hawke Fracassa on September 26, 2011 - 9:21PM
UAW retirees from General Motors Co. of Detroit and Chrysler Group LLC of Auburn Hills, Mich., will get enhanced health and dental benefits in 2012 via the UAW Retired Medical Benefits Trust, the union announced on its Facebook page.
By Hawke Fracassa on September 22, 2011 - 1:11PM
People who go to the auto show in Orange County, Calif., through the end of this weekend will be able to test drive dozens of 2012 cars, trucks and vans -- everything from the new Volkswagen Beetle to the Fiat 500 and Chevrolet Sonic.
By Patrick Rall on September 19, 2011 - 2:54PM
Just a few days after Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne sent an angry letter to UAW President Bob King when King failed to show up at a contract negotiation meeting with the auto boss, workers at Chrysler’s Dundee Engine Plant in Dundee Michigan have voted heavily in favor of striking.
By Kate McLeod on September 19, 2011 - 12:21PM
Fiat dealerships in the United States feel that Alfa Rome's delayed return is a seatback for these dealers, although they have not contract to receive Alfa Romeo cars.
By Patrick Rall on September 15, 2011 - 2:33PM
Last night the current contract between the UAW and the Chrysler Group expired and to prevent the workers from being forced to work without a valid contract, Chrysler and Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne flew from the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany to Detroit to finalize the new contract with UAW President Bob King – the only problem is that King didn’t show up.
By Patrick Rall on September 15, 2011 - 11:13AM
The current labor contract between the UAW and the Detroit Big 3 automakers was set to expire last night at 11:59pm but all parties have agreed to an extension on the current contract as the union negotiates with Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.
By Patrick Rall on September 14, 2011 - 11:33AM
The newest joint venture between the American Chrysler Group and Fiat was introduced at this week’s 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show as the Chrysler 200 Convertible turned Lancia Flavia Cabriolet was introduced in production form as expected – although the sedan version of the 200 will not be making the trip across the pond as a Lancia model.
By Armen Hareyan on September 13, 2011 - 11:13AM
By Don Bain on September 12, 2011 - 7:16PM
Not only will the 2012 Fiat 500 Cabrio be featured in the new Jennifer Lopez video, Papi, but a 30-second trailer for the video will highlight the Fiat 500 Cabrio this evening during Monday Night Football on ESPN.
By Armen Hareyan on September 12, 2011 - 9:38AM
By Gordon Block on September 11, 2011 - 11:32PM
Fiat is doing an emergency styling revamp before the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show on the Punto subcompact to give it a more conservative look, hoping to reverse a slowing sales trend.
By Gordon Block on September 10, 2011 - 9:41PM
The Ram brand will get a version of Fiat's Turkish-built Doblo panel van for 2013, to compete with Ford's increasingly popular Transit Connect.
By KC Kelly on September 9, 2011 - 11:44AM
Fiat will be breaking the tradition mold of car advertising and bringing their cars directly to customers at local shopping malls across the United States. Potential customers will be able to see the 2012 Fiat 500 and 500 Cabrio up close and personally.
By Don Bain on September 6, 2011 - 3:40PM
After an absence of nearly three decades the Fiat 500 is winning hearts and minds as Consumer Reports calls it a "fun to drive" fuel-efficient car, even though they fall short of putting it on their "recommended" list.
By Patrick Rall on September 2, 2011 - 4:40PM
Sales figures from around the American automotive industry are in and once again, the Chrysler Group was the strongest automaker in the industry in terms of growth with the smallest of the American Big 3 improving by 31%.
By Patrick Rall on September 2, 2011 - 12:58PM
Fiat SpA announced earlier this year that they were planning on building somewhere in the area of 280,000 Jeep models in their Turin, Italy plant along with a new Alfa Romeo small SUV based on those Jeeps but now rumors suggest that those vehicles will be built at existing Jeep production facilities in the US – including the Alfa models.