One word: plastics. Maybe that’s what keeps going through the mind of Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive of Fiat, the parent company of Alfa Romero. He originally postponed the triumphant return of Alfa Romero models onto American shores this last June, citing undesirable design factors as the reason for the postponement. There’s a chance that cheaper [...]

Fiat’s new venture in Russia with OAO Sollers plans to produce as many as 150,000 Jeep SUVs a year, the Russian business newspaper Vedomosti reported Wednesday, citing analysts who participated in a company conference call. Chrysler, under Fiat control, is looking largely at Jeep to help it more than double its international sales to 500,000 [...]

The Fiat 500 will go on sale in the U.S. by the end of the year, according to Dodge Car Brand CEO Ralph Giles in a speech to the Economic Club of Chicago. Ralph stated that the Grand Cherokee will be on sale within the next three months. Given how desperate Chrysler is for new [...]

Since the merger of Fiat and Chrysler we have been expecting some major changes in terms of leading executives. Recently Lancia chief executive Olivier Fancois was named as the head of the Chrysler division. Now similar reports have placed Abarth, Maserati and Alfa Romeo under common leadership. That leadership is by Harald Wester. In his [...]

There has been a lot of new lately about Renault ever since they beat out Fiat and General Motors to acquire a 25% stake in Russian automaker Avtovaz. Avtovaz were planning on a new product launch of their Lada brand, but Renault has reportedly now changed its strategy, putting new Ladas on hold. Instead, they’ll [...]