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Chrysler to outfit Fiat 500-approved dealers with specific showroom "salons"

Listening to Chrysler's long and rambling 2010-2014 Business Plan, it was clear that the company and its dealerships are very much looking forward to finally getting the Fiat 500 in North America. Much like what happened when BMW launched the Mini brand eight-odd years ago, it's hoped that the cute little 500 will attract a whole new customer to the Chrysler fold. In order to properly court those new wallets buyers, Chrysler plans to open "specific interior showroom branded salons" in select dealerships, mostly in metropolitan areas. A ... Read more →

SEMA 2009: 427-powered Fiat 500 is the stuff dreams are made of Frank Filipponio

Okay, this is so awesome it hurts. The guys at Legacy Innovations took a perfectly lovely but woefully underpowered 1959 Fiat 500 and turned it into a Fiat 7,000. The Fiat 500 is an iconic car, ...

REPORT: Fiat 500 to launch in the U.S. with Abarth performance model Noah Joseph

With every passing week comes another report of how Fiat and Chrysler will be sharing products. If it's not Chrysler-badged Lancias then it's Lancia-badged Chryslers or an Alfa-badged Jeep. As ...

Fiat unveils rally-spec Abarth 500 R3T in San Remo Noah Joseph

The little brand that could, Abarth, secures whatever few items from the growing Fiat empire it can get its hands on and takes them to the extreme. The performance division was designated to ...

Frankfurt 2009: Abarth 695 Tributo Ferrari punches above its weight Noah Joseph

The battle has been raging since time immemorial. From Point A to Point B, which is faster: a big exotic supercar or a nimble li;' hatch? Fiat's two performance divisions, Abarth and Ferrari, ask ...

Frankurt Preview: More images of Fiat Abarth 695 "Tributo Ferrari" arrive 1 month ago on Autoblog

Our colleagues at Autoblog Spanish have managed to dig up some more photos of Fiat's new super 500, the 695 Tributo Ferrari. The 180+hp 500 gets a very Ferrari-esque interior treatment to accompany the scarlet paint and Brembo brakes on the outside. Just like most other contemporary performance ...

Officially Official: Fiat confirms Abarth 695 "Tributo Ferrari" for Frankfurt debut 1 month ago on Autoblog

Still waiting for that baby Ferrari to come along? This may be as close as you'll get. Confirming earlier reports, Fiat's Abarth and Ferrari subsidiaries have gotten together to collaborate on a special 500 to honor Maranello. We first heard about a special Ferrari edition 500 last year when we ...

Frankfurt leakage: Fiat tweaking 500 to create the 695 Tributo Ferrari 2 months ago on Autoblog

If the 500 Abarth isn't a hot enough hatch for your tastes, Fiat is about to add some Ferrari-flavored habenero to the mix. AutoExpress released (then retracted) pics and details of the 695 Tributo Ferrari ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show, and according to the Brit pub, the crew at ...

Karl Schnorr upgrades the Fiat 500 Abarth 2 months ago on Autoblog

With the Fiat 500 set to come Stateside under the Italian automaker's partnership with Chrysler, our interest already is piqued by any opportunity to further enhance the retro mini's performance. Echoing founder Karl Abarth's Germanic roots, German tuning house Karl Schnorr has answered the call ...

Fiat to assemble 500 in Mexico, build engines in Michigan? 2 months ago on Autoblog

For the last couple of decades, there has been a genuine dearth of affordable Italians autos for us Americans. Sure, you could buy a lightly used Alfa Romeo Milano or a derelict Fiat Strada, but then you'd be a braver person than us. Or maybe you could get your hands on a severely fire-damaged ...

Topless Hotness: Fiat reportedly planning 500C Abarth cabrio 3 months ago on Autoblog

With the Fiat 500 still selling like hotcakes, the Italian automaker's performance division is reportedly working on a new combination to further bolster interest in the retro hatch. Melding the best elements of the 500 Abarth and the new 500C convertible, Fiat is said to be preparing a 500C ...

Fiat launches pricy new special-edition 500 Abarth Competizione 3 months ago on Autoblog

Cars may be getting smaller, but that doesn't mean they're necessarily getting cheaper. As if to prove that point, Fiat has thumbed its nose at the Tata Nano with a special 500 that packs a big price tag in a small package. Commemorating the first anniversary of Abarth's return to the Dutch ...

Elle Macpherson gets topless at Fiat 500C launch [w/VIDEO] 4 months ago on Autoblog

Fiat held a glitzy launch for the convertible version of its super hot supermini at the Whisky Mist in London the other night and swimsuit supermodel Elle Macpherson was the first in the UK to go topless, getting her very own 500C. We're told the Australian-born model and actress received the ...

PETA Alert: Fiat underscores eco-friendliness using unique advertising campaign 4 months ago on Autoblog

We've seen some pretty cool advertising in our time, but a new European marketing campaign from Fiat is surely one of the more memorable efforts from an automaker in recent memory. In an effort to underscore the safety of its diminutive 500 – both to its occupants and the animals we share ...

REPORT: Four versions of Fiat 500 in the U.S. by 2011, including Abarth 4 months ago on Autoblog

Four 500s by 2011. That is the latest word out of Italy concerning the adorable Fiat 500. While the Chrysler/Fiat merger chugs along, the tiny 500 is the only model that has been officially greenlighted for American consumption under the Fiat banner. To make up for that dearth of models, Fiat ...

Pics Aplenty +Video: Fiat 500 Cabrio introduced at global sales milestone 4 months ago on Autoblog

With the rampant acquisition streak Fiat's embarked on, the Italian automaker has clearly emerged as a power-broker in the global automotive industry. The auto group has always been strongest in its home market, but with the ink on the Chrysler deal still wet and more mergers and acquisitions ...

REPORT: Alfa Romeo to lead American charge, Fiat 500 to go it alone 4 months ago on Autoblog

Alfa Romeo has been toying with the idea of returning to America for years, but now that Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne is working from Auburn Hills, the time seems more ripe than ever as details emerge on Fiat/Chrysler's strategy vis-a-vis the North American market. While Marchionne implements ...

REPORT: Chrysler PT Cruiser gets unlikely stay of execution thanks to Fiat tie-up 4 months ago on Autoblog

We've been telling you that Chrysler's PT Cruiser is destined for death for years now, yet the little wagon continues to endure. Inside Line is reporting that the PT has yet again escaped the gallow's pole, and instead the Little Paddy Wagon That Could will soldier on until December 2010. The move ...

The Seat of Power: Abarth Corse by Sabelt 4 months ago on Autoblog

We sure hope that when Fiat makes it to North America, they bring the Abarth performance brand along. With their Scorpion sub-brand, Fiat has created an intriguing formula that bridges the gap between factory performance models and aftermarket components. Buy a Grande Punto Abarth or 500 ...

Fiat confirms 500 at Chrysler dealers in about 18 months, other new models to be U.S. specific products 5 months ago on Autoblog

According to Richard Gadeselli, vice president of Fiat communications in Italy, the Fiat 500 will be sold in Chrysler dealerships in the United States in about a year and a half. The small, retro-minded front-wheel drive hatchback will reportedly be the only model in Fiat's current line that ...

Fiat and Diesel get together for one-off 500C for AIDS auction 5 months ago on Autoblog

When the American Foundation for AIDS Research kicks off its seventeenth annual Cinema Against AIDS Gala later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, they'll be shooting to raise major coin and in the process, hopefully break their record of $7 million taken in at last year's event. Big names ...

Fiat preparing 500 Giardiniera softroader? 5 months ago on Autoblog

With all this talk of mergers and acquisitions, it'd be easy to forget that Fiat has its own model lines to update and supplement. So while Sergio Marchionne flies back and forth between Detroit and Turin, a report has emerged suggesting Fiat could be preparing a crossover version of its popular ...

Rumormill: Could the Fiat-Chrysler deal yield a North American Ford Ka? 6 months ago on Autoblog

It's a long shot, but according to The Detroit Free Press, Chrysler's deal with Fiat could result in Ford offering the cutesy Ka for sale in North America. As you may recall, Ford co-developed the Ka's platform with Fiat (it shares its chassis with the 500), and the Italian automaker builds ...

Court documention reveals which Fiats and Alfas are destined for U.S. 6 months ago on Autoblog

Curious which of its models Fiat plans to send over to the United States to sell through its planned partnership with Chrysler? Wonder no more. The most recent set of documents filed in Chrysler's Chapter 11 proceedings offer a number of intriguing clues as to what we can expect to see in the ...

REPORT: Chrysler products from Fiat could be here in 18 months 6 months ago on Autoblog

Will we see a new line of Fiats in America in just 18 months? According to Chrysler vice chairman and president Tom LaSorda, the answer is "yes." Responding to reports that some analysts predict it will take upwards of three years before the first Fiat is (once again) sold in America, LaSorda ...

Fiat prices 500 convertible for UK 7 months ago on Autoblog

The hotly anticipated Fiat 500 C, which was officially unveiled earlier this month at the Geneva Motor Show, has just gotten a price in the U.K. ahead of its upcoming sale date this summer. In its most basic form, the droptop Cinquocente will go for £11,300 on the road, which translates ...

Barbie turns 50, Fiat 500 turns pink and Nena rocks the hizzy 8 months ago on Autoblog

Barbie is turning 50, and she's getting a big party in Milan to celebrate. Fiat's in on the action, too. The automaker will present "Barbie" with a customized pink Fiat 500 similar to the heavily-photoshopped images in the attached gallery. Look for pink paint, pink seats, the full "Bedazzler" ...

Geneva 2009: Fiat 500C rolls back to the 50's 8 months ago on Autoblog

Making a convertible out of a fixed-roof car inevitably takes its toll on structural rigidity, though every automaker under the sun has tried to come up with a solution. For the 500, Fiat has reached back into its history to the original 1957 Cinquocente and fitted the new one with a canvas ...

Geneva 2009: Rinspeed's Abarth-based E2 concept 8 months ago on Autoblog

Usually one concept is enough to put Rinspeed on the map here at its home-turf Geneva Motor Show, but this year the quirky Swiss coachbuilder doubled down with a modified Fiat 500 that hugs the road and the planet at the same time. Joining the innovative iChange on its show stand, the Rinspeed ...

Geneva Preview: Rinspeed's E2 delivers a Fiat 500 with a split personality 8 months ago on Autoblog

The mad Wissenschaftlers at Rinspeed have come up with a dual-mode Fiat 500 Abarth that gets you more power and better gas mileage – just not at the same time. Rinspeed started with the 500 Abarth that has a standard 135 horsepower, and they've given it a new engine management system that ...

Fiat planning to ship 500, Alfa Romeo 940 to U.S. next year 8 months ago on Autoblog

As soon as word hit that Fiat and Chrysler were striking a deal, visions of 500s and Alfas began dancing in our heads. According to an anonymous source speaking with Automotive News, those visions aren't too far off, and they could be realized within a year. In a bid to kick-start Fiat and Alfa ...

Fiat 500 C drop-top to debut at Geneva show 9 months ago on Autoblog

The Fiat 500 has been a runaway success, but so far only the standard hatchback body-style has been offered The first derivative, however, is tipped to debut at the Geneva Motor Show this March. Like the test mule spotted previously (and unlike Castagna's concept shown above), the 500 C, as the ...

New details on Audi S1 emerge 10 months ago on Autoblog

Image removed at owner's request. Auto Express got the inside dope on the upcoming Audi S1, and the the compact hatch has its sights set on the MINI Cooper JCW, Fiat 500 Abarth SS, Alfa Romeo MiTo GTA and Volvo C30. Based on the new Audi A1, the S1 will feature a cranked up version of VW/Audi's ...

Garden Variety: Fiat preparing 500 crossover 10 months ago on Autoblog

Anything you can do, I can do better. That seems to be the strategy over at the Fiat group vis-à-vis the MINI, which the Italian automaker has attacked from two flanks with the popular little 500 and the up-market Alfa MiTo. As we've reported previously, Fiat is said to be preparing a ...

Karl Abarth tribute: Fiat 500 Abarth "DA O A 100" 11 months ago on Autoblog

Another day, another Fiat 500 variant that we Americans can drool over knowing we can't get it here in the States. This one is special, though, as it was designed to commemorate Karl Abarth's 100th (born on November 15, 1908) birthday. Not just a styling exercise, the 500 Abarth "DA O A 100" ...

Paris 2008: Fiat 500 Abarth Assetto Corse 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the revival of the Abarth tuning division, Fiat is serious about motorsports. They've been racking up victories in the Intercontinental Rally Championship with the Punto, and have even been sponsoring Valentino Rossi's MotoGP Yamaha. And to drive the point home, while the "esseesse" (read: ...

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