Chrysler Group has reported U.S. sales of 127,334 units last month, a 27 percent year-on-year increase and its best September sales for four years, which was driven by Ram (+42 percent), Chrysler (+36 percent) and Jeep (+24 percent)

Fiat has quit Confindustria, the Italian business group that represents around 140,000 employers, citing its unhappiness with labour laws and a perceived lack of flexibility, an action that brought a hash response from the body as well as unions

With the future of the Mirafiori plant in Turin once again in the spotlight as rumours abound about the latest stalled deal to keep it alive, Fiat has now changed its plans, this time it could be poised to build a "baby" Jeep spun off Fiat architecture

Fiat pulled out an unexpected announcement today when it issued a press release confirming a new 4-cylinder turbo petrol engine is to be built at its FMA plant in Pratola Serra, Italy, beginning in early 2013 for initial use by Alfa Romeo

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The famous historic speed record smashing Mefistofele has come right out of the shadows this year and its latest high-profile appearance was at Uniques Special Ones which took place last month in Florence

The special-edition Gallardo created by Lamborghini to celebrate 150 years of Italian unification this year has just arrived in Thailand. Only 150 units of the Gallardo LP550-2 Tricolore are being built by the Sant’Agata-based sports car maker

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The first Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Tricolore to reach Thailand, finished in gloss white, was shown to the local press last week, presented in the boutique showroom of the official importer, Niche Cars, in Bangkok

Chrysler Group's new 'Pentastar' V6 engine is being subjected to its first recall as debris inside the block on 6 models from Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep could cause con-rod failure leading to an engine seizure which at speed could cause a crash

ItaliaspeedTV: The first Lamborghini Gallardo LP550-2 Tricolore to reach Thailand, finished in gloss white, was shown to the local press last week, presented in the boutique showroom of the official importer, Niche Cars, in Bangkok

Giancarlo Fisichella, Gianmaria Bruni and Pierre Kaffer pulled off a flawless performance at the weekend to take GT class victory in the Intercontinental Le Mans Cup counting Petit Le Mans in their AF Corse-run Ferrari 458 Italia GT2

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The new Fiat 500 by Gucci, customised by the Italian fashion house, kicked off a Europe-wide promotional tour with an appearance in Saint Tropez where a black example was shown in a specially-built glass cube (II)

Fiat Brazil's best selling model, the new Uno has seen its unique shape transformed into a school bag in 3D format; the special wheeled bag was recently presented at Officer PaperBrasil Escola 2011, an international exhibition in São Paulo

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes Ram revealling extended RamBox, Dodge Charger Pursuit police car sets fastest time in Michigan State Police test and Dodge Viper recaptures production car record at the Nürburgring

After three rounds held in China, the competitors entered in the inaugural Asia Pacific series of the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo returned to action today, the series making its Malaysian debut, at the Sepang circuit, for the fourth round of the year

ItaliaspeedTV: On board the Ferrari 458 Challenge for a lap of the Miami-Homestead circuit with Harry Cheung competing in the Ferrari Challenge North America along with the driver's technical comments on how to take this track

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The new Fiat 500 by Gucci, customised by the Italian fashion house, kicked off a Europe-wide promotional tour with an appearance in Saint Tropez where a black example was shown in a specially-built glass cube (I)

A media report this week suggests that Italian entrepreneur Gian Mario Rossignolo has found an Indian institutional investor to pump 100 million euros into his ambitious plans to revive the DeTomaso name with a series of sports/luxury vehicles

Fiat North America has teamed up with Chrysler's Mopar parts unit to launch the Fiat SEMA Design Challenge, a social media contest that will allow fans to create a custom Fiat 500 vehicle wrap with the winning designs appearing at the SEMA show

Potentially a new luxury sports car will attempt to add its name to a long list of Italian contenders next month according a press release from a company called Vygor, although there is scant detail apart from a from what purports to be a front end image

Fiat’s Serbian chief has claimed the new 5/7 seat minivan project known so far as Ellezero is progressing well and that the first test ‘mules’ are set to hit the roads before the end of the year, with the vehicle likely to reach the dealers next May or June

ItaliaspeedTV: Maserati's second stab at a luxury SUV concept, also called the Kubang, debuted at the Frankfurt IAA earlier this month, now the Trident has launched a promotional video that shows the reskinned Jeep Grand Cherokee in CGI action

With its domestic sales rapidly slipping away, Fiat India Automobiles Limited has announced that it intends to increase its focus on exports as it tries to raise flagging production; this new push will start with the debut of the Linea in Sri Lanka

Fiat North America is introducing the limited-edition Fiat 500 “Pink Ribbon”, produced in partnership with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation; the collaboration hopes to allow breast advocates to express their support with Italian style

ItaliaspeedTV: The Chrysler Group’s Street and Racing Technology team reclaimed their record at the Nürburgring Nordschleife as their street-legal, track-ready car – the Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR – recaptured the production car lap record

TürkTraktör, CNH’s joint venture with Koç Holding and a leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment in Turkey since 1954, has celebrated the production of its 600,000 tractor at a special ceremony held at the company’s plant located in Ankara

Fiat’s stumbling relaunch in the U.S. has suffered its worst week yet as its advertising agency was dropped, a new TV spot featuring singer Jennifer Lopez was widely ridiculed, and its dealers realised that Alfa Romeo’s own relaunch was less that solid