A Fiat Fiorino Cargo 1.3 MultiJet Diesel 75 Euro 5 van taking part in the ALD Automotive Shell FuelSave MPG Marathon event in the UK returned 82.96 mpg over the economy test’s 370 mile course to come away with the Overall Best MPG title

Exclusive Brands Torino, the new network of companies promoted by the Torino Industrial Union based on an initiative of Vice President Licia Mattioli, with the contribution of the Chamber of Commerce and the support of CeiPiemonte

As the third-generation Panda prepares for its imminent debut in its Italian showrooms, Fiat has released a series of sketches and a press release that purport to explain the design thinking that went into developing the new interior and exterior

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The new Fiat Panda has been presented in a unique set of illustrations, produced by the Centro Stile Fiat; an intuitive, fun way of describing the many new style features and functional details of the new Panda

This year’s event is the second running of the Korean Grand Prix, one that has good memories for Scuderia Ferrari, because the inaugural race was won by Fernando Alonso with Felipe Massa joining his team-mate on the podium in third place

At the Japanese première of the 458 Spider, Ferrari held a special charity auction to further support the city of Ishinomaki, the region severely hit by the earthquake in Japan last March; special items, included a nose cone from the 150th Italia

Fiat had a reasonably steady September in Germany, its sales were up 3.5 percent year-on-year although it underperformed the overall market which was up 8.1 percent for the month; Alfa Romeo however lost ground again, down 11 percent

ItaliaspeedTV: Its first advert was widely panned as one of the worst car-celebrity endorsements ever, but Fiat is too far down the road with actress Jennifer Lopez and a new spot tries to cash in on Chrysler's only ad success so far, Born of Fire

Italian hopeful Vygor has presented set set of images this morning portraying a mock-up of its planned four wheel drive crossover coupé although little information has been forthcoming and the possible viability of this project is quite unclear

Maserati's Quattroporte has joined a long list of Italian cars that have proved themselves where it matters most - on the race track, as a double win for Andrea Bertolini at Vallelunga over the weekend delivered the International Superstars Series title

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The final round of the 2011 International Supercars Series saw the Swiss Team's Maserati Quattroportes taking a double podium with two wins for Andrea Bertolini while Alessandro Pier Guidi claimed a second and third

Mysterious new Italian low volume car making hopeful, Vygor, has revealled details of its offering ten days after announcing the existence of the project and ahead of this morning's unveiling: it is proposing a GT-style lightweight SUV, dubbed Opera

Fernando Alonso said that Scuderia Ferrari had to aim for the podium in the remaining races of the season and today at Suzuka, the Spaniard delivered a super performance to hit the target with a great second place while Felipe Massa was seventh

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes September sales up 27 percent year-on-year and test fleets of Ram 1500 plug-in hybrid electric vehicles are delivered to select U.S. cities, including the home of Chrysler Group, Auburn Hills

Maserati's latest high performance range topper, the GranTurismo MC Stradale, has been given the Novitec Trident treatment with a new supercharging programme that offers a claimed 646 hp as well as new styling and cosmetic upgrades

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Novitec Trident's new supercharger upgrade kit for Maserati's GranTurismo MC Stradale is immediately identifiable by two large bonnet-mounted air intake scoops, new exhaust tail pipes and a lowered ride height

It was no surprise that Fernando Alonso qualified fifth today at Suzuka, given it is his most repeated result of the season, but this time, his Ferrari team-mate Felipe Massa did one better and will start tomorrow’s Japanese Grand Prix from fourth place

Maserati is joining a race against time, sponsoring a yacht with which Italian sailor Giovanni Soldini will attempt to break three important and historic North Atlantic sailing records: Miami-New York, Cadiz-San Salvador and New York-Lizard Point

Ferrari has debuted the new FF in South Korea; FMK Corporation, the official importer, held a launch event at the Banyan Tree Club & Spa, a luxurious five-star resort located in downtown Seoul, announcing that it will officially start sales of the FF

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: The Korean launch event for the Ferrari FF opened with traditional welcoming music and parade known as ‘Cheeta’, a fanfare of traditional trumpets and drums, before the unveiling of a magnificent “Rosso Maranello” FF

Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa both completed well over a Japanese GP distance (57 laps for the Spaniard and four more for the Brazilian), equivalent to 685 kilometres, during the three hours of free practice at the spectacular Suzuka circuit

It was a very mixed September for Fiat Group Automobiles in the UK: the Fiat brand slumped again to loose a quarter of its sales year-on-year while Alfa Romeo's shot up by a quarter against the backdrop of an overall market that was virtually flat

After shipping a batch of ten vehicles to Charlotte a week ago, Chrysler Group has delivered four further demonstration fleet plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) Ram 1500 pickup trucks to the City of Auburn Hills as it continues to extends these trials

ItaliaspeedTV: The Trofeo Maserati GranTurismo MC season ended with victories for Alessandro Pier Guidi and Andrea Bertolini at Mugello; the titles had already been assigned but Mugello did have some say in the final standings

When it arrived in Australia earlier this year, Abarth’s 695 Tributo Ferrari rushed out the showrooms like no other bambino before it, with the majority of the limited edition cars sold before they landed and the rest gone literally within days of arriving

There are now just five races to go in 2011, starting with this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix and, while remaining determined to try and win one or some of them, Scuderia Ferrari’s main focus is now squarely on next year’s championship

Fiat Group showed an improvement on the Italian market last month as the Fiat brand slowed its sales losses which helped reduce the carmaker's year-on-year decline to 4.1 percent and actually slightly outperformed the overall market