First pole since Singapore 2010 for Ferrari at Silverstone yesterday, courtesy of Fernando Alonso, at the end of an extremely long qualifying session after rain was the main factor causing an interruption of over an hour

Fiat and Alfa Romeo both suffered in Germany last month, losing 13.7 and 35.5 percent of their sales respectively, while Lancia was up 10.7 percent all against the backdrop of an overall market that was relatively flat

Rain had been predicted for Friday's opening practice at Silverstone and it was not late for its appointment, falling heavily overnight and again from the early hours of yesterday morning, wiping out any meaningful proceedings

Lamborghini has inaugurated a new building designed specifically for the development of prototypes and pre-series vehicles; the new structure is the first multi-story industrial building in Italy to earn Class A energy certification

New Model - Fiat 500L: Five years after the presentation of the Fiat 500 and 55 years after the début of the historic 500, Fiat is adding to the 500 theme with the Serbian-built replacement for the Fiat Idea and Lancia Musa

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: On the road and interior close up views of the new Fiat 500L which carries over the styling cues of the Fiat 500 onto a new small B-segment MPV which is based on the SUSW architecture

Chrysler Group has announced U.S. sales last month of 144,811 units, a 20 percent increase compared with sales in June 2011 (120,394 units), and the group’s best June sales since 2007 as all brands reported rises

With Sergio Pininfarina's passing Ferrari loses one of the men most closely connected to it: "An exceptional person," Luca di Montezemolo said, "who connected his name indissolubly with our history and our success

Fiat Group wasn't able to ride out yet another troubled month for car sales in Italy as its registrations dropped 23.48 percent during June to 39,421 units, although its market share remained virtually flat at just over 30 percent

SERGIO PININFARINA 1926 - 2012: The automotive world has been plunged into mourning at the news that Life Senator Sergio Pininfarina, the Honorary Chairman of the Pininfarina Group, passed away last night at his Turin home

Ferrari showed two UK debuts at last weekend's Goodwood Festival of Speed, the 458 Spider and California 30 while Scuderia test drive Marc Gené demonstrated the F60 grand prix single seater up the hillclimb

Iveco CEO Alfredo Altavilla has revealled that the truck and bus maker, now a part of Fiat Industrial, is poised to axe five of its European plants, one each in France and Austria and three in Germany, by the end of the year

A ceremony has been held at the GAC Fiat plant in Changsha, in the province of Hunan, to mark the completion of the new factory and the rollout of the Viaggio, the first Fiat model to be produced in China under the new joint venture

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes 300 new Dodge Darts driving to dealerships from Chicago's Soldier Field, a new Fiat blog and a new effort by Chrysler employees to stave off childhood hunger

Alfa Romeo is taking part as usual in the Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend; a stand has been prepared for the occasion where the public can see the two current production models and cars from the museum

The Silverstone Classic is set to make history when three of the legendary Martini Lancia LC2s line up on the grid for two celebratory Group C races at the world’s biggest classic motor racing festival next month

ItaliaspeedTV: Cedric Sbirrazzuoli (AF Corse) and Giorgio Sernagiotto and Renaud Kuppens (Konvex Motorsport) all secured wins during the second round of the Maserati Trofeo MC World Series held at Portimao

From today more than 100 Ferrari clients from all over the world will discover places in Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, connected to the birth of the manufacturer from Maranello, with their own cars from recent production

Lancia and the Fiat Research Centre are taking part in the final event of the European euroFOT project, which is taking place in Brussels this week with Delta equipped with the "Driving Advisor" system being displayed

Fiat Group Automobiles and Europ Assistance are consolidating their partnership in the roadside rescue area with a new European agreement that covers Fiat, Fiat Professional, Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Lancia and Jeep

Fernando Alonso raced to a stunning victory in yesterday's European Grand Prix on his home soil in Valencia after having started only eleventh on the grid; it is a result that edges up his championship lead to 20 points

ItaliaspeedTV: The new Dodge Dart is finally heading for the U.S. showrooms and more than four hundred of the new sedans were lined up at the Auburn Hills Palace for collection by dealers nationwide

This year, Alfa Romeo is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Giulia, a model which successfully exhibited both the technical and creative talent of Alfa Romeo during a time of exceptional growth for the company

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes first consumer reactions after driving the new Dodge Dart in Long Beach, California, and results of the J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study

Ferrari’s clients and enthusiasts across the world have once again demonstrated their generosity as over the last two weeks the online auction to support the Emilia earthquake victims has raised over 1.8 million euro