Fiat will launch a 4x4 variant of the new Panda, the new model family's first niche member, at next month's Paris Motor Show hoping that the return of this respected model to the A-segment line up will help boost sales

Fiat driver Jonathan Start is the 2012 Pirelli World Challenge Touring Car B-spec series champion after wrapping up the title in his No.00 Fiat 500 at the season finale round at Sonoma Raceway this past weekend

Giancarlo Fisichella and Gianmaria Bruni sealed another win for AF Corse and Ferrari in the GTE Pro class in the fourth round of the World Endurance Championship which took place at the weekend at Silverstone

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes the debut of the Fiat 500 Turbo at the Concorso Italiano in Monterey, California, and awards for the Dodge dart and Ram 1500 from Kelly Blue Book and Total Car

Fiat is well on course to win a track title this weekend as Jonathan Start, carrying a 41 point advantage, is looking to wrap up the World Challenge Touring Car B-spec series title at California's Sonoma road course in his Fiat 500

As it tries to stem year-long sharply falling sales Alfa Romeo UK is rolling out higher end sports trim levels onto the entry point MiTo and Giulietta ranges, offering more optional extras as standard with improved cost savings

Fiat and Ferrari were in the news during last weekend's high profile Pebble Beach auctions as Jay Leno's Fiat 500 Prima Edition fetched $385,000 for charity and a Ferrari 250 GT LWB California Spider went for $11,275,000

There are less than two weeks to go until the F1 World Championship gets back on track, but Felipe Massa could not resist the temptation of getting back behind the wheel, trying out the Fiat Linea 'one make' racer in Brazil

New Model - Fiat 500 Turbo 135 HP [North American Market]: Fiat has launched a new turbocharged variant of the 500 that slots in between the existing 'Sport' and 'Abarth' versions and draws components from both models

ItaliaspeedTV: Head of the Fiat brand in the U.S., Tim Kuniskis, unveils the new Fiat 500 Turbo 135 HP during the weekend's Concorso Italiano – one of the largest gatherings of Italian vehicles in North America

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes the Ram brand going "retro" in a series of new print advertisements and it's time for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise in suburban Detroit

Lamborghini has chosen this weekend's setting of Monterey, where it is also giving a U.S. debut to the Urus SUV and Sesto Elemento concept cars, to announce its 50th anniversary celebration plans, which will fall next year

New Model - Novo Fiat Siena EL [Facelift, Brazil 2012]: Fiat has given last-generation Siena EL, which is being retained in the Brazilian line-up despite the arrival of the Grand Siena as an entry-level sedan, an all-round refresh

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Novo Fiat Siena EL [Facelift, Brazil 2012]

Ferrari is set to play a key role at Pebble Beach this weekend with the debut of the FF, including a specially trimmed version, while its cars are set to star in the auctions as well as having two classes in the Councours d'Elegance

Fiat Automóveis enjoyed a strong July for passenger car sales in Brazil, its sales were up a third year-on-year which also beat the market; meanwhile its LCV sales were flat and slightly underperformed the overall market

Carlin Dunne dominated the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, setting the new course record for motorcycles from pole position for the second year in a row on a Ducati Multistrada 1200 S while the win marks Ducati’s third-straight victory

Fiat's new 'Colour Therapy' cosmetic specification level for the 500, which is designed to evoke the spirit of the 1970s with a collection of distinctive colours and some retro white detailing, is now available in the UK

Fiat enjoyed a bounce in the UK last month, its sales rising at four times the rate of the overall market which was also positive, however that uptick didn't extend though to Alfa Romeo which lost more than a quarter of its sales

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes Fiat and Lancia fans gathering for the annual Fiat Freakout event in Virginia and the SRT Viper GTS-R returns to the American Le Mans Series

Fiat Automóveis has seen three of its models placed amongst the five best in Brazil in their segments, according to the 2012 Brazil Vehicle Ownership Satisfaction Study (VOSS), conducted by J.D. Power do Brasil

It has been finally confirmed that Italian bike legend Valentino Rossi will quit Ducati after two unproductive seasons and return to Yamaha, the team for whom he won four world championship titles, on a new 2 year contract

New Model - Fiat Strada [Facelift, Brazil 2012]: Fiat has given the Strada, Brazil's best selling LCV, an all round refresh and new engines, part of a programme of upgrades for the remaining 'Project World Car' members

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat Strada Adventure 1.8 E.torQ 16v [Facelift, Brazil 2012]

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat Strada Working 1.4 FIRE & Strada Trekking 1.6 E.torQ 16v [Facelift, Brazil 2012]