ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler Group Chief Marketing Officer Olivier Francois introduces three new Fiat models to the U.S. market for their debuts at the LA Auto Show: the 500 Abarth Cabrio, 500e and 500L Trekking

Iveco been awarded with two international distinctions: in China, the new Naveco Chaoyue truck was awarded “Truck of the Year China 2013”, while in Brazil, the Iveco Tector Attack received the AutoData Award

ItaliaspeedTV: Video shows the updated and now relaunched 640 hp 8.4 litre V10 engined Viper sports car, which is being branded by the Chrysler Group's new SRT division, in on the road scenarios

The Fiat 500L has been awarded the Euro NCAP 5-star rating with an overall score of 83/100, achieved 94% for adult occupant protection, 78% for child occupant protection and 65% for pedestrian protection

ItaliaspeedTV: Video from safety body EuroNCAP showing the range of frontal, size, pedestrian and occupant tests carried out on the new Fiat 500L which has earned the mini MPV the prestigious 5 star award

Two drivers on the podium and 33 points – the biggest haul of the season – wasn't enough for Scuderia Ferrari to help Fernando Alonso win the Drivers’ title, agonisingly the Spaniard missed the title by just 3 points

The new 80 hp Fiat Panda TwinAir Turbo Natural Power has been selected as the most eco-friendly car in Switzerland in 2013, beating the other nine contenders, which included hybrid and electric versions

Novitec Rosso, a tuner of the powerhouses from Maranello, has ignited the first tuning stage for the new Ferrari F12Berlinetta with a power upgrade alongside lowered suspension, new wheels and cosmetic trims

Magneti Marelli, Hefei Jianghuai Automotive and Hefei Lingdatang Collective Assets Management have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture aimed at the production of exhaust systems for the Chinese market

The millionth Fiat 500 has just rolled off the Fiat Auto Poland production line; launched in 2007, it is now marketed in over 100 countries around the world and has also been produced in Mexico since last year

Fiat Group trimmed its loses across Europe last month after selling 64,736 new cars, a fall of 5.8 percent year-on-year; for a change it closely mirrored the overall market which was down 4.6 percent in October

The F1 World Championship title will go down to the wire in Brazil after Lewis Hamilton won the penultimate race, beating title favourite Sebastian Vettel, while behind them came Fernando Alonso in the Ferrari

ItaliaspeedTV: This week in the U.S. Ferrari drivers Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa test drove the new Mexico-built Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio for a promotional video ahead of its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show

Fernando Alonso faces a tough task if he is to keep his title hopes alive down to the wire in Sao Paulo as he struggled to make an impression in the final qualifying session at the brand new Circuit of the Americas

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne announcing new investments and the creation of additional jobs at three plants located in the Detroit area

Fiat has offered a first look inside and outside the electric-powered version of the 500, to be known as the 500e, just ahead of its debut on Sunday at a U.S. music awards show; it will go on sale in California next year

ItaliaspeedTV: The circuit of Shanghai brought down the curtain on the Maserati Trofeo MC World Series and at the end of six rounds held on three continents it was Renaud Kuppens (Konvex Motorsport) who took the title

The UK new car market enjoyed positive growth last month and the Fiat brand capitalised on the upwards trend to enjoy a 39 percent bounce, three times overall growth; Alfa Romeo continued to fade away however

Victory has to be Ferrari’s target on Sunday to close down Sebastian Vettel’s ten point lead over Fernando Alonso; the Prancing Horse has won the United States Grand Prix twelve times, more than any other team

Magneti Marelli's Plast-Optic Research Centre, which dedicates its research and development activities to automotive lighting and the transfer of this technology to other sectors, has just celebrated its 10th anniversary

Following in the footsteps of the Fiat Panda Terramare, which Maurizio Zanisi designed during the last decade, comes the Iveco SeaLand, another amphibious vehicle, this time based around an Iveco Daily 4x4 chassis

With all Fiat brands failing to make an appearance at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney, it’s been left to Lamborghini to fly the flag on behalf of the Italian car industry - and it didn't disappoint

This coming Saturday, at a special event in Austin, Texas, Ferrari will be auctioning the first F12berlinetta sports car to be delivered to a customer in North America to raise funds for relief efforts in the wake of the Hurricane Sandy

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Alongside the dramatic show stopping Sesto Elemento concept, Lamborghini also showed off production versions of the Gallardo and Aventador at the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney

Fiat is appointing one of its most experienced senior managers, Alfredo Altavilla, to take over as Chief Operating Officer for Europe, Middle East and Africa, a region that is causing the carmaker some of its biggest headaches