Fiat Group ended 2012 on a low note in Europe, mirroring the overall market's sales fall the Italian carmaker dropped 17.9 percent year-on-year last month to 50,653 units; for the year it ended on 798,542 units, down 15.8 percent

While Fiat saw sales plunge in Europe last year, in its other key global market, Brazil, it was a different story as it set a new record for both production and sales, posting the best performance since it started production in this country

Fiat Group Automobiles, Chrysler Group and their Chinese joint venture partner, Guangzhou Automobile Group, have signed a framework agreement to expand their cooperation on car manufacturing and sales in China

Lamborghini is seeing its sales steadily edging upwards following a meltdown during the Global Financial Crisis four years ago and it has reported increased sales, from 1,602 units in 2011, to 2,083 units in 2012

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes Chrysler Group's December 2012 and 2012 total sales figures, MY2013 Ram 1500 wins an award and Chrysler brand launches a new advertising campaign

ItaliaspeedTV: Chrysler Group CEO Sergio Marchionne, SRT CEO Ralph Gilles, and employees of the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant present the first production-restarted SRT Viper to its new owner during a ceremony

GUIDO FORTI 1940 - 2012: Italian motorsport has been thrown into mourning following the news that Forti, the owner of the eponymous mid-1990s Formula 1 team, passed away on Friday at the age of 72

Fiat will present two specially trimmed 500s at the North American International Auto Show; they are based on the 500 Abarth and the recently launched 500 Turbo and feature new interior and exterior cosmetic details

Iveco is showcasing its new 'Dual Energy' alternative traction technology concept along with five models from its Daily range, which includes electric and natural gas versions, at the 91st European Motor Show in Brussels

Chrysler Group is giving the slow-to-take-off Dodge Dart a third engine option by adding the 2.4 Tigershark to the line up to sit above the 2.0 version as well as the 1.4 Multiair, hoping this will address criticism of its powertrain options

Ferrari has now officially released the first teaser images of its new-generation supercar, the spiritual successor of the Enzo, F50 and F40, on its website, the advanced machine will make its public debut later this year

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Olivier Jacquemond, noted for building 'wide body' kits for Porsches, has tackled his first Ferrari: the 599 'Assoluta' package comprises of cosmetic changes to the bumpers, skirts, diffuser and bonnet

Fiat Group Automobiles had a mixed final month of the year in the UK as the Fiat brand saw sales up by a half while Alfa Romeo sales were down by a half against the backdrop of the overall market which was very slightly up

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has rated Fiat's soon to be introduced new electric 500e with highway-cycle performance at 108 MPGe, which puts it ahead of any electric vehicle currently on the U.S. market

ItaliaspeedPhotoStream: Fiat 500e (U.S. market, 2013)

The German new car market took a hit during the final month of last year and it was the same story for the Fiat Group Automobiles (FGA) brands as Fiat, Alfa Romeo and Lancia all saw their sales for December decline

ItaliaspeedTV: Under the Pentastar - This week's edition includes Chrysler Group's December 2012 and 2012 total sales figures, MY2013 Ram 1500 wins an award and Chrysler brand launches a new advertising campaign

Chrysler Group has reported U.S. sales of 152,367 units, a 10 percent increase compared with sales in December 2011 (138,019 units), and the group’s best sales for the final month of the year since 2007

Fiat Group Automobiles South Africa finished the year with sales in December of 392 units across the Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Abarth and Fiat Professional model ranges to make a total of 4,921 units sold for the year, up 17 percent

The Ferrari Driver Academy, created by Ferrari to help develop talented young drivers with a view to training them for an eventual future in the world of F1, enters a new season with a new arrival while saying goodbye to others

Fiat Group ended 2012 with sales of 415,288 units on its domestic market, a fall of one hundred thousand units and 19.51 percent on the previous year, a performance with mirrored the overall market's sharp decline

Ferrari isn't resting on any winning laurels and so the 2013 specification 458 Italia GT3 made its first test, behind closed doors at the Adria circuit, just before Christmas in a test organised by Ferrari Corsi Clienti and Michelotto

Iveco and FPT Industrial are once again supporting Team De Rooy Iveco in this year's Dakar which kicks off in just four days time in Lima, Peru - and the beating heart of this challenge will be FPT's 6-cylinder Cursor 13 engine

Fiat Group Automobiles Hellas has won an Environmental Award in the "Green product or service" category for its "Sustainable mobility and CO2 emission reduction" procedures after it was singled out

Italian firm Mazzanti has presented a first look and technical details of a second version of its modern-style sports car, the Evantra, which is now to be fitted with a 701 hp 7.0 litre engine and dubbed the Evantra V8