TV star Christopher Ellison, who played DI Burnside in ITV’s The Bill, has launched Fiat’s new ‘Bravo Challenge’ – a 48-hour ‘go anywhere’ car adventure; he is the first in a line of celebrities and lifestyle journalists who will be taking part

Photo Gallery: Novo Fiat Palio Weekend Trekking 1.4 Flex

Photo Gallery: Novo Fiat Palio Weekend Adventure Locker 1.8 Flex (II)

New Model: Novo Fiat Palio Weekend: Fiat Automóveis launches the facelifted Palio Weekend range with major styling changes, higher equipment specifications, new engines, and ground breaking new mechanical innovations

Photo Gallery: Novo Fiat Palio Weekend Adventure Locker 1.8 Flex (I)

More power, sportier handling, new and larger tyre/wheel combinations, matching suspension modifications, and a new front spoiler, are the main changes Novitec has brought to the Fiat 500 as the tuner offers its own interpretation

Photo Gallery: Fiat 500 by Novitec

Fiat is broadening the range of the Sedici small crossover SUV by introducing a petrol and diesel powered front wheel drive version, the Sedici 4x2, which will undercut the established 4x4 version by around 2,000 euros

Photo Gallery: Fiat Sedici 'Model Year 08'

Fiat India President and CEO Rajeev Kapoor revealed this week the timescale for a rash of new Fiat model introductions set for the local market as well as revealing that the Palio will become available in CNG format

In the heart of Berlin at the legendary Checkpoint Charlie, on the corner of Friedrichstraße, the Fiat 500 is calling out to passers-by from the top of a huge advertising cube with videos, messages in lights and giant hoardings

Italian celebrity chef and fresh pasta industry leader Giovanni Rana has unveiled a Fiat 500 'dressed up' in his traditional products at Cibus, 14th Salone internazionale dell'alimentazione which is being held in Parma this week

German high performance tuner, Hamann Motorsport, more known for its work on brands such as Ferrari, Porsche and Lamborghini, has recently turned its attention to the Fiat 500 and developed a wide ranging improvement package

Photo Gallery: Hamann Motorsport - Fiat 500

Despite doom and gloom about the Australian economy Fiat has recorded a record sales month in Australia in April with the Italian marque scoring its largest sales month on the market since its return in 2006 thanks to the new Fiat 500

Fiat is planning to build a new generation of low-cost small cars at the Zastava factory in Serbia, which it signed an agreement to take over last week, which will comprise the new low-cost B-compact model as well as a new minicar

Just 10 months since the Fiat Bravo was first launched in the UK, the range is being enhanced and improved with new engines, low environmental impact and maintenance costs; together with a raft of exciting and innovative ideas

Small-Medium sized Enterprises are a key focus for Fiat Group’s UK sales growth in the corporate sector during 2008 according to the fleet and remarketing director Adam Pumfrey who has unveiled a new strategy to target them

German trade journal Autoflotte has announced the winners of the 2008 Flotten Award contest for the most popular fleet vehicles with the Fiat 500 claiming the minicar category ahead of rivals including Citroen C2 and Renault Twingo

This year Fiat Auto Poland's Tychy plant is expected to build a record number of vehicles this year, breaking the 500,000-unit barrier as the Ford Ka starts to roll off the lines alongside the 500, 600 and Panda

LyondellBasell Industries’ Hostacom polypropylene resins are being used to produce a range of components for Fiat’s new 500 retro-chic city car, which was awarded 2008’s European Car of the Year

Chinese carmaker Zotye has presented at the 10th Beijing International Auto Exhibition this week the Fiat Multipla that it has just put into production under licence from Fiat, dubbed domestically as the Zotye JNJ7160HS

Photo Gallery: 10th Beijing International Auto Exhibition - Zotye JNJ7160HS

Among the ten biggest-selling automotive manufacturers in Europe, Fiat Automobiles is the brand that recorded the lowest average CO2 emission value for vehicles sold in 2007 with an impressive figure of 137.3 g/km

High performance materials from Borealis, a leading provider of innovative value creating plastics solutions, have helped to achieve a visually, highly differentiated small car for drivers, the award winning Fiat 500