Serbian Economy Minister Mlađan Dinkić says that implementation of the Fiat deal will be delayed for up to a year because of the world economic crisis; however, he said that the Zastava factory would stay open and continue working

As Fiat targets 250 million euros of sourcing from India by next year it has emerged that the country and its joint venture partner Tata Motors are set to play an important role in plans to launch a new global low-cost car brand by 2010

The Fiat 500 has received its first important award in India after Overdrive magazine honoured the car as Import of the Year in its prestigious annual awards; this is the latest in a whole host of prizes that the small car has collected

After several months delay before it started arriving in the Fiat India showrooms earlier this month the Fiat Linea sedan has now been officially presented in India during a launch event that was well attended by the national media

A new flagship showroom for the Fiat and Abarth brands has been inaugurated in Luxembourg; the opening ceremony took place on Wednesday and amongst the guests in attendance was Lorenzo Sistino CEO Fiat Automobiles

Japanese aftermarket accessory firm Any's International has presented a uniquely styled Fiat 500 at the Auto Import Salon 2009 in Tokyo which showcases the depth of customisation that it makes available for the car

Photo Gallery: Tokyo Auto Import Salon 2009 - Fiat 500 [customisation by Any's International]

The Fiat Linea has collected its second major automotive honour in India within days, this time Overdrive magazine has honoured the locally-built C-segment sedan as the Mid Size Car of the Year 2009 in its annual awards

The Fiat Linea has been voted the prestigious title of India's Car of the Year in the UTVi Autocar India Awards, just as the new sedan begins rolling off the production lines at Ranjangaon and into the Indian Fiat showrooms

Sydney can claim to have what is probably Australia’s most visible Police car in the shape of Fiat’s Bambino, the new Fiat 500; it will be used for community policing by the Crime Management Team at Leichhardt Local Area Command

Photo Gallery: Sydney Leichhardt Police - Fiat 500

Fiat sales climbed by 26.1 per cent in Australia according to official VFACTS figures released this week with Fiats little and large flying out of showrooms across Australia and enabling the Italian car maker to record 2,156 sales in 2008

The Fiat Ritmo, as the Bravo is known in Australia, the stylish family hatch with so much Italian ‘brio’ that its name is the Italian for rhythm, is now available for a limited time in Australia from A$19,990 driveaway price

Photo Gallery: Fiat Sedici [2009 restyling]

Police in Croatia have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of stealing no less than 30 Fiat Uno cars for joy rides over the past three months; appropriately the suspect was behind the wheel of a Uno when he was detained

Fiat India Automobiles, the joint venture of Fiat and Tata Motors, has delivered the first batch of 100 Lineas from its plant in Ranjangaon near Pune to 50 of the 65 dealerships under the Tata Fiat umbrella across the country

The Fiat Sedici is set to receive a cosmetic makeover early next year, first images of the facelifted crossover model, that is built in a joint venture with Suzuki, have circulated on the internet ahead of its Geneva Motor Show debut

It’s official: Fiat’s eco:Drive is no turkey; figures just released by Fiat show that thousands of motorists who have been using the fuel-saving advice device since its launch in October, have already saved more than 163,000kg of CO2

Newly-crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion Tom Chambers’ coveted UK title was his second celebration in a matter of days – after taking delivery of a new Fiat 500 last week; the actor already owns an original 500

Fiat's workers in factories across Italy have downed tools this week for an extended Christmas period close down caused by rapidly falling consumer demand that will see the carmaker's factories remaining idle for almost a month

Avis Rent A Car has added the fashionable Fiat 500 to its fleet just in time for Christmas; the city car is available from Avis UK for a limited period and is perfect for anyone looking to test drive the benefits of living with a smaller vehicle

A special version of the Fiat 500 has gone on sale exclusively through the Internet in the UK; the 10,000 unit 500byDIESEL is the result of a collaboration between Fiat’s Style Centre in Turin and fashion label DIESEL’s design team

At a lavish ceremony in front of more than 2,000 guests including politicians, celebrities and concessionaires, the Fiat 500 has been launched in Argentina with an initial run of 90 units to commemorate the brand's 90 years in this market

Photo Gallery: Fiat 500 launch, Argentina

In the UK the Fiat 500 starts at an on-the-road price of less than £8,000 again; the list price rose to £8,100 in the summer however the new British VAT tariff of 15 percent means that the price has dropped again, to £7,929