FIAT GROUP Q2: Fiat Group closed its second quarter of 2007 with record revenues of 15.2 billion euros and a record trading profit of 946 million euros with all sectors posting positive results

For the second quarter of 2007 Maserati will post a quarterly trading profit for the first time in the 17 years that the Bologna-based sports car maker has been under full Fiat control

CNH Global has reported second quarter 2007 net income of US$228 million, up 55 percent on the second quarter of 2006 and the highest in the Fiat Group-owned company's history

The India media has been awash with reports that Tata Motors could be about to jump into the bidding for Jaguar and Land Rover, possibly in conjunction with its joint venture partner, Fiat

India media reports this week have swirled a round possible prestige segment ambitions of Tata Motors, linking it to taking on the importation of Fiat's Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Ferrari and Maserati brands

Fiat Group Automobiles has signed an agreement with US satellite radio content provider Worldspace which will begin in 2009 and is set to include a satellite channel dedicated to Fiat

Director of Zastava Zoran Bogdanovic stated during the inauguration of production in Serbia of the Zastava 10, a Fiat Punto Mk2b built under licence, that monthly output will hit 400-500 units by August

Production under licence of the Fiat Punto Mk2b by Zastava, which is known in Serbia as the Zastava 10, will get underway at the firm's assembly plant at Kragujevac later this week

Fiat Brazil's factory at Betim will be producing even more vehicles each day as the joint Fiat-Iveco plant located in the city of Sete Lagoas will now be used for the painting process of the Fiorino

Reports from China this week suggest that ambitious new domestic carmaker, Zotye Auto, is in the process of purchasing the production lines for the now-discontinued Lancia Lybra

Against a flat market Fiat turned in another impressive sales performance across Europe in June, outperforming all its rivals, up 9.9 pct year-on-year, and with all three brands making gains

Fiat Auto South Africa has made a quantum leap in its service provision with the opening of a state-of-the-art parts distribution centre, housed within the Automotive Distribution Park in Rosslyn, Pretoria

Ferrari has formed a new Commercial and Brand Department headed by Danny Bahar which integrates the dealership network, brand management and brand positioning into a single area

The inspiring contribution by Fiat Auto South Africa to the upliftment of sporting skills to the underprivileged children of Soweto was complimented by the visit of a delegation of guests from Italy

Another very impressive month of new registrations in Italy during June saw all three of the Fiat Group Automobiles brands up year-on-year as they each outperformed a sharply rising market

Newspaper reports in India suggest that Iveco’s growing interest in a tie up the major Chicago-based truck manufacturer Navistar International may be set to include its Indian partner Tata Motors

The DaimlerChrysler Truck Group and Fiat Powertrain Technologies announced this morning to have concluded a new long-term strategic co-operation agreement in the field of powertrains

Fitch Ratings has announced that it has raised its rating on Fiat’s long-term debt by two notches from "BB" to investment grade "BBB-" while the short-term rating was also raised from "B" to "F3

A major surprise was sprung last week when Automotive News Europe suggested that Fiat had recently held talks with Ford over a possible purchase of its Jaguar and Land Rover divisions

Fiat appears certain to terminate its joint venture partnership with its joint venture partner Nanjing Automobile Corp after the Chinese company failed to make its promised investment in the project

Fiat saw its Europe-wide new vehicle registrations climbing by 5.7 pct year-on-year during May, the Turinese carmaker significantly outperforming the overall European market which fell by 1.6 pct

During May Fiat Automóveis set new production and sales records in Brazil, and extending its advantage at the top of the market as all its key models recorded significant year-on-year sales rises

Fiat Group yesterday launched its delayed 10-year Eurobond offering which is set to raise the carmaker 10 billion euros, with Fiat later reporting the notes to have been significantly oversubscribed

Fiat Group Automobiles turned in another positive month of registrations in Italy during May, outperforming the overall market as all three of its mass brands were in comfortably in positive territory

Fiat Group Automobiles was the best performer amongst the 'big nine' European carmaking groups last month, turning in an 8 pct year-on-year rise in sales against an overall market which down by 0.6 pct