Chrysler LLC today has announced that the company has submitted three proposals outlining a US$448-million plan to the U.S. Department of Energy in order to rapidly bring electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid-electric vehicles to market

Italian motorsport electronics specialist Magneti Marelli and British high-speed flywheel specialists Flybrid Systems today announce the collaboration to develop a new energy storage solution for the Kinetic Energy Recovery System

Fiat is set to push the technological boundaries forward once move by creating a hybrid version of its forthcoming tiny 'Topolino' urban car that will miniaturise this fuel saving process in a way that its rivals haven't been able to achieve

Chrysler invented the minivan 25 years ago and more than minivan 12 million sales later Chrysler showed off four all-electric Town & Country minivan concepts to the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) as part of the USPS Earth Day celebration

Facilitated by an agreement with Chrysler and its commitment to introduce production electric-drive vehicles starting in 2010, A123Systems has received a US$100 million tax grant to build a full-scale battery manufacturing facility in Michigan

Fiat and two Swedish companies, AutoAdapt AB and Alelion Batteries, are teaming up together to produce an electric car for the Swedish market that is based on a converted version of the Fiat 500 with 100 units to be built this year

Fiat's potential partner Chrysler LLC introduced today an all-new line of V6 engines that will improve fuel efficiency up by 8 percent and is of significance to Italian car enthusiasts as it may find its way into future Alfa Romeo models

Fiat's potential partner Chrysler LLC is pushing forward with plans to introduce electric vehicles and has signed agreement with A123Systems to supply Lithium ion battery cells and jointly developed battery modules and battery packs

It’s saving motorists’ money helping to lower CO2 emissions and improving fuel efficiency and now Fiat’s innovative eco:Drive technology has won the top award in the Digital Technology category at the MediaGuardian Innovation Awards

BorgWarner will supply its DualTronic transmission control system for Fiat Powertrain Technologies' first dry dual-clutch transmission and it will also be the first time BorgWarner's control system has been applied to a dry dual clutch

The recognition of Fiat Automóveis as a brand that has widened the Brazilian consumer's access to products with increased technology and new design solutions is due in a large part to the "Polo de Desenvolvimento Giovanni Agnelli"

Photo Gallery: Polo de Desenvolvimento Giovanni Agnelli, Betim [Brazil]

After several years of anticipation, Multiair, a the new electro-hydraulic system of engine valves for dynamic and direct control of air and combustion, cylinder by cylinder and stroke by stroke, was officially announced today

Photo Gallery: Fiat Powertrain Technologies - Multiair

Fiat's PUR-O2 designation which identifies its most efficient eco-friendly cars will be represented at the Geneva Motor Show by the Fiat 500; and its PUR-O2 version, Euro5 approved, boasts the lowest carbon footprint of the 500 petrol range

Abarth has chosen to use the integrated NX Advanced Simulation solutions from Siemens to analyse suspension systems for both its high performance road car range and the Grande Punto Abarth Super2000 rally machine

Marelli, Octo Telematics and Meta System have defined a single standard for vehicle insurance telematic services; the companies will also make available the insurance services of Octo Telematics through Magneti Marelli's platform

Bosch start/stop technology can be found in more and more cars and from March 2009, Fiat will present its first model to feature a start/stop system, the Fiat 500, using a Bosch adapted starter, management system and battery sensor

SRS Labs, an industry leader in surround sound, audio, and voice technologies, and ASK Group have partnered to incorporate SRS WOW in the advanced, premium-quality Interscope Sound System, available exclusively in the Fiat 500

Head of Fiat Powertrain Technologies, Alfredo Altavilla, has set forth details of his company’s production plans for 2009, which reveal a very hectic schedule and the debut of a raft of new ground-breaking technological developments

The innovative Phylla zero-emission prototype, that captures solar energy to power its electric motors and features extensive use of recycled materials, has been inaugurated to given its first test drives to Turinese VIPs

Photo Gallery: Phylla Test Drive Inauguration, Environment Park di Torino

Magneti Marelli remembers its history in the new 'telecommunications' section of the Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, which has three new areas dedicated to 'television, telephony and telegraphy'

Freescale Semiconductor technology is powering Synerject's M3 electronic control unit in the 2009 Ducati Monster 696 which boasts a 9 pct power output increase and an 11 pct increase in torque over the previous 695 model

NAVTEQ, a leading global provider of digital map data for location-based solutions and vehicle navigation, and Magneti Marelli have teamed up in a technological co-operation to create Automotive Integrated Navigation