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| 30.07.2003 | 
Fiat | 
Fiat bow to pressure and
officially confirm that the Gingo name will be dropped and the Panda tag
revived, leaving a race against time to prepare for the new small car's
September launch | 
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| 29.07.2003 | 
Fiat | 
Renault launch complaint
over the name of Fiat's new supermini, the Gingo, claiming it is too close
to its own citycar, the Twingo | 
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| 29.07.2003 | 
Fiat | 
The two millionth Fiat to
be built in Turkey has rolled off the production line at the TOFAS plant
in Bursa. The car, a Fiat Palio GO, was lauded at a ceremony which included
Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan | 
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| 24.07.2003 | 
Maserati | 
Maserati Quattroporte photoshoot
images reveal the super luxury saloon's rear end for first time | 
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| 22.07.2003 | 
Fiat Group | 
Fiat Group shareholder Deutsche
Bank expected to give thumbs down to capital increase proposal as credit
ratings agencies warn of further downgrades | 
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| 17.07.2003 | 
Lancia | 
Lancia Centro Style release
images of Fiat Idea-influenced, Ypsilon-based, mini-MPV | 
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| 17.07.2003 | 
Ferrari | 
Following an 'extremely
positive response' to the Pininfarina design drawings of the 456M replacement
released last week, Ferrari have offered some further detail of the forthcoming
2+2 sportscar | 
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| 08.07.2003 | 
Maserati | 
Maserati's Enzo-based GT
sportscar is caught for the first time track testing as marque's factory
racing return accelerates | 
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| 08.07.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
Impressions gives pointer's
to the styling influences of the Alfa Romeo 158, next year's replacement
for the 156 | 
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| 08.07.2003 | 
Ferrari | 
Ferrari release design development
sketches of the 456 replacement & confirm it will receive its world
premiere at next January's Detroit Auto Show | 
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| 06.07.2003 | 
Fiat | 
Fiat Research and ANAS are
researching a project entitled "sicurezza stradale integrata", which aims
to reduce the dangers of driving in low visibility conditions | 
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| 05.07.2003 | 
Fiat Group | 
Fiat's announce that the
cash-raising capital rights issue will open on Monday while the sale of
the Avio areospace divison has been finalised | 
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| 05.07.2003 | 
Maserati | 
Maserati Spyder goes 'full
throttle' in new Charlie's Angels cimena blockbuster as Ferrari-Maserati
Group begin a series of movie product placements with Hollywood studio
Columbia-Tristar | 
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| 04.07.2003 | 
Ferrari | 
Lightly disguised prototype
of the Ferrari 456GT replacement seen around Maranello gives clear pointers
to the 460 Bologna's Pininfarina-designed shape: high resolution spy images | 
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| 04.07.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
High resolution images of
a disguised Alfa Romeo 158 prototype, 2004 replacement for the 156, undergoing
endurance trials at the 'old' Nurburgring recently | 
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| 03.07.2003 | 
Ferrari | 
First sighting of the revised
Ferrari 400 Modena. With the engine increased to 4.0-litres, power will
jump to around 420bhp as Ferrari seek to stave of competition from the
Lamborghini Gallardo | 
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| 03.07.2003 | 
Lamborghini | 
Lamborghini Chairman Dr
Werner Mischke reveals two new platforms are in the design stage while
a return to the race tracks is under consideration | 
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| 02.07.2003 | 
Lamborghini | 
Impression of Lamborghini's
second convertible model, the Gallardo roadster due next year | 
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| 28.06.2003 | 
Fiat Group | 
Fiat's Auto division avoids
worst of the cutbacks as job losses & plant closures target CNH &
Iveco: full analysis of the new relaunch plan | 
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| 27.06.2003 | 
Fiat Group | 
Fiat Group CEO Guiseppe
Morchio announces the latest relaunch plan | 
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| 26.06.2003 | 
Lancia | 
New Lancia Ypsilon on the
road: high resolution images | 
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| 24.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
Alfa Romeo's Porsche 911-rivalling
3.6-litre TwinTurbo V6 TZ3 sportscar to offer stunning 300km/h top speed
while achieving 0-100km/h in 4 seconds | 
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| 24.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
Alfa Romeo plan large range
of new engines including units developed by GM & Ferrari | 
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| 22.06.2003 | 
Design | 
Next week Turin College
'Transportation Design' students will give their interpretation of a future
Lancia HPE in an exhibition entitled 'Expression of a New Concept in Luxury' | 
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| 20.06.2003 | 
Maserati | 
Maserati release first official
images & brief details of the forthcoming Quattroporte luxury saloon | 
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| 18.06.2003 | 
Maserati | 
Computer generated image
of the Maserati Quattroporte points to its final appearance | 
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| 17.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
Alfa Romeo release first
photo of the new 175bhp 2.4 JTD Multijet 20v engine that will make its
debut in the facelifted 156 | 
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| 11.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
Orbital technology being
worked into Alfa Romeo's new GM-derived V6 engine range | 
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| 10.06.2003 | 
Lancia | 
High resolution images of
the new Lancia Thesis 2.4 JTD Multijet 20v | 
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| 10.06.2003 | 
Lancia | 
Lancia Thesis receives new
175bhp 2.4 JTD Multijet 20v & 230bhp 3.2 V6 24v engines as well as
new gearboxes & new optional equipment: full details & technical
specification | 
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| 06.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
The second engine to incorporation
Mutivalve & Multijet technology, the 2.4-litre 5-cylinder JTD Multijet
20v, makes its debut in the facelifted Alfa Romeo 156 | 
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| 06.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
New Models: full details
& specification of the facelifted Alfa Romeo 156 range | 
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| 04.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
New Alfa Romeo 156 restyling:
high resolution images | 
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| 03.06.2003 | 
Alfa Romeo | 
First official photos and
details of the restyled Alfa Romeo 156 revealed: front and rear ends reworked
by Guigaro are joined by a facelifted interior and the arrival of the 175bhp
2.4-litre 5-cylinder Multijet 20v engine  | 
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| 01.06.2003 | 
Maserati | 
Maserati eyes up German
DTM race series as board in reconfirmed | 
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| 28.05.2003 | 
Fiat | 
Introduction of diesel engines
boost Fiat India's sales | 
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| 29.05.2003 | 
Lamborghini | 
Lamborghini powered 'Spirit
of Norway' wins Offshore Powerboat Lisbon Grand Prix | 
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| 28.05.2003 | 
De Tomaso | 
Alejandro de Tomaso, racing
driver, car manufacturer & industrialist passes away aged 74, after
a long fight against illness | 
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| 24.05.2003 | 
Maserati | 
Maserati Quattroporte offers
first glimpse of luxury interior | 
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| 24.05.2003 | 
Fiat | 
Fiat reach agreement with
GM to distribute and sell cars through their network in Mexico | 
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