Italy

Turin, 24.06.08 -- Fiat Group Automobiles, with the brands Fiat and Fiat Professional, are participating as Technical Sponsor in the "Green Schooner" initiative, which will run from 27th June to 18th August. The initiative is a summer campaign run by Legambiente, which has been travelling the Italian coastlines since 1986, providing information on seawater cleanliness and organizing events linked to safeguarding the marine and coastal ecosystem.

Turin, June 19th, 2008 -- The Alfa Romeo MiTo can be outfitted with special devices in accordance with the principles of the Autonomy programme. Fiat launched this initiative in 1995 with the aim of constructing individual and collective means of transport and services for those with reduced motor capacity, keeping pace with new product developments, and encouraging the differently able to join the world of motoring.

June 11, 2008 -- “The jewel that is Europe”, one of the most acclaimed international vintage car events, is set to take place along Europe´s most sumptuous coastline. This event is destined for all enthusiasts and owners of automobile jewels, who will be able to enjoy some of the most charming and picturesque natural landscapes that the south of France and Italy have to offer. The rally will begin in Rome on Wednesday June 11, with a programme brimming with events, before departing for the Gulf of Naples where it is set to come to close.

Turin, 19 May 2008 -- Alfa Romeo was the indisputable star of the Mille Miglia 2008 historical re-enactment: after its win in 2007, this year a Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport dating from 1928 – driven by Luciano and Antonio Viaro – again won the marathon reserved for historical cars, with an Alfa 6C 1750 Gran Sport driven by the Argentine team of Fernando Sanchez Zinni and Juan Bartolomè close behind at the finish post.

1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport

5/18/2008 -- The finish ceremony of the Rally d'Italia Sardegna this afternoon alongside Porto Cervo's Marina Vechia saw Sébastien Loeb, Daniel Elena and their Citroën C4 WRC claim top prize in the sixth round of the 2008 World Championship. The second Citroën Total car finished fifth in the hands of Dani Sordo and Marc Martí. Today's result takes the reigning champions' total to a record 40 world class wins and sees them move to within three points of the provisional championship lead, while the gap at the sharp end of the Manufacturers' standings remains unchanged.

Back to the track

15/05/2008 -- Abarth returns to track racing, and it has chosen to do so with its new ‘500 Abarth Assetto Corse’, the baby supersports car from Abarth, due to be produced in a Limited Edition (49 cars).

500 Abarth Assetto Corse

The new vehicle, designed by the Fiat Group Automobiles Style Centre and produced by a team of Abarth Engineers and Designers will be the star of track races from next year and its creation confirms Abarth’s racing vocation.

12 May 2008 -- Lancia and Poltrona Frau, two “Made in Italy” names par excellence, combine their traditions and brands to create a single article, in which the designer style, attention to detail and craftsmanship of the two-tone paintwork typical of Lancia cars, are merged with the exclusiveness and refinement of leather and the craftsmanship skills of Poltrona Frau.

2008 Lancia Musa

Heritage As Inspiration

Munich/Cernobbio, 04/28/2008 -- To mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW M1 super sports car, BMW Group Design is presenting a homage to this legendary model as part of the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 2008. The BMW M1 designed by Giorgio Giugiaro was a car of superlatives and a highly emotive vehicle that was uncompromisingly primed for the race track.

BMW M1 Homage

Dazzling Beauties at Lake Como

04/28/2008 -- This year the BMW Group Design team took up the time-honoured tradition of designing cars exclusively for the Concorso d'Eleganza and unveiled its BMW M1 Homage. This design study, inspired by the BMW M1 and BMW Turbo, embraces tradition and modernism to give an insight into BMW's own vision of a historically inspired automotive future.

Saab 9-X BioHybrid and Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept Already Honored in Geneva and Detroit

Cernobbio, Italy ,2008-04-24 -- Saab 9-X BioHybrid and Cadillac CTS Coupe have been invited to participate this weekend in Europe’s most prestigious design award of the year at Villa d’Este.

Cadillac CTS Coupe Concept

The two GM cars will be among a dozen concept and prototype vehicles which are in the running for the “Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Design Award,” which is voted by the public at the Grand Hotel Villa d’Este and the Villa Erba in the town of Cernobbio on Lake Como.

La 32° edizione del Motor Show di Bologna to exhibit passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

Dates:
3 December - Press day
4 December - Trade day
5 - 14 December - Open to public

Opening times:
- From 8:30 a.m. to 6th p.m.Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th, Monday 8th, Saturday 13rd and on Sunday 14th December.
- From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday 5th, from Tuesday 9th to Friday 12nd December.

Organizer:
Promotor International S.p.A.

Location:
BolognaFiere S.p.A.

Web site: www.motorshow.it

Test runs in Mugello, Italy

2008-03-25, HERZOGENAURACH -- The Schaeffler Group will again participate in the DTM 2008 as partner of AUDI. When the lights turn green for the season’s first race in Hockenheim on April 13, popular DTM champion Mattias Ekstroem will for the first time drive the new Red Bull A4 with the “LuK look” to defend his title. Mike Rockenfeller, who ranked 12th last year, will enter the race with last year’s car with a green INA diamond and a high level of motivation to finish with a high ranking.

Mike Rockenfeller during the test runs with Audi in Mugello, Italy.: (Credit: Schaeffler KG)

17/03/2008 -- “Grande Punto Stickers Lab”, a new Internet venture developed by Fiat in conjunction with ARC Leo Burnett, will be online until 30 April. Users of this digital workshop are asked to work with the Fiat Team to come up with new customisation designs for one of the most successful models in the range: the Fiat Grande Punto.

Fiat's homepage of the “Grande Punto Stickers Lab” website: The Place for Fiat Grande Punto Customisation

22/02/2008 -- After the success of the new Fiat 500 in Turin, Paris, Berlin and London, attention has turned to Tokyo (Japan) where a novel exhibition was dedicated to the car. The event saw more that 500 guests participate, including journalists, entertainers, representatives from Italian institutions (including ambassador Mario Bova) and the managing director of Fiat Automobiles - Lorenzo Sistino.

Through this striking exhibition, the Italian brand paid homage to Japanese culture, underlining the strong ties that unite the two nations. Japan is particularly attuned to the best Made in Italy products – from fashion to design, gastronomy and art. Among these, the Fiat Group has contributed to shaping the "automobile culture" even outside of the national confines.

Market with Great Potential

2/15/2008, Stuttgart/Milan -- Federico Magno (35) has been appointed as new Managing Director of Porsche Consulting Italia S.r.l., Milan. He had already been in charge of business operations since the founding of this subsidiary in November 2006, with overall responsibility then resting with Eberhard Weiblen, Managing Director of Porsche Consulting GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany.

Milan, 7th February 2008 -- Fiat Group has reaffirmed its support for the world of sport by creating a new team of young athletes – FABBRICA ITALIANA ATLETI – who will represent Italy at the world’s most important sporting events.

“Fabbrica Italiana Atleti” is made up of ten top athletes who are already testimonials for the Fiat Group and for their respective sports. The athletes are Andrew Howe for athletics, Vanessa Ferrari for gymnastics, Aldo Montano and Margherita Granbassi for fencing, Federica Pellegrini and Filippo Magnini for swimming, Tania Cagnotto for diving, Wenling Tan Monfardini for table tennis, and Paralympic athletes Fabrizio Macchi and Roberto La Barbera for cycling and athletics respectively.

30.01.2008 -- The following hearing of the International Court of Appeal will take place in Paris:

Hearing

Appeal lodged by the Automobile Club d’Italia/Commissione Sportiva Automobilistica Italiana (ACI/CSAI) on behalf of its licence-holder GPC Sport against a decision of the Spanish National Court of Appeal dated 28 November 2007 relating to the event run at Jerez (Spain) on 27-28 October 2007 and counting towards the 2007 Spanish GT Championship.

On 28 October 2007, the Stewards of the Meeting decided to impose a 25-second penalty on car N°5, competitor RSV Motorsport (drivers Peter Sundberg and Domingo Romero) for having overtaken another competitor while a yellow flag restriction was in place.

28 January 2008 -- Lancia is Main Sponsor of the twelwth edition of “AltaRomAltaModa” from 27 to 31 January, an event that will turn the capital into a stunning “catwalk” occupied by a succession of fashion parades, shows and work sessions in ready-to-wear, accessories and jewellery.

The organisation will be provided with a fleet of thirteencars – Lancia Musa and Lancia Thesis models, worthy representatives of the excellence of Italian styling and elegance. Lancia branded wines will be served on all cocktails of the event.

Turin, January 17, 2008 -- The history of Pirelli Cinturato tyres is an integral part of the history of Italian motoring and of Fiat Group brands: from Fangio’s Ferraris to Lancia flagships, a huge number of models have left Fiat plants fitted out with Pirelli tyres. Recent Fiat Group Automobiles car models that mount Pirelli tyres as first equipment include the Fiat Bravo, the Fiat 500 (in the larger size) and the Alfa 159, while the light commercial vehicles include the new Ducato. We should also point out that it is Fiat Group Automobiles policy to extend use of the new “green” tyres, to help reduce fuel consumption and emissions.

Thursday, 29 November 2007 -- Presentation of the strategic lines of the firm’s new Industrial Plan. Announcement of the production of the 2008 model year Ford Focus Coupé-Cabriolet.

Illustration of the production plants plan for the next three years: no structural excess of direct labour is envisaged.

Turin, November 29 2007. Pininfarina’s Chairman and CEO, Andrea Pininfarina, and its COO, Silvio Angori, met with the representatives of the corporate RSUs (combined in-house unions) this morning.