Fiat Turns Catchy Viral Ad 'The Motherhood' into Mobile Ringtones
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We knew from the first time we heard Fiat’s catchy new rap-tune ‘The Motherhood’, which was created for the 500L, that it wouldn’t be long before it takes the internet by storm, and we were proven right, as the original video has since garnered more than 2.6 million views on YouTube.
The Italian carmaker is not known for letting these kinds of marketing opportunities go by, and it’s now offering internet users the ability to download the song to their computers and cell phone devices for Read more »
Fiat Sets New All-Time Sales Record in Brazil with 838,000 Deliveries in 2012
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Italy’s largest carmaker Fiat set new production and sales records in Brazil in 2012, posting its best ever results in the 36-years that it has been operating in the South American country.
The automaker said on Thursday that it sold 838,219 passenger and light commercial vehicles, representing an 11.
Read more »Fiat CEO Defiant Amid Analysts’ Dim Predictions, Believes Upscale Products will Save Italian Plants
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Politics play a big part as far as large-scale auto manufacturers are concerned. The GM and Chrysler bailout initiated by Republican President George W. Bush and implemented by his Democrat successor in the White House, Barack Obama, was a political decision rather than one based solely on cold, hard facts.
Fiat Confirms Production of New 500X and Small Jeep CUV at Italy's Melfi Plant
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With rumors floating around since October, today it was finally confirmed that the Fiat-Chrysler Alliance will build the new Fiat 500X and a closely related Jeep-badged small crossover at the company’s Melfi assembly plant in Italy beginning in 2014.
The announcement was made on Thursday at the Fiat plant in Melfi with company Chairman John Elkann and CEO Sergio Marchionne presenting the production plans.
Read more »Did You Notice Something Out of Place in this Picture?
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Here’s a hint; unlike the original Fiat Cinquecento produced from 1957 to 1975, which sported a two-cylinder, air-cooled engine positioned at the rear end of the car turning the wheels right below it, its spiritual successor, the Nuova 500 of the 21st century, features a traditional layout with the engine mounted up front driving the front wheels.
Mom Style: 'The Motherhood' feat. Fiat 500L Music Commercial is Pure Genius
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Forget about South Korean rapper PSY and his hugely successful Gangnam Style music video; there’s a new tune on the block that might just capture your attention.
With so many ads coming our way, most of the times we just watch a few seconds and then fast forward to the end, but that never happened with Fiat UK’s new, full length music clip / commercial for the soon to be launched 500L small MPV.
Read more »Fiat to Stop Production of Punto Supermini in December and January
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With the European new car-market as a whole dropping 7.8 percent from January to October and Fiat’s traditional markets such as Italy (-19.7%), Spain (-11.9%), Greece (-39.9%) and Portugal (-38.3%) recording double-digit declines, the Italian carmaker is feeling the pressure more than any other automaker in the region.
So it doesn’t come to much of a surprise that Fiat plans to halt production of the Punto supermini at its Melfi plant in southern Italy.
Read more »1 Millionth New Fiat 500 Leaves the Production Line 5 Years After launch
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Fiat has reached a new milestone in the production of its “Nuova” (which is Italian for “New”) 500 as the 1 millionth example of the retro-styled city car has just rolled off the manufacturer’s Fiat Auto Poland assembly line.
The milestone model is a Lounge version finished in a three-layer Funk White color and fitted with Fiat’s 69HP 1.
Read more »Fiat's Announces New Battery-Powered 500e, will Debut at the LA Auto Show
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The Chrysler Group wants a piece of the (still small) electric-car pie and it will do so through Fiat and its brand new 500e that will break cover at the American Music Awards on Sunday, November 18, before it heads to the 2012 edition of the Los Angeles Auto Show at the end of November for its world premiere.
Besides these photos of the exterior and interior, Fiat said that the battery-powered 500 will be available in the state of California in 2013, but for now, the automaker isn’t willing to provide any additional information on the car.
Read more »Marchionne Refutes Bloomberg Report on Fiat, Peugeot and Opel Tie-up
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On Tuesday, we ran a story based on a report by Bloomberg News that Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has been talking to PSA Peugeot Citroen and Opel executives about the three carmakers merging into a single entity. Today, however, Marchionne refuted the report describing it to Automotive Europe as “bizarre”.
