Italian Car News--4.17.12

European Car Sales Fall to 14-Year Low as Economy Stalls Bloomberg France and Italy, Europe's second- and third-biggest auto markets, shrank by more than 20 percent. The regional drop was alleviated by growth at German carmakers, such as Volkswagen AG. (VOW) Paris-based Peugeot is among auto manufacturers forecasting ... See all stories on this topic » Bloomberg

European car demand drops 7% in March Financial Times Demand for new cars in the European Union was negative for the sixth month running, the European carmakers' association Acea reported in a data release on Tuesday. Registrations of cars made by France's PSA Peugeot Citroën and Renault and Italy's Fiat ... See all stories on this topic » Financial Times

Fiat opens 500L production line in Serbia Boston.com By Darko Vojinovic AP / April 16, 2012 KRAGUJEVAC, Serbia—Italian carmaker Fiat on Monday opened a production line in Kragujevac, Serbia, for the new family version of its popular 500 city car. Fiat hopes to sell about 160000 hatchbacks a year ... See all stories on this topic »

Italy leads drop in EU car sales BBC News Car sales in Italy were down 26.7% in March compared with a year earlier, leading the falls in European car sales. March is traditionally the strongest month for car sales across the 27-nation bloc. It was the sixth consecutive month of falling ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Gucci flaunts Fiat 500 car line with short film series Luxury Daily Film director of Nowness Mr. Sweeney made a film called "Assembly line" that transforms Gucci shoes, handbags and perfume bottles into car parts such as a steering wheel and car exhaust. Vogue Italy presented a black-and-white film called "Reverse to ... See all stories on this topic » Luxury Daily

Fiat opens Serbia facility to produce 500L Automotive Business Review Italian car manufacturer Fiat has opened a new assembly plant in Kragujevac, Serbia to ramp up its production of 500L vehicles up to 200000 lakh per annum. The new production line is reportedly built with an investment of $1.3bn by upgrading and ... See all stories on this topic »

Audi Said Set to Buy Motorbike-Maker Ducati for $1.1 Billion San Francisco Chronicle For Volkswagen, the deal would mean an entry into the motorcycle business and gaining another asset in Italy after buying super-car brand Lamborghini and Italdesign Giugiaro SpA. Piech has also expressed interest in the past in Fiat SpA's Alfa Romeo ... See all stories on this topic »

Italian Dodge Dart: 2013 Fiat Viaggio Teased Automoblog.net (blog) Fiat Viaggio – Italian for Dodge Dart. Viaggio means journey in Italian, fitting for a car making its passage from the United States to Europe. The consolidation of Fiat-Chrysler is resulting in some interesting product synergies. See all stories on this topic »

Audi to pay about 860 mln euros for Ducati-sources Reuters ... April 17 (Reuters) - Volkswagen's Audi premium-car division has agreed to buy Italian motorcycle company Ducati for about 860 million euros ($1.12 billion) including debt, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. See all stories on this topic »

Video Find: The Zagato Volpe Electric Minicar is Ready for Television MotorTrend Magazine ... driving right through the doors of the Sky television studio complex in Milan, Italy. It then heads through one of the broadcast studios and into one of the production offices. While it does seem odd to drive a car through an office building, ... See all stories on this topic » MotorTrend Magazine

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Finally bought my first Italian car--F458 - LotusTalk - The Lotus ... Just kidding.....I went 42 better and got a F500!!!!! Hope my fellow Brits in garage make him welcome and don't pick on him too much Sent from my. www.lotustalk.com/.../finally-bought-my-first-italian-car-f458...