Fiat Cars
Fiat wins European Rally Championship
A factory-run Fiat Grande Punto Rally, built to Super2000 regulations and driven by Giandomenico Basso and Mitia Dotta, has won the 2006 FIA European Rally Championship with three rounds still remaining.
Helen hungry for success in World Championships
Fiat sponsored Irish national canoe team member, Helen Barnes, is this weekend competing against 400 contestants at the World Slalom Canoe Championships in Prague.
Fiat Commercial Vehicles boosts aftersales support
Fiat Commercial Vehicles is implementing a major restructuring of its dealer network, designed to strengthen aftersales support available to customers.
Pandamonium in London
On Thursday evening this week, (20 July), Pandamonium broke out in southwest London’s Battersea Park, as Fiat Auto UK staged a fun-filled summer party with a difference.
Panda swims Channel shock!
At around 10.15am on Friday, (21 July), a special breed of nautical Panda slipped into the sea at Folkestone, Kent, not merely with the idea of enjoying a refreshing swim, but with the specific intention of reaching the French coast and then driving all the way home to Italy!
Fiat 500 to enter Guinness Book of Records
The classic Fiat 500, a direct descendant of which is set to become an automotive star of 2007, has just qualified for The Guinness Book of Records, as, earlier this month, more than 750 Cinquecentisti created the world’s longest one model traffic ‘jam’ at over three kilometres in length!
Panda in Cross-Channel swim shock!
Tomorrow morning, weather permitting, at around 8.30am, (Friday 21 July), a new breed of nautical Panda will be clambering into the sea at Folkestone, Kent; not merely to escape our heatwave by cooling off in the water, but with every intention of reaching the French coast and then driving all the way home to Italy!
Brockenhurst delivers Brio with stylish Grande Punto
Brockenhurst Estate Agents, the leading estate agency in the Andover (Hampshire) area, is currently in the process of replacing its existing fleet of Minis with Fiat Auto’s stylish new Grande Punto, in a move designed to reflect the company’s revitalised image.
Panda’s city car hat trick!
Fiat Auto’s widely acclaimed Panda supermini, which first went on sale here in early 2004, has just pulled off an enviable automotive hat trick, winning the 2006 City Car category in Auto Express magazine’s Annual New Car Honours for the third year in succession.
Eurotaxis provides comfort with Croma
Respected Bristol taxi operator, Eurotaxis, has just taken delivery of its first 10 Fiat Cromas, with an additional 20 Cromas being added to the fleet in the next four months.
Truckster: the ultimate new Ducato!
Fiat Auto has taken the wraps off its new Fiat Ducato at the Madrid International Motor Show, (25 May – 6 June 2006), and has also revealed the Truckster, a concept which takes the new Ducato to extremes, and demonstrates just how flexible the Ducato is for converters.
Fiat ‘doubles’ UK share in April
Following a strong first quarter sales performance, (14,875 units/2.2% market share), which was driven by customer demand for its new Grande Punto model, Fiat Auto UK’s sales success continued in April – the brand more than doubling its market share last month (2.85%/4644 units), compared to the same month last year (1.38%).
More awards for Van of the Year
The new Fiat Doblò Cargo, voted International Van of the Year 2006 by a jury of specialist Light Commercial Vehicle journalists from 19 countries, has just won another two important accolades – Best Compact Van by Professional Van & Light Truck Magazine, and LCV winner in the first ever GreenFleet Fuel Challenge.
500 days to the new Fiat 500!
With less than 500 days to go before the launch of its new Cinquecento, (500), the car that is set to become an automotive star of 2007, Fiat Auto has launched an international operation known as The 500 Wants You.
New Grande Punto in UK
The widely acclaimed all-new Fiat Punto, known as Grande Punto in deference to its class-leading overall size, goes on sale in the UK on Saturday 11 February.