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Half a century ago, in 1966, Lamborghini introduced a low, sleek, mid-engine supercar called the Miura. Considered groundbreaking when it was introduced because of its transversely-mounted mid-engine layout, the vehicle inspired a slew of orders despite being shown only as a rolling chassis a year earlier at the Turin auto show.   Designed b...

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The Italian carmaker Fiat says its acquisition of the final Chrysler stake is complete, making the U.S. car company a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fiat.   Fiat SpA said Tuesday that it closed the deal announced Jan. 1 with the cash payment of $1.75 billion to a union-controlled trust fund. That's on top of an initial $1.9-billion payment, whic...

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Italian high-end furniture firm Poltrona Frau said on last Thursday sales rose 10.5 percent last year, boosted by steep gains in Italy and from its "Luxury in Motion" division, which fits out yachts, cars and planes with leather interiors. Poltrona Frau, which reached a buyout agreement with U.S. office furnisher Haworth in February, said full-year...

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The 2014 FIAT Gran Finale commercial shows just how prevalent Italy's presence is in America. Cars are driving around the country, showing off different signs of cities named after places in Italy like Naples, Utah. The narrator even says: "America loves Italy. The signs are everywhere." There's a fun, funky song sung by a woman playing the backgro...

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The last time Alfa Romeo sold a mainstream car in the U.S. was 1995. A lot has changed since then in the luxury market, a reality that Alfa will have to reckon with as it plans to more than quadruple global sales to 400,000 by 2018 and ramp up North American sales from (effectively) nothing to 150,000 units per year.   That would put Alfa ro...

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Lamborghini has just inaugurated the complete renovation of the company's museum at its headquarters in Sant'Agata Bolognese (Bologna), a restructuring of both the space and the general design that it's had since 2001.   The inauguration was timed to coincide with the first leg of the Miura Tour, when Lamborghini owners gathered in Italy to...

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by John Dagys   Risi Competizione claimed back-to-back GT Le Mans victories following a thrilling last-lap pass by Giancarlo Fisichella on Wolf Henzler for the win in Sunday's Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Raceway. The GT-only TUDOR United SportsCar Championship round came down to a seven-minute shootout for the win, fol...

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by Chris Woodyard   When it comes to subcompact SUVs, most automakers are looking to their usual slate of performance, comfort and features. And Fiat? For its new 500X, it's going to sell the car's amore.    The new 500X combines the brand's usual flair for gorgeous Italian design with the practicality that goes with one of...

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Gov. Rick Snyder is heading to Italy and Germany next month for a trade mission focused on attracting auto and manufacturing investments.   The Republican governor hopes to "strengthen relationships and attract job-creating business investments in Michigan" on his trip during the first week in April, said spokeswoman Sara Wurfel.   Re...

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by Linda Hubbard Gulker   There's a whole lot of Menlo Park in Bob Budelli. He lives today next door to the house where he grew up near downtown. When he went off to college at Arizona State, he roomed with M-A classmate Rob Dell'Ergo. His three boys all went through local schools.   With his Dad, he stays active in the Italian A...

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