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When it comes to Southeast Michigan — location of The Big 3, Woodward Dream Cruise, and scores classic American cars — hosting a successful Italian car meet seems like one of the more unlikely scenarios of the summer. After all, this is the home of Detroit Muscle. Not the hills of Maranello, or the shrunken roads of Turin. There's virtually no busi...

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La Fiat è vicina al raggiungimento delle 100 mila 500 vendute in Nord America, target che - secondo il responsabile Fiat in Nord America Tim Kuniskis - dovrebbe essere raggiunto entro aprile o maggio, dopo la vendita iniziale di 26.290 vetture nel 2011 e di 55.600 unità l'anno scorso. A circa due anni dal lancio nella regione, ha detto Kuniskis, ''...

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by Roberto Natalini   For the past few years, San Francisco has without a doubt been the West Coast city where one is most likely to spot a new Fiat 500. Between the City's narrow streets and challenging parking situation, the Fiat 500 seems the ideal vehicle, especially for those with a passion for Italian design.   Thanks to the par...

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In the streets of Maranello, the hometown of Ferrari, the roar of the famed sports car is no longer the occasional bragging right of a proud new owner, but a constant backdrop as a number of test-drive businesses give would-be Schumachers the chance to rev up and peel out. The howl of engines is disturbing residents' tranquility — including the af...

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by Dan Mihalascu   Fiat is promoting the North American launch of the 500L five-seat MPV with a funny commercial that shows "how different America might have been if the Italians had invaded instead of the British." The ad is really funny, even more given the historical inaccuracies in the video. It shows some locals being alerted that the...

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By Tommaso Ebhardt and David Rocks   Remember Fiat? It made its name building millions of modest cars like the tiny 500 and 600 hatchbacks in the 1960s and '70s. Sergio Marchionne wants you to forget that Fiat.   With the automaker now the full owner of U.S.-based Chrysler, Marchionne -- the chief executive officer of the group -– is...

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Aficionados have argued for ages over which individual has had the greatest influence on the automobile.   Enzo Ferrari is a favorite. Traditionalists may side with Ettore Bugatti. Henry Ford gets the American vote, while Soichiro Honda rates high for innovation. Modernists might include the current chairman of the Volkswagen Group's su...

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Italian brakes maker Brembo will build a new foundry in Michigan to expand its manufacturing capability in the United States, betting on continued strength of the country's automotive sector.   Brembo, which counts General Motors, Fiat Chrysler , BMW, Ford, Honda, Daimler , Mitsubishi and Subaru among its clients in the United States, plans...

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With the shell of the new Sirmax building rising as the backdrop, city, state and company officials celebrated construction of the new manufacturing facility. Sirmax is investing $25 million and will employ 50 people with an average salary starting this year. It is the first North American manufacturing plant for the Italian based company, whi...

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The popemobile is staying local. One of two Fiat 500L cars used by Pope Francis during his September trip to Philadelphia has been sold at auction for $82,000. Michael and Kate Chapman, owners of Chapman Auto Group, secured the winning bid Friday night at a black-tie event kicking off the weekend's Philadelphia Auto Show. Chapman Aut...

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