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Marking the Italian brand's return to North America, the all-new 2015 Alfa Romeo 4C made its debut at the New York Auto Show recently.   The all-new Alfa Romeo features a mid-engine design inspired by the brand's legendary racing history, state-of-the-art carbon fiber monocoque and all-aluminum turbocharged engine influenced by Formula 1, an...

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by Ron Halpert America hasn't enjoyed having a new Alfa Romeo touring the highways and byways since 1995, but the long wait is finally, almost, over. Plans have been announced to bring this zippy little roadster back to the states by the end of this year. CEO Sergio Marchionne released the following information in Turin, Italy, "The relaunch of A...

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Anche quest'anno si riaccendono i motori della corsa su strada più famosa del mondo: la Mille Miglia. Nel 1927 Mille Miglia nasce non solo come competizione, ma anche come modo per sperimentare invenzioni e innovazioni tecnologiche. Su questa tradizione si inserisce il bando, pubblicato il 7 marzo, finalizzato a trovare nuovi progetti innovativi da...

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Buying an Italian exotic in the Sixties was an appealing but iffy prospect for Americans. Dealership networks weren't quite what they are today, and qualified mechanics were hard to come by, to say the least.   So for a while there were several Italian carmakers that used American-sourced engines. Intermeccanica, along with the better-known...

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by James Barron   It wouldn't be a Santa Fe Concorso without a theme, and this year's will come swooping in like a Ferrari. The sixth annual event of what the Concorso calls "The Southwest's premier automobile gathering" will have a blend of Italian and American style when it commences Sept. 25-27. "Ferrari in America" is one of the cen...

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by Filomena Greco   Italian automotive capital Turin will host Italy's first robotics show, in the spring of 2016. The robotics sector is worth half a billion euros in Italy, growing by more than 6% and with a great potential in the development of 4.0 manufacturing and in the transformation of Made in Italy enterprises.   The robotics...

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«Il segreto per conquistare l'America? Fare le cose per bene, essere disponibili e cercare di dare sempre qualcosa in più degli altri». Quasi si schermisce nel dirlo. Gian Paolo Dallara, 80 primavere il prossimo novembre, ha una passione difficile da rottamare: da quasi vent'anni costruisce tutte le auto che gareggiano nella serie IndyCar, di cui I...

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by Fabiana Yvonne Lugli Lo Skytop Lodge ed il Pocono Raceway (PA) dal 20 al 23 giugno 2014 hanno ospitato la 28ª edizione de Le Belle Macchine d'Europa un evento teso a promuovere le automobili europee. Durante l'edizione di quest'anno le macchine e i motori italiani hanno catalizzato l'attenzione dei visitatori anche grazie alla ricorrrenza di un...

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So far, so good for Gov. Mike Pence's trip to the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Pence announced Thursday two Italian-based companies have chosen the state of Indiana as the site for their North American operations. In all, more than 100 new jobs will be created in the coming years.   The first company is Brescia, Italy-b...

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by Natascia Ronchetti   The Modena-based auto business -- that galaxy of companies that revolves around top brands Ferrari, Maserati, Pagani -- is soaring, with an increase in revenues of 7.4% in 2014. It reached a turnover of €2.5 billion and is pulling ahead of the Piedmontese companies clustered around Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in Turin, which...

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