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A funny t-shirt slogan reads “aim low, achieve your targets, avoid disappointment”. But it would probably be best if you didn’t give it as a Christmas present to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne.
The reason is that the Italian group has lowered its 2012 sales forecast of 2.7 million units by a substantial amount; the new target for next year is 2.2 million, 500,000 units short of the original estimate presented in the group's 5-year plan.
The good news is that its partner, Chrysler, is expected to hit its 2.4-million sales target. Adding up the numbers brings the Fiat-Chrysler combined sales projection for 2012 to 4.6 million units.
With Fiat shares losing 30% of their value in the first nine months of the year, the company's sales hitting a 20-year low point in Italy, its European market share shrinking from 8.2% to 7.3% and all of its domestic plants recording losses, CEO Sergio Marchionne has been pushing for an increase in productivity.
The workers’ unions, though, have been resisting changes, threatening with strikes and legal action against the Italian automotive group. This, along with the Italian crisis and the fact that Chrysler is the one keeping the group afloat, has led analysts to predict that Fiat may go as far as to partially abandon its home market.
We have already seen the 2012 Fiat Panda at its world premiere at the Frankfurt Motor Show this past September, but the Italian brand has just dropped a massive gallery comprising of more than 170 high-resolution photos, some of which are quite picturesque.
To refresh your memory, this is just the third iteration of the Panda in the model's 31-year history. It's predecessor were extremely successful and popular throughout Europe having sold some 6.5 million units over the past three decades.
Fiat hopes to build on the success of the Panda's predecessors with the new model, which is available exclusively with five doors and comes with a slightly larger body that measures 3,650 mm long, 1,640 mm wide and 1,550 mm tall for improved passenger space.
Shocker: Crash Tests Reveal that Most Cars Sold in Latin America are Deathtraps on Wheels
The FIA Foundation announced the results of the first ever crash tests carried out by the Latin New Car Assessment Program (Latin NCAP), and the news isn’t good for consumers and automakers alike. Actually, the crash test results reveal a terrifying reality: most of the best selling cars in Latin America’s emerging markets offer minimal or no protection at all to their adult occupants let alone children... Max Mosley, president of Global NCAP, said: “The latest results of the Latin NCAP reveal that South America’s most popular cars are still about 20 years behind the levels of safety enjoyed in Europe and North America. This cannot be acceptable.” "We want to see the UN’s global crash test standards applied to all new cars across the world. And we want consumers to be aware of the life and death choices they make when buying a new car," Mosley added. The 64 km/h (40 mph) frontal impact crash tests revealed that most of the cars that were tested suffered from poor structural rigidity which, along with the absence of airbags in most of them, “awarded” them an unheard-of, in the 21st century, one-star rating! This kind of performance is indeed scary, especially when compared to models sold to the European and North American markets, where the top five-star rating for every new model, save for ultra compacts which usually score four stars, is the norm. Whereas in North America and Europe safety agencies constantly upgrade their requirements, in most Latin American countries safety regulations are virtually non-existent. A measure of the work that needs to be done is the fact that Argentina and Brazil will make airbags mandatory by 2014 – and that, sadly, is hailed as a sign of progress.
The FIA Foundation announced the results of the first ever crash tests carried out by the Latin New Car Assessment Program (Latin NCAP), and the news isn’t good for consumers and automakers alike.
Actually, the crash test results reveal a terrifying reality: most of the best selling cars in Latin America’s emerging markets offer minimal or no protection at all to their adult occupants let alone children...
Max Mosley, president of Global NCAP, said: “The latest results of the Latin NCAP reveal that South America’s most popular cars are still about 20 years behind the levels of safety enjoyed in Europe and North America. This cannot be acceptable.”
"We want to see the UN’s global crash test standards applied to all new cars across the world. And we want consumers to be aware of the life and death choices they make when buying a new car," Mosley added.
Mythbuster: Are Modern Truck and Car Emissions Comparable to that of Lawn Blowers? [Video]
With government agencies enforcing stricter emission regulations every year and auto manufacturers doing their best to prove that their cars are as eco-friendly as possible, hyperbole is part of the game.A common saying is that the modern cars are cleaner than lawn equipment and that the carbon dioxide emissions they release are actually lower than that present in the air that comes into the combustion chamber. Edmund's Insideline decided to put the theories to the test. Since cars come in all shapes and sizes, they chose two examples from the opposite side of the spectrum: a Fiat 500 mini and a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Crew Cab pickup. The diminutive Fiat is powered by a 1.4-liter four with 100HP, while the big and menacing-looking Raptor sports a 411HP 6.2-liter V8. They also bought along two leaf blowers: one with a single-cylinder 50.8 cc two-stroke engine and the other with a 30cc four-stroke engine. The contest took place at the Automotive Research Center of the American Automobile Association Auto Club of Southern California, which runs the FTP 75 emissions cycles test that is one of the primary standards in U.S. light-car emissions and fuel economy certification. So what do you think? Are modern cars and trucks as clean as their makers claim them to be, beating even a common lawn blower? No spoilers here: just watch the video to find out the answer.
Why stop when you have a good thing going? And with some 2.2 million views on Fiat's official Youtube channel alone, we'd say the company's 500 Abarth Seduction clip starring Romanian hottie Catrinel Menghia, has been a very successful communication tool for the Italians.
Now, less than a month after the original digital spot made its internet debut, Fiat has released a so-called "pop-up" version by VH1 that incorporates some fun facts about the clip and the two protagonists that will run through the end of December.
With government agencies enforcing stricter emission regulations every year and auto manufacturers doing their best to prove that their cars are as eco-friendly as possible, hyperbole is part of the game.
A common saying is that the modern cars are cleaner than lawn equipment and that the carbon dioxide emissions they release are actually lower than that present in the air that comes into the combustion chamber.
Edmund's Insideline decided to put the theories to the test. Since cars come in all shapes and sizes, they chose two examples from the opposite side of the spectrum: a Fiat 500 mini and a Ford F-150 SVT Raptor Crew Cab pickup.
The diminutive Fiat is powered by a 1.4-liter four with 100HP, while the big and menacing-looking Raptor sports a 411HP 6.2-liter V8.
The Chrysler Group gave us our first taste of its sporty looking all-new 2013 Dodge Dart compact sedan on Tuesday with the release of a teaser photo gallery and the initial data on the car's specifications.
The Dart may prove to be one of the most important models in Dodge's recent history not only because it is the first Chrysler product to be based upon a Fiat architecture and in particular, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta, but also because CEO Sergio Marchionne told Reuters that he believes its fuel efficiency will be certified at "40 mpg or more by the end of the month".
The reason why that matters is that, under the deal made with the U.S. government to allow Chrysler to emerge from bankruptcy protection in 2009, the Italian company will receive the final 5 percent of stock if it develops a Fiat-based car that will be built in the U.S. and can get at least 40 miles per gallon.
The Fiat Group used to enjoy a strong presence in Europe, and especially in its home market of Italy, where it has traditionally been very strong. But that’s not the case anymore. The debt crisis that is threatening Europe and especially the northern countries has decreased demand significantly, with the Italian car market hitting its lowest point in the last 15 years.
Analysts estimate that Fiat, which in 2011 recorded its worst sales performance in 20 years and is losing nearly 1 billion euros annually, may do the unthinkable: either stop or significantly reduce its 100-year old local operations.
Sergio Marchionne, the CEO of Fiat S.p.A., Chairman and CEO of Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A., Chairman and CEO of Chrysler Group LLC, as well as Chairman of Fiat Industrial S.p.A. and CNH Global N.V., has just added another title to his lengthy resume.
This past weekend it was announced that Marchionne has been elected 2012 President of the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) by the organization's board of directors.
Collaborations between two companies that belong in the same group is a common practice. However, platform or parts sharing, or even badge engineering, is not the only form of a partnership.
In 2008, Ferrari chose a limited edition of the Fiat 500 as a courtesy car for its customers. Now, two more brands of the Fiat group have emulated the Ferrari-Fiat move. Maserati has chosen Alfa Romeo's C-segment hatchback, the Giulietta, as a courtesy car for its clients in Europe.
I will give you about Fiat punto evo,2010 fiat punto,fiat punto evo 1 6.Fiat has produced some very good motor vehicles to deliver consistent overall performance. The organization will present a Fiat Punto Evo hatchback section B + during this region. This car or truck should really be available from the industry around September 2010. The vehicle was launched in an effort to cash in around the success of your Punto brand. Ages Multiair point will get the same 133bhp turbocompresseur petrol we drove previous month, the Alfa Mito. Multiair is extremely complex to some new variable valve technological know-how, stuffed with things such as “balance plugs” and “independent in the consumption throttle valve” that enables more sophisticated, time variable to boost effectiveness, gas usage and emissions. Multipoint 133bhp - 104bhp edition there far too - hits 62mph in eight.5secs and when you return 51mpg 129g/km CO2.
These figures are remarkable, along with the motor is equally outstanding MultiAir on the road with sharp throttle response and great torque at small revs. Yet another little bit of Evo position isn't that great. Even ahead of committing to “city” mode of super-light, lighter steering as well as a box of sheep wool in the dryer for five speeds. Remarkably, Punto Multijet 95 hp diesel we examined was a good deal cleaner than 6 speeds plus more precise steering.
Fiat Punto Evo raises the bar on basic safety with seven airbags. It is one of many number of cars in its class to supply knee airbags for that driver as standard on all variations. As well as the normal ABS, EBD (Electronic Brake Distribution) and (Electronic Balance Method) ESP procedure, there are actually other valuable attributes, like the Hill Holder program, which can help the driver with hill starts with keeping the vehicle stationary for numerous seconds to prevent rolling backwards, and adaptive cornering fog lights that instantly activate beam before, based on the steering angle.
Level of operation from 95 hp 2nd generation one.3 Multijet (Euro five), which is also value mentioning: a top speed of 178 km / h, 0-100 km / h in 11.7 seconds, the intake of four.two l / one hundred km and one hundred ten g / km CO2 emissions (blended cycle). When along with a box Dualogic, usage dropped to four.1 l/100 km and emission of 107 g / km
Last but not least, the Fiat Punto Evo maintains a brilliant sequence of a hundred and twenty bhp Euro five one.six Multijet with DPF in the prior design. Using this engine, the automobile can achieve a top rated speed of 193 km / h (sports activities version) and goes from 0-100 km / h in nine.six seconds. Outstanding efficiency can also be reducing fuel usage and emissions: blended cycle, the figures are four.5 l/100 km and 119 g / km of CO2 respectively
Fiat Punto Evo is created and built to attain the best stage of protection. This product provides a big selection of safety devices (typical or optional dependent on current market and trim), commences with 1 committed to inactive safety: two entrance airbags, two entrance side air bags, ice bags and front and rear bag, driver knee (Fiat Punto Evo has become the several autobus in this particular phase in the bag is regular on all versions), the safety of occupants within the 9 areas of contact can take place in the event of incident. Additional memperhatian Punto driver information on safety.
Fiat Coupe with a whopping 1,000 horsepower. That's one a hell of extreme mod.
So how'd they do it? Well, for starters they scrapped the stock engine and shoehorned in the twin-turbo V6 from the Mitsubishi 300GT VR-4. With its original 24 valves and dual overhead cams, the Diamond Star engine never produced more than 300 horsepower in stock form. So the tuner performed some undisclosed magic on it and boosted the output up over three times its stock figure.
Also squeezed into the Mitsu's advanced all-wheel-drive, four-wheel-steering system in there. Because as bonkers as 1,000 horsepower is by any account, trying to keep that much twist on the straight and narrow when it's just driving the front wheels would be a nightmare. This, on the other hand, is clearly deam come true.
Fiat's 500 Abarth SS - or 'esse esse' because the chrome plate reads on its rump - is usually a sizzling to trot hatch with type, quite a lot of oomph, and, provided that you have an ape's arms, quick legs and a ballerina's feet and footwear, it can be an absolute riot to drive.
It truly is undoubtedly not quick of pep, what with 118kW propelling its peanut-shaped 3657mm prolonged body, and however it can be a little automobile by any comparison, it's a remarkably grown-up sense when crossing bumps and changing direction.
I 50 % predicted it to dart and twitch with all that power on faucet, but it only exhibits a vestige of torque streer, and that is just as effectively, as if you've got dimension 45 ft (continental) like mine, your concentration may be taken up with making sure you simply stage on a person pedal at a time and never the wrong kinds for the incorrect time.
So willing was I to fall for your allure of this wee Italian whizzer, that I would willingly have had my feet bound till they had been scaled-down, and I would have paid to have the steering column lengthened so I could achieve it when the driver's seat was adjusted for my leg size. I determine I'd only have enough money for foot surgery, for leg shortening is a tad a lot more expensive than fiddling while using the steering achieve.
To get fair, by replacing my Rockport Prowalkers while using similar company's slim, leather loafers, I could dance very perfectly around the Abarth's footwell, while I used to be normally hunched forward within the cabin to reach the wheel correctly with the seat adjusted for my leg measure. As a result equipped, I commenced to come to feel what a lot of had already felt about Fiat's best five hundred: it is really a hoot - albeit a slightly adulterated 1. It's to get beneficial, doesn't it? After all, it absolutely was voted Major Gear's Hot Hatch of your Yr, and they can't be incorrect. Can they? Back from the 60s, Abarth was performing for Fiat what Cooper was carrying out for Minis and Gordini for Renaults: making implausibly swift variations of standard, everyday cars that generally seemed as if butter would not melt in their grilles. A certain favorite was Abarth's amazing OT1600, which was correctly an ordinary- seeking rear-engined 850 Fiat, with its 848cc motor swapped for any Twin Cam 1.6-litre unit, tuned to inside a hair of its living and capable of slinging the wee Italian vehicle down the street with uncommon haste.
A quirk of these rear-engined Abarth autos was that their new, typically oversized engines lacked sufficient airflow to keep them awesome when pressed, in heat temperatures, in spite of all method of radiator function and makeshift ducting. Hence, to compensate, racing-Abarth-tuned Fiat 500s, 600s and 850s will be observed staying driven with their engine handles propped open up, and it had been even stated that the resulting aerodynamics may even have helped also, by giving synthetic downforce, prolonged ahead of these kinds of a thing was fashionable.
What did grow to be stylish was the behavior of youthful Italian Fiat drivers to prop their motor handles open as well, just like the racers they'd observed with the weekend.
The brand new Fiat Abarth 500 SS does not really have something to prop open up just like the sixties vehicles to define it from your conventional automobile, even though it's subtle side skirting, a roof spoiler, and an aerodynamic diffuser on the rear to set it apart from the mere "cooking" variations in the 500. The Abarth also has vents to draw hot air absent through the brakes, and twin tail pipes mounted at every conclusion in the diffuser with compact scorpion logos just over them.
There are actually also enamelled scorpion badges on its front sides and rear, and an 'esse esse' flash on what would are the motor cover while in the aged days, even though underneath the bonnet - on the entrance on fashionable Fiat 500s - the red crackle-painted cam cover has the arachnid emblazoned on it in machined relief. And just just in case that is not ample, there was a kind of white strobe stripe down the side of "my" red Abarth and, certainly, the compulsory passe-temps wheels and tyres that cover the car's sensibly uprated brakes. The wheels measure 17 inches and that is not too small a profile for that automobile, and it really is likely accountable for that Fiat's relative manageabilty around bumps and damaged surfaces.
The heart with the Fiat's operation is its one.4-litre turbocharged motor, which makes approximately 118kW to the SS, enough to sling the car or truck to 100kmh in only beneath seven and half seconds, and it undoubtedly feels that swift. The absence of your predicted torque-steer I used to be talking about is explained by what Fiat calls the car's Torque Transfer Control. Suffice to say, any time you obtain a wriggle on, the car or truck won't get a wriggle on - much.
With every little thing from hands-free to iPod and Mp3 compatibility to go with air conditioning and electricity windows, the Abarth is a well- equipped unit, with weather handle, 7 airbags and also a entire suite of electronic basic safety systems also a Euro NCAP five-star crash rating.
Guiding the wheel you could tell that Fiat has manufactured a great deal of work while using Abarth: the black and red seating grips like a catchers' mit plus the thick-rimmed, flat-based wheel feels as snug as being a favorite club grip. The body-coloured dash layout through the normal 500 remains featured, although you are likely to be aware an practically whimsical turbocompresseur improve gauge sprouting from in entrance of you using a built-in shift indicator, as well as the Activity button for the people distinctive events.
It has been many years due to the fact Fiat made the rattly shock boxes it absolutely was when popular for, but the five hundred Abarth SS even now surprises with its tightly cinched cabin areas and unimpeachable fit and end, within and out. It feels and seems to be like an exceptionally course act, even bearing comparison with German and much better Japanese offerings - neither of which might very provide the originality of this wee Italian.
As soon as you may have your footwear sorted, the Fiat Abarth five hundred SS is all set to show how much it deserves to use that scorpion badge. Younger, enthusiastic drivers will not likely tire easily from its puppy-dog willingness and hard- wired need to remember to. Older kinds may possibly obtain it a tad putting on, but you can find a lot of other 500s around with significantly less frenetic habits and slightly roomier footwells that could go well with, together with diesels, petrols as well as two-pedal models for individuals who genuinely you should not want to do their own shifting. But you may be missing quite a bit. For, while the Abarth 500 SS has its flaws, equally as the earliest Fiat Abarth cars and trucks had, I would likely just receive a hair-drier with which to peel off individuals foolish stripes, place apart about $200 to $300 for some respectable driving sneakers and also have done with it.
Fiat and well-known fashion label Gucci has launched value record of Gucci Fiat 500C particular edition, that will be offered while in the Uk in two engine variants, one.2-litre engine with starting up value at £14,565 OTR, as well as the 0.9-liter TwinAir, priced at £15,765 OTR. The Fiat 500C by Gucci feature a combination of two-tone black with white interior or white exterior with satin chrome and black interior. The Gucci Fiat 500C unique version will probably be offered in two physique hues, white with matte chrome-plated elements and glossy black with shiny chrome-plated accents Gucci Fiat 500C White Shade
The Standard devices on the Gucci Fiat 500C is outfitted with 16 inch alloy wheels which has a retro style, hub caps featuring the double “G” logo, the Gucci signature shown on the door pillar and tailgate. Furthermore, the vogue residence Gucci has also launched a series of vogue items that includes clothing and accessories to go with your new Gucci Fiat 500C.
At inside specs, Gucci Fiat 500C features two-tone Frau leather seats, polished chrome trim and plenty of Gucci accents, a velvet-effect finish within the radio panel, automated local weather manage, seven airbags, Blue&Me, rear parking sensors, a car radio with CD-MP3 player and leather steering wheel with radio controls
