Sergio Marchionne

What many may not know about Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne is that the unassuming auto exec in a sweater is an avid performance car fan, especially the high-performance cars from Ferrari. At a recent press event in Balocco, Italy, Marchionne took the opportunity to show off his own personal...

We’ve reported extensively on Alfa Romeo’s relaunch plans for the U.S., with most recent reports suggesting the brand’s return would take place sometime in 2012, led by the stunning 4C sports car and brand new Giulia sedan. Now, people familiar with Alfa Romeo’s plans are...

The heads of Volkswagen and Fiat are currently in a battle of words over the future of Alfa Romeo, with both sides publicly boasting they know what’s best for the struggling Italian brand. At the recent 2011 Geneva Motor Show Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech proclaimed that he could...

As we all know the Chrysler brand has been axed in Europe, with its cars continued to be sold across the Atlantic but soon-to-be wearing Lancia badges instead (excluding the UK). Today, just a few weeks out from the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, the rejuvenated Lancia brand is showing off its new lineup...

It’s official. Chrysler plans to launch a gasoline-electric hybrid version of its latest generation 300 sedan, the information revealed by company CEO Sergio Marchionne at the 2011 Detroit Auto Show last week. It will be fitted with an eight-speed automatic transmission and will be on sale in...

Hot on the heels of news that Maserati will be launching a new SUV based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee in 2013 comes confirmation that Alfa Romeo will also get its own Jeep-based SUV, a key model in the Italian brand’s return to the U.S. market. The confirmation comes from the highest source...

According to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne, Fiat may sell off part of its Ferrari stake before its merger of Chrysler into the group. The move may seem counterintuitive, divesting part of one of the world's most iconic brands for the sake of one of the world's most troubled, but Marchionne explains...

Volkswagen is intent on becoming the world’s biggest automaker, and of late, it's been looking more and more like a realistic goal. In the past year alone we’ve seen Volkswagen successfully acquire--or at least lay the groundwork to--Porsche, Italdesign-Giugiaro and a sizeable chunk of...

Fans of Italian styling are anxiously awaiting Fiat and Alfa Romeo's return to the U.S. now that the alliance deal between the Italian auto giant and Chrysler is in full swing. However, while Fiat is confirmed to be here at the end of this year with its 500 minicar, the more premium Alfa Romeo...

While it’s looking more and more likely that the first Alfa Romeos won’t go on sale in the U.S. until 2012, a new range of Chrysler models based on Fiat platforms could be on sale before then. Chrysler is planning to use Fiat’s compact car...

A brand new version of the Chrysler 300 is just around the corner, kicking off a product renaissance at Chrysler that will include a score of new or updated models over the next couple of years. The Auburn Hills-based automaker has already previewed its upcoming 2011 Chrysler 300 in a series of...

Chrysler’s lineup, both in North America and Europe, is in for a major shakeup over the next couple of years now that the expanding Fiat Group and its demanding CEO Sergio Marchionne are pulling all the strings. We’ve already seen hints of some of the plans with the unveiling of the...

Steering both corporations is no small task.

The success of the Fiat-Chrysler partnership will depend on how Chrysler copes with the next two years.

As a public company, Chrysler will have to release quarterly financial statements once again.

On the back of falling sales and a model run that has lasted more than nine years, Chrysler decided back in January to end production of the PT Cruiser by the middle of this year. In June, we brought you word that the retro-styled wagon would live on for at least another year, and now Chrysler has...

With Chrysler’s bankruptcy process now well and truly behind it, and the appointment of a new name and CEO taken care of, the final steps of the company’s restructuring are finally coming to head. Today the company announced the appointment of additional members to its board of...

Last week we brought you news of Alfa Romeo's plans for the U.S. and the support and enthusiasm that's growing over Alfa's attractive designs. This week there's news of cars going the other way across the Atlantic, this time Dodges to be re-branded as Alfa Romeos for Europe. It's not the only...

Alfa Romeo is a brand remembered fondly in living memory, and in the case of the 8C, desired greatly in the present, in the United States. Fiat's reputation with Americans is a different story - and that's why CEO Sergio Marchionne is focusing his efforts on the Alfa Romeo nameplate. So far only...

After a dramatic courtship, government intervention and the odd Supreme Court order, Fiat and Chrysler have finally tied the knot. The new 'global strategic alliance' expands Fiat's reach back into the U.S., while offering the 'new' Chrysler - which is already in operation - the support it needs to...