Fiat, Marchionne: "Libya is not a shareholder Fiat

In light of what is happening in Libya, at the Geneva Motor Show, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has stated that the fund Lia (linked to Gaddafi) has no shareholding in the Group. This statement sounds very important for the stability of the company and the Stock Exchange and secures the Fiat from any speculation, unlike other big Italian companies also depend on the Libyan capital. Returning to the

Geneva 2011: Range Rover Evoque Car Design of the Year

The Range Rover Evoque won the "Car Design of the Year" from Car Design News as the best production car series in 2010. This recognition is the first major international award for Evoque, which promises to be one of the most interesting cars of the year. The Evoque beat rivals such as the Alfa Romeo and Audi A7, finishing in first place with a significant advantage. The prize "Car Design of the

Dear fuels: gasoline goes up again

The price of gasoline continues to rise and has now reached record levels with no hint of slowing down. Analyze the international political situation is not easy, Libya and China on fire to buy cars at breathtaking speed. But what is there for all to see is that at the pump, a liter of green costs a minimum of € 1.546 after it has IP of 0.5 cents has raised petrol and diesel by 0.7 cents, 1 cent

The safety car on the bypasses of Milan

Until March 15, the total 74 km of bypasses of Milan will look like a racetrack. Not with regard to the speed of passing vehicles, the limit is 70 km / h, nor for the presence of car or checkered flags, but only for the presence of the Traffic Police car that functions as a safety car. " In essence, given the difficulty of enforcing a limit so low - is set up anti-pollution light at mid-month -

Fiat's Marchionne heads straight to 51% of Chrysler

During the presentation of the new Fiat at Geneva Motor Show 2011, Sergio Marchionne has reconfirmed its intention to go up in the capital azionarioChrysler up to 51 before the end of 2011. "In April - said the number one group - we begin to deal with a market standard by the end of ecoincentivi 12 months ago. Although the application is stopped and the price of fuel is increasing, our long-term

Chrysler: Marchionne paid only with shares

While in Italy Sergio Marchionne receipt of a salary "important", although 27% less than last year, the United States work for free. Yeah, because if in the Bel Paese his efforts are well-paid, on the other side of the Atlantic, Chrysler has decided to compensate for his professionalism with a strong non-bank transfers, but only with so-called stock options. In other words, for his role on the

Blue car: s private use but ... not too

A ruling of the Sixth Circuit Court of Cassation ruled that the blue car can also be used for "small" private purposes by the public office. The preliminary number 7177 states the principle of "small amount" and denies the crime of embezzlement against six Aldermen of the City of Naples who had used the vehicle for private purposes made available by the government. In essence, to accompany their

Fuels: the crisis in Libya to raise prices?

The political crisis and chaos generated by the popular uprising and violent reaction from the government in Libya have pushed up the price of oil. Italy's economy pays because its large exposure to Libya, which is the largest supplier of oil in our country. Algeria and Libya are worth 3 million barrels per day, or about 4 percent of the world: "They have produced in January, respectively, 1.56

Fiat, Standard & Poor's downgrades rating

Some analysts say the spin-off Fiat would have been beneficial for the company and its shareholders, while Standard & Poor's would have weakened from a financial point of view. For this reason, the U.S. company has reduced its rating from BB + to BB Lingotto, with a negative outlook, which is nothing but a lower forecast. Reason? The fear of the repercussions of the business plan of the auto

Porsche: postponed the merger with Volkswagen

Suffers another setback, the merger between Volkswagen and Porsche, formal operations following the acquisition of a small manufacturer in Zuffenhausen by the giant Wolfsburg. After the break occurred at the beginning of the negotiations because of "very constructive atmosphere", the times are getting longer and takes shape, even the possibility that the operation of all jumps. The postponement

Spyker sale to revive Saab

Victor Muller Spyker could sell to focus exclusively on Saab, the Swedish brand bought from the hands of General Motors last year by the Dutch company. Seems to be interested in buying the British company CCP Global Holdings, a group active in the automotive sector controlled by Russian tycoon and already a shareholder in Spyker, Vladimir Antonov. As revealed by some sources, the two sides have

Toyota recall: this time it is for the Lexus RX

Toyota has announced a big new attraction that involves 2.17 million vehicles worldwide, in addition to the approximately 8 million as mentioned in various campaigns last year. The models affected are the previous generation Lexus RX, in 5287 registered in Italy. The defect is related to the two media to support the carpeting located under the steering column near the pedals. In case of their

Transport: By car holiday comes to us "alone"

Confindustria Assotravel and Transport announced that it has signed an agreement under which customers of travel agents can choose, as well as a holiday, paying for delivery of your car at your destination. The goal is to avoid it for those who must reach a distant destination stress and fatigue resulting from long car trips without losing their means of transport and without having to rely on a

EuroNCAP: 4 stars for electrical PSA, 3 for Dacia Duster

Even electric cars are subjected to Tester NCAP. The New Car Assessment Programme, in the first round of testing in 2011, made known these days for the first time has included models with zero emissions. The debut is touched to the joint I-MiEV Mitsubishi, Peugeot and Citroen C-Zero ion, or 3.40 meters from the city cars and four-door, equipped with an electric motor 64 hp (47 kW) and 180 Nm of

Audi relies on carbon fiber

After Lamborghini, Audi also decides to push the accelerator on the carbon fiber material that provides great prince performance in terms of strength and lightness together. In this direction should be from the house of the partnership signed with the Ingolstadt company Voith sector, which aims to make carbon fiber reinforced materials to be used on the cars of tomorrow. From this alliance will