We're not likely to see a new TC by Maserati on display at Chrysler's North American International Auto Show stand, but a quick glance away from the rebadged Lancia Delta and Fiat 500 we're all waiting to eyeball will be machinery from Ferrari and Maserati. Last year, Ferrari stayed out of the Detroit Auto Show altogether, but for 2010, Chrysler, Maserati, and Ferrari are all under the Fiat, SpA... more.

Last month Fiat head Sergio Marchionne put Chrysler's five-year plan on everyone's plate to digest. This month he's done the same with Fiat's 2-year plan. One of the first items to come out is that the dinky Fiat 500 will get an even dinkier motor: the 0.9-liter, 2-cylinder turbocharged MultiAir gasoline engine.Right now the smallest engine on offer in a 500 is the SOHC, inline 4-cylinder, 1.2-lit... more.

Review: 2010 Subaru Outback adds size, power and refinement for a big wagon winnerIt's longer, wider and heavier than the outgoing Outback, but Subaru's all-new pseudo-SUV proves that bigger and better aren't mutually exclusive.Ford goes open source, gets students to develop phone apps for SyncWe get a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Ford's efforts to bring apps to its class-leading Sync system.Aston... more.

Fiat 500C – Click above for high-res image galleryJust because Chrysler won't be holding a press conference at next month's Detroit Auto Show doesn't mean that America's third-largest automaker is coming to the party empty-handed. Far from it, in fact, assuming there's truth to the rumors that the Pentastar will be showing off both an electric version of the soon-to-be-US-bound Fiat 500 alon... more.

Click above to watch the video after the jumpWe hope so. But we doubt it. Why? The post-jump video of a bunch of women in bikinis was shot in Amsterdam -- they're a liberal group. But while we probably won't have throngs of thongs crowding the streets of downtown Chicago or in New York City, at least we can enjoy (via-video) what our Dutch-speaking friends across the pond get to see in person.Hit ... more.

In a none-too-shocking announcement, Chrysler announced plans to invest $179 million to convert its engine plant in Dundee, MI, from building the so-called World Engine to Fiat's 1.4-liter Fully Integrated Robotized Engine. Back in September, Chrysler bought out its former partners Hyundai and Mitsubishi so that it could utilize the Dundee facilities to build the new Multiair powerplants.Both Chry... more.

It's getting to be that time of the year when jurists select their favorites for the various Car of the Year awards. And so, hot on the heels of the announced list of nominees for the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards comes the roster of candidates for the 2010 European Car of the Year awards.For those unfamiliar, the European COTY award is a joint effort between several automot... more.

The Tata Nano, dubbed the people’s car, is the least expensive production car in the world. It is a city car launched by India's Tata Motors at the 9th annual Auto Expo on January 10, 2008 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. The standard version of the Nano (without air conditioning, radio or power steering) will cost Rs 100,000 (not including levies such as VAT/LT, transport and delivery charg... more.

Tata Nano may be branded a Fiat in overseas marketsPosted Jul 24th 2008 1:59PM by Jonathon RamseyFiled under: Economy, Marketing/Advertising, Hatchbacks, FIAT, TataClick above to view more images of the Tata Nano Fiat and Tata already have a joint venture to distribute commercial vehicles. If they can do the big stuff, why not the little stuff? Tata and Fiat are looking at an agreement to sell the... more.

Thiruvananthapuram, 11 March 2008: The mean machines are in town. Two gleaming thoroughbred Ferraris, proudly bearing the Prancing Horse logo, roared into the capital on Sunday at the head of a convoy forming the Magic India Discovery Tour flagged off from Mumbai on February 26. Dressed in specially-designed livery, the two Ferrari 612 Scagliettis are piloted by journalists from Italy, France, Swi... more.