Stellantis has appointed Iain Brown as sales director for Fiat and Abarth UK. Brown will be responsible for developing and implementing the sales strategy for the brands, reporting to Greg Taylor, Fiat and Abarth country manager, He first joined Fiat as zone sales manager in 2008. During his tenure, Iain has held various roles within…
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Robins & Day by Stellantis &You UK is to represent Fiat and Abarth at its Sale and Birmingham Central sites. These flagship dealerships will be the first within the Robins & Day network to represent the two brands with others to follow. Currently, 17 of its 29 dealerships across the UK are now multi-franchise, providing…
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Last year, Fiat revealed its plans of gradually phasing out internal combustion for its vehicle line-up, and aimed to become fully electric by 2030. The recent Stellantis financial report has added clarity to that direction, saying that the Italian brand will become fully electric in Europe by 2027. A page within the Stellantis group’s 2021…
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Review by Pete VackAll photos from the book David Beare’s most recent volume of Fiat history, Fiat, Twenty More Years Vol 3, 1980-1999, poignantly reminds those residing in the U.S. of the Italian automotive joys we have been denied. In 1983, Fiat exited the US market. Until the purchase of Chrysler followed by the introduction…
November 15, 2021 By First drive in the new Fiat 500 Sport, thanks to Bergstrom Fiat in Milwaukee. From the VeloceToday Archives, February 2011 Hearing that the new Fiat 500 would be available soon, John and Lizzie Sexton high tailed it over to Bergstrom Fiat, where the exclusively Fiat dealership allowed VeloceToday to be the…
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Abarth has announced the new F595 special edition model to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Formula Italia single seater race car designed by the late Carlo Abarth. There are four variants (two hatchback, two convertible) on sale in the UK, with prices starting from £20,305 (RM118k) to £24,305 (RM141k). On the outside, the F595…
The Italian phase “la dolce vita” translates to “the sweet life” and typically conjures up images of dapper outfits, sun-kissed Mediterranean vistas and Aperol cocktails. Fiat is channelling some of that energy into its 500X crossover by introducing the Yachting variant, which gives its occupants a bit of that open-air feel usually reserved for convertibles….
On World Environment Day 2021 (June 5), Fiat CEO and Stellantis CMO Olivier Francois revealed that the automaker will gradually phase out the internal combustion engine and go fully electric by 2030. “Between 2025 and 2030, our product line-up will gradually become electric-only. This will be a radical change for Fiat,” he said, adding that…
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The Stellantis group has announced the addition of new parts for heritage models in its portfolio, courtesy of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles whose merger with Groupe PSA was finalised at the beginning of this year. The Heritage Parts catalogue was launched late in 2019, being a project by the Heritage department dedicated to the upkeep of…
Newly formed auto giant Stellantis has taken the top spot in Europe, after capturing a market share of 23.6% (passenger cars and light commercial vehicles segments combined) in the first quarter of 2021. It sold 854,151 vehicles in the first three months of the year, up 10.8% compared to the same period the brands under…
