Guiseppe Morchio, the Fiat Group chief executive, has resigned
Umberto Agnelli, chairman of Fiat, Italy's largest industrial group, died on Thursday night from cancer
Fiat Auto has held a series of aftersales business forums in the UK, as it looks to improve standards following a poor showing in the JD Power survey
Alfa Romeo and Fiat are considering introducing dedicated areas in the aftersales departments of single-site showrooms to represent each brand
Few global launches are scheduled for this year's version of the British international motor show, but Rolls-Royce, Suzuki, Fiat and Volkswagen – among others – will be rolling out a selection of crowd-pleasers
Fiat Auto UK has completed three aftersales business forums for its dealer principals and aftersales managers.
Fiat has reduced net losses in the first quarter following its restructuring programme. Total net losses for the group fell to €194m (£130m) from €681m (£457)
Elena Bernardelli (pictured right) has been appointed marketing director of Fiat Auto (UK), and takes over on 4 May from Franck Ropert, who has been promoted to a new strategic marketing role at Fiat Auto headquarters in Turin
Fiat-GM Powertrain joint venture engine plant alongside the Vauxhall assembly plant at Ellesmere Port is to close in early July, it was confirmed to unions on 7 April.
Strong performances from Fiat and Mazda mean they have jumped up the satisfaction chart in the latest RMI dealer attitude survey.
Improved Stilo offers value for money
2,500 Fiat workers at the Mirafiori assembly plant will be laid off for two weeks of next month, and a further 840 will be laid off for 10 weeks between 12 April and 20 June.
Fiat will roll out a new IT system across its franchised dealer network next month which it believes will help them to boost sales and customer loyalty.
Fiat Auto is launching a major overhaul of its 175-strong dealer network, AM can exclusively reveal. And as our pictures of the Alfa Romeo side of the business show, the revamp will provide UK dealers with dramatic new looks aimed at boosting the image of the franchise.
Fiat finds its fun and funky feet
Fiat chairman Umberto Agnelli said this week that the group will seek compensation from alliance partner General Motors for the value of the put option to acquire Fiat Auto, which GM recently confirmed it did not intend to exercise.
Slumping sales have dragged Fiat into crisis. If the marque is to survive, it needs to rediscover the formula that made it successful in the first place: funky, but charming, small cars.
Fiat Auto (UK) has just announced prices for its all-new Panda range, which goes on sale in the UK on Saturday 17 January, starting at £6,295 OTR.
According to a file deposited in a US District Court by Ford Motor Co. yesterday, former Ford of Europe president Martin Leach, who has sued the company over a non-compete arrangement that cost him a job heading Fiat Auto, was secretly negotiating for a job at Fiat two months before he left Ford.
MG Rover is unlikely to survive another 10 years in its current form, Ford of Europe must restructure urgently, and General Motors will remain reluctant to make its relationship with Fiat any more formal.
