Cars Without Coffee: Bob Boniface’s Italian Beauties
Third in our series of what auto people have in their garages. Here’s what Bob Boniface has inside
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Merged FCA-PSA Would Maintain Current Brands
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and PSA Group plan to maintain all current brands under their proposed merger, PSA CEO Carlos Tavares tells French television station BMF Business.
VW Hires Chehab as U.S. Marketing Chief
Volkswagen AG’s namesake brand has chosen industry veteran Saad Chehab to become the company’s chief marketing officer in the U.S., effective Aug. 19.
Talking with Michael Robinson About Design
With all the radical mobility innovation emerging today, Michael has the enthusiasm and excitement of a designer just starting his career.
Kia’s U.S. Marketing Chief Resigns
Saad Chehab, who has been vice president of marketing communications for Kia Motors Corp.’s U.S. operations for two years, has left the company.
Alfa, Fiat, Ford, Jeep, Lancia, VW Brands to Skip Paris Auto Show
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV’s Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Jeep brands are the latest to opt out of the Paris auto show in September, according to multiple media reports.
Italian Niche Builder to Revive Lancia Stratos Supercar
Italy’s Manifattura Automobili Torino (MAT) plans to produce a production version of the Pininfarina-designed 2010 New Lancia Stratos concept car.
A Scary Look at the Auto Industry
A witch, a clown, a masked vigilante, and a doctor go into a studio. . . .
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Car Sales Advance 3% in Italy
New-car sales in Italy rose 3% to 177,800 units last month, according to the country’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport.
FCA Investigated for Impeding Diesel Probe
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV faces a judicial inquiry into suspicions that it obstructed a French inquiry into possible diesel emission cheating, according to media reports.
Kia's U.S. Unit Hires Ex-Chrysler Ad Exec Chehab
Kia Motors Corp. has named Saad Chehab to take over as its U.S. marketing communications chief on May 8.
FCA to Recall 1.9 Million Vehicles for Fatal Airbag Flaw
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV plans to will call back 1.9 million cars and SUVs with a defect that could prevent airbags from deploying in a crash.
Report: FCA May Partner with BAIC in China
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is in early talks to launch a second carmaking joint venture in China, this one with BAIC Group, according to Sina.com.
Maserati’s Marketing Chief Quits
Saad Chehab, who has headed global marketing for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' Maserati unit for nearly two years, resigned his post on Sunday Automotive News reports.
Giorgetto Giugiaro and Italdesign
It was interesting to see the new Nissan GT-R50 by Italdesign. It took me back to my early days of designing cars, when I thought Giorgetto Giugiaro was the best car designer in the world.
Daniel Sturges
Transportation Designer, Entrepreneur and Educator
Developer Readies Titanium Supercar
Icona Design & Engineering Co. will take the wraps of the second iteration of its Vulcano supercar concept next week at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance show in California.
FCA to Drop Chrysler Brand in U.K.
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV tells Auto Express it will stop marketing Chrysler-brand vehicles in the U.K. by 2017.
TRW Unveils New Family of Vision, Radar Sensors
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. is launching a series of advanced vision and radar sensors for a new generation of automated braking systems demanded by upcoming European standards for pedestrian and other obstacle detection systems.
Bertone Heads for April Bankruptcy
Bertone, the famed Italian design house, is headed for liquidation at the end of April unless it can find a buyer by then, according to Autocar, which cites an unnamed company official.
Maserati Names New Marketing Chief
Fiat SpA has appointed Saad Chehab, head the company's Chrysler and Lancia brands since 2011, as chief marketing officer at Maserati SpA, effective immediately.
Truck, Jeep Sales Hike Profits 22% at Chrysler
Strong demand for its high-margin pickup trucks and SUVs boosted Chrysler Group LLC's third-quarter revenue 14% to $17.6 billion and hiked net profits to $464 million from $381 million in July-September 2012, according to preliminary data.
Amko Leenarts: Inside Story
"We are global, so I am designing cars for the whole world," says Amko Leenarts, who heads up Ford's global interior design. And to think he once thought he'd be designing interiors for buildings as a career.
Gary S. Vasilash
Editor-in-Chief, AutoBeat Group
Chrysler Adds Microsoft Version of Uconnect
Chrysler Group LLC has begun installing a Microsoft Windows-based version of its Uconnect infotainment system in lower trim levels of its 2013 Ram 1500 pickup truck.
DuPont’s Approach to Bio-based Plastics
Addressing the demands of OEMs for more sustainable materials and recognizing the changes in the cost and availability of petroleum, DuPont is working to develop bio-based plastics that are, in some cases, even better than their traditional alternatives.
Fiat to Lay Off 1,500 Employees in Poland
Fiat SpA says it will shed about one-quarter of the 5,800 jobs at its assembly plant in Tychy, Poland.
Fiat Expects Global Sales to Drop 6% in 2013
Fiat SpA predicts its worldwide sales will shrink to 1.7 million vehicles next year from 1.8 million units in 2012 because of continuing weakness in the European car market, Automotive News reports.
Fiat Plans New Models, Exports to Use Excess Capacity
Fiat SpA has outlined a retooled version of its restructuring program, which now focuses on introducing 17 new or revamped models most of them made in Italy by 2016.
Fiat Aims to Turn Around with New Models, Exports
Fiat SpA has outlined a retooled version of its restructuring program, which now focuses on introducing 17 new or revamped models most them made in Italy by 2016.