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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles CEO Sergio Marchionne and its executive management team held a meeting last Friday where they announced the company’s 2018-2022 plan and strategy. As expected, there are a lot of big changes and shuffling on the horizon. Here’s a brief recap… Jeep The launch of a three-row SUV …

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has just released information on the 2018 edition of their Fiat 500 minicar. We were expecting major changes, a redesign perhaps, but for now, the most significant news is an engine swap. For the North-American market, gone is the 101-horsepower, naturally aspirated 1.4-litre four cylinder, replaced by …

For the fourth year in a row, in terms of media reach, the World Car Awards have been ranked as the number one automotive awards program in world. Its jury of 75 automotive journalists spread across the planet, including two from Canada, have chosen the finalists in six different categories.

Sales of Fiat’s cute little minicar have been on a downward spiral for the last couple of years in Canada, and the brand is hoping to shake things up by streamlining the range of trim levels and powertrains. The 2017 Fiat 500 will be available in hatchback and cabrio body …

What has nine speeds and must be recalled? Around half-a-million vehicles equipped with a ZF gearbox! Previously, only some Fiat Chrysler Automobiles models were involved; now, the recall has been expanded to cover a large array of vehicles fitted with this transmission. According to the German parts manufacturer, vehicles from …

Here's yet another chapter in the Takata airbag scandal: no less than 12 million vehicles have been added to the recalled vehicles list. In case you weren’t aware, many manufacturers were contracting Takata to manufacture their airbags. During the process, Takata used a chemical that degrade over time. In an …

Here is an interesting double recall from FCA: globally, 41 000 units of the Fiat 500 and about half a million Jeep Wranglers need to go back to the shop to be potentially repaired. Let’s start with the Fiats. On the 500 city car produced between 2012 and 2016, a …

The Dodge Dart as we know it today will soon be dead—though an argument could be made that it was never really alive to begin with. Unable to latch on with consumers as a throwback to the glory days of the ever-popular Neon, sales of the Dart in the United …

Nearly 100 of Chrysler's new hybrid minivans will take part in Google's self-driving test program later this year. Announced by Chrysler parent company FCA, the collaboration between the two firms will see "around" 100 2017 Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans fitted with all the necessary technology to participate in the Google …

There is a new Fiat scheduled to arrive on our shores this summer. It’s the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider, and we now know how much it will cost in Canada. To celebrate the return of the roadster, Fiat is launching the 124 Spider Prima Edizione Lusso. Only 124 units will …