Italy
Companies
Volkswagen (VW)'s move to acquire Fiat's sports car division Alfa Romeo, as reported by German newspaper Automobilwoche, is widely being seen as part of the German firm's attempts to...
2010-08-25Industry
BMI fears the government's continued unwillingness to reintroduce the scrappage scheme this year could lead to a sharp decline in vehicle demand by the end of 2010. Latest estimates...
2010-08-23Industry
Uncertainty and delays reaching agreements with labour unions has persuaded Fiat to move some of its production out of Italy to other sites in Europe. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has...
2010-07-22Industry
Fiat's rationalising plans in Europe are moving at a snail's place after one in five unions at its Pomigliano plant in Italy refused to agree to a labour
2010-06-17Industry
In what BMI sees as a classic example of industrial logic versus government policy, the Italian autos industry finds itself strangled in a dispute between market leader Fiat and the...
2010-03-18Industry
Italian tyre maker Pirelli has posted a net profit of EUR112.6mn for 2009, marking a strong reversal from the EUR189.5mn loss reported in 2008. The company claims that its performance...
2010-03-12Industry
Italian carmaker Fiat has reported a 16% year-on-year (y-o-y) fall in revenue, to EUR50.1bn (US$70.5bn), in 2009. The company made a net loss of EUR848mn (US$1.2bn), down from a net...
2010-01-26Industry
Italian carmaker Fiat has announced plans to increase domestic car production by as much as 50%, to nearly 1mn units a year by 2012. This compares with the close to 600,000 units...
2009-12-23
