Fiat News
22/07/2008 - Fiat's Entire Range In The Top Five Greenest Cars In Australia
Fiat has launched two new versions of its family size hatchback, the Ritmo, based around a new trim and equipment package named 'Dynamic' and two new engines that enables Fiat to offer the Ritmo with a new opening recommended retail price of $24,990 and provide Fiat's advanced Turbo Diesel engine in a Ritmo for the first time under the $30,000 price point.
22/07/2008 - Fiat Makes A Dynamic Move With Ritmo
Fiat has become the first car maker in Australia to have its entire range represented in the top five greenest cars available in Australia...
21/07/2008 - Fiat Collects Another Prize For The 500!
The Fiat 500 has collected yet another prize to pop into its stylish boot, with the hot-selling 500 taking the prize for the greenest super mini on the UK market in the 2008 'What Car?' Green Car of the Year Awards.
28/06/2008 - Fiat 500: Number One For Fuel Economy
As fuel prices rise and fears about global warming increase, all sorts of claims have been made for the abilities of different cars to save fuel or reduce emissions, but there is one, undisputed fact: When it comes to fuel economy, the Fiat 500 1.3 JTD has the lowest fuel consumption of any car sold in Australia.
10/06/2008 - Fiat 500 Now Available For Rent In Australia!
There may be a waiting list if you want to buy one, but if you just can't wait to get behind the wheel of the chic, cute Fiat 500, then Europe's Car of the Year is now available for rent from Sixt Car Rental at selected sites in Australia.
10/06/2008 - Fiat 500: Now Available For Just $420,000!
There may be more than 100,000 people keenly awaiting the arrival of their new Fiat 500, with waiting lists in Australia and New Zealand for the chic European Car of the Year, but even allowing for the intense demand, the news that a new Fiat 500 has sold for $420,000 in the UK is nothing short of remarkable.
4/05/2008 - Fiat 500 Drives Fiat To A Sales Record
Despite doom and gloom about the economy, Fiat has recorded a record sales month in April with the Italian marque scoring its largest sales month since its Australian return in 2006 thanks to the new Fiat 500.
21/04/2008 - Fiat: Green Right Across The Range
It is one thing to have one environmentally friendly car in a range, but the real measure of a car maker's commitment to the environment is its average carbon dioxide emissions right across its range, averaged across all the cars it has sold and Fiat has been revealed to have the best CO2 average in 2007 amongst the top ten European car makers.
14/04/2008 - Fiat 500: Best Small Diesel!
The Fiat 500 has just picked up another award to join the bulging trophy cabinet. As well as getting the European Car of the Year award, the chic little Italian has been named Best Small Diesel Car by the UK's "What Diesel Car?" magazine.
8/04/2008 - Fiat 500 Bids To Repeat Historic Rally Win
One of the largest groups of race and rally versions of the original Fiat 500 will gather in Belgium in July in a bid to repeat one of the great motorsport victories when the diminutive Fiat took part in one of the classic endurance rallies, the Liege-Brescia-Liege Rally, and not only won after 3300 gruelling km, but also filled six of the top ten places.
5/04/2008 - Driveaway A Deal With The Fiat Punto In April
All versions of the Fiat Punto, including the newly-launched turbocharged Punto T-Jet, are available at 'driveaway', no more to pay prices in April, which means that the stylish and fun to drive Italian is available from $19,990* on the road, with savings of up to $3,000.
4/04/2008 - Fiat Ritmo Now In Australian Showrooms
Following its Australian unveiling at the Brisbane International Motor Show earlier this year, the all-new Fiat Ritmo is now in Australia's Fiat dealerships, providing a new level of performance, style and Italian flair in the small car market.
1/04/2008 - Fiat Adds Luxury To Market Leading Economy!
Just months after its Australian launch, Fiat is adding a new variant to the award-winning 500 range with arrival of the Fiat 500 1.3 JTD Lounge, matching market-leading fuel economy of just 4.2 litres per 100 km with the top trim and equipment package to produce a unique combination of luxury, economy and chic style.
15/03/2008 - Fiat 500 Rolls Out Its Safety Standards At Albert Park!
Former AFL star Luke Darcy has proven just how safe the new Fiat 500 is, walking away from the 'accident' that all but stopped the second Vodafone Celebrity Challenge race at the 2008 Formula 1(TM) ING Australian Grand Prix at the weekend (16 March 2008) when his car punched hard into the safety railing with sufficient force to roll it onto its side.
14/03/2008 - Fiat 500 Voted Best Small Car In 2008 Auto 1 Awards
The new Fiat 500, already European Car of the Year 2008, has just taken top honours in the Small and Compact Vehicle category at this year's glittering Auto 1 Awards, held in Geneva last week.
9/03/2008 - Car Safety in Pole Position at 2008 Grand Prix
The Vodafone Celebrity Challenge drivers will experience top safety standards at the 2008 FORMULA 1(TM) ING Australian Grand Prix, as they race in one of the world's safest cars.
23/02/2008 - Elgin Steps Forward For Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge
Paralympic champion Don Elgin is the latest Australian sporting legend invited to drive in the Celebrity Challenge race at the 2008 FORMULA 1(TM) ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
22/02/2008 - Flip Lobs Into PGP Celebrity Challenge
Australian tennis champion Mark Philippoussis is the latest sporting hero to be announced in the Celebrity Chellenge at the 2008 FORMULA 1(TM) ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
18/02/2008 - Green Rows Into Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge
Olympic rower Nick Green is the latest sporting champion to be named in the Celebrity Challenge race at the 2008 FORMULA 1(TM) ING Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.
Slats Hits Grand Prix Celebrity Challenge For Six
Australian cricket legend, Michael Slater, is the latest sporting hero to sign on for the Celebrity Challenge race at the 2008 FORMULA 1(TM) ING Australian Grand Prix.
Fiat Hands Over A Chic, New Recruit To Leichhardt Police
Sydney's Leichhardt Police have recruited their latest member of the force - a chic and sporty Fiat Punto as a brand new addition to the fleet to work in the streets of one of Australia's largest Italian communities.
23/10/2007 - Fiat 500 Scoops TV Show's Best Small Car Award
It's attracted widespread critical acclaim, created an astonishing degree of interest and stoked up colossal passion... and now the new Fiat 500 is starting to bring in the awards.
27/10/2007 - Fiat 500 Wins The Prestigious Eurocarbody 2007 Award
The new Fiat 500, which is due to arrive in Australia in March next year, has won the EuroCarBody 2007 award, the world's most prestigious design and technology prize for car bodies.
