CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) -- Continued robust agricultural industry demand and market share gains drove net sales of equipment to $4.3 billion in the third quarter, up 22% -- Agricultural Equipment Gross Margin improvement continues as pricing actions...
Turin, city of Fiat, Nietzsche and The Italian Job, was the latest venue for the triennial travelling circus of the UIA Congress. Appropriately, for such a car-struck metropolis, proceedings took place in the Lingotto Fiere, Fiat's sprawling former plant now refurbished by Renzo Piano into a shopping centre and conference...
FIAT has decided that too many motorists are unaware of just how good its latest Bravo models are, so now the company plans to rectify the matter. Potential punters are being invited to take the cars for a test drive - but not the usual trip around the block...
CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) -- Full year 2008 financial outlook confirmed, with expected range of diluted EPS before restructuring, net of tax, of $3.30 to $3.60 -- Gross profit for Equipment Operations of $700 million -- Gross margin for Equipment Operations...
A TAXI jacker is facing jail. Craig Adams was arrested after he forced a cabbie to get out of his Fiat Scudo. The 20-year-old, from Manet Gardens, South Shields, has admitted robbery and dangerous driving at Newcastle Crown Court. He also admitted excess alcohol, no insurance and...
Byline: MIKE TORPEY ITALIAN manufacturer Fiat has, for years, shown a capacity to excite and frustrate. While models like the X-19, Fiat Coupe and newly-launched European Car of the Year the 500 took cutting edge style to fresh heights, others like the Croma and Stilo bombed. Fans...
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 March 2008-MICROSOFT: Fiat Group Automobiles and Microsoft Grow Partnership With the Lancia Delta and Fiat ecoDrive in Geneva; Continental also unveils Microsoft-based infotainment prototype at CeBIT expo.C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:04032008 News at a glance ...
ONE of the most highly anticipated cars of 2008 is finally on sale in Ireland. The Fiat 500 went on sale last Tuesday. The car is aimed at those looking for something upmarket yet diminutive with low running costs and low emissions. So while...
MILAN AFP — Italian industrial giant Fiat on Thursday reported a 78 percent jump in 2007 net earnings, a performance that confirmed a pronounced turnaround for the group. Fiat, whose principal unit is Fiat Auto, said net earnings last year came to 2.05 billion euros (3.0 billion dollars), slightly...
CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) -- Fourth quarter net income was $114 million up from $35 million in 2006 -- Fourth quarter diluted EPS was $0.48 up from $0.15 in 2006 -- CNH Equipment Operations remains net debt free at year-end -- Full year 2008...
ROME AFP — A Turin court on Thursday began hearing a lawsuit brought by Fiat boss Gianni Agnelli's daughter, who is seeking full disclosure on the extent of the late industrialist's vast fortune. Margherita Agnelli de Pahlen, 52, was not present at the closed-door hearing in the northern city,...
BRASILIA AFP — Fiat is to invest nearly 3.4 billion dollars in South America's biggest car market, Brazil, over the next three years to boost in-country production, the CEO of the Italian automaker, Sergio Marchione, said Friday. The lion's share of the investment -- 2.8 billion dollars -- will...
FIAT reckons pre-budget leaks that have suggested drivers of cars over 1.6 litres are to be hit hard by a raft of new green taxes will spell good news for the firm. Managing director of Fiat Ireland, Geoff Smyth, said: "To borrow a phrase from the world...
By Peter Pophamin Rome The war between the Agnellis is out in the open. In a letter published this week Marella Agnelli, widow of Gianni, the late, legendary boss of Fiat, accuses Margherita de Pahlen, her only surviving child, of "betraying the will of Gianni Agnelli, my...
CNH Global N.V. (NYSE: CNH) -- Third quarter diluted EPS of $0.51 up 82% from 2006 -- First 9 months diluted EPS of $1.87 up 72% from 2006 -- Equipment Operations third quarter gross margin up 1.9 percentage points -- CNH...
FEATURE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES PSA Peugeot Citroen and Fiat together have produced an appealing compact van. By Mark Bursa Meet the latest family of vans to be produced under the ongoing collaboration between PSA Peugeot Citron and Fiat. They're all cute and clever, and the partners...
Byline: PETER KEENAN ITALIANS know a bit about style - if proof be needed, call as first witness the Fiat Grande Punto. If there's a better looking small car for the money I haven't seen it. Fiat ensure the model undercuts many of its key rivals on...
BURSA, Turkey AFP — French and Italian auto groups PSA Peugeot Citroen and Fiat on Wednesday said they had launched a new production line for vans made by the Turkish manufacturer Tofas. The new production line will make 158,000 vehicles, of which 105,000 for PSA. Investments in the...
Byline: MALCOLM ROBERTSHAW THERE is little wonder Fiat entered 2007 enjoying applause as the fastest-growing automotive brand in Britain. Its sales performance in 2006 had been consistently strong, resulting in an increase in the Turin car giant's share of the UK motor market to 2.51 per cent compared...