Pity poor Fiat. This Italian automaker returned to the U.S. market in 2011 after a long absence, but soon found customer’s tastes had already begun to move away from cars to crossovers. Even with the introduction of a tiny 500X crossover a few years later, Fiat demand has never met … Read more
Behind the wheel of Fiat’s tiniest model. City cars are the smallest models you can purchase in North America, typically defined by such A-segment vehicles as the Smart ForTwo, Scion iQ, Chevrolet Spark, and the Fiat 500. Few manufacturers have dared to release such models for American and Canadian consumers, … Read more
The Fiat 500 is one of the most easily recognized vehicles on the road. It is petite, stylish, and colorful, hallmarks of basic transportation with a distinct design flair. Launched in 1957, the Fiat 500 was dubbed a “city car,” yielding coupe, semi-convertible, hatchback, and panel van variants. The original … Read more
Jam, Glam & Slam to the US? Last week, Auto Trends looked at Buick’s expanding line up, particularly its connection to Opel that will likely yield at least two new models. A third model is also planned, one based on the not-yet-released Envision crossover for the Chinese market. Opel Adam … Read more
It is Mexican labor that has made it possible for Fiat to sell its first model in North America in more than a generation. A Toluca, Mexico manufacturing plant has been handling Fiat 500 production since it began in 2010 and is also responsible for building the Dodge Journey. However, … Read more
Only a few cars could ever claim to be as quintessentially Italian in their essence as the Fiat 500 is. But if the exploits of this model across Italy’s borders are recent history, its tradition in its sun-kissed homeland goes back a long way and springs up in subtle ways … Read more