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Fiat delegates FIOM favorable agreement on the ex-factory Bertone

Delegates FIOM, during today's important meeting of workers of the factory taken over by Fiat Bertone in Grugliasco, all'accordoproposto have a favorable opinion from the house for the future, please indicate to vote "yes" to the referendum so that the internal proposal will soon pass. Fiat announced in February its intention to invest 550 million euro in the establishment, in order to produce a Maserati model will likely be the so-called "baby Quattroporte", sedan segment and should debut in 2012.

Saab: Antonov enter the capital. Important incoming funds to the Swedish

The Swedish government has given its green light at the entrance of Vladimir Antonov Saab in the capital and thus release a situation that has raised fears the worst for the house of Trollhättan. Of course, the danger has not yet escaped (Spyker has proven to herself and the world that hold the reins of a major car manufacturer is not the concern recently), but that now is certainly good news, at least financially.

Bristol: sold to Kamkorp Autokraft group Frazer-Nash

The car maker Bristol, placed into administration a few months ago, was bought by Kamkorp Autokraft Limited, which is part of the Frazer-Nash Group. The transaction brings together two historic brands in virtually: Frazer-Nash had in fact contributed to the very existence of Bristol in the second post-war and the current company now employs research and technology in many fields.

In 2009, Frazer-Nash appeared at the Geneva Motor Show Namir, a hybrid concept car designed by Giugiaro, if this was the direction taken for the future of Bristol, the very traditional English brand of customers they would really make a huge leap in terms of design and technology. The fact Namir is equipped with a rotary engine to 800cc and four electric motors, for a total of 370Cv, enough to touch 300 km / h and accelerates from 0 to 100 km / h in just 3.5 seconds, with fuel consumption in 'order of 39 km / l and emissions of just 60 g / km, with a range close to 2000 km with 50 liters tank.

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Fiat rose to 46% of Chrysler. Within the year, an absolute majority

Fiat announced today the day to be increased to 46% ownership in Chrysler. The next target of the Lingotto now is to achieve the goal-that of 51% - by the end of 2011. The announcement has been defined by Sergio Marchionne a "major step". "We decided to up the tempo as much as possible to speed up the creation of a single group.

Chrysler is following an extraordinary journey of recovery in the industrial and economic development and Fiat is ready to take control, "says Marchionne. The ad also claimed that Fiat will consolidate the accounts of Chrysler in its financial statements, perhaps before you even reach 51% of the capital of the manufacturer overseas.

Lotus denied public funding for growth plans

Lotus was denied a government grant that would serve to support the growth plans and the production of the new range models presented last year at the Paris Motor Show. Now, according to reports AutoExpress, the new Lotus Esprit and other next generation could be assembled abroad. The manufacturer of Hethel had asked the government support amounting to 27.5 million pounds, which should have come dall'RGF, the Regional Growth Fund, a "treasure" from 1.4 billion.

Spyker: "Saab needs more money to survive"

A few days later by ads reassuring with Spyker commented that the temporary stop to the production Saab, the Dutch go wild at first admission. Spyker said today that the Swedish company would sooner or later finds itself short of funds and admits that he needs to find new resources to remain operational.

Among the scenarios, as reported by the Wall Street Jorunal, we can not exclude the worst: the closure of the mark. "The need for liquidity was superior to our forecasts," acknowledges the Dutch property in the document relating to its annual report. Furthermore, new details have emerged on the yellow stop production: it seems that in the last week the assembly activity of Scandinavian house have stopped three times, and that problems have arisen with two vendors in particular.

Saab, stop and resume production within a day, skipped payments to suppliers

In a statement released yesterday, Spyker announced that it had regularly taken up in the morning after a brief stop production Saab forced. Lasted the space of half a day, but enough to awaken attention to the current situation of the Swedish company. What happened? Soon said some suppliers have temporarily stopped sending components because of missed payments and failure to comply with certain terms of the agreement made with the current property Saab.

Termini Imerese: after the Fiat will become a center multi-purpose

After the end of the Fiat, the industrial hub of Termini Imerese will become a reality, multi-functional: yes, the old Sicilian establishment Lancia Ypsilon will give way to the production of other cars, but not all. The now former Fiat factory will also house shops and studios, among other things. The conversion will cost a total of one billion euro (of which 450 million will be public) and will spend a total of seven projects.

DR: offer to Termini Imerese in recent days. "Too late" according to the Minister Romani

In recent days the house had advanced DR Molise bid to detect the now former Fiat factory in Termini Imerese. The house in Macchia d'Isernia, after denying any interest in the Sicilian site in recent months, has since come forward. But not the right time, judging by the reactions of today's Minister of Economic Development Paul Romans.

DR Motor Company's bid for the Fiat plant in Termini Imerese arrived late, so now there's a team that plays the owner and a bench. We focus on seven offers, "said Romans, referring to proposals that the Ministry is already exploring for some time.

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