Late last year came news that Fiat’s plans for a relaunch of the Lancia brand in the UK had been put on ice, but that hasn’t stopped the company pushing forward with its product lines.

Next month, Lancia will use the 2009 Geneva Motor Show to reveal the Delta Hardblack and the Delta Executive, along with the 146kW [...]

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Automotive data company, JATO Dynamics, today reported a decline of 7.8 percent, or 1,227,941 sales, in the European new car market during 2008. Total new car sales for Europe during 2008 staggered to a total of 14,459,714.

According to David Di Girolamo, Business Manager for JATO, “…that percentage (7.8 percent decline) represents in excess of a [...]

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The Fiat Group has chosen to indefinitely postpone the relaunch of the luxury Lancia brand in the UK due to the current economic ’situation’. While this is bad news for Lancia devotees in right-hand-drive markets, Fiat has explained that work will continue behind the scenes with the intent being to revive the brand when the automotive [...]

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Italian manufacturer Lancia is reportedly considering a return to its high-performance roots with a modern interpretation of its mid-engined Stratos (above) or Beta Montecarlo. Lancia CEO Olivier Francois has said that the brand is seeking to inject some semblance of a sporting image back into the nameplate - whose current lineup could be best described [...]

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The world’s largest motor show is due to begin on the 13th of September in Frankfurt, Germany. If you’re a CarUpdate regular you will be aware that the last couple of months have seen manufacturers announcing various new models and concepts that will be debuting to the public, for the first time ever at the [...]

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The International Engine of the Year Awards results are now in for 2007. As expected the BMW V10 took the performance engine award and Volkswagen took the gong for Best new Engine with its 1.4-litre TSI engine.

The awards are organised by UKIP Media & Events - Automotive Magazines Division which is Britain’s largest group of [...]

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