Fiat and Suzuki beat VW and Ford in running costs in South Africa
South Africa's fuel price has remained high since the surge in oil prices resulting from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Although oil prices have come down, the US dollar has strengthened, and the rand has weakened, leading to an...
Cheapest cars in South Africa that can drive 20 kilometres on a litre
Several budget cars in South Africa can drive 20 kilometres or more on a single litre of fuel.
Although petrol and diesel prices have come down in September, they are still much higher than they were for most of 2022.
Mar 31, 2022 - 01:06 pm
Stellantis rumoured to build 4 new EV models in Italy
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Four new electric models based on the STLA Medium platform are rumoured to be built at the Stellantis plant in Melfi, Italy, from 2024. Media reports...
Fiat partners with Aurora on self-driving cars
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is partnering with Silicon Valley startup Aurora Innovation Inc. to develop and deploy a fleet of self-driving commercial vehicles in a bid to catch up with other automakers that have invested heavily in the technology...
Fiat Chrysler announced today that it’s recalling 4.8 million cars because a short circuit could cause cruise control to accelerate the vehicles without drivers being able to cancel the function.
Fiat Chrysler is telling customers to stop using cruise control until the cars are fixed...
The Fiat Punto has been awarded no stars by independent safety expert Euro NCAP – the first time such a score has been given.
The Punto – first introduced in 2005 – was re-examined as part of Euro NCAP’s regular reassessment of vehicles as the body seeks to find cars “that are past their...
Fiat Chrysler partners with BMW, Intel on self-driving cars
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV will join BMW AG and Intel Corp. in developing a platform for self-driving vehicles, giving the Italian-American automaker new technology partners and adding heft to their existing coalition.
Hope this is the right place for this thread :P
Does anyone know of a trustworthy place to get a Fiat serviced in Johannesburg (one that's NOT the dealership in Hyde Park).
Unless there is a really good reason to keep going to the dealership for this?
Fiat Chrysler has recently drawn the ire of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration over “a litany of failures” with millions of vehicle recalls, including older Jeeps linked to fatal fires.
According to a Wall Street Journal report, we now know Fiat Chrysler will face penalties...