Ferrari P4/5 designer Castriota heads to Saab: ( Fri, 18 Jun 2010 18:14:00 +0200) Jason Castriota, the noted designer who created the Ferrari P4/5 and the Maserati GranTurismo, is taking his talents to Saab. Read more
Saab hires Ferrari designer Castriota to speed post-GM turnaround ( Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:26:00 +0200) Jason Castriota, the U.S. designer known for creating the Ferrari P4/5 and Maserati GranTurismo, will head Saab Automobile's design team to help the Swedish carmaker take on BMW and Audi. Read more
Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa set for Monterey auction: ( Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:04:00 +0200) A 1958 Ferrari 250 and#8220;Pontoon Fenderand#8221; Testa Rossa will be featured in August at RM Auctionsand#8217; 25th Sports and Classics of Monterey event. Read more
First Ferrari theme park revs up for October opening ( Thu, 03 Jun 2010 06:09:07 +0200) ABU DHABI, June 2 (Reuters Life!) - The world's first Ferrari theme park, inspired by the luxury Italian sports car and racing teams, opened its gates Read more
Enthusiasts say good-bye to Ferrari expert Gerald Lee Roush : ( Tue, 25 May 2010 17:19:00 +0200) Influential Ferrari expert Gerald Lee Roush, the founding editor and publisher of the Ferrari Market Letter, died on May 21 after complications from a heart attack. He was 68. Read more
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Concorso Ferrari puts on a show in Pasadena: ( Mon, 17 May 2010 17:07:00 +0200) WITH VIDEO -- Most people have seen the Old Town section of Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, Calif., once a year--during the Rose Bowl parade. Read more Jeep sets Grand Cherokee price and unrest at Ferrari, in News Brake for Thursday, May 13: ( Thu, 13 May 2010 17:30:00 +0200) In today's News Brake: Jeep sets the price of the new Grand Cherokee, there's trouble in Maranello, and we get details on the hottest BMW M3 yet ... But Wait, There's More! Read more
Ferrari looks at layoffs, cuts back production: ( Wed, 12 May 2010 16:57:00 +0200) We guess it's not all GTOs and 458 Italias. The word out of Italy is that Ferrari is looking at cutting production and eliminating 9 percent of its workers after sister company Maserati cut engine orders. Read more Ferrari and Mercedes will have new looks in F1, and the first Aston Martin Rapide rolls out of the ( Fri, 07 May 2010 18:31:00 +0200) In News Brake: Ferrari and Mercedes change the appearances of their race cars, Toyota eyes a hydrogen break-through, and Aston Martin rolls out the first Rapide . . . But Wait, There's More! Read more BRIEF-Motor racing-Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to open Oct. 28 ( Thu, 06 May 2010 22:00:05 +0200) BARCELONA, May 6 (Reuters) - The world's first Ferrari theme park will open its doors to the public in Abu Dhabi on October 28, the Italian carmaker and Read more RPT-BRIEF-Motor racing-Ferrari World Abu Dhabi to open Oct 28 ( Thu, 06 May 2010 23:07:15 +0200) (Repeats to more subscribers) BARCELONA, May 6 (Reuters) - The world's first Ferrari theme park will open its doors to the public in Abu Dhabi on October Read more VIDEO: Ferrari 599 GTO conquers the track: ( Thu, 06 May 2010 14:32:00 +0200) What's it like to drive the most potent road-going Ferrari ever, the 599 GTO? Only a few will ever know. But today, we're getting video of one of the most powerful cars in history from Maranello. Read more
VIDEO: The Ferrari 599 GTO conquers the racetrack: ( Thu, 06 May 2010 14:32:00 +0200) What's it like to drive the most potent road-going Ferrari ever, the 599 GTO? Only a few will ever know. But today, we're getting video of one of the most powerful cars in history from Maranello. Read more
Ferrari gets an exemption to modify its F1 engines, and new video of the Bentley Mulsanne is reveal ( Wed, 05 May 2010 18:13:00 +0200) In News Brake: Ferrari gets a rare exemption to modify its engines during the season for Formula One, a vintage Bugatti changes hands, and we have new video of the Bentley Mulsanne . . . But Wait, There's More! Read more
Rare Ferraris spur sales at RM auction in Monaco: ( Tue, 04 May 2010 09:30:00 +0200) Ferraris were the show-stopping sellers at the RM auction May 1 in Monaco. Read more
Industry rundown ( Tue, 04 May 2010 04:16:00 +0200) April auto sales U.S. light-vehicle sales totals, individual automaker results and market share for April compared with April 2009. April 2010 Maker volume % changefrom 2009 % mktshare YTDvolume % changefrom 2009 YTD %mkt share GM 183,614 7.2% 18.7% 658,867 14% 18.7% Ford 167,283 24.9% 17% 608,991 33.2% 17.3% Toyota 157,439 24.4% 16% 543,125 11.7% 15.4% Honda 113,697 12.5% 11.6% 370,109 11.5% 10.5% Chrysler 95,703 24.8% 9.7% 329,918 1.9% 9.4% Nissan 63,769 35.1% 6.5% 291,998 31.6% 8.3% Hyundai 44,023 29.7% 4.5% 155,532 19.8% 4.4% Volkswagen 32,596 39% 3.3% 112,567 37.7% 3.2% Kia 30,036 17.3% 3.1% 106,733 12.9% 3% Subaru 23,198 48.2% 2.4% 80,692 41.1% 2.3% BMW 21,131 9% 2.2% 76,251 7.8% 2.2% Mazda 18,935 17.3% 1.9% 74,876 7.1% 2.1% Mercedes-Benz 18,234 23.9% 1.9% 68,820 24.9% 2.0% Mitsubishi 3,932 0.3% 0.4% 17,555 -1.1% 0.5% Jaguar/Land Rover 3,645 9.7% 0.4% 12,736 6.8% 0.4% Suzuki 1,950 -23.3% 0.2% 7,611 -56.9% 0.2% Porsche 1,748 -5.7% 0.2% 6,970 2.8% 0.2% Smart 680 -49.4% 0.1% 2,077 -66.9% 0.1% Saab 215 -75.9% 0% 956 -75% 0% Maserati 186 72.2% 0% 580 63.4% 0% Ferrari 117 0.9% 0% 419 4.5% 0% TOTAL 982,131 19.8% 100% 3,527,383 16.7% 100% GM includes Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Hummer, Pontiac and Saturn. Ford includes Lincoln, Mercury and Volvo. Chrysler includes Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep. Volkswagen includes Audi and Bentley. BMW includes Mini and Rolls-Royce. Toyota includes Lexus and Scion. Honda includes Acura. Nissan includes Infiniti. Figures are not adjusted for selling days. Source: Autodata Read more RM auction in Monaco rakes in $45.1 million: ( Mon, 03 May 2010 19:08:00 +0200) Call it the Feast of Ferrari. Read more The Ferrari 599XX sets a record at the 'Ring, and Ford shows off a new police car, in News Brake fo ( Fri, 23 Apr 2010 19:20:00 +0200) In News Brake: The Ferrari 599XX blitzes the Nurburgring in less than seven minutes, Lamborghini reveals a special model for China, and Ford has a potent new Police Interceptor . . . But Wait, There's More! Read more
Ferrari sets Nürburgring record: ( Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:21:00 +0200) Ferrari is reporting that its 599XX set a record on the legendary Nürburgring. The company says it is the first time a production-derived sports car has bested the 7-minute barrier on the classic 12. Read more
Fiat to spin off automotive, industrial units ( Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:25:00 +0200) Fiat will spin off its automotive businesses, which cover Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Lancia, Ferrari and Maserati, from its heavy industrial equipment units by the end of this year, CEO Sergio Marchionne said today in Turin. Read more
One-on-one with Ron Dennis, McLaren's boss: ( Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:51:00 +0200) Here are a few stats to wrap your brain around: Since 1966, the year McLaren got into Formula One, 100 Grand Prix teams have come and gone--100! Only Ferrari and McLaren remain. Read more 'Bueller' car auction ( Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:43:00 +0200) The car portrayed as a rare Ferrari California Spyder in the 1986 hit movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is to be auctioned Sunday. Don't expect an especially high price for it. An MG topped with a fiberglass Ferrari body was used in the movie. Bonhams of London expects the car to sell for $40,000 to $50,000. Read more
Video details on the Ferrari 599 GTO -- in Italian: ( Sat, 10 Apr 2010 09:30:00 +0200) The photos are nice, but we've been looking for video of the Ferrari 599 GTO. And we found some from the factory--but it's in Italian, not English. Sorry, no subtitles or anything. But the images are cool. Read more
Video details on the Ferrari 599 GTO -- in Italian: ( Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:20:00 +0200) The photos are nice, but we've been looking for video of the Ferrari 599 GTO. And we found some from the factory--but it's in Italian, not English. Sorry, no subtitles or anything. But the images are cool. Read more
Fastest Ferrari road car to debut in Beijing ( Thu, 08 Apr 2010 16:13:00 +0200) Ferrari S.p.A. released the first images of the 599 GTO, the company's fastest road car. The 599 GTO, which is a limited-edition variant of the 599 GTB coupe, makes its public debut at the Beijing auto show, which starts April 23. Read more
First Ferrari theme park revs up for October opening 
Ferrari looks at layoffs, cuts back production: 
VIDEO: Ferrari 599 GTO conquers the track: 
Industry rundown 
Video details on the Ferrari 599 GTO -- in Italian: 
