New Fiat 124 Spider confirmed as Fiat's Mazda MX-5 | New FIAT and Used Car Dealer

Fiat will use the Mazda MX-5 platform to create a new Fiat 124 Spider roadster with an Abarth 124 Spider on the cards too.

Fiat Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has confirmed our exclusive story that Fiat's new roadster will be called the Fiat 124 Spider. In February 2015, Auto Express broke the news that Fiat two-seater, developed alongside the Mazda MX-5, was likely to wear the retro 124 Spider badge and produced this exclusive image of how the car could look.

When asked directly by Auto Express at the Geneva Motor Show if the new Fiat sports car would indeed be badged 124 Spider, Marchionne checked with his execs if the name had been revealed yet, before asking: “Do we want to do it now?”. A brand exec confirmed the 124 Spider name before Marchionne added: “There you go – a world class premiere right in this room!”.

He declined to confirm whether that model would be a Fiat orAbarth, but Auto Express understands that there will be versions wearing both badges based on the Mazda MX-5 platform.

Fiat 124 Spider: what do we know so far?

As part of the joint venture agreement with Mazda, both the Fiat 124 Spider and the Mazda MX-5 are to be made at Mazda’s factory in Hiroshima, Japan. According to our source, the agreement between Fiat and Mazda is that the MX-5 will launch first and take centre stage in 2015, with Fiat’s alternative offering coming 12 months in 2016.

New Fiat Doblo unveiled for 2015 | New FIAT and Used Car Dealership

Fiat's Doblo van-based people carrier gets updated styling and new technology for 2015

Fiat's updated Doblo passenger car, based on the Cargo commercial vehicle we saw in September, has been revealed ahead of its UK release in January 2015. It sports exterior styling revisions, as well as new tech and equipment across the range.

Thanks to a reasonably extensive facelift, the van-based Doblo does look a little sharper with a new front bumper, headlamps and air intake design. At the rear there's revised tail lights, a sleeker shape and more body coloured trim. New alloy wheels complete the exterior revisions.

The Fiat Doblo engine range is now more concise, kicking off with the unchanged 94bhp 1.4 litre petrol engine, which achieves only 39mpg. The 2.0 diesel engine is now dropped, leaving the 105bhp 1.6-litre Multijet oil-burner which is capable of 55mpg. Minor tweaks have been made to the car's gearshift and throttle to make it better to drive, and there's now better sound insulation too.