Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo brand to re-enter U.S. market in late 2013

Jan. 21, 2013 06:01 CET
Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has reiterated his intention to reintroduce the Alfa Romeo brand to the U.S. market later this year with the 4C coupe sports car.... Read More »

 

Alfa Romeo brand to re-enter U.S. market in late 2013

9:11 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 19, 2013
The Alfa Romeo brand will re-enter the U.S. market late this year with its 4C sports car, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said Friday. Increasing Alfa's sales is a cornerstone of Marchionne's plan to cut losses at Fiat in Europe by 2015.... Read More »

 

Fiat signs accord with Mazda to build new Alfa roadster

Jan. 18, 2013 11:05 CET
Fiat said it had signed a final agreement with Mazda for the Japanese automaker to build a two-door roadster for its Alfa Romeo brand.... Read More »

 

Fiat-Chrysler CEO says Alfa Romeo needs a 'wop engine'

6:02 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 14, 2013
Fiat's new generation of Alfa Romeo high-performance sedans will have a feature that is uniquely described by its CEO -- a "wop engine."... Read More »

 

Reinventing Fiat in Europe will be a tough challenge

Dec. 24, 2012 06:01 CET
Fiat's new Europe chief, Alfredo Altavilla, faces many daunting challenges to turn around the automaker's struggling operations in the region. Company veteran Altavilla, who is CEO Sergio Marchionne's most trusted lieutenant, was named as head of Fiat's Europe, Middle East and Africa region last month.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

Time is running out for Alfa

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 19, 2012
Alfa Romeo has been a never-ending headache for Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Fiat's sports car subsidiary remains a Rubik's Cube that the workaholic CEO can't seem to solve Luca Ciferri is the editor-in-chief of Automotive News Europe.... Read More »

 

FROM THE CURRENT ANE PRINT ISSUE

How Europe's decline has changed Fiat CEO Marchionne's priorities

Nov. 15, 2012 06:01 CET
The European downturn has reversed Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne's priorities. Instead of trying to get enough cash together for a full takeover of Chrysler Group, Marchionne must use the company's money to fix Fiat's European operations, which aren't expected to reach breakeven until 2015 at the earliest.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

Why this is Alfa Romeo's last chance

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012
Alfa Romeo has been a never-ending headache for Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. After seven years and two relaunches, Fiat's sports car subsidiary remains a Rubik's Cube that the workaholic CEO just can't seem to solve.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

Alfa Romeo's last chance

12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 13, 2012
Alfa Romeo has been a never-ending headache for Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. After seven years and two relaunches, Fiat's sports car subsidiary remains a Rubik's Cube that the workaholic CEO just can't seem to solve.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Marchionne: Alfa's still not for sale

12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 1, 2012
The German business magazine Focus says Volkswagen executives have been touring Fiat's Mirafiori, Cassino, Melfi and Pomigliano plants in Italy, the factories where Alfa Romeo cars are made. So is Alfa really on the block this time, and is VW the likely buyer? Nope, nothing has changed on that front, says Chrysler-Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne.... Read More »

 

Alfa Romeo is not for sale, Marchionne says

Sept. 24, 2012 14:31 CET
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne said on Monday that the carmaker's Alfa Romeo brand is not for sale after a report said that Volkswagen has visited factories in which Alfa cars are made.... Read More »

 

Fiat revises its Small platform to cover minivans, SUVs and crossovers

Sept. 23, 2012 06:01 CET
Fiat says it has revised the platform that underpins the Fiat Punto and Alfa Romeo MiTo subcompacts so that it can now underpin minivans, compact SUVs and crossovers.... Read More »

 

More delays hobble Alfa's U.S. return

Sept. 3, 2012 06:01 CET
The timing of Alfa Romeo's return to the United States is up in the air again. On Oct. 30, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is scheduled to unveil a new timetable for Alfa Romeo's upcoming models and international expansion plans. Meanwhile, the Italian press continues to speculate that Fiat S.p.A. will sell Alfa to Volkswagen AG.... Read More »

 

FUTURE PRODUCTS -- CHRYSLER-FIAT

More delays hobble Alfa's return to U.S.

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 3, 2012
The timing of Alfa Romeo's return to the United States is up in the air again. On Oct. 30, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is scheduled to unveil a new timetable for Alfa Romeo's upcoming models and international expansion plans. Meanwhile, the Italian press continues to speculate that Fiat S.p.A. will sell Alfa to Volkswagen AG.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Alfa Romeo 4C convertible is likely for 2015

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 20, 2012
Alfa Romeo plans to offer a convertible version of the 4C in the United States, according to European press reports.... Read More »

 

Design firm boss Sergio Pininfarina dies after long illness

July 3, 2012 06:01 CET
Sergio Pininfarina, who ran the famous Italian automotive design company of the same name for 40 years, has died after a long illness.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

An Alfa Romeo roadster built in Japan? Who says it's a bad idea?

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 4, 2012
Fiat has said Alfa Romeo's new roadster based on the next Mazda MX-5 Miata will be produced by the Japanese automaker. My answer to all those scandalized by this idea was simple: Who designs a car or where it is built are not guarantees of success Luca Ciferri is an Automotive News reporter based in Turin, Italy.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

An Alfa built in Japan is not such a bad thing

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 29, 2012
Fiat has said Alfa Romeo's new roadster based on the next Mazda MX-5/Miata will be produced by the Japanese automaker. My answer to all those scandalized by the idea of the heir to the legendary Alfa Duetto Spider sharing a production line with the MX-5 is: where it is built does not guarantee success, as past Alfas have shown.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

An Alfa built in Japan is not such a bad thing

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 29, 2012
Fiat has said Alfa Romeo's new roadster based on the next Mazda MX-5/Miata will be produced by the Japanese automaker. My answer to all those scandalized by the idea of the heir to the legendary Alfa Duetto Spider sharing a production line with the MX-5 is: where it is built does not guarantee success, as past Alfas have shown.... Read More »

 

CARS & CONCEPTS

Alfa adds rwd roadster from Japan to U.S. lineup for 2015

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 28, 2012
Fiat has added another piece to Alfa Romeo's lineup for the sporty Italian brand's return to the United States: a rear-wheel-drive roadster co-developed with Mazda Motor Corp.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

With Mazda, Alfa may have the right partner for a Spider revival

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 23, 2012
With Mazda, Alfa Romeo may finally have found the right partner to help it replace its front-wheel-drive Spider roadster.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

With Mazda, Alfa may have the right partner for a Spider revival

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 23, 2012
With Mazda, Alfa Romeo may finally have found the right partner to help it replace its front-wheel-drive Spider roadster.... Read More »

 

2012 BEIJING AUTO SHOW

Fiat counts on Viaggio for a boost in China

April 23, 2012 06:01 CET
Fiat expects the new Viaggio to be a strong competitor in the world's largest market, where the Italian automaker has failed twice to gain a foothold. If the car is not a success, it will be nearly impossible for Fiat to achieve its goal of raising China sales to 300,000 by 2014 from fewer than 1,500 last year... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

Fiat, Marchionne aim for fresh start in China with Viaggio

9:48 am U.S. ET | April 23, 2012
Fiat is late to China, but it is ready for a new start with a new partner, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said on the sidelines of the Beijing auto show on Monday.... Read More »

 

2012 BEIJING AUTO SHOW

Chrysler brand will relaunch in China with 300C sedan

April 23, 2012 13:21 CET
Chrysler plans to relaunch brand sales in China this June with the 300C large sedan, Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said on the sidelines of the Beijing auto show on Monday. The automaker, which sells the Jeep brand in China, last sold Chrysler-badged cars in China three years ago.... Read More »