Alfa Romeo brand to re-enter U.S. market in late 2013Jan. 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 roadsterJan. 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 challengeDec. 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 prioritiesNov. 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 saysSept. 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 crossoversSept. 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. returnSept. 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 illnessJuly 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 »
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