One word: plastics. Maybe that’s what keeps going through the mind of Sergio Marchionne, Chief Executive of Fiat, the parent company of Alfa Romero. He originally postponed the triumphant return of Alfa Romero models onto American shores this last June, citing undesirable design factors as the reason for the postponement. There’s a chance that cheaper [...]

Alfa Romeo is preparing to launch the much anticipated Giulia which promises to be an improvement on the outgoing 159. Based on Alfa’s variable C/D platform, the Giulia is tipped to get a McPherson front suspension with a twin-link rear setup. As with the Alfa 159, the Giulia is expected to be front-drive, with the [...]

Since the merger of Fiat and Chrysler we have been expecting some major changes in terms of leading executives. Recently Lancia chief executive Olivier Fancois was named as the head of the Chrysler division. Now similar reports have placed Abarth, Maserati and Alfa Romeo under common leadership. That leadership is by Harald Wester. In his [...]