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Car Forum / Alfa Romeo Cars / August 2004Ferrari / Alfa news
This story came up the last few weeks and is becoming more and more a real option. Ferrari is the be an independent company (the will leave the FIAT group). They will take Alfa (and Maserati??) with them. Alfa will become Ferrari's high volume money maker. Target will be to sell/produce twice as much Alfa's as now. Dutch Ferrari importer Krooijmans is already negotiating with FIAT/Ferrari and present Dutch importer FIAT Auto Netherlands has already informed the present Alfa dealers!! This will be the situation in most countries (out side Italy) It looks like GM will not be involved! Isn't that good news?!  SignatureCiao from Holland AlfistaGJ (Gert-Jan) Alfa red 156 SW 1.8 Madeno tuned (2000) Golden Montreal 1428700 (1973/4) > This story came up the last few weeks and is becoming more and more a > real option. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > It looks like GM will not be involved! > Isn't that good news?! VERY good news! > This story came up the last few weeks and is becoming more and more a real > option. [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > It looks like GM will not be involved! > Isn't that good news?! Good, if true. Maybe Ferrari will bring Alfa back to the States. But I suspect that this is apocrypha. SignatureGeorge Graves ------------------ Bush is a poor leader because he isn't very smart. What's Kerry's excuse gonna be? Alfa WILL return to the US, with some brand-new cars that will bring the US 'Cuore Sportivo' back to life. First of all the Kamal SUV, with V6 engine (and maybe with the Maserati-Ferrari V8); then the Brera (the substitute of the GTV) with V6 and 4L engines and the 8c Competizione, with the V8 engine. The Kamal will cost between 40.000 and 50.000 $, the Brera under 45.000 and the 8c at about 125-130.000 $ (like a 360 Modena). The guys at Alfa are working to adapt the 156 and the 166 for the US market, it can be a good proving ground to test how the Holden V6 unit runs with Alfas. George, please contact me at alfa164v6tbAThotmail.com (MSN messenger enabled) or at jacopino.bATtin.it (replace AT with @ ;-) Bye > > This story came up the last few weeks and is becoming more and more a real > > option. [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Good, if true. Maybe Ferrari will bring Alfa back to the States. But I > suspect that this is apocrypha. > It looks like GM will not be involved! > Isn't that good news?! Nice :-) Now we really can say: When Mercedes make a "sportscar", they call it AMG, when B*W makes a "sportscar", they call it M; when Alfa makes a sportscar we call it a Ferrari :-) Aslan 1998 Alfa 156 2.0 2003 Mercedes E 320 CDI Avantgard? > > It looks like GM will not be involved! > > Isn't that good news?! [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > 1998 Alfa 156 2.0 > 2003 Mercedes E 320 CDI Avantgard? And what will the Brera coupe/Spider and the 8C be? Chopped liver? SignatureGeorge Graves ------------------ Bush is a poor leader because he isn't very smart. What's Kerry's excuse gonna be? This story keeps coming up but there is very little evidence that it's true. Surely, it's much more likely that Fiat will keep Ferrari (that kind of brand isn't given up very easily)and that a new semi-autonomous division including Alfa and Maserati will be created. I suppose that the ultimate intention would be to float the new division on the stock exchange with Fiat keeping a controlling stake. If I'm a Fiat executive, I certainly don't want to go down in company history as the guy who lost Ferrari. I think a new division would also be a positive solution for the Alfa marque. I also think it's very naive to simply dismiss the involvement of GM. Used properly, GM money could be a force for good. I realise this is sacrilegious talk to all those who feel there is no Alfa life after the Bertone or the Alfasud depending on your vintage. I happen to think the current Alfa crop is wonderful and it's a marvel that they are based on the Fiat Tipo. It just shows what can be done. Best regards, Joe 156 2.0l JTS Veloce > > It looks like GM will not be involved! > > Isn't that good news?! [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > "sportscar", they call it M; when Alfa makes a sportscar we call it a > Ferrari :-) I love this sentence! :) Flavio > Aslan > 1998 Alfa 156 2.0 > 2003 Mercedes E 320 CDI Avantgard? |
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