Return Of Alfa Romeo US Sales Is Serious, Really

By Cornelius Nunev


Alfa Romeo is very severe about returning to the United States sometime soon, with the beautiful 4C roadster leading the charge. Given, any mention of the return of Alfa Romeo U.S., naturally, has to be taken with a big old pile of salt.

Return to the States

For a while, Fiat has been guaranteeing the return of its luxury brand Alfa Romeo to the States. The brand fits between two other Fiat brands that are just a little more luxurious and just a little less.

Alfa, essentially Italy's answer to BMW, has been gone from the U.S. for a long time but in the past year or two, is proven, then un-confirmed, then re-confirmed for a stateside launch. First they said 2013, then 2014, then 2013 again.

The Star Phoenix reports that Fiat will start selling later this year. NBC News reports that Alfa Romeo United States sales will be started with the Alfa Romeo 4C, which is a sports vehicle.

Response very small

However, news of resumption of Alfa Romeo U.S. sales should come with a few grains of salt. First of all, not many people are likely to get one, so it's type of pointless. The 4C is going to be very expensive. It's a halo car and is going for halo car costs, projected to go for $75,000 to $100,000, according to NBC News. If one were to run that through an auto loan rates calculator, those are payments few can afford.

Furthermore, according to the Star-Phoenix, production volume is planned to be around 2,500 per year, as a result of cabin being mainly made from carbon fiber.

Alfa has been gone from the States since 1995, and it did not sell a lot even when it was here. In 1986, it sold 8,201 vehicles, but that was the most it ever sold in a year. According to Car and Driver, it may never show up anyway considering promises never come through lately.

Alfa promised to return numerous times since 2000, only to revise the date and meant distributor numerous times. Lately they seem a bit more significant about resuming sales this year. Given, they did manage to sell a few 8C Competizione roadsters in 2008 in the United States; however, that was about this.

Press cares more than average person

Alfa Romeo was well-known for being really unreliable in the past. The media is making it look like a big deal, but a lot of people do not care that it is coming back. In fact, it is just one more luxury brand to choose from, but a lot of people will go with what they already have and feel comfortable with.

The people who do purchase an Alfa will only be doing it because it is ridiculously beautiful. A concept car called the Gloria will be shown off at some auto shows later this year, according to Automobile Magazine, but it is anticipated to be really beautiful. If the 4C and 8C is any indicator, it will look really great.




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