Fiat Plans To Best The Germans By Leveraging Ferrari Powerplants In Future Alfa Romeo Models

Fiat plans to develop a new line of rear-wheel-drive sedans and sport-utility vehicles to bolster Alfa Romeo and take on the likes of Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, people familiar with the matter said. The models will start to hit the market in 2016, and high-end versions will be equipped with motors developed by Ferrari, the Fiat-owned supercar maker, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the discussions are private.

Chief Executive Officer Sergio Marchionne’s sought-after turnaround of Alfa Romeo has been going nowhere. Since the executive took the reins at Fiat in 2004, Alfa Romeo’s annual deliveries tumbled 56 percent to 74,000 cars. In 2012, he scaled back a sales target for the Italian nameplate by 40 percent as promised models were delayed by a spending halt in Europe. With auto demand in the region recovering and Fiat armed with more resources thanks to the takeover of Chrysler, it may be now or never for the sporty brand.

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scenicbyway12 - 4/7/2014 2:15:32 PM

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Mid range luxury cars with $600 oil changes, and $1800 tune ups.

MattDarringer - 4/7/2014 7:25:53 PM

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If they are using Ferrari powerplants in Alfa Romeos that would make Alfa compete with Maserati. Alfa Romeo needs to me FCA's "Buick/Lincoln" division i.e. a notch higher than Chrysler but using ChryslerFiat platforms. Marchionne is so damned clueless it's ridiculous. I thought Piech was an idiot, but Marchionne is far far worse.

dennybenny - 4/7/2014 7:47:06 PM

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Matt darringer

You never drove a maserati ghibli and your father in law never had a maserati ghibli

I am a mechanic for exotic cars, i used to own maserati, de Tomaso, and i drove Ferrari Lamborghini and many other exotic cars
I also owned 4 bmw, 3 Mercedes, and let me tell you, german cars are the worst piece of junk ever. In fact the are full of technical problems and after 90000miles and without warranty german cars are ready to trash.
Bmw is made in Mexico that's the German engineering
Audi use a volkswagen engine.
Your comment is only the prove that german Americans like you are scare about Italian cars since everyone know that Italian make the best sports cars in the world. The maserati ghibli is a car made in Italy by italians and they are using Italian parts.
The maserati engine is made by a division of Ferrari. It was very funny read your comment full of lies

Mongrel greasy german americans are only envy of Italian cars. Who will ever buy a cheap bmw or Mercedes when you can have a maserati
And do you know that german cars use italian leather for their interior? Frau id an Italian company that make the interiors of almost every luxury cars
German Americans are good for hamburgers not cars. germany was part of the roman empire
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MattDarringer - 4/8/2014 8:53:44 AM

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@dennybenny I most decidedly do have a hand me down Qporte, and yes my father in law does have a Ghibli. The Ghibli is not selling all that well. I an a partner in 6 dealerships and oversee a classic car flipping operation. I first saw the Ghibli at a ride and drive several months BEFORE it went on sale here. The Ghibli is built on a modified Chrysler 300 platform with a new front suspension. Marchionne said that HIMSELF. Just because you change oil on cars in no way makes you an expert.

dennybenny - 4/8/2014 10:38:46 PM

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No the maserati ghibli is made in North italy and isn't using any parts from Chrysler. LOL

In fact i am from Europe and i know exotic cars better than you. lol

The truth is that you are the classic german american that can't afford italian luxury cars and you are worry that nobody will buy your german junk anymore. what do you know about exotic cars? did you ever drove or owned any of them? lol
And marchionne never said anything like that, in fact i follow news about marchionne from the source in europe. LOL

Your father in law own a cheap junk such bmw and not a maserati ghibli, stop to lies dude

Fiat own chrysler like Mercedes did before fiat for many years.

Marchionne love so much maserati and alfa romeo that he wanted to make both of that cars unique, in fact alfa romeo will have a ferrari engine like the maserati. and the ghibli is sharing a platform from the maserati quattroporte

check on yahoo "Maserati reveals the Ghibli"

Based on a shortened version of the platform used by the Quattroporte, the Ghibli will be produced alongside its more luxurious sibling at the ex-Bertone plant in Grugliasco, Italy.

the maserati ghibli is not selling well? lol

check on yahoo "Maserati Ghibli Propelling Company Sales To Record Numbers!"

check on yahoo "Maserati sets new global sales record"

check on yahoo "Maserati sales grow 27.5% in South East Asia, Pacific"

Porsche and audi are sharing a volkswagen and engine platform, bmw is made in mexico
LOL

dennybenny - 4/8/2014 10:43:53 PM

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