Frank Stephenson resigns as Alfa Romeo design head

Frank Stephenson, head of Alfa Romeo design, has announced that he will step down from his position. Stephenson, who has been with the Fiat Group for the past six years, says his resignation is independent of Fiat’s decision to name former Pininfarina design director as head of the Fiat Group’s design team. According to [...]

Alfa Romeo’s quest for a U.S. factory continues

Alfa Romeo’s parent company, Fiat, plans to choose a factory in the U.S. by the end of May. As per earlier reports, the Italian carmaker is looking to work with one of the three big North American car companies to share their production lines or move into one of the companies’ shuttered factories, but [...]

Alfa to share platforms, dealerships with Jaguar?

Now that Jaguar’s sale to Tata is as good as a done deal, it has been revealed that Fiat could team with Jaguar to produce premium rear-wheel drive vehicles for its Alfa Romeo brand and possibly even share some of the same dealerships — easing the Italian automaker’s re-entry into the U.S. market. “I [...]

Alfa Romeo discusses U.S. production with Detroit Three

Fiat’s plan to bring Alfa Romeo back to the U.S. market is being threatened by the weak U.S. dollar. As a result, the Italian automaker is reportedly talking to Detroit’s top three automakers about sharing production of Alfa Romeos. The apparent aim of the talks is to avoid having to build a costly production [...]