Alexandre
Here is an information to take with caution. It comes from the Italian site PassioneautoitalianeAccording to him, the production of theAlfa Romeo Giulietta would permanently cease at the beginning of 2020.
Granny is resisting, some say! But Granny might not be resisting for much longer. Indeed, during the 1st quarter 2020the production of the Italian compact, which celebrated its 9th birthday last July, could definitively stop.
What makes the Italian site say this? The arrival of a Maserati model in Cassino in 2021, where the famous transalpine car is produced, for an investment of €800 million. This model would be the D-SUV, probably based on the Giorgio platform, and therefore technical cousin of the Giulia and Stelvio. Do you follow?
As such, it would be necessary to make room and the Giulietta would disappear. And this while the Tonalewho is in charge of supporting her (or even replacing her?) would arrive only during 2021, that is to say one year later... Frankly, can Cassino do without the production of another model, especially the most popular, most profitable and most accessible of the brand? On the other hand, some will see it as a well-deserved retirement for a compact car that is totally out of step with the new Alfa standards (quality, engine, chassis...)
It would have been a thousand times better to produce a new Giulietta or, failing that, to replaster the existing model to make it match its range sisters. But no, at Alfa, this is not a priority... And this especially since we were talking about a Giulietta MCA (Middle-cycle action) in the last Alfa Romeo product plan a year ago. A product plan already expired...
If this was the case, hard to keep the dealerships running Alfa Romeo and the Cassino factory with the Giulia and Stelvio alone, despite a possible update in a few months. No more access models under 35 000-40 000 €. for the Biscione brand for many months? Alfa Romeo is really not afraid of anything! Brave? Suicidal? We'll see...