Alfa Romeo's U.S. Return Delayed Indefinitely, Could be Canceled

Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has cast Stygian clouds over hope that Alfa Romeo will convey to the U.S. in the near future. According to UK-based Telegraph, Alfa's convey has been postponed indefinitely patch the sort sorts out its troubles at home.

European Alfa income have fallen dramatically in recent times, with a slow-to-evolve roster plagued with old platforms and designs. Fiat execs are currently mulling over what direction to verify with the brand, patch sister sort Lancia seems destined to join with Chrysler.

 \"Alfa has been underperforming in Europe for a daylong period,\" Marchionne said fresh in Detroit. \"The most arduous part of the Fiat turnover is the management of Alfa; we have failed to deliver on its promise. \"

As we reported last month, Marchionne denies that a kindred tie-up to the Chrysler/Lancia plan is in accumulation for Alfa.

\"Alfa is not for sale and we are not looking for partners,\" Marchionne said. \"It is our problem and the issue is how to arrange it going forward.\"

According to the Telegraph, Alfa has dropped from 207,000 sales in 2001 to 103,000 in 2009. Marchionne had planned to increase Alfa sales to 300,000 by 2011, though that content currently seems a taste too optimistic.

The newest help in the Alfa scuttlebutt is the small five-door Giulietta, designed to replace the aging 147. The Guilietta will be launched this outflow in Europe, mass a world entry at the 2010 Geneva motor show in March. We were hoping to intend a timeline for a U.S. launch around the same time, but that is probable to be pushed backwards until Fiat bosses monitor dweller sales of the sporty hatchback. The Giulietta's new papers is reported to modify the foundation for a difference of upcoming Alfa models.

\"It will verify a year,\" said Marchionne regarding the amount of time needed to modify a finding on a U.S. return. \"We need to develop deciding ideas in case we don't return to America.\"