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I think the situations of Chrysler and Lancia are very different. While Lancia is pretty superfluous in the broad European STLA brand portfolio, there's only Dodge and Chrysler for mass market cars in North America. FIAT sits in a tiny 500-style-only niche with few dealers. Dodge got moved into muscle car/power truck territory. So Chrysler with its huge dealer network can fill the whole bread-and-butter market without stepping on anyone's toes. It's a mystery to me why they didn't start this sooner.

According to Automotive News, Antonia Filosa announced at the Q3 results call that most of their European BEV will get LFP batteries in 2027.

Well, their source is an analyst company …

Do you think the 600 will get a real facelift? It wasn't labeled on the roadmap presentation in contrast to Avenger and Junior MCAs.

500e front is absolutely clean and timeless — apart from the "500" script/cutout, which I would have kept as "FIAT". The 600 looks messy in comparison.

FIAT should have given the 600 the cleaner, more upscale lights of the current 500. Maybe they synchronise the MCAs for 500 (with LFP battery) and 600 in 2027. Too bad they can't get rid of the eye lashes without new metal.

I like the spot. The statement is true for me.

I don't read that out of his words. I think he just wants to emphasize that the current Maseratis are not rebadged Alfas.

Cute!

Looks great! I hope L7e instead of L6e.

Good they didn't burn the Manta name on such a fat crossover. Yes, I'm looking at you, Capri! They'd better build a more dynamic body shape on STLA One next to the new Astra in Rüsselsheim. Btw. do we know already where Italian STLA One will be built? Melfi or Pomigliano?

Don't know about Italy, but abroad it's simple: Toyota has a much, much bigger dealer network, the brand has much more street presence, continuity and people have no reason to doubt the brand future. The car itself doesn't matter as much. Even less the engine specification. About Cuorerosso production: Didn't the Alfa bosses say that the next Bottega project won't be so limited as the 33 Stradale? If Alfa wants to stay in North America they need a car to keep the brand alive until the new D-segment arrives. C-SUV/Tonale is definitely not their anchor on that market.

Alfa's sales are too small to develop new Giulias on different platforms. They could only keep the current one with some updates next to a new BEV platform version.

Not in SUV/crossover direction. The last teaser showed thin tires with very small gap in the wheelhouse. Also all the descriptions (press text and interviews) promise a drivers car that Alfisti waited for.

Reading between the lines of recent Santo Ficili interviews I do expect something that could go into production, not an abstract sketch like the PuRa.