Fiat to sell Alfa Romeos in U.S.
From Times Wire Services
Italian automaker Fiat will begin selling its Alfa Romeo sports cars in the United States after the summer, ending the brand’s 13-year absence from that market, Ansa news agency reported.
Fiat will sell its $265,000 8C Competizione coupe through Maserati dealers, and about 80 cars to be sent to the United States have already been sold, Ansa said in an unsourced story from New York.
If demand is maintained, Fiat will offer three additional Alfa Romeo models for the U.S. market, the report said.
Fiat Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne said last month that the company was considering Mexico as a base to build Alfa Romeos for export to the United States, starting in 2009.
