Alfa Launch Delayed in U.S.

["Michael S. Sweigart" <msweigart@domain.elided>]

Not really new, but received this today:

ALFA RETURN DELAYED
Alfisti will be disappointed to learn that General Motors and Fiat have
decided to postpone the Italian marque's return to the U.S. Fiat will not
retrofit current model Alfas to meet U.S. federal requirements for 2003;
now, all-new models will enter the U.S. as 2005 model year cars. A new
Alfa Spider is due in 2005 and a replacement for the 156 small sports
sedan should come the following year. A high-end 166 model is tentatively
due in 2007. Originally GM said Alfas would share showrooms with Cadillac
but they are now leaning toward selling the Italian brand through Saab
dealerships, both in here and in other markets where they are not
currently sold. - Bob Storck

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