Alfa Romeo return to U.S. confirmed with big ambition, Chrysler will provide pair of CUVs
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta concept by Pininfarina - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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Italiophiles rejoice! Though the move <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/16/marchionne-alfa-romeo-back-in-the-u-s-by-2012/">isn't unexpected</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/category/fiat">Fiat's</a> Sergio Marchionne has officially confirmed that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/alfa-romeo/">Alfa Romeo </a>brand will make a return appearance to the United States starting in 2012.<br />
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The first vehicles that should hit American dealerships (of course, we don't yet know where the cars will be sold, but <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/chrysler">Chrysler</a>'s woefully underutilized dealer network would be a good bet...) will be the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/21/report-2013-alfa-romeo-spider-2012-giulia-to-be-based-on-rwd-c/">midsize Giulia</a>, which will come in both sedan and wagon variants, along with a compact SUV built in the States using <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/14/alfa-romeo-giulietta-hits-the-european-market-with-full-details/">European Giullietta hatchback </a>underpinnings.<br />
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One year later, Alfa plans to begin offering a five-door version of the beautiful <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/alfaromeomito">MiTo hatchback</a> in the States, which will be joined by a new Alfa Romeo Spider. Could it look something like the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/03/02/geneva-2010-alfa-romeo-2uettottanta-concept-by-pininfarina/">2uettottanta concept</a> from Geneva? Someone get Dustin Hoffman on the phone pronto.<br />
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Moving on to the 2014 model year, Alfa will redesign its compact Giullietta hatchback and send it to America. A second, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/14/spy-shots-alfa-romeo-kamal-concept-snapped-at-fiat-randd-facility/">larger SUV</a> will show up in the same year and will be built in America using architecture borrowed from the next-gen <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/liberty">Jeep Liberty</a>.<br />
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There was plenty more news coming from the Fiat camp today. Stay tuned for a much more comprehensive breakdown of the Italian automaker's far-reaching plans for the next several years.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-2uettottanta-by-pininfarina/low/">Alfa Romeo 2uettottanta by Pininfarina</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-2uettottanta-by-pininfarina/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/pininfarina-24b_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-2uettottanta-by-pininfarina/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/pininfarina-17-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-2uettottanta-by-pininfarina/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/pininfarina-18_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-2uettottanta-by-pininfarina/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/pininfarina-21_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-2uettottanta-by-pininfarina/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/03/pininfarina-19_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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