Report: Dodge version of Alfa Giulietta coming for 2012
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>Alfa Romeo Guilietta - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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According to the latest reports, the <a href="http://alfagiulietta.com">Alfa Romeo Giulietta</a> will serve as the basis for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/caliber">Dodge Caliber's</a> successor, and it's set to arrive in late 2011 as a 2012 model. <em>USA Today</em> credits Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Chrysler and Fiat, with the proclamation that some form of Giulietta will wind up as a Dodge. Considering last year's <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/21/fiat-unveils-five-year-product-plan-we-dissect-in-detail/">five-year plan</a> that shows the Caliber discontinued after 2011, Chrysler will need something to fill its place in showrooms. <br />
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Refreshes will carry the venerable <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/05/2011-dodge-charger-first-official-images-details-released/">LX cars</a>, and the Sebring has been transformed into the more promising <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/12/2011-chrysler-200-reveal-official/">200</a>, but those moves are mere stopgaps. Without a small car to sell against its domestic rivals, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/chrysler/">Chrysler</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/dodge/">Dodge</a> will be at a significant disadvantage. Fiat has expressed its desire to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/22/fiat-reportedly-set-to-raise-stake-in-chrysler/">expand its stake</a> in Chrysler beyond its 20 percent level, and the only way that's going to happen is if the automaker succeeds Stateside. Enthusiasts have looked longingly across the Atlantic at the Giulietta, and if the car connects as well with the public at large and carries the right blend of quality and verve, it could be a boon for Chrysler.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-giulietta-12">Alfa Romeo Giulietta</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-giulietta-12/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/100413argiulietta05_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-giulietta-12/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/100413argiulietta04_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-giulietta-12/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/100413argiulietta09_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-giulietta-12/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/100413argiulietta10_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/alfa-romeo-giulietta-12/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/100413argiulietta17_thumb nail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/10/dodge-version-of-alfa-romeo-giulietta-coming-next-year-fiat-500-in-january/1">USA Today</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/report-dodge-version-of-alfa-giulietta-coming-for-2012/">Report: Dodge version of Alfa Giulietta coming for 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 25 Oct 2010 10:59:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2010/10/dodge-version-of-alfa-romeo-giulietta-coming-next-year-fiat-500-in-january/1>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/report-dodge-version-of-alfa-giulietta-coming-for-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19686986/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/10/25/report-dodge-version-of-alfa-giulietta-coming-for-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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