Alfa-Romeo in Dangerous State

There’s been a lot of hype surrounding Alfa here in the US.  With all the talk of the pretty cars and Italian style, observers ignore the horrid rep Alfas (and Fiats) have in reliability.  For the past decade, Alfa-Romeo’s been trying to serve as the Italian Audi–which comes to a wannabe BMW.  The overweight, front-drive convertibles and trouble-prone saloons aside, Alfa’s place in the Euro sales charts has been slipping big-time.  Total sales are down by almost half of what they were a decade ago.  Alfa and Fiat heads are looking to converge the Euro-American vehicles with Chrysler corresponding to Alfa and the dying Lancia, and Dodge hooked-up to Fiat.  We’re betting on the Marchionne Magic burning out by 2015.