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Alfa Romeo soon back in North America
FIAT Group CEO Sergio Marchionne announces long-awaited comeback
Originally Published: 2006-05-14
L'Alfa Romeo will soon be back in North America. Sergio Marchionne, CEO of the FIAT Group, gave the announcement during a conference call on the first quarter of 2006. Marchionne had anticipated the news some months ago in an interview to Corriere Canadese/Tandem. He remarked that the planned comeback, to be staged as soon as possible, would give a significant contribution to the achievements of sales targets assigned to Alfa Romeo.
This return, explained Marchionne, will go through the recently re-established distribution chain for Maserati. "We have worked hard for this," he concluded. The group is still waiting to obtain the required authorizations from many different states.
The news was welcomed by Italian unions, which appreciate the potential for development and growth entailed by this return to North America. "This is a positive answer to the needs for new jobs in Campania and in the Pomigliano d'Arco industry area. The announcement that the Alfa Romeo brand will return to the North American market is the best thing we could expect to hear," said the regional secretary for Campania of UILM, Giovanni Sgambati, commenting on the announcement.
"This prestigious brand," continued the union organizer, "at long last stages a comeback. The vehicles assembled in Pomigliano will go beyond the national and European dimension, all over the world. This has huge implications, opening interesting scenarios for boosting job creation and meeting the quality and competition challenges."
Under the slogan "Without industry, no future," the Naples UILM convention will gather 262 delegates representing about 9,000 union members. Almost 200 meetings and four provincial conventions were held in preparation. Sgambati will give the introductory speech.
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Conference
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