Inovev forecasts 70,000 new Alfa-Romeo Tonale SUVs per year
- At the 2019 Geneva Motor Show, the FCA group unveiled the concept car that announces the future Alfa-Romeo C segment SUV, which should be marketed in a very similar form from 2021. This future SUV based on the Jeep Compass platform will be located in the Alfa-Romeo range under the Stelvio (D segment). It therefore enters the same segment as the Giulietta (C segment) but will probably sell more in view of the strong worldwide demand for SUVs.
- The Tonale (name of the pass of an Italian mountain) will probably be manufactured in the same factory as the other Alfa-Romeo models (Stelvio, Giulia and Giulietta), i. e. at the Cassino site (in central Italy). This new model will compete with other sporty Premium SUVs, such as the Audi Q4, BMW X2, Mercedes GLA and Jaguar E-Pace.
- The new Tonale SUV should increase sales of the Alfa-Romeo brand, which have been growing at a slow pace since 2016, and at a much lower level than expected by the Fiat-Chrysler group in its various ads. The brand also discontinued the Mito (B segment) last year, without replacing it, which will affect its sales.
- Nevertheless, Inovev expects 70,000 annual sales of the new Tonale, which should be in addition to the 40,000 annual sales planned for Stelvio. The project for an Alfa-Romeo E-segment SUV (based on the Maserati Levante) is postponed. On the other hand, the project for a Maserati D-segment SUV (based on the Alfa-Romeo Stelvio) is still on the drawing board.
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