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Evo magazine are reporting that the Abarth half sister to the 4c is still very much alive, despite rumours to the contrary. Quoting Ivan Gibson Abarth UK's brand manager as their source.

He went on to add that it will be a year behind the Alfa 4c if the prototype is good enough to get the go-ahead.

Power is likely to be the same unit and gearbox set-up hinting at a styling reskin. As previously reported here they say the chassis has had large chunks replaced by aluminium subframes in the in-house takeover

USA Today have been discussing the new Dodge, Jeep and Chrysler offerings with Sergio Marchionne giving more details away on Alfa Romeo’s future direction.
He is reported as saying "There will be plants making Alfas in the United States and in Europe, I need to export to Europe from the U.S. The volumes I (can) get here are how I reintroduce Alfa to Europe.....".

Car Dealer magazine are reporting that Alfa Romeo’s 2011 registration figures were the highest since 2002 with 11,563 cars registered. This sees their market share rise by 30.8 per cent.
Alfa Romeo attributed the success down to the latest product line-up and improving dealer network  in the top 10 for the J.D. Power UK customer satisfaction survey. Alfa went on to add the success of their highly competitive finance/incentive offers as being another major factor boosting the overall performance.

UK based Top Gear magazine are reporting the Alfa Romeo 4C is expected early 2013.

The information came out with their interview with Mauro Pierallin European head of engineering who has given the project a discrete team outside the main engineering structure headed by him personally. They report advanced prototypes will be testing mid-2012 with a year’s hard testing before going on sale at “under £45,000”.