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Let's face it – Stellantis is not doing too well, especially across the crucial North American market. So, after the first nine months of the year, it was down 17% below the one-million mark, and all brands had rather disastrous report cards.
Jeep dropped by eight percent to 449k units from January through September, Ram Trucks plunged 24% to almost 310k units, Chrysler lost 21% to just 97k units, and Dodge also dropped 24% to a little over 119k vehicles. As for the exotic brands, Alfa Romeo is still going deeper into an abyss – volume decreased only by 10%, but the total is abysmal – less than 7k examples during the first nine months of the year.
The Alfa Romeo Giulia, as beautiful as it may be (and recently refreshed), was among America's worst-selling nameplates after the first three quarters – with just 1,724 units, it was 'bested' only by a few other quirky models at the bottom of the delivery list. Well, that calls for distinctive action, right?
Apparently, that's a good cause for a CEO's demise. It's not untimely – Carlos Tavares will step down from leading Stellantis through this slump in early 2026, when his contract is due to expire. They're letting him stay until the very end, but they're also not renewing it. Additionally, the management shakeup includes streamlining the corner office head honchos – there's just one CEO now for both Alfa and Maserati.
Additionally, the Italian maker said to the rumor mill that if people want, they'll keep ICE powertrains alive as long as there's demand for them – so the next Alfa Romeo Stelvio crossover and Giulia sporty sedan might not be all-electric only after all. Well, speaking of the ailing four-door model, the parallel universes of vehicular CGI are always interested in its wellbeing – all thanks to various members of the imaginative guild of digital car content creators.
For example, the latest idea that sprung to our attention came from Alessandro Capriotti, the virtual artist better known as capriotti_cardesign on social media, who also wants to gift Stellantis a proper Alfa Romeo Giulia - in CGI. His unofficial, hypothetical design project aims for a Codatronca-inspired style to make our hearts flutter again, and it also comes with a sleek body and a dynamic rear end.
There's a double full-width LED strip around the back for the taillights, a dual-tone style for the body with upper and lower elements dressed in shiny, glossy black, plus a low-slung profile for proper coupe-sedan credentials. The traditional sportiness of the Alfa Romeo brand is highlighted by the flush door handles and the massive Y-spoke wheels that let the brakes breathe easily because there are only four spokes on each wheel!
Moving around to the front, we discover the pixel master decided to make it ICE-powered, hence the big shield grille with the Alfa logo styled on it. The LED headlights are as slim as possible, owing to modern precepts, but luckily, they're not of the split variety. Instead, we quickly notice the Quadrifoglio badge on the fender, the all-black alternative shade, and the second set of more traditional Alfa-style alloy wheels.
Unfortunately, the CGI expert doesn't say anything about what hides under the long hood – should we expect Maserati to borrow 3.0-liter Nettuno 90-degree twin-turbocharged V6 to the Alfa Romeo brand now that they have the same guiding light (CEO) at the top? So, what do you think about this design project?
The Alfa Romeo Giulia, as beautiful as it may be (and recently refreshed), was among America's worst-selling nameplates after the first three quarters – with just 1,724 units, it was 'bested' only by a few other quirky models at the bottom of the delivery list. Well, that calls for distinctive action, right?
Apparently, that's a good cause for a CEO's demise. It's not untimely – Carlos Tavares will step down from leading Stellantis through this slump in early 2026, when his contract is due to expire. They're letting him stay until the very end, but they're also not renewing it. Additionally, the management shakeup includes streamlining the corner office head honchos – there's just one CEO now for both Alfa and Maserati.
Additionally, the Italian maker said to the rumor mill that if people want, they'll keep ICE powertrains alive as long as there's demand for them – so the next Alfa Romeo Stelvio crossover and Giulia sporty sedan might not be all-electric only after all. Well, speaking of the ailing four-door model, the parallel universes of vehicular CGI are always interested in its wellbeing – all thanks to various members of the imaginative guild of digital car content creators.
For example, the latest idea that sprung to our attention came from Alessandro Capriotti, the virtual artist better known as capriotti_cardesign on social media, who also wants to gift Stellantis a proper Alfa Romeo Giulia - in CGI. His unofficial, hypothetical design project aims for a Codatronca-inspired style to make our hearts flutter again, and it also comes with a sleek body and a dynamic rear end.
There's a double full-width LED strip around the back for the taillights, a dual-tone style for the body with upper and lower elements dressed in shiny, glossy black, plus a low-slung profile for proper coupe-sedan credentials. The traditional sportiness of the Alfa Romeo brand is highlighted by the flush door handles and the massive Y-spoke wheels that let the brakes breathe easily because there are only four spokes on each wheel!
Moving around to the front, we discover the pixel master decided to make it ICE-powered, hence the big shield grille with the Alfa logo styled on it. The LED headlights are as slim as possible, owing to modern precepts, but luckily, they're not of the split variety. Instead, we quickly notice the Quadrifoglio badge on the fender, the all-black alternative shade, and the second set of more traditional Alfa-style alloy wheels.
Unfortunately, the CGI expert doesn't say anything about what hides under the long hood – should we expect Maserati to borrow 3.0-liter Nettuno 90-degree twin-turbocharged V6 to the Alfa Romeo brand now that they have the same guiding light (CEO) at the top? So, what do you think about this design project?
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