Alfa Romeo Intsomi. Ilandela inokuba yi... crossover

Yinyaniso ukuba i Alfa Romeo Intsomi yaboniswa ngo-2008, kwaye ukususela ngoko ifumene utshintsho oluncinci kuphela, ngoko ngokwemvelo ityhola ubunzima beminyaka eyithwalayo, ngoku iwela emva koko ukhuphiswano olukhoyo lubekwe kwimarike.

Kwiingxelo zamva nje, kumsitho weGeneva Motor Show, uSergio Marchionne uthi ukuqhubeka kwayo kusemgceni kwaye ukuba imodeli iya kugcinwa, ngokuqinisekileyo ayizukufana nale yangoku.

Ezi nkcazo zingqinwa kukwehla okuthe gqolo kwecandelo le-SUV elineminyango emithathu, apho "ukusebenza kwayo kunqongophele kakhulu", uninzi lweempawu zibonelela ngeenguqulelo ezineminyango emihlanu kuphela, kwaye zisiya kwiimodeli ezineempawu ezijolise ngakumbi kwihlabathi leeSUVs.

I-Alfa Romeo entsha ichazwa yi-4C, i-Giulia kunye ne-Stelvio, kwaye kulapho sifuna ukugxila khona. IGiulietta kunye neMiTo ziimoto ezilungileyo, kodwa azikho kwinqanaba elifanayo.

USergio Marchionne, i-CEO yeQela leFCA

Ngaloo ndlela, ikamva lesizukulwana esitsha seAlfa Romeo Mito, njengoko sisazi ngoku, lalimfiliba kakhulu, xa imodeli ingenayo inguqulelo yeminyango emihlanu kwisizukulwana sangoku.

Yonke into ibonisa ukuba, ukuba kukho umlandeli we-Alfa Romeo Mito, kuya kwenzeka ukuba ibe yi-crossover encinci, enye yezona nxalenye zikhula ngokukhawuleza kwihlabathi, esele ibandakanya i-Citroën C3 Aircross, i-Kia Stonic, i-Renault Captur, phakathi kwabanye abaninzi.

Kule nto, i-brand yeqela le-FCA iya kukwazi ukusebenzisa i-platform ye-modular ye-Jeep Renegade, imodeli apho i-brand ye-Jeep igxininise kakhulu kwiintengiso zayo eYurophu.

IGiulietta kunye neMiTo zisathengiswa, kodwa ziimoto ezenzelwe iYurophu. Asizithengisi e-US okanye eTshayina.

USergio Marchionne, i-CEO yeQela leFCA

Isicwangciso se-brand kwiminyaka ezayo siya kutyhilwa ngoJuni 1, xa siya kukwazi ikamva leemodeli zangoku ze-brand.

Emva kwezi nkcazo, yonke into ibonisa ukuba i-Alfa Romeo ayijonganga okwangoku kwimarike yaseYurophu, nto leyo enokuqikelelwa ngokwendalo, kuba enye kwiimoto ezimbini ezithengiswa kwihlabathi jikelele yeyemarike yaseMelika okanye yaseTshayina.