Alfa Romeo will protect its Australian customers from the uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the new rate of Luxury Car Tax in Australia by holding its prices at the pre-tax rise levels during the interim period between the 1 July implementation of the next tax rate and when it becomes law.

Alfa Romeo will protect its Australian customers from the uncertainty surrounding the implementation of the new rate of Luxury Car Tax in Australia by holding its prices at the pre-tax rise levels during the interim period between the 1 July implementation of the next tax rate and when it becomes law.

“Alfa Romeo has not just built its reputation on a unique quality of style, charisma, and performance but also on providing value for money,” says Edward Butler, General Manager for Alfa Romeo in Australia. “To automatically pass on the tax rise during this period of uncertainty is not commensurate with our value for money policy, so we have worked with Alfa Romeo in Italy and our dealers to remove the price rise completely until this uncertainty is resolved.

"Equally, we are concerned that, given the point at which the tax hike starts, it would have widened the price gap between the petrol versions and some of our turbo diesel models. Anything that makes it less easy to afford these environmentally-friendly, low fuel consumption, low emission models is not just bad for us, but also for the planet.”

The models in Alfa Romeo’s Australian range that will now not be affected the Luxury Car Tax rise during the interim period include both the 2.4 litre JTD Turbo Diesel powered versions of the Alfa 159 Sportwagon; the 159 Sports Sedan with the 2.4 JTD with the six speed Q-Tronic automatic gearbox, as well as V6 versions of the 159 Sportwagon and 159 sedan. All versions of the acclaimed Alfa Romeo Brera and the Alfa Romeo Spider remain at their pre-tax rise levels, as does the 3.2 litre V6 version of the Alfa Romeo GT.

“The implementation of this tax rise and the confusion surrounding it has caused considerable uncertainty in the market place,” says Mr Butler. “We have acted to ensure that customers know exactly where they stand during this period of uncertainty regardless of the outcome of the Senate inquiry into the Luxury Car Tax rate rise.”