Alfa Romeo has expanded the range of the Alfa 159 with the introduction of an entry level 1.8-litre petrol engine which offers excellent fuel consumption and very respectable performance from its 140 bhp 16-valve engine

The Australian and New Zealand Alfa Romeo importer, Ateco Automotive, has drawn up ambitious plans which will see the sporty Milanese brand's exciting new range of models rapidly penetrating both markets

Continuing a tradition that stretches back half a century, the new Alfa 159 2.4 JTDM has become the latest "gazzelle" to be pressed into service by the Carabinieri, as well as it taking the role of the new "pantere" of the Polizia Italiana

One of the most eagerly awaited new cars to arrive in Australia this year, the all-new Alfa Romeo 159, goes on sale on Thursday heralding the arrival of a whole range of new cars from the legendary Italian car maker

Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo 159 2.2 JTS/2.4 JTDM (Australia)

The brand-new flagship Mirafiori Motor Village has just been inaugurated in Turin - a huge new 'centre of excellence' where the entire Alfa Romeo range can be examined in detail in the spacious, relaxing surroundings

The new Alfa 159 has won the Design Award in the 2006 Fleet World Honours awards, the trophy being presented at a special ceremony held at the Royal Automobile Club, in Pall Mall, London last night

Alfa Romeo has today revealed Italian pricing for the new H-segment Alfa Spider convertible ahead of its international press launch which will take place in Valderice, Sicily on 13th June

Heavily-modified and now armour-proofed, the new Alfa 159 has become the latest 'Pantera' to hit the streets of the Italian cities as it gears up to help the Polizia di Stato in the fight against crime

Bristol's 'Old City' rumbled to the musical sound of thoroughbred exhausts as 330 Italian cars and two-wheelers streamed into the historic centre for the glamorous 4th edition of the Bristol Auto Moto Festival

Photo Gallery: 4th Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival

During yesterday's conference call to announce the Fiat Group's first quarter financial results, CEO Sergio Marchionne confirmed that the Alfa Romeo brand is gearing up for an imminent return to the USA

Photo Gallery: Alfa Brera - Alfa Romeo UK Dealer Training, Rockingham (III)

Photo Gallery: Alfa Brera - Alfa Romeo UK Dealer Training, Rockingham (II)

Photo Gallery: Alfa Brera - Alfa Romeo UK Dealer Training, Rockingham (I)

The next-generation Fiat Stilo's 'Compact' platform, has now been chosen for the new 2008-due Alfa 149, reports Automotive News, who add that Fiat Auto is talking to other car manufacturers about sharing the platform's technology

The Alfa Romeo 147 JTD, with one of the most advanced diesel engines in the world, has arrived in New Zealand delivering a new level of performance and economy from Alfa Romeo’s award-winning small car

Engineers at Fiat's Elasis engineering arm took full advantage of the location of the Villa d’Este Concorso d'Eleganza, to take the Alfa Romeo Diva prototype to the nearby Balocco high-security test-track for a set of high-speed trials

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo 8C Spider (III)

Alfa Romeo has announced that the Alfa 159 sports sedan will be launched in Australia on 1 June 2006, heralding a whole new family of cars from the Italian performance car maker

Autodelta will be present at the Auto Italia Spring Italian Car Day at Brooklands on Saturday with their appearance headlined by the public debut of a new model, and another world first: the Autodelta 156 JTS Super

Built by Fiat Auto’s engineering arm Elasis, Centro Stile Alfa Romeo and the Espera design school and now finished to a higher quality by Arese-based Carrozzeria Granturismo the Alfa Diva 'moving laboratory' was one of the big stars at Villa d'Este

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Alfa Diva (II)

Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d’Este Photo Gallery: Alfa Diva (I)

Neville Crichton and Alfa Romeo have dominated the maxi class in their first European regatta of the season with the New Zealand super maxi taking four race wins out of five races in the Hublot PalmaVela