Thursday, April 1, 2010

Alfa Romeo























Type Private
Industry Automotive
Predecessor Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID)
Founded 24 June 1910 in Milan, Italy
Founder(s) Alexandre Darracq/Ugo Stella
Nicola Romeo
Headquarters Turin, Italy[1]
Area served Worldwide
Key people Luca di Montezemolo (President)
Harald J. Wester (CEO)
Products Automobiles
Parent Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A.
Website AlfaRomeo.com






Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automaker founded on June 24, 1910 in Milan.[2] Alfa Romeo has been a part of the Fiat Group since 1986,[3] and since February 2007 a part of Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. The company was owned by Italian state holding company Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale between the end of 1932 to 1986. The company was originally known as A.L.F.A., which is an acronym for Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (English: Lombard Automobile Factory, Public Company).