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Alfa Romeo, VW: the sale closer?
Despite the denials, the negotiations for the sale of Alfa Romeo continues. The top Volkswagen today at the Lingotto: we have proof!
A few days after the Detroit Motor Show dried denials regarding a possible sale of the brand Alfa Romeo to Volkswagen Group, the Parties to the Lingotto [in Turin] seems that something is moving in this direction. The conditional is a must, but some sources have assured Motori.it the presence of top VW in Turin last night and this morning.
To confirm the simple "rumors," there are photos of six Porsche Panamera badged Wolfsburg and Leipzig (Porsche factory) in the car park of the former Fiat factory (from the site posted lastpetrolheads ), from which they were seen leaving the manager of Opel. Were noted and the measures "safe" similar to those taken in 2009 during the visit of the American consul, after the Fiat-Chrysler.
If, however, late on Wednesday an agreement for the sale was considered by a well-informed "done deal", the low profile maintained by the parties would rather think of the negotiations to a halt, or at least to nothing done. In late morning, in fact, the delegation has departed without any official statement from the Lingotto. On the other hand at this moment the attention is pointed on the results of the last quarter 2010 . Our sources, however, have had occasion to speak with a manager that VW has reported a rather tense situation. In short, rather difficult negotiations.
But why should sell Fiat Alfa? With this operation, the Lingotto would be raised from the heavy financial burden for the relaunch of the brand, and together they would create a large cash on hand, required to reach 51% of Chrysler already by 2011, confirmed by the same objective Marchionne. For its part, Volkswagen has added a very strong brand, with a connotation that is lacking today in the sport markedly even emblazoned Audi .
Ultimately, we received reports that testify to a discrepancy between the official version, which depicts the affair as "a joke", and the real positions of the two companies. This approach is certainly not the first nor will be the last (after all Chrysler before the deal's been two years of negotiations "secret"), but is evidence of a stable contact between the two parties.
Andrea Tomelleri
27/01/2011