Last January Alfa Romeo announced that they were hoping to sell the 100,000th Giulietta in late 2011. The plan seemed ambitious but doable, especially considering that 40,000 Giuliettas had already found a home since the car’s launch in June of 2010.
The Italian automaker recently announced that they have reached their goal and sold the milestone car, though they did not mention which market it was headed to or any other details about it.
The Giulietta was designed as a replacement to the five-door version of the 147 and has been one of the most popular Alfas in recent memory. It placed second in the 2011 European Car of the Year competition, losing by only nine points to the Nissan Leaf.
Like most Italian cars, the Giulietta has been the most successful in its home country, where 40,000 of all the cars built found a home. Since its launch, it has consistently been on Italy’s best-seller list.
In Italy, the Giulietta carries a base price of 19,970€, or $27,700. Buyers can choose between three gas engines ranging from 120 to 235 horsepower, and three diesel engines that vary from 105 to 170 horsepower. All are four-cylinders and all drive the front wheels, much to the chagrin of many Alfisti.
Alfa Romeo currently has no plans to bring the Giulietta over to U.S. shores but Dodge is expected to present an Americanized version of it possibly dubbed the Hornet at next month’s Los Angeles Auto Show.
The current Giulietta is the third car to wear the nameplate. The original Giulietta was launched in 1954 and the 100,000th example of it was built in February of 1961.
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