Fans of Italian cars are eagerly awaiting the first product that will roll out of the assembly line after an alliance has been formed between Fiat and Chrysler. Before the end of 2010, the Fiat 500 may touch the American soil. Following shortly are possible productions of hatchback units like the Alfa Romeo Milano or the MiTo. The Italian car maker has not confirmed the release of the last two vehicles though.

The American market has not accepted the functionality of a hatchback as the everyday family car. It just follows that a wagon from the luxury segment will be on the top choice of the list. Mercedes Benz and BMW are both selling their smaller units but they both veered away from selling the hatch versions in the United States.

Alfa Romeo is following suit and may be opting to send the bigger Giulia sedan to the American market. It might just be the first Alfa Romeo that will be produced in high volume to mark the return of the brand in the U.S. soil.

An Italian newspaper published an interview with the top executive of Alfa Romeo who discloses that the Giulia will be rolling of the dealerships by 2012. The CEO explained that they are keeping the MiTo (who is doing reasonably well against the Fiat 500 and the Mini!) and the new Milan for a more viable market in European countries. So it is clear that the Alfa Romeo will have the Giulia leading its return on the U.S. roads.

Bigger cars actually have bigger rooms to earn a profit compared to smaller cars like the MiTo. It might be a wise decision for the Italian car maker to have Giulia over the Milano or MiTo in a hesitant U.S. market.

Fiat is doing an overhaul of its lineup and is planning to roll out new units in the next few years. This includes a high-performance Giuletta and a refaced 500 for the United States this 2010.

The market for the 500 can expect a same skeletal frame but using a modified platform to build on. The redesigned chassis will be shedding of some pounds off from the car and also contribute in improving the cars dynamics. The US 500 will be assembled in their Mexico plants.

The new 500 will be using some technologies used for the development of the new Fiat 500C. The designers are also working on decreasing the cars noise, harshness, and vibration.

The European release of the 500 will not be getting the changes as its US sibling but Fiat will be using the platform for the new Ypsilon under the Lancia brand year and for the new Panda by 2011.

Fiat is also going for a major upgrade of the B-platform utilized for cars like the Alfa Mito and the Fiat Punto.

Another great news is the high-performance Giulietta which might be badged as the Cloverleaf or GTA. This release was previewed during the Geneva Motor Show sporting a turbocharged multiair engine that is capable of giving out 235 bhp. The top of the range Giullietta will use electronic Q2 differential, active dumpers, and a dual clutch transmission. This is scheduled to be out this April.

It is very unlikely that we’ll see a Mito GTA because the development was of the car was put into a halt last year when the company had to revise its priorities because of the global recession.

The Alfa Romeo TZ3 was introduced to the public at the Vista D’Este concours. The crowd agreed that the new TZ was indeed spectacular. With an Alfa 8C Competizione’s V8, the TZ3 continues the somewhat royal bloodline of its 60s predecessors, the TZ2 and the TZ1. The recent evolution of the TZ line sports the same, classic details as the earlier models. Reviewers were quick to notice the near-breadvan features of the TZ3.

Like its two predecessors, the TZ3 is also a legitimate race car. However, this new machine is made with an aluminum body which is stretched over a carbon fiber chassis and a tube frame. As was already indicated, the car isn’t lacking in power at all. Significantly upgraded from its forbears’ engines, the TZ3 performs at its best with nothing less than a V8 engine.

According to Zagato, the TZ3 was commissioned by Martin Kapp, a German collector. The car was created to celebrate 100 years of F1 racing with Ferrari, Autodelta, Alfa Corse, and Scuderia Zagato. Certainly, the creators of the TZ3 did the job well, what with panache and class to spare.

The TZ3 Corsa can seat two people. It’s equipped with a rear-wheel drive supercar and its engine is mounted mid-front. It weighs only 850 kg which should be easily maneuverable with the power of its 4.2L V8 engine. The Corba is fitted with a 6-speed sequential gearbox. The car can sprint in 3.5 seconds to its top speed which is 300 kilometers per hour.

In a press interview, Fiat’s head honcho Sergio Marchionne shared his U.S. sales plans for the Alfa brand. In line with Marchionne’s goal to make Alfa a “full-line premium carmaker,” he revealed that an full line-up of Alfas with be launched in the U.S. in the latter part of 2012.

Marchionne mentioned a brand new Chrysler-built small SUV will be the first batch of Alfas that will be sold in the US along with the new Guilia saloon and estate models.   In late 2011, five brand new Guilia models will be launched in Europe to replace the 159 executive car model while the Guiletta-based small SUVs will launch export in Europe by 2012.  Another five-door Mito version will be exported to the US by 2013 in sync with its launch in Europe.

A rear-drive two-seater roadster is said to start production in 2013 in the U.S. with the assembly plant yet to be announced.  In 2014, a larger Jeep Liberty-based SUV will be produced in the U.S. under Chrysler and will be launched in Europe as well.  The remodeled Guiletta hatchback will also make its debut in 2014.

Fiat’s Marchionne mentioned that the Alfa brand is expected to sell 85,000 units by 2014 in the U.S.  This goal will help the brand reach its yearly international sales of 500,000 units.  A smashing 100,000 Alfa units were sold in 2009.  About 100 of these units were sold through their U.S. dealerships with Maserati.