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Giulia estate on its way, and positive sales for Sept

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#1 ·
According to ANE, the Giulia estate is coming next year..

TURIN -- Alfa Romeo will launch a station wagon version of its Giulia sedan in Europe to help boost sales of the key model, people briefed on the matter told Automotive News Europe.

Neither Alfa nor its parent Fiat Chrysler Automobiles have commented on whether the Giulia will get a wagon version but the sources said it will be launched late next year.

There is no word whether the wagon will be sold outside Europe including in the U.S. where wagons are less popular than in Europe.

The Giulia has been in sale in mainland Europe since May and in the UK since this month. It was the fourth best-selling midsize premium car in September (see table below).

"The Giulia sedan is doing reasonably well but without a wagon it is not competing in the largest portion of the midsize premium segment," said Felipe Munoz, an analyst at JATO Dynamics market researchers.

Wagons account for 42 percent of sales of premium midsize cars in Europe, compared with 33 percent for sedans, Munoz said.


Sales wise it is doing well in Europe..

September, the Giulia did better, moving to fourth place with 1,718 sales. Sales will improve now that the car is available in the UK, Europe's second-largest market after Germany.





Mercedes C class leads

September midsize premium sedan sales in Continental Europe with % change
Mercedes C class 4,300 -16%
BMW 3 series 3,033 +11%
Audi A4 2,091 +55%
Alfa Romeo Giulia 1,718 New
Jaguar XE 845 -26%
Volvo S60 503 -19%
Lexus IS 340 +28%
Infiniti Q50 209 +32%

Nine-month midsize premium sedan sales in Continental Europe with % change
Mercedes C class 35,568 -16%
BMW 3 series 24,931 +8%
Audi A4 23,803 +76%
Jaguar XE 8,709 +117%
Alfa Romeo Giulia 5,105 New
Volvo S60 4,981 -8%
Lexus IS 2,755 -7%
Infiniti Q50 1,635 -1%
 
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#4 ·
Jaguar XE may be getting the most substituted for Giulia sales. The A4 und freunds take 90% and the rest scrabble for the remaining share. Sixt take 10 of planned Giulia sales. Only the Mito and Giulietta sales positions were shown in AutoMotorundSport for September. As for a coupe, they'd be crazy to do that.
 
#6 ·
As for a coupe, they'd be crazy to do that.
Mercedes, Audi and BMW all have premium mid-size coupes in their ranges. Are they all crazy too?
 
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#5 ·
Was about to ask what a Lexus IS 340 was then realised that was their sales number!
 
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