Alfa Romeo, which made a name for itself last year with its newest electric model Milano, made its first introduction recently. Now he announced that he has made a new name change. So what is Milan’s new name?
Alfa Romeo’s Milan became Junior!
Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo announced its newest electric car, Milan, last year. Milano, which was introduced for the first time recently, has a range exceeding 410 kilometers, and its Hybrid version, Milano Ibrida, has a 136 horsepower 48-V Hybrid VGT engine, etc. It attracted attention with its features. Now, due to the disagreement with the government, he has decided to change his name.
The reason for the government’s request for a name change is that Milano is produced in Poland. For this reason, Alfa Romeo, which was subjected to harsh criticism from the government, announced that it changed the name Milano to Junior. Making a statement about this, Minister of Trade and Made in Italy Adolfo Urso said:A car named Milan cannot be produced in Poland.He confirmed these criticisms and stated that this was against the law.
Italian design meets electricity! New Alfa Romeo Milano introduced
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Upon all these criticisms, Alfa Romeo company said:Although we believe that the name Milano complies with all legal requirements and that there are more important current issues than the name of a new car, we have decided to change the name Milano to Alfa Romeo Junior.By making a statement, he showed that he had reached a compromise.
Although the company emphasized that the name Milano was chosen out of respect for the city where the Alfa Romeo brand was born and was determined as a result of a survey conducted among the public, it could not prevent this change. In addition, the name Junior was among the names that received the most votes in the survey.
The Italian press stated that, contrary to the government’s claim, there was no such legal restriction. Stellantis agreed with this view and also thanked the government for the free advertising. The Stellantis group was already having disagreements with the government due to its decision to move some factories abroad.
Because according to the government, Stellantis’ shifting production abroad resulted in tax loss. The company argues that it is moving in this direction, claiming that there is not enough incentive for electric car production in Italy. But despite all this, the name change has become an inevitable outcome.