Alfa Romeo is gradually expanding the marketing of the new Tonale. As we know, the automaker has recently announced the landing of the SUV also on the North American market with deliveries expected in the second quarter of the year. Recently, the Tonale has been promoted to the public. was also launched in Japan. To satisfy the growing demand of this model, both in Italy and in the new foreign markets, Alfa Romeo has decided to increase productionat the Pomigliano d'Arco plant.
GROWING SUCCESS OF TONALE 
Therefore, inside the factory it was A second round has been addedto increase production of the Alfa Romeo SUV. Thanks to this decision, up to 400 Tonales will be produced every day in the plant. Furthermore, within the same site it will soon take on a new version. construction has also begun on the new Dodge Hornet, a new model for the American market closely related to the Alfa Romeo Tonale.
This news is very important. also important for the plant itself and its employees. In fact, according to the FIM, the increase in production to two shifts a day on the Tonale line will make it easier to end to layoffs for 1,600 workers. The union also added that the factory's production is limited. increased by 34% in 2022 to a total of 165,000 units, of which 20,000 Tonale and 145,000 Panda.
Obviously, for Alfa Romeo this increase in production is a a positive sign for successof the new Tonale, the first model of the new growth strategy of the Stellantis Group car manufacturer. The brand sold 11,171 Tonales in Europe in 2022.
The CEO of the manufacturer Jean-Philippe Imparato has more than one chance to find. times underlined the importance of Tonale for the company, a model that will help Alfa Romeo to reach its goal of selling 40% of its cars outside Europe by 2030, compared to only 18% in 2021. The accumulated orders would be quite a lot. In the past, the CEO had spoken of over 35,000 orders.
A possible obstacle to production growth could be the availability of more than 35,000 orders. of batteries. Imparato stated in November that the production of the Tonale Plug-in will be completed. limited in 2023 because é Alfa Romeo will receive only 35,000 batteries from Chinese manufacturer CATL.
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