Things are not looking good for the Italian brand, once known for building brilliant  and beautiful drivers cars, Alfa has become known more for poor management. dire aftersales service, and continuous quality and reliability issues. Despite the relative success of the Mito(not one of their best designs) Alfa bosses say the new Giulietta is the make or break model.Sergio marchionne Alfas boss earlier this year placed the brand on "probation" and the future of the brand will be decided at a board meeting in april. Should the new Giulietta fail to revive flagging sales(alfa only sold 103 000 cars worldwide last year) it will be the last new Alfa. that would be tragic, Alfa is still a leader in terms of car designs, the 159, Brera, and the gorgeous 8C  testify to that. if only there engineers were on the same page... The 159 and Brera in particular have been slatted for their excessive weight and which results in poor performance and fuel economy, while chassis dynamics are no better than average. i just hope the new Giulietta can change Alfas fortunes. it will be sad if this once great brand ceases to exist.