The proposed Alfa Romeo Spider model that was to spawn from the next generation Mazda MX-5 could now become an Abarth model instead.
With all future Alfas set to be "built in Italy with Italian-produced powertrains", the Japanese-built MX-5 would no longer appear to fit in the plan.
"The Spider is potentially part of the Alfa plan as it is part of another [Fiat Chrysler] brand," Fiat Chrysler Automobiles boss Sergio Marchionne said at the Geneva motor show.
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