

Country
Italy
Founded
1910
Parent group
Stellantis
Website
alfaromeo.comAlfa Romeo was founded in 1910 in Milan, and few brands carry as much emotional weight relative to their size. For more than a century Alfa has stood for beautiful, passionate, engaging cars, the kind enthusiasts adore even when reliability or sales never quite matched the romance.
The heritage is genuinely rich. Alfa Romeo was a dominant force in early Grand Prix and sports-car racing, its cars driven by the greats and admired for engineering elegance. That racing soul fed road cars famous for gorgeous styling, melodic engines, and a focus on how driving feels rather than on practicality.
Now part of the Stellantis group, Alfa Romeo today is a small premium brand selling on character and design, with models like the Giulia sedan and Stelvio SUV that aim to bring that emotion to buyers cross-shopping the Germans. To its fans the appeal needs no explanation, and to everyone else it can be baffling: an Alfa is bought with the heart, chosen for the way it looks and drives rather than for cold rational comparison.
1910
Alfa Romeo is founded in Milan.
1925
Alfa wins the first Grand Prix world championship.
1966
The Spider roadster becomes a design icon.
2016
The Giulia sedan revives Alfa's sporting ambitions.
2021
Alfa Romeo becomes part of the Stellantis group.