Yeah and quality control. We'll see what happens. I remember how awesome it was when Lotus returned to F1 under Fernandez only to be sued by the punk CEO who could have cared less until Fernandez ponied up the cash and the fans went wild. The green and yellow livery was awesome but as a 3rd tier team they faded fast. Tata sponsored the team and owned Lotus cars so it was weird. But in in the early days, Chapman set the f1 team separate from the road cars so as to avoid catastrophe in either one. So the f1 team was independent when Fernadez bought the rights. Anyway... in relation to Alfa, especially after building the new plant in Cassino, I find it hard to believe they will end up in China. Same with Jeep, but the Chinese definitely love the Jeeps. Mazda was 1/3 owned by Ford when the crisis hit and they sold Mazda off to avoid a bailout. Mazda is in partnership with FIat on the Fiata 124/MX-5. That was supposed to be Alfa! So much of the industry is cross sourced and partnered up, it's as if the car companies are now parts companies. We'll see what happens but I really thought the brand was digging deep for Italy and the national economy. It wasn't so long ago countries were defaulting on debt. I hope the Italians will still build cars. I wonder about the car industries in relation to Africa and the Middle East. They don't build cars out there but want to have the best like Ferrari and Mercedes. They can already get Toyota pick up trucks. What will be the difference between Aflas and Toyotas if they go to China? Watch the films of the Alfa Cassino plant in action. Sell it off already? I doubt it.
