Alfa Romeo has confirmed that the company will debut three concepts of their future models at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. According to the car manufacturer one of the three concepts scheduled to make its debut at the show is the Pininfarina Spider Concept, which is designed to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the famous Italian design house Pininfarina, as well as Alfa Romeo’s 100th birthday.

“The Pininfarina new concept is meant to be part of the tradition of successful spiders born from the relationship with Alfa Romeo, among the most significant and long-lasting ones in the automobile history, and interprets the innovative vision of an antique theme strongly present in the Pininfarina roots, the 2-seater spider,” Afla Romeo said in a statement.

The Alfa Romeo Pininfarina Spider Concept is expected to be unveiled at this year’s Geneva Salon on March 2. There are no details or images of the vehicle at the moment but we’ll report about it when the concept makes its world debut in Geneva.

The Italian car manufacturer has published new images of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta (also known as the Milano) on the website dedicated to the vehicle. The photos reveal the sporty five-door hatchback in Alfa’s classic red finish, as well as the Alfa Romeo Giulietta’s dashboard with the traditional twin-binnacle instrument panel.

The vehicle is scheduled to make its world debut at the 2010 Geneva Salon, which will take place next March, while the car will appear in the dealerships in Europe in Spring of the same year.

The Giulietta will be available in two petrol and two diesel engines. The units will be turbocharged and fitted with start-stop systems to improve fuel economy and reduce CO2 emissions.

At launch, the petrol range will include the 1.4-liter TB and 1.4-liter TB Multiair petrol units with 120HP and 170HP respectively, and the diesel, the 1.6-liter JTDM and 2.0-liter JTDM diesels with 105HP and 170HP respectively.

That sound you hear re the cracks forming on the walls of Alfa Romeo’s assembly plant in Italy as believe it or not, someone managed to leave the factory with what appear to be mobile phone photos of the all-new Milano.

To a lesser extent than the smaller MiTo, the five-door Milano has an all-new body design with styling cues that refer directly to the Alfa 8C Competizione. These include the oval-shaped headlamps and arrow-like bonnet lines that end with the deep Alfa shield grille, but not the round tail lamps as the Italian designers opted for a totally different design at the back.

The interior shots reveal that the Milano will feature a sporty instrument panel with two deeply set gauges at either side, a design trait seen in most modern Alfas including the MiTo and the 159.

Like the 147 hatchback that it will replace, the Milano’s rear door handles are hidden in the door pillars for a smoother look that gives the illusion from a distance that this is a sportier three-door hatch.

Styling aside, the Milano uses the latest version of the Fiat Group’s C- and D-segment platform which is knowninternally as the C-Evo. It is not clear yet if the Milano will hit the European market before the end of the year or in the beginning of 2010, but when it does, Alfa’s BMW 1-Series rival is expected to be initially offered with 1.4-liter and 1.75-liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engines producing up to 200HP+, as well as with the usual turbo diesel line up.

The German tuning house Novitec is one of the most famous tuning companies that is known for tuning Italian cars like Ferrari, Fiat, Alfa Romeo and others. The German boutique has recently debuted its latest work the GranTurismo S. They have taken the V8 440HP GranTurismo S and increased the power up to 600HP by adding a supercharger. Novitec Tridente also equipped the car with 20-inch front and 21-inch rear alloy wheels.

Other changes were also made including a water-to-air intercooler, a new intake system and larger injectors plus new mapping for the engine electronics. On the exterior the tuned Maserati GranTurismo S is featured with body kit (available in body color or visible carbon-fiber) that includes a front spoiler, rear wing, skirt and rocker panel extensions.

As a result now it takes GranTurismo S only 4.5 seconds from standstill to reach 100 km/h (62mph) and 14.6 seconds to 200km/h (124mph). Furthermore, top speed grows from 295 to 315 km/h (196mph).

It appears that Alfa Romeo is in a hurry to introduce a whole range of sporty variants of its well-received MiTo premium city car. And while we’ll have to stay put to see the production version of the adrenaline-packed, 240-horsepower MiTo GTA that made its debut as a near-production concept at this month’s Geneva motorshow, Alfa Romeo is readying yet another sporty variant that will close the gap between the 155HP 1.4 TB model and the top-spec GTA.

According to our Dutch pals, the MiTo Veloce will make its world premiere at Holland’s largest motor show, the AutoRAI 2009 that will be held at the Amsterdam Exhibition Centre from 1 to 11 April.The MiTo Veloce is said to come with a modified version of the standard car’s 1.4-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder engine boasting the same upgrades as the Fiat Grande Punto Abarth SS’1.4L turbo unit for a total output of 180HP (+35Hp over the 1.4 TB).

Following in the footsteps of its Abarth SS stablemate, the MiTo Veloce will also feature an upgraded suspension and beefier brakes as well as a more aggressively styled bodykit and larger alloy wheels.

In case anything comes out of the Chrysler/Fiat partnership we’re desperately looking forward to a range of Alfa Romeo products in the States. Right behind the Brera on the wish-list is this: the 2009 Alfa Romeo 159. Due to be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the updated 159 boasts two new engines – a 200 hp, 1.8-liter TBi (turbocharged and direct-injected) four-cylinder and a 170 hp, 1.8-liter JTDm diesel – with the gas-powered variant equipped with a “Q2″ electronic differential and a choice of either a six-speed manual or auto ‘box.

The Automotive News has reported that Chrysler LLC and Fiat S.p.A are planning to sign a deal by the end of April according to which the American-Italian automakers will produce seven new vehicles for the North American auto market. The vehicles to be produced by product-sharing agreement are two Alfa Romeos, one Fiat and four Fiat Group based Chrysler LLC cars. Partners are planning to built the vehicles at the North American plants of Chrysler LLC and sell them through Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep dealerships throughout the states.

According to the information the three Fiat models that will be produced in U.S. are the retro-styled mini-car Fiat 500, the sporty Alfa Romeo MiTo that is aimed towards the MINI Cooper and the Audi A3 / VW Golf sized Alfa Romeo 147 replacement that is unofficially named 149.

The report also reveals that Chrysler LLC will use three Fiat Group cars as the base for its new models. The American Automaker is planning to produce a Chrysler or a Dodge five-door hatchback which will most likely be based on the next Fiat Panda mini-car and have the same platform as the 500.

The Alfa 149’s so called C-Evo platform is going to be used to build a possible replacement for the Dodge Caliber, the Dodge Avenger, as well as Chrysler Sebring mid-size sedans. And finally a B-Segment sized hatchback will be created based on the Alfa MiTo will lend its platform and its 1.4-liter and 1.8-liter turbocharged engines.