Alfa Romeo Giulia: future questioned again in Stellantis plan to 2030

The Alfa Romeo Giulia’s future has once again been thrown into doubt. After repeated delays and shifts in direction, the saloon’s name no longer appears explicitly in the brand’s product roadmap through to 2030.

In a presentation last week, Stellantis outlined five Alfa Romeo programmes: a refresh for the Junior, a new C-segment SUV, a compact model for the same segment, new Bottega Fuoriserie projects, and a rather cryptic “New D-Segment (Under Study)”.

What changed in the 2030 roadmap

It is that final label that has prompted the latest questions. At the Stellantis Investor Day presentation in May, the Giulia and Stelvio were listed separately as D-segment models. This time, both names have vanished, replaced by a single, broad reference. Here you can see the slide that sparked the doubts about the Giulia’s future.

Giulia is still in the plan… for now

Asked about the change, Stellantis has insisted the project has not been cancelled. Quoted by Carscoops, a spokesperson said Alfa Romeo is still developing the “future evolutions of the Giulia and the Stelvio in the D segment”.

Even so, that wording leaves room for more than one reading. It is not clear whether Alfa Romeo is still working on two distinct successors, or whether the two models could ultimately be folded into a single proposal to cut development costs.

Electric-only plan reconsidered

Over recent years, the Giulia’s next chapter has been rewritten several times. The model was first positioned as an electric-only car, but that plan was reworked after Stellantis acknowledged that demand for EVs in higher segments has fallen short of expectations.

In the meantime, the current Giulia has had its lifecycle extended to 2027, as has the Stelvio. As part of that extension, the Quadrifoglio has returned, powered by the twin-turbo V6 engine.

There have also been rumours that the Giulia replacement might move away from the classic saloon layout, adopting bodywork closer to a fastback or a crossover. None of these possibilities has been confirmed by Alfa Romeo.

What about the Stelvio?

Unlike the Giulia, the Stelvio’s future appears to be more firmly mapped out. In 2025, multiple prototypes of the SUV were photographed during development testing, and a few months later patent drawings even surfaced, previewing its styling.

Delays linked to the group’s electrification rethink

However, Alfa Romeo later pushed back the new generation, a move that mirrored the group’s broader reassessment of its electrification strategy.

For now, the group’s only firm line is that both the Giulia and the Stelvio remain part of Alfa Romeo’s plans. What it still has not clarified is whether each will receive an independent successor, what form those successors will take, and when they will reach the market.