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It was reported earlier this week that

FCA would invest into its Italian factories

to ramp up production at currently underutilized locations. Those plans have now been clarified with official information from

FCA

, as reported by

Automotive News

. The entire investment is worth $5.7 billion.

First of all,

Alfa Romeo

will gain a new compact SUV based on the

Jeep Compass

architecture. The still-unnamed model will be available as a

plug-in hybrid

, and it will be built in Pomigliano, Italy. No U.S. availability has yet been announced, but it would not be odd to see the Compass-based model sold below the

Stelvio

in the States. The last time Alfa Romeo had anything similar in its model portfolio was when it offered Crosswagon-badged four-wheel-drive versions of the 156 and 159 wagons.

As for the Jeep Compass itself, it will begin to be built at the Melfi plant in Italy. The

rumored

small “baby”

Jeep

slotting under the

Renegade

has not yet been officially mentioned.

Fiat

will introduce a battery electric 500, built in Turin, and the Pomigliano plant that will make the compact Alfa Romeo SUV will also be used to build a mild

hybrid

version of the Panda city car. The

500X

will gain a PHEV variant.

The Stelvio platform will also spawn a corresponding SUV for

Maserati

, and FCA also mentioned Maserati will introduce a new, unnamed model it will make in Modena.

Automotive News

quotes Italian press as saying this will be the Alfieri coupe and convertible, also offered as battery electric versions.

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