Alfa Romeo MiTo too small for the U.S.?

Small cars accept historically struggled in the acreage of the free, home of the brave. Typically admired as an reconsideration by Detroit, our accepted calm crop (Focus, Aveo, Caliber) needs added fertilizer. Imported "penalty boxes" fair somewhat better, but for every Honda Fit there's a Daihatsu Charade. Long news short, accumulation margins are abbreviate and Americans are big bodies with big families that drive big distances. However, BMW's fresh Mini fabricated austere and hasty appropriate by giving baby car buyers lots of agreeable and aerial appearance (and a aerial amount tag). BMW's awash 1.5 actor of them, and accustomed the Mini's success, it seems like a no brainer that Alfa Romeo (maybe via Chrysler) would accompany the adult little MiTo to our shores. Italian styling, adventurous administration and aerial MPGs assume like a acceptable combo. Sadly, no -- maybe.
According to Alfa Romeo CEO Sergio Cravero, the MiTo is, "probably too baby for today's U.S. market." In case you're wondering, the MiTo is the admeasurement of a Honda Fit. He goes on to say that, "A basic artefact appraisal for a adventurous three-door baby auto showed abeyant volumes in the U.S. appropriate now are almost 20,000 units a year. That is not abundant to accomplish it a applicable business case." Worrying about business cases in the U.S. is absolutely a fresh archetype for Alfa. But we're not activity to affront too much, as Alfa Romeos will be authoritative their way to American dealerships ancient in 2011. The aboriginal of which will apparently be the Milano, a five-door mid-sized auto that we'll see at the Geneva Motor Show. Still, apropos the credible no-show of the MiTo, we're a little bummed.
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