ALFA ROMEO has lastly prolonged its new-car guarantee in Australia to 5 years/ limitless kilometres. The Italian marque’s native importer introduced that the prolonged new-car manufacturing unit guarantee would exchange its dated three-year/150,000km program.
Moreover, the Turin-based agency has prolonged its roadside help package deal from three to 5 years, offering what it says is “added worth and further peace of thoughts” for patrons. The five-year roadside help package deal is totally transferrable within the occasion that the car is offered on.
The change to Alfa Romeo’s guarantee and roadside help protection pertains to automobiles offered and registered from April 22. Forming a part of the model’s Head & Coronary heart Promise marketing campaign, it’s stated to “underscore (Alfa Romeos’) reliability and reputability”.
“We’re centered on totally strengthening our buyer dedication in Australia. By introducing this aggressive possession proposition, we’ll guarantee our valued clients profit from added peace-of-mind, not solely on the time of buy, however for a few years to come back,” stated Alfa Romeo director of aftersales and buyer expertise, Stephen Lester.
“Our automobiles signify a uniquely emotional funding and we’re making the expertise extra interesting than ever earlier than with added worth and elevated reassurance.”
Alfa Romeo joins premium European marques Audi, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo in providing a five-year guarantee and roadside package deal to its clients.
At the moment, BMW is the one remaining premium model to proceed providing a three-year guarantee inside Australia.
Mainstream European manufacturers together with Citroen, Peugeot, Renault, Skoda and Volkswagen additionally provide five-year/limitless kilometre warranties whereas Alpina, Aston Martin, Bentley, Ferrari, Fiat, Maserati, McLaren, Mini and Porsche provide three years, and Caterham, Lamborghini and Lotus solely two years.
However Asian producers lead the pack in the case of guarantee and aftersales help on the native new-vehicle retail market. Mitsubishi presently outshines the competitors with a 10-year (however solely 200,000km) guarantee forward of GWM/Haval, Kia, MG and SsangYong, every of which gives a seven-year / unlimited-kilometre deal.
Isuzu Ute gives a six-year/150,000km package deal, whereas Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Lexus, Mazda, Nissan, Subaru, Suzuki and Toyota provide a five-year/unlimited-kilometre assure. Jeep additionally gives a five-year guarantee, however solely as much as 100,000km.
Producers that provide a four-year guarantee embody Rolls-Royce (with limitless kilometres) and Tesla (with a mere 80,000km), whereas mainstream importers with a three-year guarantee providing embody the lately defunct Chrysler (limitless km), GMSV (100,000km) and Ram (100,000km).
