"Alfa Romeo's Name Change Saga: Navigating Tensions with Italy"

Stellantis-owned Alfa Romeo has decided to change the name of its new electric car model "Milano" to "Junior" in order to ease tensions with the Italian government, which criticized the use of an Italian-sounding name for a vehicle manufactured in Poland. The decision comes after the Italian Industry Minister raised concerns about the name violating a law targeting "Italian sounding" products that falsely claim to be Italian.