Arna (920__), 03.1983 - 12.1986

The Alfa Romeo Arna was a three or five door hatchback sedan that was produced from autumn 1983 to the end of 1986 by Alfa Romeo in cooperation with the Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan. The name comes from the initials of Alfa Romeo Nissan Automobili, the name of the joint venture.

This joint venture was founded because at that time Italy had highly restrictive quota regulations for the import of Japanese vehicles. To get around these quotas, Nissan was looking for an Italian cooperation partner. This then had to contribute a certain proportion of the value of the vehicle so that the manufactured product was considered Italian.