The Alfa Romeo 75, sold in North America

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 as the Milano, was a compact

Compact car

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 sports saloon

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 / compact executive car

Compact executive car

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 produced by the Italian

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 automaker Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo

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 between 1985 and 1992. The 75 was commercially quite successful; in just three years, 236,907 cars were produced and by the end of production in 1992, around 386,767 had been built.

The Alfa Romeo 75 was the last model that the manufacturer developed before being acquired by Fiat.
The 75 was introduced in May 1985 to replace the Giulietta

Alfa Romeo Giulietta (nuova)

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 (with which it shared many components), and was named to celebrate Alfa's 75th year of production.