Alfa Romeo · 1996–2007
Alfa Romeo 156
The Alfa Romeo 156 (Type 932) is a compact executive car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo. It was introduced at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Show as the replacement for the Alfa Romeo 155. The 156 received a positive reception and in the following year went on to win the 1998 European Car of the Year award. The 156 saloon was discontinued in Europe late in 2005, while the Q4 Crosswagon continued in production until the end of 2007. Cars were assembled at the Fiat Group factory in Pomigliano d'Arco, Italy and at a General Motors facility in Rayong, Thailand. Production in Thailand began in March 2002 and ran for only a couple of years. The cars produced there were targeted for the Asia-Pacific markets. Between 1996 and 2007, 673,435 units of the 156 were produced. The 156 was available in saloon, Sportwagon (estate) and Crosswagon (crossover) bodystyles with seven engine configurations; it went through two facelifts, first in 2002 and then in 2003. The Sportwagon advertising campaign was made featuring actress Catherine Zeta-Jones. In 2005, the 159 became the replacement for the 156.
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UK vehicles on the road
699 licensed and 2,858 SORN (3,557 total) at 2025 Q4.
| Year (latest quarter) | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 14,096 |
| 2015 | 11,830 |
| 2016 | 9,865 |
| 2017 | 8,088 |
| 2018 | 6,696 |
| 2019 | 5,739 |
| 2020 | 5,168 |
| 2021 | 4,666 |
| 2022 | 4,330 |
| 2023 | 4,090 |
| 2024 | 3,760 |
| 2025 | 3,557 |
DfT/DVLA VEH0120 vehicle licensing statistics, source ↗, Open Government Licence v3.0. Small counts are rounded or suppressed at source.
Sources
- Wikidata / Wikipedia profiles — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/cars/Q926738CC0 / CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_156CC BY-SA 4.0 · Intro text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1370934500 · retrieved 2026-10-03
- DfT/DVLA VEH0120 licensing statistics — https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/vehicle-licensing-statistics-data-tablesOpen Government Licence v3.0
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.