Maserati Resurrects Ghibli Name for New Mid-Size Sports Sedan, Uses Levante for SUV [Updated]

On the occasion of the Mondial de l'Automobile 2012 in Paris, where Maserati is introducing the new GranCabrio MC, the Italian sports car manufacturer announced the names for two of its upcoming models.

The first concerns Maserati's new mid-size luxury sedan that will sit under the next Quattroporte and which brings back to life the Ghibli nameplate that has been used two times in the past, for the 1963-1973 two-seater GT in coupe and convertible forms, and again from 1992 to 1997 for a four seater coupe.

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Maserati to Build Alfa Romeo 4C at its Modena Plant, will Introduce Three new Models

It's that time of year that the Fiat Group reveals its plans for the near future and on Thursday, the Italian automaker announced that Maserati will expand its product offering and significantly increase volumes over the next two years with the presentation of three new models in three different market segments.

The Italian company did not provide additional information, but we already know that the three new Maserati models planned for production are the Kubang luxury SUV that was previewed in showcar trim at the 2011 Frankfurt motor show, a mid-size sports sedan to compete with the BMW 6-Series Gran Coupe and Mercedes CLS, and the next generation of the large Quattroporte sedan.

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Maserati Plans to Increase Sales Almost Tenfold by 2015, New Quattroporte Coming in 2013

Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has already revealed his medium-to-long-term plans about Maserati: the Italian luxury carmaker will soon have three new models in its dealerships and will increase its annual volume substantially.

Perhaps “exponentially” would be a more appropriate term. Last week, on the sidelines of the Geneva Motor Show, Maserati CEO Harald Wester told Automotive News that the sales target set for 2014 is 40,000 units, rising to between 55,000 and 60,000 a year later.

That’s almost ten times the brand's worldwide deliveries of 6,159 units last year – a number which the company expects will be almost the same this year.

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