The Alpine A110 has ended production after nine years, as the French firm gears up to launch its long-awaited electric successor.

The last of 28,701 A110s rolled off the line at Alpine's factory in northern France today, specified in a commemorative 70th-anniversary trim. 

Overall, Dieppe has produced more than 35,000 A110s, including the original iteration – Alpine's first production car – that ran from 1963 to 1977. 

It isn't an end to A110 production at the Normandy site, however, as the third-generation car is set to start running down the line next year. 

Based on the new Alpine Performance Platform (APP), the new A110 will launch with an electric powertrain but has been engineered so that it could take a combustion engine in the future. 

The first variant will be a traditional two-seat coupé, but a four-seater and a convertible will follow in the coming years, as Alpine seeks to broaden its portfolio and expand its share of the sports car market. 

The new A110 will make its dynamic debut in prototype form – most likely with the current car's body shell – at next week's Goodwood Festival of Speed, before Alpine reveals more details and components at the Paris motor show in October.