Fiat is working very hard to give the breath of fresh air that its range needs. A few hours ago we told you about the possible product plan with which they would be working and what would be the news that would be on the way. The most curious, as we told you, is the fact that the Multipla can come back to life as an SUV. And not only that, there is also the fact that could relieve two models in one fell swoop: the Fiat 500X and Tipo.
For now we do not know if this will be, or not, true. But what is clear is that "something is changing at Fiat." And it is about how the Turin brand is facing the electrification of its range. Especially how he will execute it In U.S.A one of the harshest regions in the world. Yes, because it has already confirmed that the flirtatious 500e will be in its entire commercial network. The problem is that with his arrival there will be a hard goodbye: the Fiat 500X will not return…
Stellantis will not sell the Fiat 500X in the US again: it will only offer the 500e…
Taking advantage of the celebration of the Los Angeles Auto Show, Motor Trend has been done with a few words from Olivier Francois. The Fiat CEO said a few words regarding the commercial continuity, or not, of the 500X. As it was pronounced...
"When he dies, he will die. We will not replace it"
But also, he punctuated these words, in the following way…
"We have a clear plan to do nothing more than 500"
With the latter he was referring to the fact that in the US only the current 500e will be available. In fact, when the 500X "dies" it will disappear from its dealerships and never come back. And it won't be the only one because, by the way, too will end the trading career of the veteran 500. Therefore, if Fiat is already working to create the new electrified 500 range, they will not take these derivatives to the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. We repeat: they will only sell the 500e there…
The reason that Francois has given for such emphatic affirmation is the following…
“It is the model that people like”
And reason is not lacking because throughout all the years that Fiat has sold the 500, 500X and 500L 60% of sales have gone to the smallest. Therefore, it seems that the public has ruled that the one that interests them is this and not the others. The question is whether Fiat and Stellantis will dare to launch the latest Abarth 500e in the US. We don't know what will happen in the end, but if they don't they could lose a handful of sales...
Source - Motor Trend
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