Fiat is making a comeback! Currently selling only the electric 500e in the U.S., Fiat now plans to launch a hybrid version of the iconic 500. Production is set to begin in Italy by November 2025, at the Mirafiori plant in Turin.
⚡ With EV sales slowing and hybrid demand rising, this move could help Fiat stay relevant. Though not confirmed for the U.S. yet, many expect the hybrid 500 to arrive soon.
Can Fiat compete with brands like Tesla and Chevrolet?
📌 Watch the full video to find out!
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⚡ With EV sales slowing and hybrid demand rising, this move could help Fiat stay relevant. Though not confirmed for the U.S. yet, many expect the hybrid 500 to arrive soon.
Can Fiat compete with brands like Tesla and Chevrolet?
📌 Watch the full video to find out!
#Fiat500, #HybridCar, #ElectricVehicle, #FiatUSA, #CarNews2025
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00:00For fans of compact hatchbacks with cute styling and perhaps an Italian accent, thickings are rather slim here in the U.S.
00:08Our market is so crammed full of trucks, SUVs, and crossovers, it often feels like fun and quirky smaller cars in general are becoming all but forgotten.
00:19It also makes Fiat's continued existence in America a head-scratcher.
00:23You'd be forgiven to think that this brand was basically gone, but it's still here, albeit selling only a single model, the all-electric 500E.
00:33But Fiat, which until recently sold stuff like the 500X small SUV and the Mazda-based 124 Spyder Roadster, has plans to expand its offerings stateside.
00:45According to Reuters, Fiat's parent company, Stellantis, is looking at introducing a hybrid version of the 500.
00:54We've heard the 500E's platform, SDLA City, is being modified to accept internal combustion power, likely in the form of the small displacement hybrid setup offered on the previous generation 500 overseas.
01:08The plan is for Fiat to revitalize interest in the tiny car as well as help bring more manufacturing back into Italy by producing the 500 hybrid at its Mirafiori plant in Turin.
01:21Reuters also reports that pre-production samples have already begun their manufacturing process, and that is usually a sign that full production is only a few months away.
01:32Production is reportedly coming at the end of the year with November being the target.
01:36We reached out to Stellantis to see if there are plans to bring the hybridized Fiat 500 to the U.S.
01:42According to their spokesperson, there are no plans to bring it to the U.S. at this time.
01:48With sentiment changing on EV ownership here in the U.S. and the 500E sales as slow as you'd imagine for something all-electric and so tiny, maybe Stellantis will change its mind.
02:00Logic suggests it needs to, given how a much larger, four-door Chevrolet Equinox EV with almost double the range costs about the same money as a 500E,
02:11even if it can't quite match the Fiat's charm and parkability.
02:15Thank you very much for joining us today.