Fiat 124 Spider Outsold The five hundred And 500L Mixed In Q3 2022

Fiat’s lineup consists of only one car within the US – the 500X. The automaker discontinued the remainder of its choices within the US by the top of 2020. Nonetheless, the corporate’s third-quarter gross sales outcomes are in, and Fiat offered a number of examples of the 124 Spider, 500, and 500L. Shockingly, the 124 Spider outsold the five hundred and 500L mixed.

In Q3, Fiat offered 17 124 Spiders, 7 500s, and 5 500Ls. This was the trio’s finest quarter of the 12 months thus far, with the fashions incomes the vast majority of their gross sales throughout this era. The corporate has offered 24 124 Spiders by means of 2022. Each the five hundred and 500L have offered eight every. The 2 are down 56 and 95 %, respectively, in comparison with 2021, with the 124 Spider down 97 %.

Fiat discontinued the 500L and 124 Spider after the 2020 mannequin 12 months. The Fiat 500, the model’s iconic compact hatch, left the US market on the finish of 2019. Nonetheless, gross sales continued into 2020, and a minimum of a number of nonetheless stay. The model returned to the US in 2011 with the five hundred, however the mannequin achieved its finest gross sales 12 months in 2012, and it steadily declined till Fiat discontinued it.

Fiat gross sales didn’t fare any higher, additionally hitting an all-time excessive within the US in 2012. The model continues to function in different areas and is discovering success with its lineup. Within the second quarter of this 12 months, the brand new 500e turned Western Europe’s best-selling EV, ousting Tesla from the highest spot for the primary time because the finish of 2020. The brand new EV sports activities a contemporary tackle the automobile’s iconic design, with 199 miles of vary per the forgiving Euro-spec WLTP requirements.

Fiat’s future within the US stays unsure. Fiat Chrysler Vehicles and PSA Group accomplished their merger in early 2021, bringing over a dozen manufacturers underneath one company roof. The listing of automakers consists of Alfa Romeo, Dodge, Chrysler, Peugeot, Maserati, Fiat, and lots of extra. The 500X continues to languish on vendor tons alone. Nonetheless, there are plans to revitalize the model and replenish the US lineup with new metallic.