Fiat 500e Production Paused, Again

Oh, right here we go once more. Stellantis has no different choice however to pause manufacturing of the Fiat 500e. Demand for the electrical metropolis automobile continues to be poor, forcing one other hiatus on the Mirafiori plant. The Italian manufacturing facility suspended output a number of instances this 12 months and it’s about to do it as soon as extra. After telling unions that operations could be suspended from December 18 till January 5, it’s now including the December 2-17 interval to the stoppage.

Consequently, the Fiat 500e won’t be assembled from Monday, December 2, till Sunday, January 5, 2025. It’s not simply the diminutive hatchback impacted by the low demand as Maserati is dealing with an similar drawback. Manufacturing of the GranTurismo and GrabCabrio will even be halted throughout this interval. By the voice of Stellantis’ head honcho Carlos Tavares, the unique model just lately blamed dangerous advertising for sluggish gross sales.

Fiat’s mother or father firm says actions at its manufacturing facility in Turin shall be quickly stopped resulting from a “persevering with uncertainty in gross sales of electrical vehicles in a number of European markets.” EVs account for 97% of the manufacturing on the Mirafiori facility. Stellantis goes on to say it’s placing the brakes on Maserati manufacturing as effectively resulting from low demand for luxurious vehicles exterior Europe, corresponding to the US and China.

The wheels are in movement to resuscitate gross sales of the brand new Fiat 500 by promoting a model with a combustion engine. The plan is to roll out a hybrid 500 in 2026 when manufacturing will start on the similar Italian web site. Made in Poland, the previous-generation mannequin continues to be bought in sure areas with gasoline energy. Sure, we’re speaking a couple of automobile that initially hit the market in 2007. Its Abarth scorching hatch counterpart continues to be accessible, however Fiat’s efficiency division has already introduced plans to go purely electrical.