Fiat
city cars
“2024 Fiat 500e Shows Why City Cars Thrive as EVs”
Even by electric vehicle standards, the original Fiat 500e wasn’t exactly a huge success. The Italian EV was mostly available in California, and sales peaked in 2015 with 6,194 units dropping to 2,250 by 2018. Former CEO Sergio Marchionne also famously claimed the company lost $14,000 on every 500e sold, which meant…
Alfa Romeo
Jeep, Chrysler, and Fiat saw increases but losses at Ram, Dodge, and Alfa Romeo brought the average into the negative
“Dodge Hornet Outselling Alfa Tonale 10:1, Stellantis Q1 Sales Drop 10%”
Auction
A Fiat 500L used by Pope Francis in New York City is going up for auction and could fetch $100,000
“Experience the Fiat 500L Popemobile Ride with Giga Gears”
Alfa Romeo
STLA Large architecture could be repurposed to resurrect a host of old-time two-door, four-seat cars from the Stellantis back catalog
“10 Cars Stellantis Could Reinvent with 2024 Dodge Charger Platform”
battery electric vehicles
U.S. Delays EV Transition to 2030, Boosting Automakers | Giga Gears
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