Fiat plans to launch an all-new 500 in 2029 and an all-new Panda in 2030, in a dedication to producing metropolis vehicles in Italy for the foreseeable future.

“The plan for Fiat may be very clear,” Jean-Philippe Imparato, COO for Europe at Fiat dad or mum firm Stellantis, informed Autocar on the Brussels motor present.

“The five hundred shall be accomplished in November 2025 by a hybrid model of (the electrical) 500. Second, the following era of 500 will arrive at Mirafiori (Turin manufacturing facility) round 2029.

“The Pandina (an inside nickname for the Panda) shall be in-built Pomigliano (manufacturing facility in Naples) till 2030, after which in 2030 you should have a brand new Pandina at Pomigliano.

“And you should have the Grande Panda in March 2025, each electrical and hybrid variations of it.

“So you should have new 500, new Pandina and Grande Panda within the vary of the A and B section for Fiat.”

This implies Fiat will proceed to construct the vehicles which have outlined its model because the authentic ‘Topolino’ 500 from 1936, resisting the temptation to desert town automobile class for extra worthwhile crossovers and SUVs that lots of the 500 and Panda ‘s rivals succumbed. in recent times.

Citroën and Peugeot have phased out the C1 and 108 siblings in 2022 and 2021 respectively; Volkswagen, Seat and Skoda steadily killed off the Up, Mii and Citigo trio between 2020 and 2023; and the Ford Ka+ was withdrawn from sale in 2019.

Nevertheless, there are inexperienced shoots sprouting: Kia, Hyundai and Toyota all nonetheless supply petrol-engined metropolis vehicles (the Picanto, i10 and Aygo X) and Renault is launching a brand new electrical Twingo subsequent 12 months. Chinese language agency BYD can also be anticipated to convey its Seagull EV to the UK.

The five hundred and Panda have been a pivot for Fiat for the previous decade. Certainly, the Panda stays one of many best-selling new vehicles in Italy, despite the fact that it was launched 14 years in the past.