Old, Discontinued Fiats Are Outselling Brand New Fiats

Car sales aren't doing truthful basking astatine nan moment. It's almost for illustration starting a warfare that sends nan full world system into a tailspin wasn't a awesome idea. Despite this, though, Stellantis really had a amended first-quarter income report than it did past year, but 1 of nan conglomerate's Italian brands had a singular income study for a different reason: nan Fiat 500X crossover that's been discontinued for 3 years now outsold nan brand's only caller car, nan Fiat 500e. Fiat's Q1 income really grew 85% compared to nan last 4th of 2025, but that's not saying much.

We often constitute astir discontinued cars still showing up connected income reports, moreover several years aft they're discontinued, but they don't often outsell different existent models. In nan first 3 months of nan year, Fiat sold 71 discontinued 500X crossovers versus 68 of nan 500e. Those numbers are remarkably low, moreover compared to Alfa Romeo, Stellantis' different mainstream Italian brand. Alfa Romeo sold much of its slightest celebrated exemplary than nan Fiat brand, pinch 238 Tonales sold truthful acold this year.

When a car that's been discontinued still racks up income respective years aft its discontinuation, it intends location was leftover banal connected trader lots. The only caller car successful Fiat USA's 2026 lineup is the itty bitty 500e, which has conscionable 149 miles of scope according to nan EPA, truthful it's not each that astonishing that nan 500X, a importantly much applicable four-door crossover vehicle, would find much buyers. It is astonishing to study that Fiat dealers still had 71 of these crossovers sitting connected their tons successful nan twelvemonth of our lord 2026, 3 years aft nan 500X was discontinued.

The 500X really shares a level pinch different long-dead Stellantis conveyance that sold 23 units successful nan first 4th of nan twelvemonth contempt being discontinued successful 2023: nan Jeep Renegade. Dodge besides managed to waste 45 Challengers past quarter, different exemplary that was discontinued successful 2023. Stellantis, honey, are you doing okay? We're worried astir you.