Fiat Shows Future Product

Matthew Guy
by Matthew Guy

Billed as the next steps in Fiat’s product lineup, the brand has hauled the (digital) sheets off an array of new models which are all said to share a common global platform.

Right off the hop, care is taken by Fiat marketers to point out the brand will offer the tripartite of electric, hybrid, and internal combustion powertrains to ensure ‘maximum relevance’ to customers around the world. This could be taken as a potshot towards other marques who may have initially decided to go all in on EVs only to walk back their electrified projections in the face of market challenges.

Whatever one takes from reading between the lines, Fiat promises the first car from this new lineup of machines will be shown in July this year, with a new model following each annum for the next 36 months. Note the brand says it has access to a global platform thanks to its corporate parent, Stellantis, meaning the same bones will underpin other vehicles in that company’s ever-expanding empire. 

Concepts shown range from a City Car sized bigger than the current Panda and a Fastback which would arguably have a sporty flair if not presented in desert beige. The SUV and Pickup are also intriguing concepts, with the latter possibly playing a foil to small trucks available in other markets (and hitting the scene here in America). The entire quartet is festooned with matrices of cube-shaped lights, shapes which will look uncomfortably familiar to anyone toiling at Hyundai on that brand’s Ioniq series of EVs. Rounding out the roster is one additional twist on the SUV, called the Camper and fitted with knobby tires.


Whether any or all of these vehicles shown today make it to the North American market remain to be seen. Even though Fiat remains a bit player on our shores, the brand raked in 1.3 million sales worldwide last year.


[Images: Fiat]


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Matthew Guy
Matthew Guy

Matthew buys, sells, fixes, & races cars. As a human index of auto & auction knowledge, he is fond of making money and offering loud opinions.

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  • Seanx37 Seanx37 on Feb 27, 2024

    Does FIAT have a future? Will Stellantis keep them around? Or just rebody Peugeot and Jeep products?

  • Dac Dac on Mar 03, 2024

    Fiat was once again Stellantis’ biggest brand last year, so I guess the’ll keep them around.

  • Varezhka The biggest underlying issue of Mitsubishi Motors was that for most of its history the commercial vehicles division was where all the profit was being made, subsidizing the passenger vehicle division losses. Just like Isuzu.And because it was a runt of a giant conglomerate who mainly operated B2G and B2B, it never got the attention it needed to really succeed. So when Daimler came in early 2000s and took away the money making Mitsubishi-Fuso commercial division, it was screwed.Right now it's living off of its legacy user base in SE Asia, while its new parent Nissan is sucking away at its remaining engineering expertise in EV and kei cars. I'd love to see the upcoming US market Delica, so crossing fingers they will last that long.
  • ToolGuy A deep-dive of the TTAC Podcast Archives gleans some valuable insight here.
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