Stellantis pauses production of electric Fiat 500 due to poor demand | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/stellantis-pauses-production-electric-fiat-500-due-poor-demand-2024-09-12/
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YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 2y
Was there ever any real demand for any 500?
unknowing8343@discuss.tchncs.de · 3 pts · 2y
It's a cute lovely car that would be very useful, but too damn expensive.
Delta_V@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Maybe they could cut the price by 66% and market it as a golf cart.
CameronDev@programming.dev · 3 pts · 2y
I want a fiat 500 sized EV, but it costs $50k in Aus. That's $5k more than an BYD Atto3. Also, never even heard of the 500e, so they haven't really marketed it very well.
Steve@communick.news · 3 pts · 2y
Is the demand low, or were the expectations unrealistic?
Nobody likes to blame their own estimates I guess.
Mr_Blott@feddit.uk · 2 pts · 2y
t7tis@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
Price for a much bigger Fiat 600 hybrid is 24k EUR, a Fiat 500e is 30k. You get less range, less space and at current electricity prices you pay more if you charge at home than you would with a if paid for gas for the 600.
Why would anybody want that?! If they were 20k it might be interesting but they want 200% profit margins just because EV and then act surprised nobody wants it. Fuck them.