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Fiat teases electric Panda among EV concept cars
Fiat, the Italian automaker with a knack for cute, city-friendly cars, has thrown down the gauntlet. In a recent announcement, CEO Olivier Francois laid out an ambitious plan to transition the brand towards a global, electrified lineup. The goal? To replace the iconic Panda with a family of versatile, affordable EVs aimed at taking over the world.
Fiat isn't playing around. Starting in July 2024, they're rolling out a new electric model every year. These cars will all share a common platform, allowing for production around the world. That's good news for anyone tired of regional releases leaving them out in the cold. We're talking a potential lineup of city cars, SUVs, and even a pickup truck – and yes, they'll all be available with electric or hybrid, while some markets will still get the old-fashioned combustion engines.
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Fiat, the Italian automaker with a knack for cute, city-friendly cars, has thrown down the gauntlet. In a recent announcement, CEO Olivier Francois laid out an ambitious plan to transition the brand towards a global, electrified lineup. The goal? To replace the iconic Panda with a family of versatile, affordable EVs aimed at taking over the world.
Fiat isn't playing around. Starting in July 2024, they're rolling out a new electric model every year. These cars will all share a common platform, allowing for production around the world. That's good news for anyone tired of regional releases leaving them out in the cold. We're talking a potential lineup of city cars, SUVs, and even a pickup truck – and yes, they'll all be available with electric or hybrid, while some markets will still get the old-fashioned combustion engines.
Fiat teases electric Panda among EV concept cars
Fiat wants to electrify the world with a new family of Panda-inspired EVs, hoping they can overcome infrastructure challenges and a competitive market to succeed.
www.arenaev.com
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Fiat primes new Panda-inspired family but 500 "will never die"
Fiat design chief explains how spirit of Panda – and Centoventi concept – can live on alongside 500
Fiat is working towards offering two distinct families of cars – one inspired by today's 500 and the other by the original Fiat Panda.
The brand recently revealed five new concept cars inspired by the Panda, which are due to evolve into production cars in the next three years, but there remains room in the line-up for the 500 to evolve and spawn new derivatives as its ‘vintage’ appeal “will never die”, according to Fiat design boss François Leboine.
He explained that he perceives Fiat as having two 'souls': the 'Dolcevita' ethos, as embodied by the 500 and its derivatives, and the 'more practical, functional' language that defined Giorgetto Giugiaro’s original Panda.
www.autocar.co.uk
Fiat design chief explains how spirit of Panda – and Centoventi concept – can live on alongside 500
Fiat is working towards offering two distinct families of cars – one inspired by today's 500 and the other by the original Fiat Panda.
The brand recently revealed five new concept cars inspired by the Panda, which are due to evolve into production cars in the next three years, but there remains room in the line-up for the 500 to evolve and spawn new derivatives as its ‘vintage’ appeal “will never die”, according to Fiat design boss François Leboine.
He explained that he perceives Fiat as having two 'souls': the 'Dolcevita' ethos, as embodied by the 500 and its derivatives, and the 'more practical, functional' language that defined Giorgetto Giugiaro’s original Panda.
Fiat primes new Panda-inspired family but 500 "will never die" | Autocar
Fiat design chief explains how spirit of Panda – and Centoventi concept – can live on alongside 500
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Good news: Fiat's cool Centoventi concept will live on in the new Panda
Fiat’s former concept is not entirely dead. Instead, it lives on in the form of these five new Pandas
Remember the five-door hatchback Fiat previewed back in 2019 called the Centoventi? It was originally billed as the car to take the baton from the Panda, but after the initial excitement, we were treated to several years of radio silence.
But now, we’ve come to learn that the ethos behind the Centoventi has actually been woven into the forthcoming lineup of all-new Pandas, of which five models will be sparingly released over the next few years.
“The Centoventi is definitely embedded into these concepts”, says Fiat design chief Francois Leboine. “It translated the true philosophy of Fiat in terms of simplicity, affordability and flexibility.”
You can actually make out a few similarities between the two… if you squint hard enough. But why did Fiat drop the Centoventi in the first place?
Fiat’s former concept is not entirely dead. Instead, it lives on in the form of these five new Pandas
Remember the five-door hatchback Fiat previewed back in 2019 called the Centoventi? It was originally billed as the car to take the baton from the Panda, but after the initial excitement, we were treated to several years of radio silence.
But now, we’ve come to learn that the ethos behind the Centoventi has actually been woven into the forthcoming lineup of all-new Pandas, of which five models will be sparingly released over the next few years.
“The Centoventi is definitely embedded into these concepts”, says Fiat design chief Francois Leboine. “It translated the true philosophy of Fiat in terms of simplicity, affordability and flexibility.”
You can actually make out a few similarities between the two… if you squint hard enough. But why did Fiat drop the Centoventi in the first place?
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Fiat Grande Panda is now available in two new countries
Fiat unveiled its budget Grande Panda EV back in June and the company has now rolled it in its first two markets - the Netherlands and France.
The city-friendly car comes in two variants - Grande Panda RED and Grande Panda La Prima. The latter is the higher-end configuration. As promised, the starting price is just under €25,000. With local government incentives, the car becomes even more affordable.
The vehicle runs on a single 113 hp electric motor and a 44 kWh battery that can last for 320 km away from the plug according to WLTP.
Fiat unveiled its budget Grande Panda EV back in June and the company has now rolled it in its first two markets - the Netherlands and France.
The city-friendly car comes in two variants - Grande Panda RED and Grande Panda La Prima. The latter is the higher-end configuration. As promised, the starting price is just under €25,000. With local government incentives, the car becomes even more affordable.
The vehicle runs on a single 113 hp electric motor and a 44 kWh battery that can last for 320 km away from the plug according to WLTP.
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Peugeot 205 XS / Panda 100HP - Second Hand Heroes: Warm hatches | Fifth Gear
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Fiat readies all-new 500 for 2029 and Panda for 2030
Stellantis Europe chief confirms 500 Ibrida also coming this November – earlier than previously announced
Fiat plans to launch an all-new 500 in 2029 and an all-new Panda in 2030, in a commitment to producing city cars in Italy for the foreseeable future.
“The plan for Fiat is very clear,” Jean-Philippe Imparato, COO for Europe at Fiat parent company Stellantis, told Autocar at the Brussels motor show.
“The 500 will be completed by a hybrid version of [the electric] 500 in November 2025. Second, the next generation of 500 will come around 2029 at Mirafiori [factory in Turin].
“The Pandina [an internal nickname for the Panda] will be built in Pomigliano [factory in Naples] until 2030, and then you will have a new Pandina at Pomigliano in 2030.
“And you will have the Grande Panda coming in March 2025, both electric and hybrid versions of it.
“So you will have new 500, new Pandina and Grande Panda in the line-up of the A- and B- segment for Fiat.”
This means Fiat will continue to build the cars that have defined its brand since the original 'Topolino' 500 of 1936, resisting the temptation to abandon the city-car class for more profitable crossovers and SUVs that many of the 500 and Panda’s rivals have succumbed to in recent years.
www.autocar.co.uk
Stellantis Europe chief confirms 500 Ibrida also coming this November – earlier than previously announced
Fiat plans to launch an all-new 500 in 2029 and an all-new Panda in 2030, in a commitment to producing city cars in Italy for the foreseeable future.
“The plan for Fiat is very clear,” Jean-Philippe Imparato, COO for Europe at Fiat parent company Stellantis, told Autocar at the Brussels motor show.
“The 500 will be completed by a hybrid version of [the electric] 500 in November 2025. Second, the next generation of 500 will come around 2029 at Mirafiori [factory in Turin].
“The Pandina [an internal nickname for the Panda] will be built in Pomigliano [factory in Naples] until 2030, and then you will have a new Pandina at Pomigliano in 2030.
“And you will have the Grande Panda coming in March 2025, both electric and hybrid versions of it.
“So you will have new 500, new Pandina and Grande Panda in the line-up of the A- and B- segment for Fiat.”
This means Fiat will continue to build the cars that have defined its brand since the original 'Topolino' 500 of 1936, resisting the temptation to abandon the city-car class for more profitable crossovers and SUVs that many of the 500 and Panda’s rivals have succumbed to in recent years.
Fiat readies all-new 500 for 2029 and Panda for 2030 | Autocar
Stellantis Europe chief confirms 500 Ibrida also coming this November – earlier than previously announced