Fiat brand sales for May were down 45 percent compared to the same month last year. The scarcity of the brand's traditionally best selling 500 hatch and Cabrio model has continued to severely impact sales this year. Production of those models ended last September to retool the factory for the 2018 model year. Production of the 2018 500 with its new standard engine has recently begun, but it will be weeks before these new cars will arrive at showrooms around the county.
In the meantime, Fiat 500L MPV sales have continued their upward trend this year, with year-to-date sales running 33 percent higher than the same period last year. Sales of the 500L have been up substantially since August 2017.
Fiat 500X and 124 Spider sales were both up compared to April, but are still running behind last year.
May Fiat News Recap
Fiat500USA.com took a look at 2018 Fiat 500 model pricing. We published a complete price list, including option prices before they were posted on the official Fiat USA website. An interesting note is the new 2018 500 complete with its standard turbo motor is $3,200 less than the comparable 500 Turbo model sold in 2016.
The 2 millionth Fiat 500 rolled off the assembly line in Tychy, Poland. The 500 is a worldwide sales phenomenon being sold in over 100 countries. The article has links to Fiat 500 production stories, plus, has exclusive totals on Fiat 500 production and sales for the NAFTA region.
Fiat 500 Abarth made U.S. News & World Report’s 2018 list of “Fastest Cars for the Money" list. Six years after its introduction, the Fiat 500 Abarth still wows drivers and earns awards.
The new 2018 Fiat 500X Blue Sky Edition was unveiled and we published images of its interior ahead of others in the media. The new model is arriving at showrooms as you read this.
Fiat Brand Sales in the United States January through May 2018
| Fiat 500 | Current Month | Last Year | Vol Change | Current YTD | Last Year YTD | Vol Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 500 500L 500X 124 | 264 184 568 425 1,441 | 1240 163 703 564 2,670 | -79% 13% -19% -25% -46% | 1908 747 2711 1493 6,859 | 6,461 562 3427 1990 12440 | -70% 33% -21% -25% -45% |
| April 500 500L 500X 124 | 335 168 564 337 1,404 | 1201 115 758 465 2,539 | -72% 46% -26% -28% -45% | 1644 563 2143 1068 5,418 | 5,221 399 2724 1426 9770 | -69% 41% -21% -25% -45% |
| March 500 500L 500X 124 | 439 173 607 325 1,544 | 1671 106 726 419 2,922 | -74% 63% -16% -22% -47% | 1309 395 1579 731 4,014 | 4,020 284 1,966 961 7,231 | -67% 39% -20% -24% -44% |
| Feb 500 500L 500X 124 | 416 118 484 223 1,241 | 1131 72 640 302 2,145 | -63% 64% -24% -26% -42% | 870 222 972 406 2,470 | 2,349 178 1,240 542 4,309 | -63% 25% -22% -25% -43% |
| Jan 500 500L 500X 124 | 454 104 488 183 1,229 | 1218 106 606 240 2,164 | -63% -2% -19% -24% -43% | 454 104 488 183 1,229 | 1,218 106 600 240 2,164 | -63% -2% -19% -24% -43% |
Sources: FCA US LLC.
Images: FCA and Author
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Thanks Chris, really appreciate you putting this together for us each month it’s really awesome!
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