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ElectricFiat 500 to Return to Canada as All-Electric 500e in 2024
We’re not sure how many people miss the Fiat 500 , which exited the North American market after the 2019 model year due to extremely poor sales, but guess what? It will come back to Canada in early 2024. Fiat CEO Olivier Francois made the announcement today at the Los …
On this day in history: April 25
  • 1931: Ferdinand Porsche creates the company Dr. Ing. h. c. F. Porsche GmBH, Konstruktion und Beratung für Motoren und Fahrzeugbau. In this venture, Porsche will create the plans for the 16-cylinder Auto Union and the ... Ladybug.
  • 1967: In Montreal, the Turcot Interchange is open to trafic
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NewsFiat 500 to be Axed from North American Lineup
FCA has announced that the Fiat brand will stop selling the current-generation 500 in all of North America starting in 2020. Executives at the company say that the remaining stocks will allow the model to continue until the middle of next year approximately. The Fiat 500e, which is an electric …
News2018 Fiat 500 Gets Turbocharged
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has just released information on the 2018 edition of their Fiat 500 minicar. We were expecting major changes, a redesign perhaps, but for now, the most significant news is an engine swap. For the North-American market, gone is the 101-horsepower, naturally aspirated 1.4-litre four cylinder, replaced by …
NewsThe 2017 Fiat 500 Gets a Simplified Lineup
Sales of Fiat’s cute little minicar have been on a downward spiral for the last couple of years in Canada, and the brand is hoping to shake things up by streamlining the range of trim levels and powertrains. The 2017 Fiat 500 will be available in hatchback and cabrio body …
RecallsDouble Recall for the Fiat 500 and Jeep Wrangler
Here is an interesting double recall from FCA: globally, 41 000 units of the Fiat 500 and about half a million Jeep Wranglers need to go back to the shop to be potentially repaired. Let’s start with the Fiats. On the 500 city car produced between 2012 and 2016, a …
NewsMinor Touches For The 2016 Fiat 500
The stylish little Fiat 500 receives a slew of upgrades for 2016. While none of them are immediately visible, the manufacturer states that there have been more than 1,800 changes. Instead of making a long list of every single difference, I’ll just group together some of the most obvious ones: …
NewsFirst Sketches of the Fiat 500X
Two months before the world premiere of the Fiat 500X in Geneva, the web site indianautosblog.com has published the first sketches of the model in development. The vehicle uses the platform of the new 500L. Based on these images, we discover an urban SUV whose signature style seems very close …
NewsFiat 500 Five-Door On The Way
The Fiat Punto will soon be retired for the European markets and will be replaced by a five-door version of the Fiat 500. It is a decision similar to that made by MINI, which will offer a five-door version of its Cooper model starting next year. The five-door Fiat 500 …
NewsBuy a Condo and Get a Free Car?
A condominium developer in Montreal has come up with an interesting way of setting itself apart from its competition: giving away free cars with the purchase of a condo. In very competitive markets, such lush incentives offer a way for developers to distinguish themselves. Incentives are not limited to cars …
NewsFiat 500 Turbo Added To North American Lineup
Interested in a more powerful Fiat 500, but turned off by the harsher ride offered by the sporty Abarth model? Fiat will be bringing a turbocharged edition of the subcompact hatchback to the United States in 2013, a vehicle that will provide a mid-point in terms of power between the …
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