The Fiat 500e was the most produced electric car in Europe in 2022
- The Fiat 500e was the most produced electric car in Europe in 2022 with 66,325 units produced in Mirafiori (Italy), up from 41,350 vehicles in 2021. This represents a 60% year-on-year increase. This model is increasingly biting into sales of the internal combustion engine version of the Fiat 500, of which 116,243 vehicles were produced in 2022 versus 132,829 in 2021 (-12,5%), but also on sales of BEVs rivals.
- It is true that the Fiat 500e is one of the very few two-door electric cars in the A-segment and it is a good fit for city small car use. It is surprising that no other carmaker is planning to launch such a model in Europe (Smart tried but failed), although Wuling is very successful in China with its Hong Guang Mini EV (572,000 sales by 2022). However, the Wuling is marketed at a much lower price: less than 10,000 euros versus just over 30,000 euros for the Fiat 500 e sold in Europe.
- Behind the Fiat 500e, the Volkswagen ID4 (63,684 units) and ID3 (52,229 units), both produced at Zwickau, are a bit disappointing, as the German carmaker had planned (and still plans) 100,000 annual sales of the ID4 and 100,000 annual sales of the ID3, but this target may not be reached until 2024 or 2025. In fourth place is the Czech-produced Skoda Enyaq (50,765 vehicles). In fifth place is the Peugeot e-208 produced in Slovakia (45,868 units), ahead of the Hyundai Kona BEV (41,950 units), the Audi Q4 E-Tron produced in Zwickau (41,412 units) and the Tesla Model Y produced in Berlin (41,354 units). The Renault Zoe produced in Flins (36,971 units) suffered a halving of its sales, but this was to be expected as the new Megane BEV produced in Douai (31,234 units), sold at almost the same price, took a large proportion of its customers.