The Fiat Tipo is set to disappear from the European market
- Designed in the early 2010s, ten years before the merger of PSA and Fiat-Chrysler, the Fiat Tipo was launched on the European market at the end of 2015. It was positioned in the C-segment, that is to say it succeeded the old Fiat Stilo and Bravo. It was available in three bodies: five-door sedan with hatchback, four-door sedan with trunk and five-door station wagon.
- Produced in the Tofas factory in Bursa (Turkey), the Fiat Tipo was often be in the top 3 sales in Turkey (where it is named Egea) but its success in Europe (perimeter: 30 countries: EU + United Kingdom + Switzerland + Norway) was much more mixed, even in Italy.
- It has been sold at 500,000 units in ten years (i.e. 50,000 per year on average) with a peak of 125,000 units in 2017 and only 17,500 in 2023.
- But production and sales continue at a good pace in Turkey (700,000 units in ten years, or 70,000 per year on average) with a peak of 124,000 units in 2023. It has also become the only car sold by Fiat in Turkey (excluding utility vehicles), proof that this model is crucial for the Turkish market.
- On the other hand, for the European market, the Fiat Tipo is not at all a crucial model, because within the Stellantis group, there are many C-segment sedans (Peugeot 308, Opel Astra, Citroën C4, Citroën C4X) and the Tipo has stopped being sold in certain markets such as France. Now nine years old, it is in the process of being phased out in all European markets. But the Tipo will continue its career in Turkey or will be renewed in the near future. The question is whether Stellantis will launch a new Fiat C-segment sedan in other European markets.