Fiat plant in Kragujevac (Serbia) starts production of the Fiat Grande Panda
- While the launches of the Citroën C3, Citroën C3 Aircross and Opel Frontera had to be postponed by several months due to technical problems encountered on these models based on the new "Small Car" platform closely derived from the Stellantis models assembled in India, the launch of the Fiat Grande Panda (unveiled in July 2024 and based on this same "Small Car" platform) will take place as planned, in January 2025. This model will begin production at the Fiat site in Kragujevac (Serbia), which had temporarily ceased production after the Fiat 500 L production was stopped. Inovev is forecasting 150,000 units per year of the new Fiat Grande Panda, 40% of which will be electric versions over the next few years.
- The Fiat Grande Panda will first be marketed in a battery electric version (the most expensive version) and then an MHEV version should appear during the summer of 2025. This second version, cheaper than the battery electric version, will certainly be the best-selling.
- Remember that the Grande Panda (B-segment sedan) will not put an end to the original Fiat Panda (A-segment sedan), which should continue its career until 2030 according to information from Stellantis. The Fiat Panda, powered only by petrol engines, will still be produced at the Italian site in Pomigliano, near Naples, and will represent Fiat's entry-level model in Europe since the Fiat 500 with a combustion engine was stopped this fall.
- As for the electric Fiat 500, its production temporarily stopped in October 2024 - due to a lack of orders - should not resume until January 2025, according to information from Stellantis. The future hybrid version of the Fiat 500 is eagerly awaited by the network because the discontinuation of the thermal and electric Fiat 500s is creating a major loss of revenue for the brand.