Alexandre
The Fiat Panda, an emblematic model of the Italian automotive landscape, still has many years to live. Produced at the Pomigliano d'Arco plant since 2011, it has spanned the decades as a popular and practical car, particularly appreciated for its compactness and value for money. However, the end of this iconic version's career seemed inevitable, due to new European standards for reducing CO2 emissions and the goal of switching to 100 % electric by 2035. But now, against all odds, a new Fiat Panda could be on its way, and this time it's made in Italy!
A surprising announcement
The announcement was made at a meeting in Italy, where Jean-Philippe Imparato, CEO of Stellantis Europe, presented a production plan for Italy that exceeded expectations. Indeed, the presentation.., he revealed that the Fiat Panda would continue to have a place in the future of Italian motoring.. Rather than disappear with the end of production of the current model, a completely new model is planned for the Pomigliano d'Arco plant.
The Fiat Panda and Pandina are currently produced at the Pomigliano d'Arco plant, but production is coming to an end. Although the the current model has been extended to 2030 to maintain plant activity, theThe current Panda no longer meets the strict requirements of the new European regulations on CO2 emissions.. What's more, the Stellantis Group's ambitions for the future include a transition to 100 % electric production by 2035, and it was hard to imagine a combustion Panda surviving this transition.
This is all the more of a surprise given that the all-new Fiat Grande Panda is manufactured in Tychy, Poland, where production costs are much lower. Moreover, at the beginning of the year, Nicolas Dufourcq, non-executive director of Stellantis and director of BPI France, had declared that it was unlikely that Italy would be able to produce an electric entry-level modelThis is due to the higher production costs on the peninsula. And yet, the announcement of the production of a new Fiat Panda in Italy breaks this economic logic.making this decision a welcome surprise for the Italian industry.
New electric Fiat Panda: what we know about it
Details are still sketchy at this stage, but a few things are already known. The new Fiat Panda, which could be launched from 2030will be built on the STLA Small platforma platform dedicated to small electric and hybrid vehicles. Although the electric version is the most likely for 2030, a hybrid version could also be envisaged, depending on the automotive context.
This model could thus offer not only Italian consumers, but also European ones, a small, competitively priced 100 % electric carThis is a key segment for the automotive energy transition. However, one of the surprising elements of this production plan is that, for the moment, the Pomigliano d'Arco plant will produce just one model. This seems somewhat risky. It remains to be seen whether Stellantis will revise this decision as production of the Panda takes shape.
We've come to be delighted that a Panda based on a PSA model will be built in Italy...
It's just the bare minimum... and then some.
All fiat cars must be made in Italy with an Italian engine. fiat stands for Italian car manufacturing in Turin.
If they choose the Small platform, it will probably mean the start of production of the Tonale's successor, which should be on the Medium platform.
Automatic transmission on this Italian-made fiat?
So we'll have an electric Panda on STLA Small (like the future 208/Corsa) produced in Italy. And next to it we'll have the Grande Panda, on the STLA Smart (low-cost platform) made in Poland.
The Italian Panda should therefore have much more advanced technology, thanks to the Small, unlike the Polish Grande Panda on Smart, which relies on less powerful batteries and a low-cost approach (like the e-C3). So, logically, the Italian model will be more expensive. And in terms of size, it should be kiffe-kiff? The eC3 and Grande Panda are close to the 208/Corsa.
So that's good for jobs in Italy, but what will the product positioning be? It's hard to understand. It's even counter-productive.
Imparato wants to make a GTV on an STLA-Medium base above the Giulia on an STLA-Large base... we're not quite there yet...
I don't even know why he's still here...
Aria fritta. Promesse che difficilmente si possono mantenere a meno che la Leapmotor ceda la 03 e Fiat gli metta il muso della Panda. Tutto è possibile è già successo con il Fremont e con la seat Marbella quindi nulla è da stupirsi
...das ist scheinbar eine gute Nachricht,in Deutschland kann man sich kaum noch etwas leisten,aber Pandas sieht man hier überall und es ist auch ein tolles Auto...mir gefällt besonders die ,offenheit' die Fenster sind gross,so dass man gute übersicht hat...und er ist bequem zum sitzen und fahren!freut mich sehr wenn er bleibt...neue Autos die in Flammen aufgehen braucht kein Mensch !!!!
Zur Richtigstellung; der im Sommer 2024 vorgestellte Grande Panda, der in Kürze erhãltlich sein wird, wird nicht in Polen, sondern in Serbien hergestellt, in dem Werk wo zuvor der 500L (Large) produziert wurde. Das es einen Nachfolger für den aktuellen alten Panda/Pandina in seiner Größe müsste erscheint logisch, denn der Grande Panda ist mitunter schon wieder zu groß.
The Panda is a legend and so practical.
ICE, Hybrid and clean fuels version should be produced. I doubt that there is place for a pure electric.
The FIAT brand is very good .it has to do some modification in ground clearance and latest interiors and inrumentation. In world wide fiat is very compact vehicle .Now people are looking compact and family 7 Seater MPV.Which fiat have lot of option. We will soon see again FIAT MPV AND SUV innear future.
Ich wünsche mir einen voll elektrischen Panda gross mit Austauschakkus und Schiebedach...
Suggestie: een Panda-Van?