https://www.providencejournal.com/entertainmentlife/20190920/auto-bits-say-goodbye-to-fiat-500-hatchback-and-convertible Auto Bits: Say goodbye to the Fiat 500 hatchback and convertible Sep 20, 2019
[image https://www.providencejournal.com/storyimage/PJ/20190920/ENTERTAINMENTLIFE/190929956/AR/0/AR-190929956.jpg ] Both the Fiat 500 hatchback and convertible are disappearing for the 2020 model year. This includes the 500e electric and 500 Abarth, so if you are thinking of picking up a Fiat 500, your options are about to be severely limited. Although the Fiat 500 is ending production for 2020, don’t expect it to disappear overnight. The current inventory will see them hanging out on dealer lots into 2020, it’s just a question of how long into the new year they’ll stick around. Launched back in 2011, the Fiat 500 sold 46,999 units at its peak back in 2012 and then sales slowed. A lot. Through June of this year, all of 1,692 units were sold in the U.S. making it anything but a hot seller. Slow sales likely played a factor in deciding to discontinue the model that relaunched the brand stateside. It is, however, Fiat’s most recognizable model and it’s not even the brand’s worst seller. The slowest seller so far this year is the 500L, which sold only 399 units through June. Second worst goes to the 500X crossover with 500 units followed by the 124 Spider with 1,484 units. The entire Fiat lineup is selling less than what the 500 once managed all on its own. Fiat hasn’t said anything about a possible replacement for the 500, though the rumor mill is hot for the idea of an EV taking its place at some point. There’s also just as strong a chance that a replacement isn’t coming at all. — Nicole Wakelin/BestRide.com Did you know A new poll conducted by Harris Poll on behalf of Ally Bank has determined that, on average, Americans spend about $397 per year on vehicle maintenance and repairs. The poll also found that the amount spent was age-related and that younger vehicle owners spent more than older. Millennials and those who fall into Generation Z (ages 18-34) paid an average of $466 per year on vehicle maintenance and repairs (M&R). By contrast, those polled over 55 years of age averaged less than a dollar a day, just $330 per year in such costs. One could conclude that younger vehicle owners drive more, though the poll did not examine the link between miles driven and maintenance and repair costs. — John Goreham/BestRide.com Car stats According to electric truck maker Rivian Automotive, the company recently received a $350 million equity investment from Cox Automotive, the owner of online automobile market and Kelley Blue Book car valuation service. So far, the company has raised nearly $1.9 billion from investors. [© providencejournal.com] + http://www.pasadenanow.com/main/students-march-to-pasadena-city-hall-take-part-in-global-climate-strike-die-in-to-change-minds-on-environment/#.XYcCUjN7ldg Students March to Pasadena City Hall Take Part in Global Climate Strike 'Die In' to Change Minds September 21, 2019 ... “I recently left my pickup truck to go to a fully electric car,” Hampton told the assembled group. “I tell you this because it’s important the City does all it can and that we’re protecting our environment, and we do all we can to protect the environment.” ... For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/archive/ {brucedp.neocities.org} -- Sent from: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/ _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
