Fiat drops its last passenger cars in Australia leaving only vans

Key takeaways

• Fiat 500e and Abarth 500e imports have stopped in Australia
• Fiat passenger sales fell 30.4% to 144 units
• Fiat Professional vans continue, no replacement models confirmed

Fiat has stopped bringing the Fiat 500e and Abarth 500e into Australia, and Stellantis says no further orders are planned. Remaining stock has almost sold out. Once it clears, the Fiat and Abarth passenger brands will have nothing left to sell here.

Stellantis insists this is not an exit. It says it is evaluating future product opportunities for the local market and will share more on Fiat and Abarth plans when the time is right.

What is left of Fiat in Australia

Not much. Fiat confirmed back in August 2024 that petrol 500 derivatives would stop coming, so the handful of combustion 500s and a lone Abarth 695 still listed are leftovers rather than a live range.

That leaves Fiat Professional, which sells the Ducato and the recently revived Scudo, as the only part of the business with a genuine pipeline. Van sales have been the steady performer for more than a decade, topping 1000 units in most years since 2013.

The dealer footprint tells the same story. Fiat Professional is sold through 14 locations nationally. Fiat's passenger network is down to five.

Fiat Professional Scudo

Fiat 500e sales in Australia

Fiat's passenger volume is down 30.4% year to date, with 144 sales across the 500 range to the end of June. June alone accounted for just 13 cars, fewer than Ferrari or Lamborghini managed.

Price cuts did not fix it. The Abarth 500e launched here in 2024 at around $64,000 driveaway before Stellantis stripped $20,000 out of it to move stock.

The wider market has moved on without them. BYD sales are up 124% and Chinese brands as a group are up roughly 70%, while EVs made up more than 23% of the market in June. A $44,000 city hatch with 320km of range was never going to survive that.

Fiat 500e

Why Fiat has no cheap car to come back with

Fiat is one of Stellantis' four core global brands, but it has no China-built model to lean on the way Jeep and Peugeot do. The Grande Panda and 600 are European-built, and a Europe-sourced light car cannot land under $40,000 here against Leapmotor and BYD once freight and compliance are added. That pricing maths, not brand sentiment, is why this hiatus will outlast 2027 unless Stellantis reassigns a low-cost platform to right-hand drive.

Fiat has not left Australia, but it has stopped selling cars here. The difference matters less every month the stock locator empties.

Frequently asked questions

Is Fiat leaving Australia?

No. Stellantis says Fiat remains in the market and will keep supporting customers and dealers, but it has stopped importing passenger cars.

Can you still buy a Fiat 500e in Australia?

Only from remaining dealer stock, which is nearly gone. Fiat's locator recently showed four new 500e and nine Abarth 500e cars nationally.

What Fiat models are still sold in Australia?

Fiat Professional continues with the Ducato and Scudo vans. No new Fiat or Abarth passenger models have been confirmed.