Why was the Fiat Spider discontinued?

It has stayed the course for 4 model years, mostly in the shadow of the more popular MX-5 Miata. Finally, in December 2020, Stellantis Automobile company announced that the car will be discontinued after the 2020 model year. The dwindling sales just did not justify the effort anymore.

Will there be a 2021 Fiat Spider?

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced the Fiat 500L and 124 Spider won’t live to see the 2021 model year.

Can you still buy a new Fiat 124 Spider?

Fiat 124 Spider and 500L discontinued for 2021, only the 500X remains. The 500X enters 2021 with a few small updates, and it’s the last Fiat standing in the US. RIP, little dude. “The Fiat 124 Spider and the Fiat 500L will be discontinued after the 2020 model year,” the company said in a press release.

Does the Fiat Spider hold its value?

A FIAT 124 Spider will depreciate 40\% after 5 years and have a 5 year resale value of $18,287.

Are Fiat 124 Spiders reliable?

Is the 124 Spider Reliable? J.D. Power gives the 2020 Fiat 124 Spider an awful predicted reliability rating of two out of five. Two is the lowest rating J.D. Power assigns.

Will Fiat leave the US?

The slim lineup continues to dwindle as the Italian automaker announces it will discontinue both the Fiat 500L and the Fiat 124 Spider in the US after the 2020 model year….That leaves just the 500X available.

Will Abarth be discontinued?

If you’ve been itching to buy an Abarth 124 Spider, get to it. There aren’t many left in the UK, and for the foreseeable future there’ll be no more.

Is Fiat discontinued?

– FIAT will discontinue production of the current-generation Fiat 500 and 500e in North America. Current inventory of the 2019 Fiat 500 and 500e will last into 2020.

Does the Fiat Spider have a hardtop?

Second generation Hard Top As in the ’70s, the latest generation Abarth spider has a hard-top version.

Does the Fiat 124 Spider have a hardtop?

Fiat just introduced a similar snap-on hardtop for the Miata-based 124 Spider, and it’s glorious. The carbon fiber hardtop makes its debut on a new model in the Fiat 124 lineup, the Abarth GT. The hardtop has a rear-window defroster, and doesn’t require the removal of the standard soft-top.

Are Fiat parts expensive?

The average annual repair cost for all Fiat models is $538 per year. compared to $652 across all models. This includes both scheduled maintenance and unscheduled repairs. The average total annual cost for unscheduled repairs and maintenance across all model years of a vehicle.

Is this the end of the Mazda 124 Spider?

According to several reports from Italian media, production of the 124 Spider and its Abarth performance version for European markets has ended only three years after their launch. Al Volante writes that while sales have been decent for a niche car, they weren’t strong enough to justify the renewal of the manufacturing contract with Mazda.

Is the Fiat 124 Spider still a sales leader in Europe?

Update 12/6/2019: We heard back from FCA EMEA as well, more specifically from Danilo Coglianese, Head of Communication Fiat & Abarth, who reminded us that the Fiat 124 Spider remains a sales leader in Italy, Spain and Switzerland, as well as the second best-selling model in Europe in its segment.

Why is the 125 spider so different in Europe than America?

For one, the market should be larger than the U.S. market, given Fiat’s significantly larger footprint of dealerships compared to the U.S. The 125 Spider’s legacy is also much stronger there than in America. Fiats have always been rare here, but in Italy they are common. From June to the end of 2016 Fiat sold 3,685 Spiders in Europe.

Did Motori stop accepting new orders of the 124 Spider?

The fact that the 124 Spider and Abarth 595 hot hatch are the last remaining FCA products to use this engine obviously did not help that much… According to another report from Italy’s Motori, local dealers stopped accepted new orders a few weeks ago. We’ve reached out to the carmaker’s North American and European divisions for comments.