A hybrid model, the 500 Ibrida, will be added to the Fiat 500e. This new vehicle will most likely go on sale in 2026 will be offered.
According to the official statement made by Fiat today, “hybrid” model 500 Ibrida, It will be available in late 2025 or early 2026. The vehicle will be sold together with the fully electric 500e, whose sales figures remain low. It is stated that the 500e will be reverse engineered and produced in Italy. Fiat last came to the fore with an interesting development. 134 Fiat Topolinos were seized due to their production location in Italy. The vehicle is among the fully electric mini models It was located. Fiat Topolino on It carries a small, thin Italian flag. And However, since it is produced in the Kenitra factory in Morocco Caught at the center of a strange situation. As reported, recently 134 different Topolinos brought to Tuscany were seized by Italian police.
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The vehicle, which carries an Italian flag because it was designed to be based in Turin, will continue to be sold in Italy, although production based in Morocco will continue actively. For this, the Italian flag will need to be removed from the vehicle. If the company is to offer confiscated vehicles for sale Italy next door will raise their flag.
Before on a similar issue Alfa Romeo It was on the agenda. If you missed it, the new B-SUV introduced in the past months Alfa Romeo Milano Italian Minister of Industry made a statement about Adolfo Urso, “MilanHe said that the model cannot be produced outside Italy because it bears the name “. The company, which decided to produce this vehicle based in Poland, would have taken an illegal step in Italy if it did so. In this regard, Urso “A car named Milano cannot be produced in Poland. Legally, you cannot give signs that mislead consumers. Therefore, a car named Milan must be produced in Italy. Otherwise, a misleading situation would arise, which is not permissible under Italian law.” he said and this was found very interesting indeed.
That’s why the company had to take a step back and changed the name of the model to “Junior”. Alfa Romeo CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato said at a press conference: “Although we believe the name Milan meets all legal requirements, we have decided to change it to ‘Junior’ to facilitate relations with the Italian government.” said. Reportedly, there is a law in Italy against products that have Italian-sounding names but are not actually Italian. It is said that the reason why Alfa Romeo does not produce the vehicle in Italy is the cost. It is stated that if the vehicle is produced in Italy, it will be 10 thousand euros more expensive.