In the US, the abolished Fiat 500X achieved something unlikely: it oversold the brand new electric 500e in the first quarter of 2026. According to Stellantis data, 71 500X units that had stopped production for three years found buyers, against only 68 of the new 500e. The practicality and conventional engine seem to defeat the electric future with a price of $30,000+ and an autonomy of 240 km. Other "zobby" models such as Jeep Renegade and Dodge Challenger also continue to be sold, revealing American consumers' preferences.
Analyticalally:
How the abolished Fiat 500X managed to outsold the brand new electric 500e on the US market.
There are news that makes you wonder if the calendar writes April 1st or if the laws of the market are finally divorced from reason. According to its official sales data Stellantis for the first quarter of 2026 in the United States, Fiat 500X –a crossover that has stopped production for three years – managed to outsold Fiat's only new model sold in America, pure electric 500e.
The numbers are low, but they're not wrong: 71 «forgotten» Fiat 500X located in some dark corners of the delegations found a buyer, while only 68 people were convinced to invest in the brand new electric 500e. It seems that the practicality of the four doors and the familiar sense of an internal combustion engine defeated by state the Italian style and silent movement.
Stellantis knows how to «resurrects the dead»
The phenomenon of «car-zobby» (models that continue to appear in the classifications years after the end of their production) are not unknown, but rarely these «ghosts» They manage to overshadow new models. Fiat 500e, with the autonomy of about 240 km and the price of $30,000+, seems to have difficulty finding its audience across the Atlantic.
Irony gets even bigger if one thinks that 500X is not the only one «dead» who refuses to rest. The same sales report shows 23 Jeep Renegade (also abolished from 2023) and 45 Dodge Challenger finding new owners. It is to wonder whether Stellantis salesmen have special training in digging up stock from the past or whether American consumers are making a silent revolution against the new order of things.
Fiat in the US is facing a difficult reality. With a range consisting of a single model (the 500e), the brand tries to survive in a market that loves large sizes and freedom of movement. But when your most popular car is one you no longer produce, then perhaps the consumer message is rather clear.
