Fiat continues to bet big on its new Large Panda. While the first deliveries of the hybrid version are held up by production delays, an even more affordable version of the model could soon turn the low-cost city car market upside down. What if this low-cost Grande Panda were to become the Stellantis Group's new European bestseller?
A non-hybrid version at €15,000?
Currently, the Fiat Grande Panda hybrid is priced from €16,900 depending on the market, and the 100 % electric version starts at €24,900. But according to several Serbian media, Fiat is preparing an even more affordable version of its city car, equipped with a 1.2L 100 hp petrol engine, without hybridization, combined with a manual gearbox. Still produced locally in Serbia, this version would be priced at around €15,000.
This is a particularly strategic price positioning, at a time when new vehicles under €16,000 are increasingly rare. And Fiat is simply following Stellantis' logic, already at work with the Citroën C3, its technical cousin. The latter is a real commercial success in France and Italy, where it regularly features in the top 5 sales charts.
Long lead times for hybrids
Despite a promising launch, the Grande Panda hybrid is currently suffering from long delivery times, due to production difficulties at the Kragujevac plant in Serbia. A situation which should improve after the traditional summer break at the end of August, but which complicates Fiat's short-term ambitions.
Perhaps that's why the non-hybrid version is being launched now. Again, according to Serbian media, orders could open as early as September 2025, with production scheduled for October-November, and first deliveries expected before the end of the year.
An inexpensive city car at the right time
In a context where affordable models are becoming a rare commodity, Stellantis seems to have identified the urgent need to offer new vehicles starting at €15,000. This new version of the Grande Panda is the perfect answer. With its neo-retro styling and good equipment/price ratio, it has all the ingredients to appeal to a wide audience.
Fiat could therefore strike hard. It remains to be seen whether production volumes will follow, because if this low-cost version is confirmed, demand is likely to explode. Fiat CEO Olivier François is reported to have set an annual target of 300,000 units of the Fiat Grande Panda, all factories combined (Serbia, Algeria and Brazil).
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Great news, it makes sense. Grande Panda slowly finding homes, 1695 registered in June in Europe. Stellantis need a cheaper non hybrid Ypsilon too!
And why not 3 cilyndres like the 500?
Die frohe Botschaft hör' ich wohl, jedoch fehlt mir noch der Glaube..aber wenn dem so sei, dann findet Fiat- zwar etwas spät, aber doch, den Weg zurück zum Erfolg in ganz Europa. Ein auf das wesentliche reduzierter GRANDE Panda ohne schischi und blinkblink wurde schon in unzähligen Foren diskutiert und sehr freudig erwartet. So auch ich und viele meiner Fiatfreunde, hoffen auf zeitnahe, umfangreiche Informationen, um rasch unsere Bestellung abgeben zu können.
Lg aus Wien
About⌚Fiat gets back to basics. I wish them all the best. Still♥️ my 500 Abarth.