Fiat to Remove All Petrol and Diesel Cars from Sale in UK

Fiat has announced the removal of all its non-electrified vehicles from sale in the UK from 1 July.

This means that all new Fiat models sold from the start of July in the UK will either be hybrid or fully electric models — there will be no more petrol or diesel Fiats.

The news shouldn’t come as too much of a shock to anyone closely following Fiat’s operations. Last year, more than 60% of the company’s lineup featured electrified options and the electric Fiat 500 is the second best-selling electric car in Europe, falling only behind Tesla.

“This step in Fiat’s history marks a pivotal point in our commitment to providing affordable and sustainable mobility solutions for all of our customers. The move lends itself to our vehicles which are suited to urban areas, spearheaded by the popularity of the New 500,” says Greg Taylor Fiat and Abarth UK Managing Director. 

The Fiat lineup now includes an electrified Panda and Tipo Hybrid, as well as the 500X Hybrid crossover.

However, this does leave room for petrol Abarth models. The 124 Spider and 595 hot hatchbacks will still continue being sold, though it seems likely that Abarth will follow in its parent company’s footsteps sooner rather than later.