Fiat has now dropped the Panda from sale in the UK, with the fourth generation being introduced twelve years ago. The first 'new' Panda was launched 21 years ago and has long been an affordable car for Fiat in the UK. Until it was dropped today, one could be had for around £15,000 - which for a brand new car in 2024, is rare.
Fiat will be replacing the Panda with the new all-electric Grande Panda when it goes on sale this December, with prices expected to be around £22,000. This will make it one of the most affordable EVs on sale in the UK and will join the likes of the Dacia Spring, upcoming Citroën ë-C3 to name a few.
While the combustion Panda has been dropped from sale today, there should be some leftover stock remaining with dealers should buyers wish to snap one up before it runs out. Since 2020, Fiat has sold around 5,000 Pandas in the UK, whereas 70,000 Fiat 500s were sold in the same time period. 10,000 of those were the electric version.
Fiat is likely having to remove some cars from sale that are not performing as well as they need to be, mainly for the zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) mandate. This means that out of the new cars sold in the UK, 22% of them have to be EVs and this will go up each year. Fiat is only selling 10% EVs at the moment, which is not high enough.
