Fiat's Electric 500e Is Done in Australia — What's Left for WA Buyers?

If you've had your eye on a Fiat 500e or its Abarth sibling, you're running out of time — and options. Stellantis Australia has confirmed it won't be placing any further orders for the electric micro car, with remaining stock almost completely sold through. For WA buyers, that means what's left on dealer forecourts is essentially it.

A check of Fiat's national stock locator shows just four new Fiat 500e hatchbacks and nine Abarth 500e units remaining across the whole country — all of them 2023 or 2024 models. There's also a tail of leftover petrol-powered 500s and a single Abarth 695 still sitting unsold, despite Fiat confirming back in August 2024 that it was done importing combustion-powered 500 variants.

Not Much to Buy, and Not Much Coming

With the 500e gone, Fiat's passenger car lineup in Australia is effectively empty. The brand technically operates as three separate entities under Stellantis — Fiat, Abarth, and Fiat Professional — and it's only the van arm keeping any real momentum going. Fiat Professional recently added the revived Scudo to sit alongside the long-running Ducato, which has consistently moved over 1,000 units a year nationally.

For Perth drivers who liked the idea of a compact, stylish EV for city commuting — think Fremantle parking, inner-suburb school runs, or hopping between the CBD and Northbridge — the 500e made sense on paper. In practice, the numbers tell a different story: just 117 delivered in all of 2024, rising to 176 in 2025. That's not a lot of cars for a country of 26 million people, let alone a state as spread out as WA.

Stellantis' official line is measured: they're "evaluating future product opportunities" and will share more "at the appropriate time." Translation — there's no confirmed replacement, and no timeline.

What Could Actually Replace It?

The honest answer is: nothing confirmed yet. Fiat has some genuinely interesting product in Europe that could work here.

The Fiat 600 small SUV — revealed back in 2023 as a successor to the axed 500X — is offered with both petrol and electric powertrains, and there's even a hot Abarth 600e performance version. The Grande Panda light car arrived in 2024 with mild-hybrid and electric options. And more recently, Fiat showed the Grizzly, a larger SUV under 4.5 metres that's set to become the brand's European flagship.

None of these have been confirmed for Australia. Fiat doesn't build models in China for this market the way some Stellantis siblings do, and its Brazilian range is left-hand drive only — so any future Fiat passenger cars sold here would need to come from Europe, which affects pricing and volume viability.

The Bottom Line for WA Buyers

If you're set on a Fiat or Abarth passenger car, the remaining stock is your only near-term option — and with Fiat's WA dealer network already thin, after-sales support is a real consideration before you commit. For those open to alternatives, the compact EV segment has plenty of competition right now from brands actively investing in the Australian market. Keep your options open, and don't wait on Fiat to fill the gap anytime soon.