Stellantis to bring tiny Fiat car to US following Trump remarks

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

DETROIT – Chrysler parent Stellantis on Monday announced it will offer an all-electric small "car" called the Fiat Topolino in the U.S.

The automaker did not announce timing for the vehicle, but Fiat CEO Olivier François confirmed plans to bring the vehicle to the market, with "more details to come next year."

Fiat's announcement comes less than a week after President Donald Trump praised small "Kei" cars from Japan during a meeting at the White House with Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa and other U.S. lawmakers and automotive executives.

"They're very small. They're really cute," Trump said during the Wednesday meeting. "And I said, 'How would that do in this country?' And everyone seems to think 'good,' but you're not allowed to build them."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/news/stellantis-to-bring-tiny-fiat-car-to-us-following-trump-remarks/ar-AA1RXBQc

I thought Donny hated electric cars.

[Irish_Dem]

1. How much was the FIAT bribe to Trump?

[leftstreet]

2. Max speed is 28 mph

NEWS: Fiat says it will be releasing a tiny EV in the U.S. in Spring 2026 called the Topolino.

• Range: 46 miles
• Top speed: 28 mph
• 99.6 inches long
• Cost: $11,500 (9,900 Euros) in Europe. TBD on US pricing.
• The US version could be a little different due to local

Link to tweet

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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Isn't that so cute

[leftstreet]

5. Trump probably couldn't even fit in one

[cloudbase]

4. They'll sell by the dozens.

[patphil]

6. It's essentially a fully enclosed golf cart.

Useful in gated retirement communities, and on the golf course. It might sell 10K units a year, low range and top speed will be a limiting factors on sales.

[haele]

14. Looks like a GEO work vehicle. Always wanted one.

For tootling around a suburb community or going back and forth to school or work (so long as you're not looking at a freeway commute), it should be just fine.
As long as you can plug it in to a 115 outlet or have a medium sized solar battery charger set-up with 3 to 5 panels, if your climate can support it.

[Prairie Gates]

7. I'd love a little four-door FIAT Panda, but you can't really get them in the States

The Topolino (a cute li'l mousey) is probably too small.

[hardluck]

8. I'd love it if we got some Kei trucks

Would be perfect for the weekend trips to the big box stores.

[Walleye]

9. Well, that wouldn't even even get me to the dispensary and back

At that speed and range

[bluesbassman]

10. 28mph top speed? You'd get run. Off the road in Texas.

[tanyev]

15. True.

And then surrounded by a bunch of these jerks.

[newdeal2]

11. Move over, Teslur

Donny has a new car to sell for bribes.

[flvegan]

12. I know someone with the Superleggera version.

It's stripped down and has a 10 horsepower electric motor (the Fiat has 8).

It's called a golf cart.

[WestMichRad]

13. Bring back the Yugo!

[pecosbob]

16. Stellantis kills everything they touch.