Fiat owner Stellantis said on Monday it would build a hybrid version of its 500e small electric car at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, amid a slowdown in electric car sales.

MILAN >> Fiat owner Stellantis said on Monday it would build a hybrid version of its 500e small electric car at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, amid a slowdown in electric car sales.

The hybrid 500e will be based on the same platform as the 500e EV, while Fiat is phasing out the old version of the 500, both petrol-powered and hybrid, which was assembled in Poland.

The Fiat CEO said the brand has plans to introduce an upgraded and more affordable version of the 500 EV in 2027.

Chrysler parent Stellantis NV (STLA) said on Monday that it is planning to start production of the hybrid version of its Fiat 500 city car at its Mirafiori plant in Turin in November this year.

ROME (Reuters) -Automaker Stellantis aims to start producing the hybrid version of its Fiat 500 city car in November, it said on Monday. The model, built at the historic Mirafiori plant in Turin ...

As part of these efforts, the Franco-Italian group said it is investing 100 million euros ($110 million) in Mirafiori to adopt a higher performance battery and will produce a hybrid version of the ...

By Giulio Piovaccari. MILAN (Reuters) -Fiat owner Stellantis (NYSE: STLA) said on Monday it would build a hybrid version of its 500e small electric car at its Mirafiori plant in Turin, Italy, amid ...