Fiat and Abarth 124 Spider: Goodbye UK! – Preview – Icon wheels

The Fiat 124 Spider and its Scorpio-signed version, the Abarth 124 Spider, are discontinued. United Kingdom... Thanks to this decision, the former ingot spider joins the FCA Group models that are no longer represented abroad. Arnaud Leclercq reported this to the number one agency FCA in the UK, believing that marketing these two models on British soil would no longer be profitable, despite the well-known Anglo-Saxon love for cabriolet.

For the time being in the UK we have decided not to release them to the market anymore, even if this decision may change in the future.Leclerc commented. Among other cuts for the Fiat range in the United Kingdom, there is also the Fiat 500X, which Oltremanica has lost its diesel engines and 4WD version.

The entry-level Giulia and the MiTo for the British have also disappeared from the Alfa Romeo catalog and no longer exists by now.

Jeep Cherokee will be the next to leave the UK to remain in the FCA group.

Despite this, Leclerc assured that these losses do not negatively affect overall sales and, he added, the negative performance of the four universal brands Fiat, Alfa Romeo, Abarth and Jeep for the year will be associated with the lack of Euro 6d engines.

Fortunately, large numbers of cars on the island, which however still do not fully satisfy Leclerc, continue to produce high-end models such as the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Stelvio. And to increase customer loyalty, FCA Group has developed a custom 5-3-5 formula in the UK that includes a 5-year warranty, 5-year service and XNUMX-year roadside assistance. Meanwhile, the imminent arrival of the new Tonale bodes well for good times.