There The Tipo has been a compact sedan in the Fiat lineup since 2016. This distant descendant of Ritmo and Bravo already existed in the 80s. Then it took the monovolume silhouette of the small Uno, increasing its interior space even more. After the disappearance of Stilo in 2007 In 2016, Fiat reintroduced the Bravo name, followed by the Tipo, SO. Available in five-door, four-door and even Station Wagon station wagon, since then he has always gathered in Turkey. At the Fiat-Tofas plant in Bursa, where it also comes from like Fiat Egea. After more than six years of his career in Europe, his mayonnaise never took root in our country. She did not appear not even among the top 100 best-selling models in France in the first two months of 2023!

New silhouette, new platform

It must be said that this category, where the Golf, 308 and Mégane are leading, already exists largely saturated. Tipo, correctly positioned for the price, did not succeed get rid of the image of an inexpensive model. Its replacement is not expected until 2025, but Fiat is already planning to radically change its philosophy. So will the next Tipo (which should no longer bear that name). compact crossover. It will rely on the new Smart Car platform, dedicated to inexpensive models of the Stellantis group. It will support the future Citroën C3 Aircrossas well as replacement for the current one Vauxhall Crossland. So far, only the Indian Citroën C3 uses it. It will be supported in thermal variant (microhybrid), but will also be equipped with hybrid engines. 100% electric derivative will also be in the program, and it is on him that Fiat puts all its hopes, at least for the European Union.

A decisive model for Fiat

Fiat has a dual purpose: to replace both the current Tipo and the 500X crossover. A model that is also beginning to date, because it has been in the catalog since 2014! This recruit will located above the upcoming 600 crossoverwhich will use the codes of the Centoventi concept and will be a new crossover alternative to the 500. The Tipo 2.0 should only to be assembled not in Turkey, but in Morocco, at the Kenitra plant. The Peugeot 208, as well as the 100% electric Citroën Ami and Opel Rocks-e are already assembled at this plant. At the end of 2022, Stellantis announced an investment of 300 million euros to double the company’s production capacity and hope to reach 400,000 units per year. The new Tipo at the turn of Fiat is expected to restore the position of the brand in Europe, weakened in recent years due to aging range. His arrival is scheduled for during 2025.