LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —
- Olivier Francois, FIAT CEO and international Stellantis CMO, formally introduced plans to launch the brand new Fiat 500e battery-electric automobile in North America on the 2022 Los Angeles Auto Present
- Three 500e one-off ideas, designed by Armani, Kartell and Bvlgari, embody the Italian spirit and three souls of the brand new 500e: sustainable design, sustainable trend and sustainable luxurious
- The brand new 500e will arrive in North America in Q1 of 2024
On the Los Angeles Auto Present, Olivier Francois, FIAT CEO and CMO international of Stellantis, formally introduced plans to supply the absolutely electrical Fiat 500e in North America. Spearheading the model’s electrification technique, the brand new 500e will arrive within the U.S. market in early 2024, marking a North American enlargement in FIAT’s international journey outdoors Europe.
“Since 1899, FIAT has performed a task in growing mobility, not solely delivering autos to the lots, but in addition pursuing a social mission and using the wave of ‘what’s subsequent,'” stated Olivier Francois, FIAT CEO and international CMO Stellantis. “In the present day, greater than ever, we face a worldwide revolution, which signifies that prospects are in search of greater than only a automobile and we intend to embrace their altering wants. The brand new 500e is greater than a automobile, it’s a social mission to feed America’s urge for food for change towards sustainable mobility. We need to introduce America to EVs with our icon, the Fiat 500, as a result of that is the correct factor to do. On a company aspect, we have to trailblaze new pathways and will probably be a privilege for our new 500 to assist lead change. On the human stage: it’s a dedication to taking prospects into the way forward for mobility … once more.”
In the present day, the automotive business is dealing with a giant change, shifting to sustainable mobility. And FIAT is the proper model within the U.S. to play a major position within the revolution, utilizing the enduring Fiat 500e to introduce many American driveways to electrical autos. The brand new 500e is irresistibly cool, small and Italian; it’s the final trend accent. If you would like it, it’s essential to go electrical as a result of that’s the solely method will probably be supplied in North America.
The transfer towards higher electrification is just not solely concerning the expertise, it is about reinventing the client expertise, embracing the completely different wants of individuals and the planet.
Through the press convention, Olivier Francois outlined FIAT’s plans in North America and introduced that the official reveal of the North American 500e will happen subsequent yr on the 2023 Los Angeles Auto Present. Availability is Q1 of 2024.
On stage in the course of the press convention, three 500e one-off ideas, designed by Armani, Kartell and Bvlgari, had been launched. These three unique items mirror Italian craftsmanship, creativity and class. A logo of “Made in Italy” world wide, the three distinctive ideas embody the three souls of the brand new Fiat 500e: sustainable design, sustainable trend and sustainable luxurious, according to FIAT’s imaginative and prescient of sustainability.
500 Giorgio Armani
Solely Giorgio Armani, the undisputed king of the world of Italian magnificence, could possibly be the one to interpret the fashion. His high fashion home interpreted their model of the electrical 500, the five hundred Armani, within the title of timeless tailoring and sustainability. Utilizing laser expertise, Armani wished to form the metallic masking of the automobile’s bodywork (and ultimately etching it) with unique micro-chevron engraving, bringing it as shut as doable to the three dimensions of a material and making a two-tone impact with out including polluting paint. The result’s additional enhanced by an Armani grey/inexperienced “silk impact” coloration. What’s extra, the opaque paint used for the outside is an modern and sustainable product: a clear high coat activated by UV gentle reduces air pollution and micro organism.
The “GA” emblem is a powerful function of the wheel design and customizes the material of the comfortable high, whereas the amber-colored home windows increase the automobile’s stage of concord and class.
The impartial and stylish nuances proceed within the inside: the seats are upholstered in licensed full-grain pure leather-based, sourced from Poltrona Frau, in a “greyge” coloration with micro-chevron wool bands, embellished with particulars taken from the craftsmanship of the perfect leather-based items.
The naturalness and authenticity of the supplies can also be emphasised by the sinuous and sculptural dashboard insert, coated with reconstituted open-pore wooden, embellished with skinny layers of aluminum inlay. The piece was impressed by the magnificence and contemporaneity of the Armani/Casa line.
500 Kartell
Creativity and innovation are the weather of inspiration for the 500e Kartell idea, from the enduring model of Italian industrial design, which continually experiments and researches new aesthetic and features for plastics. Lately, Kartell has additionally been concerned in growing more and more sustainable plastics. The 500e Kartell is a perfect combination of supplies that come collectively to breathe life into a real object of latest design.
The outside incorporates a monoblock coloration idea the place several types of supplies – metallic, glass, rubber, plastic and material – are interpreted in the identical coloration: Kartell blue derived from Yves Klein blue, a universally acknowledged coloration iconic to the model. The surfaces of the bodywork are mirror-effect Kartell blue, obtained utilizing a blue Kartell mirror impact obtained with an environmentally pleasant chrome paint. The 2 manufacturers’ logos stand out from the bodywork, because of remedy with a sandblasted polycarbonate, to convey a way of fabric and depth.
Essentially the most symbolic components of the outside, along with the colour impact, are the parts manufactured from polycarbonate recycled from end-of-life parabolic projectors used within the entrance grille, wheels and mirror caps. These objects function a novel design impressed by the sample of Kartell’s Kabuki lamp, created and developed by the designer Ferruccio Laviani as a motif to guide the brand new automobile’s id. The distinctive particulars recall the feel of the lamp and change into particular components of the automobile. The Kabuki sample stays the protagonist with a polycarbonate cowl on the dashboard insert and transparently utilized to the seats.
The distinction between the Kartell blue of the outside and the brightness of the inside is putting, offering a transparent and lightweight atmosphere, combining heat and funky hues. The tactile textile plastics used within the inside are 100% recycled polypropylene, similar to the chairs from the newest Kartell assortment. The materials tackle a pure, cozy look, in recycled polyester.
B.500 MAI TROPPO
Bvlgari’s one-off B.500 MAI TROPPO pays homage to craftsmanship and wonder. The Fiat 500 has all the time performed a task in La Dolce Vita, an Italian icon born of the love for magnificence and artwork. The brand new interpreter of those values is Bvlgari, an emblem of Italian excellence, a model that has innovated through the years by rewriting the foundations of world jewellery and launching new tendencies which have change into icons of latest design. The brand new FIAT 500e is a real gem, with an inside utilizing the best supplies, embellished by the best consideration to element and distinctive finishes that recall the vivid, unmistakable mixtures of colours and motifs that exalt Bvlgari’s Roman origins. It may, due to this fact, take no different title than MAI TROPPO, which suggests by no means an excessive amount of.
The idea automobile incorporates a saffron-colored pearlescent paint, an iconic shade at Bvlgari impressed by the chromatic variegation of Roman sunsets. This impact is enhanced by a nuance within the paint produced by knowledgeable hands-on method. The “saffron” paint emphasizes the character of the automobile as a jewel, based mostly on the inclusion of gold powder recovered from the scraps of bijou manufacturing. The consequence: an environmentally pleasant automobile, resplendent in its personal gentle. Along with the gold paint, the B.500 has aspect sills and entrance moldings processed utilizing a glazing method; particularly designed wheels within the type of a star, the historic image of Bvlgari. The wheels additionally function black lacquer with gold trim and a aspect “jewel” badge in polished gold, with a diamond-paved B.500 emblem. The philosophy of reuse continues within the interiors, with a chic dashboard fascia upholstered with heritage Bvlgari silk scarves of the previous.
The seats are in leather-based with “Diva” sample embroidery, gold particulars and scarf inserts. The true jewel of the inside are three semi-precious stones, amethyst, topaz and citrine, set in a detachable brooch, made by the grasp goldsmiths at Bvlgari and positioned within the middle of the steering wheel.
FIAT Model
FIAT model celebrates its one hundred and twentieth anniversary. For greater than a century, some issues have not modified. Head-turning Italian design and the last word fun-to-drive issue come customary with each FIAT.
FIAT is the one model within the business to supply customary turbo powertrains that ship a minimum of 30 mpg throughout its complete product lineup. The all-turbo lineup consists of the all-wheel-drive Fiat 500X compact crossover, the Fiat 124 Spider roadster and the five-passenger Fiat 500L utility automobile. FIAT is a part of the portfolio of manufacturers supplied by main international automaker and mobility supplier Stellantis. For extra info concerning Stellantis (NYSE: STLA), please go to www.stellantis.com.
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