Abarth
The 500e was Abarth’s first EV. Next comes what will be not only its second such model but the most powerful vehicle yet for the marque. The 177 kW (241 PS) 600e is similar to its Fiat equivalent yet the Abarth will have a bigger battery than that car’s 51 kWh (net) pack. We can also expect a more powerful motor than the 115 kW Nidec-sourced one in the Fiat crossover. Look to 2025 for the start of production.
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Even with another electric model mere months away, there remains life in the 695, though some believe the axe may soon fall. A 75th Anniversary edition is the latest evolution of this tiny hatchback, which in Fiat form, dates to 2007. Production is limited to 1,368 cars, the cubic capacity of the turbocharged T-Jet engine.
With Fiat ending sales of the 500 in European markets last month, what happens to the Abarth 695? Stellantis is yet to comment but the Fiat at least lives on, its tooling being shipped from Poland to Algeria and the car due to be relaunched in Africa and certain other parts of the world.
A year after the 600e goes on sale, there will likely be a facelift for the 500e in 2026, its replacement now said to have been delayed until 2030.
Alfa Romeo
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By GlobalDataMuch had been hoped for the Tonale yet so far, Alfa Romeo sales generally continue to be sluggish. For all of Europe (EU-EFTA-UK), ACEA reported just 24,840 registrations in the first half of 2024. That was a mere 14 cars more than Lancia with its ancient Ypsilon (deliveries of the new Ypsilon did not commence until 18 July). At least Alfa was in excess of 3,000 units ahead of DS, though that is hardly a boast. There is therefore a lot of pressure on the new Junior to succeed.
Stellantis keeps trying to rebuild the image of Alfa, constantly publicising the 33 Stradale, the first example of which will reach 33 eventual owners in December. Inevitably, there will be other evolutions of this car, Stellantis being likely to copy a formula which has been so lucrative for Ferrari. That should mean a 33 Spider in 2025 and a fresh supercar in 2026 once the last 33 has been made.
As the Stelvio and Giulia gradually fade away – the final cars for North America were manufactured in June – the Junior will be expected to step in and take up the sales slack. The little SUV does at least look very good on paper and should be inexpensive to manufacture, built as it is at the Tychy factory on the tried and tested CMP2/eCMP2 platform. Worthy of note are two things: this is the first Alfa to be solely manufactured outside Italy and potentially one of the last to be launched with an internal combustion engine. Officially, the division is to be EV-only by 2027. That may be quietly delayed, just as other brands are doing.
Three models based on STLA Large?
The Junior Electtrica arrives first with deliveries set for next month, with the Ibrida to be added in November. The second of these is powered by Stellantis’ well-known 100 kW 1.2-litre Miller Cycle three-cylinder engine plus 21 kW/55 Nm motor pairing. And the EV? There are in fact two, the choice being 115 or 207 kW motors, each with a 54 kWh battery. Front-wheel drive is standard for all, with a Q4-branded four-wheel drive system exclusive to the most powerful EV, the 207 kW and 345 Nm Electtrica Veloce. Q4 will also be available for the mild hybrid but not until 2025.
We can expect the life cycle of the Junior to be seven, possibly eight years, which means a facelift in late 2028. There will likely be upgraded motors and batteries at the same time.
Next year will see a flurry of activity for Alfa Romeo, with the debut of a Stelvio successor in the second half, the Cassino factory having been suitably adapted and retooled. The architecture for this model and its Giulia-replacing sedan equivalent in 2026 is STLA L (for Large). Petrol- and battery-powered propulsion systems will be offered for both vehicles.
The Stellantis multi-energy Large platform is also to feature for another future Alfa, that being a Volvo EX90-sized crossover. EV-only and due for launch in 2027, like other STLA L models, there will be an 800-volt electrical system and up to three motors.
Chrysler
Will the Chrysler brand survive? Officially yes but with only one confirmed future model, doubts remain for the longer term. Production of the 300 ended in December 2023, leaving dealers with just the Pacifica. The minivan is due for a second facelift in 2025 and it might be replaced in 2028 by an EV based on STLA L. Production would remain at Windsor Assembly Plant (WAP) in Ontario: the imminent Dodge muscle cars (see below) will be made there and they too are STLA L models. Brampton, the other Canadian factory, is being retooled for the Jeep Compass successor.
The first new Chrysler in a long time is due to arrive in 2025, this having been previewed by the Halcyon (see image above). Revealed in February, this gorgeous silver four-door electric (STLA L) concept featured a fold-away yoke-style steering wheel and pedals plus fully reclining front seats. There was also a new Chrysler logo illuminated in white at the front and in red at the rear. The production model will be Windsor-built.
Citroën
Soon for launch Europe-wide is the new C3 Aircross. While only 4.4 metres long it has three rows of seats and shares much with another model of the same name which is for India and South America. Yet another vehicle for Stellantis’ low-cost Smart Car platform (an evolution of CMP and eCMP), the new model features 1.2-litre petrol and MHEV engines. It will be joined by the electric ë-C3. This has an 83 kW motor with a 44 kWh LFP battery. Their life cycles should be seven years, so expect a facelift in 2028. Also, a bigger battery will be offered from 2025.
One other new model is for the moment specific to India, being manufactured at the Birla Group’s Thiruvallur plant near Chennai since June. Fully revealed in recent days, the Basalt is a small crossover powered by the same engines as the C3 Aircross. An ë-C3 Aircross for the same market should soon debut and be built at the Tamil Nadu factory alongside these vehicles. Then in 2025 comes an ë-Basalt.
A further imminent fresh Citroën is a facelifted C4. There should be an equivalent update for the C4 X too. Public premieres for both will be at the Paris motor show in October. A few months later we can expect a facelifted C5 X but there is unlikely to be a successor for this model. New generations of the C4 and C4 X are, on the other hand, inked in for 2027. Will they take styling cues from the Oli concept? That would seem to be almost guaranteed.
Dodge
We already know all about the Charger Coupe and Charger Sedan, each being new for the 2025 model year. And this month, build of two-door cars commences at WAP. Series production of the Sedan is still five to six months away though. Also coming in 2025 are the Charger Sixpack S.O. (420 hp 3.0-litre Hurricane engine) and Charger Sixpack H.O. (550 hp version of the same twin-turbo inline six). Hurricane is the successor engine family for the 5.7- and 6.4-litre Hemi-branded V8s fitted to relevant Dodge, Jeep and Ram models.
The mix of Hurricane and EV power will be further expanded from the second half of next year, which is when the Charger Banshee is due to debut. Featuring a two-speed transmission and an 800V electrical system, this will be a phenomenally fast model. All the Chargers should be facelifted for model year 2029 and replaced in CY2032.
And now, a Chinese Dodge for North America
There is one other new Dodge debuting in production this month, that being the Attitude, a special model for the Mexican market. No longer a modified Mitsubishi sourced from Thailand, the new Attitude is instead supplied from a GAC factory in China, the car being adapted from the Trumpchi Empow.
Will we also finally see a fresh generation of the Durango later in 2024? It now appears that this big SUV has been delayed until the 2027 model year. The Stealth name may also be revived with production at the Detroit Assembly complex alongside the next Jeep Grand Cherokee. Gas and electric powertrains will feature.
Less is known about two other models, only one of which is confirmed to be a Dodge. This is a two-row crossover set to arrive in early 2026, plus what the United Auto Workers in November 2023 termed a ‘truck’ for the Belvidere factory. This model is three years away and the brand is yet to be confirmed: it might instead be a Jeep or a Ram. Annual build of 80,000-100,000 units is Stellantis’ target, the UAW claims.
DS Automobiles
Long considered by many the most vulnerable of all brands, still DS continues although not many future models have been confirmed. Of the present line-up, both the 3 and 4 have at least been given a handy boost by the April announcement of mild hybrids for both models. This consists of a 100 kW and 230 Nm 1,199 cc turbocharged engine plus a 21 kW and 55 Nm motor. The transmission is a six-speed DSG and the capacity of the lithium-ion NMC battery is just point nine of a kilowatt. The three-cylinder-engine-plus-motor MVEV powertrain is prevalent in many Stellantis vehicles and continues to be rolled out to others.
At one time, a new 5 was said to be coming but things have gone very quiet on that front. Instead, the next new DS should be a direct replacement for the D segment 7. To again be an SUV, this 4.7 m long EV will be twinned with the Lancia Gamma. The Melfi factory in Italy will manufacture both on the same line, the platform being STLA M (Medium).
Replacements for the DS 3 and DS 4 are due in 2026 (as is a facelift for the 4) and 2029.
Ferrari
With the 812 now gone, plus the SF90 Stradale, SF90 Spider, Roma and Roma Spider also soon to vanish, the choice of Ferraris will shrink to the 296, new 12Cilindri (812 replacement) and Purosangue. That isn’t the whole story though, as the limited run SF90 XX Stradale and Spider – announced 14 months ago – are only now entering production. Further, two fresh cars will be revealed in 2025.
A successor for the SF90 series should be the first to arrive next year, with the marque’s first fully electric vehicle due for launch in the fourth quarter. There is also F250, a hypercar in the style of the LaFerrari which rumours claim will be V6-powered. It might even be shown to buyers this year.
The second and third parts of a series looking at the Fiat, Jeep, Lancia, Leapmotor, Maserati, Opel-Vauxhall, Peugeot and Ram brands will follow later in August.
