Fiat 500 Sales For October 2014

Overall Fiat brand sales for October 2014 were up 1 percent, making it the best October since the brand was re-introduced to the US market in 2011.

October Fiat 500 hatchback and Cabrio sales were up 18 percent compared to the same month last year. This is the third month in a row that the Fiat 500 has shown double-digit sales increases compared to the same period last year.

• October 2014 vs. October 2013 up 18%
• September 2014 vs. September 2013 up 29%
• August 2014 vs. August 2013 up 12%

The Fiat 500 has also been doing well compared to its competitors:

• Fiat 500 year-to-date sales 29,422
• Volkswagen Golf year-to-date sales 25,277
• Volkswagen Beetle year-to-date sales 25,247
• Hyundai Veloster year-to-date sales 24,617
• Mini Cooper year-to-date sales 23,647
• Scion tC year-to-date sales 15,695
• Mitsubishi Mirage year-to-date sales 14,240
• Toyota Yaris year-to-date sales less than 12,000
• Smart ForTwo year-to-date sales 8,665
• Scion iQ year-to-date sales 1,871

Fiat 500L October sales were also up compared to September. Fiat sold 919 Fiat 500L MPVs in October, up 48 percent over September's total. The Fiat 500L has been clawing back sales after a recent recall sidelined it from being sold for nearly 2 months.

October News Recap
The debut of the Fiat 500X crossover was October's biggest news. Fiat unveiled the 500X in a typically spectacular way at the Paris Motor Show. The Fiat 500X is slightly longer than the 500L MPV, but much sleeker with a sophisticated, elegant look. We should see the Fiat 500X crossover here in the US sometime next spring. We will be covering the US debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show later this month, so keep an eye on Fiat500USA.com!

Fiat 500X at Paris Motor Show

Fiat SpA officially merged with Chrysler LLC and became Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA). It is a new chapter in the 115-year-old Italian company's history and marks big changes. The official headquarters for the new company is now in the United Kingdom and the company has been incorporated in the Netherlands - all for tax and legal reasons. What this means is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is the seventh largest car company in the world and can bring consumers the best engineering and design talents from across two continents. Expect FCA cars to be sophisticated with designs that are never boring.

The end of an era. Fiat SpA stock certificates were traded in during October for newly issued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles stock.

October brought news is Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will spin off its Ferrari supercar maker as a stand alone company. It will sell 10 percent of the legendary Ferrari company on the open market to raise capital to fund expanding the FCA lineup - specifically Alfa Romeo and other Fiat models. The remaining 90 percent will be distributed among current owners of FCA stock. The largest holder of Fiat stock is controlled by the Agnelli family, the heirs to the original founder of Fiat, so Ferrari will remain an Italian run company.

Fiat 500 Sales in the United States - Jan - Oct 2014

Fiat 500	Current Month	Last Year	Vol Change	Current YTD Total	Last Year YTD Total	Vol Change
Oct 2014 500 500L	2,806     919     3,725	2,378     1,296   3,674	18%     -29%     1%	29,422     9,804     39,226	31,372          5,044        36,416	-6%    94%     8%
Sept 2014 500 500L	2,737     623     3,360	2,126     1,031   3,157	29%     -40%     6%	26,616     8,885     35,5011	28,994          3,748        32,742	-8%    137%     8%
Aug 2014 500 500L	3,329     33     3,362	2,976     1,214   4,190	12%     -97%     -20%	23,879     8,262     32,141	26,868          2,717        29,585	-11%    204%     9%
July 2014 500 500L	2,371     1,436     3,807	2,821     962   3,783	-16%     49%     1%	20,550     8,229     28,779	23,892          1,503        25,395	-14%    448%     13%
June 2014 500 500L	3,328     1,150     4,478	3,509     541   4,050	-5%     113%     11%	18,179     6,793     24,972	21,071           512        21,612	-14%     1,156%      16%
May 2014 500 500L	3,337     1,434     4,771	4,051      0   4,051	-18%     new     18%	14,851     5,643     20,494	17,562             0        17,562	-15%     new     17%
April 2014 500 500L	3,041     1,257     4,298	3,899     0   3,899	-22%     new     10%	11,514    4,209     15,723	13,511               0         13,511	-15%     new     16%
March 2014 500 500L	3,316     1,422     4,738	3,807     0   3,807	-13%     new     24%	8,473     2,952     11,425	9,612             0         9,612	-12%     new     19%
Feb 2014 500 500L	2,664     801     3,465	3,302      0   3,302	-19%     new     5%	5,157     1,530     6,687	5,805             0         5,805	-11%     new     15%
Jan 2014 500 500L	2,493     729     3,222	2,503     0   2,503	0%     new     29%	2,493     729     3,222	2,503            0         2,503	0%     new     29%

Read more:

Fiat 500 Sales Archives
Fiat 500X Introduction
Fiat 500X Colors

2015 Fiat 500L Specifications 

2015 Fiat 500, 500c and 500 Turbo Specs

2015 Fiat 500 Abarth Specifications

Fiat 500 Awards

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*Sales sources: FCA, Automotive News

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