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DETROIT - The Fiat brand will be down to just one vehicle in the United States after cutting the 500L compact car and 124 Spider roadster from its 2021 lineup.
That leaves just the 500X crossover in the Italian brand's lineup, a blow to the ambitions of parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' late CEO, Sergio Marchionne, who returned the small-car brand in 2011 to North America after a 27-year hiatus.
Fiat in the first three quarters of the year sold just 392 500L cars, down 35 percent year-over-year. It sold 1,385 Spiders, down 37 percent. The 1,130 500X sales were down 46 percent. All three are made in and shipped from Europe.
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