Jul 27, 2026 · 53 min · 11 segments
Australian Author and Motorsport Hall of Fame Chairman John Smailes discusses all things motorsport, plus we chat with Noosa Concourse Head Judge David Benthol and latest auction results
John SmailesGuestPatrick JacksonHost
David BerthonGuest
Joshua GodaHostYeah, the Stellantis brands are in a little bit of a pickle, it seems, at the moment.
So a couple of weeks back, we already had the announcement that Peugeot was being handed over from Inchcape back to Stellantis themselves and suspending Australian sales in the meantime.
Well, now Stellantis has suspended sales of a brand they were already managing, which is Fiat, it's not hard to see why in some senses, because last month they sold how many cars do you reckon, Cam?
Probably 13 would be my guess, Patrick.
Do you know, 13 was exactly the number.
We may have discussed this previously.
Yeah, that sounds like it.
Well, the thing is, Fiat only sold effectively one car in two different versions, which was the 500E, the electric version of the obviously classic design, the 500.
They had a hot Abarth version of it, which was actually a pretty fun little car.
For some time now, I've heard of people getting crazy deals on those little Abarth 500Es.
You know, driveway prices in sort of sub $40,000 region potentially, I've heard.
me, the 500E, what is that? It's a hybrid?
Okay.
Yeah, the Stellantis brands are in a little bit of a pickle, it seems, at the moment.
So a couple of weeks back, we already had the announcement that Peugeot was being handed over from Inchcape back to Stellantis themselves and suspending Australian sales in the meantime.
Well, now Stellantis has suspended sales of a brand they were already managing, which is Fiat, it's not hard to see why in some senses, because last month they sold how many cars do you reckon, Cam?
Probably 13 would be my guess, Patrick.
Do you know, 13 was exactly the number.
We may have discussed this previously.
Yeah, that sounds like it.
Well, the thing is, Fiat only sold effectively one car in two different versions, which was the 500E, the electric version of the obviously classic design, the 500.
They had a hot Abarth version of it, which was actually a pretty fun little car.
For some time now, I've heard of people getting crazy deals on those little Abarth 500Es.
You know, driveway prices in sort of sub $40,000 region potentially, I've heard.
me, the 500E, what is that? It's a hybrid?
Okay.
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