Here we go again. Stellantis dealers are still selling cars that the automotive conglomerate hasn’t built in years. As a matter of fact, some of these vehicles went extinct well before Fiat Chrysler Automobiles merged with Peugeot Citroën in 2021. The second-quarter sales results are out, and several discontinued models have surprisingly made the list.
One brave soul bought a Fiat 124 Spider that had been collecting dust at a dealership. Fiat stopped selling the “Fiata” in the United States after the 2020 model year, yet here we are in 2025, and the Italian MX-5 still appears in the sales charts. Meanwhile, the Mazda Miata had an excellent quarter, with shipments increasing by 73.7% to 1,244 roadsters.
The 124 Spider isn’t the only Fiat among these so-called zombie cars. The 500X was retired after the 2023 model year, yet 53 people bought one in the second quarter. Another 74 customers picked one up in Q1 2025, bringing the total for the first half of the year to 127 units.
An honorable mention goes to the Jeep Patriot, which is even older than the Fiats. Discontinued back in 2016, well before the Stellantis era, it still managed to find a buyer between April and June. One can only assume the dealership offered a hefty discount to get rid of it.
Jeep pulled the plug on the Renegade after the 2023 model year, but 220 units were sold in Q2 2025, bringing the year-to-date total to 590 vehicles. The last Cherokee for the U.S. was assembled in early 2023; however, 101 were sold in Q2, and another 156 in Q1.
Dodge has two zombie cars of its own. Nearly five years after the Caravan ended production, the minivan still showed up in Q2 2025 sales figures with a single sale. The Journey also ended its, well, journey in 2020, yet managed three sales in the second quarter and one more in the first. There appear to be no Vipers left on dealer lots, but many V-10 supercars have lingered in inventory for years after production ceased.
So, how is Stellantis doing overall? Not great. Sales dropped 10% in Q2 to 309,976 vehicles. Through June, shipments fell 11% to 603,188 units. Ex-Jeep CEO Antonio Filosa is now at the helm and has pledged to refocus the company’s efforts on North America, so there’s at least some reason for optimism.
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