SOLD OUT! Fiat Stops Taking Orders For 2012 500 Abarth, Bumps New Orders To 2013

Just over a month after the first models arrived in U.S. showrooms, Chrysler Group LLC has informed dealers that it is no longer accepting wholesale orders for the new 2012 Fiat 500 Abarth, according to company sources.

The high-performance version of Fiat's diminutive subcompact has been selling as fast as, well, an Abarth. And while customers can still find a few in dealer inventories around the country, those who place orders now will be put on a waiting list for the 2013 model, which is expected to ship this fall.

"I put my deposit down back in March and I found out today that I'm being bumped to the 2013 build batch and now have to wait until mid-September," wrote one disappointed customer on an enthusiast website.

pepito66 - 6/4/2012 7:16:25 PM

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Lol lol who is going to believe that , but anyway I don't care ,who is goingn to pay for this thing painting in different way.

mini22 - 6/4/2012 7:40:07 PM

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Lol at you pepito. The Fiat 500 is now hot and is clearly challenging Mini. So to answer you question a whole bunch of people are buying these things. I'm starting to see more 500's than Mini's where I live.it was just a matter of getting the marketing right. Fiat have found the right formula finally!