How much does the Fiat Cronos cost in September 2026
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At a glance
- Fiat registered 1,490 Cronos sedans in Argentina in August, placing the model fifth among cars and light commercial vehicles, according to the article.
- August registrations fell 33.8% from July and 33.7% from a year earlier, while the model reached 15,894 registrations in the first eight months of 2026.
- Fiat raised prices for all four Cronos versions by about 3.2% in September, with the range now starting at 35.1 million pesos.
The Fiat Cronos remains one of Argentina’s highest-volume models, but August brought a sharp slowdown for the sedan built at Fiat’s plant in Ferreyra, Córdoba. The model recorded 1,490 registrations and ranked fifth among cars and light commercial vehicles.
That figure represented a 33.8% drop from July, when the Cronos recorded 2,250 units, and a 33.7% decline from August 2025. During the first eight months of 2026, registrations reached 15,894, down 33.6% from the same period last year. The model still held a 4.4% share of the cars and light commercial vehicle market.
Fiat updated the list prices of the four versions available in September. All use a 1.3-liter gasoline engine, with either a manual gearbox or a CVT automatic transmission depending on the configuration. The range now starts at 35.1 million pesos. The entry-level version rose from 34.01 million pesos in August, while the top-equipped Precision increased from 42.17 million to 43.52 million pesos.
The gap between the least and most expensive Cronos is now 8.42 million pesos. The Like and Drive Plus versions use manual gearboxes, while the Drive and Precision versions come with CVT automatic transmissions.
The model’s decline came as the wider market also weakened in August. Registrations of cars and light commercial vehicles totaled 41,752 units, down 1.4% from July and 19.3% from August 2025. The market recorded 362,497 units in the first eight months, a 13.9% year-on-year contraction. Against that backdrop, the Cronos remains important to Fiat and domestic production, although its August decline was far steeper than the market’s overall monthly drop.
Originally published by La Nación in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.