The End: Jeep Renegade to Exit Europe as Italian Production Ends by Year’s End

Once a strong seller in Europe, the subcompact Jeep Renegade is heading into retirement to make room for newer models. Stellantis will end production of the Renegade at its Melfi plant in Italy by the close of this year, though assembly will continue for a while longer in Brazil at its Goiana facility. The Renegade will not receive a direct successor.

The Renegade made its world debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, built on Fiat’s Small Wide 4x4 architecture dating back to the mid-2000s. Buyers were drawn to its boxy profile, round headlights, sharply kinked window line, and small triangular “quarter windows” in the front doors. As Jeep’s smallest model at the time, it launched strongly, peaking at around 80,000 annual sales in Europe and roughly 100,000 in the U.S. Global sales have now surpassed two million units.

As the Renegade aged, demand began to wane despite periodic updates. The last facelift came in 2022, followed by a new infotainment system in Europe in 2023. The model was dropped from U.S. and Canadian lineups in 2023, and now its European run is ending as well. Production of its close cousin, the Fiat 500X, ended at the same Melfi facility in 2023.

According to JATO Dynamics, European sales of the Renegade totaled just 6,938 units in the first half of 2025—a 51% drop compared to the same period in 2024. The decline is not entirely organic: Stellantis drastically trimmed its powertrain lineup. In Germany, for instance, the Renegade is now offered only with a 1.5-liter turbocharged gasoline engine (130 hp, 240 Nm) paired with a mild-hybrid system, a 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, and front-wheel drive. Some markets still sell the 4xe plug-in hybrid AWD version, but diesel and manual AWD options disappeared during the COVID years.

The Renegade’s replacement in Europe is already clear. The smaller Jeep Avenger, built on the French CMP platform, arrived in 2023. It is more affordable at entry level than the Renegade and is also available as a full EV. In the first half of 2025, Avenger sales in Europe hit 52,154 units, up 34% year-over-year. In Germany, the Avenger starts at €26,300, compared to €31,100 for the Renegade.

Stellantis expects European Renegade owners to transition either to the Avenger or to the larger, next-generation Jeep Compass, built on the STLA Medium platform. Mass production of the Compass will begin soon at Melfi, which also builds the DS 8 crossover and will launch the new Lancia Gamma next year. In short, the Renegade is stepping aside for bigger, more profitable models—with no direct replacement planned in the near term.

For now, the Renegade’s main stage is Brazil, where it remains Jeep’s volume player. From January through July 2025, 24,381 units were sold there, a 16.7% drop year-over-year. The Compass, however, continues to outsell it, with sales rising 18% to 32,468 units in the same period. The Avenger is expected to arrive in Brazil in 2026.