Lancia Ypsilon
The Lancia Ypsilon is a supermini (B-segment) manufactured and marketed by Lancia, currently in its third generation and as of 2024, the marque's only model. The Ypsilon was released in 1995, as a larger and more expensive replacement to the Y10. Between 1995 and 2005, Lancia produced more than 870,000 Ypsilons in the Melfi plant in the Potenza region.
| Lancia Ypsilon | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Lancia |
| Also called | Chrysler Ypsilon (Ireland, Japan and UK) |
| Production | 1995–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Supermini (B) |
| Layout | Front-engine, front-wheel-drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Autobianchi Y10 |
The third generation Ypsilon, sharing its platform with the Fiat 500, was marketed also as the Chrysler Ypsilon in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Japan. Fiat Group discontinued the Chrysler variant in 2017, having marketed 2,000 units in 2014. It is also no longer sold in Japan, with the discontinuation of both the Lancia Voyager and Lancia Thema branding on Chrysler-built vehicles in 2015. It is currently only available in the Italian market.
Despite relative obscurity worldwide and in Europe, the Lancia Ypsilon is a popular offering in Italy. Between 1995 and 2019, Lancia sold over 1.6 million Y and Ypsilon examples in Italy alone. In 2023, despite its age, it has the second highest market share in the B-segment in the country.