 In the wake of the failure of its planned merger with Renault in July 2019, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles announced it was investing  million to convert its entire Mirafiori plant to production of the second-generation 500e, hoping to produce up to 80,000 electric vehicles per year, starting in the second quarter of 2020.In August 2013 Chrysler issued a recall to replace bolts that secure the Fiat 500e half-drive-shafts.The recall was not related to the 500e's electric powertrain and affected 291 model year 2013 Fiat 500e cars, including vehicles at dealers' lots.