The Dodge Hornet is discontinued after being the second best-selling model in 2025

There are times when having a higher-than-usual sales figure does not guarantee success. Dodge has just confirmed this with the Hornet, a model built in Italy that during 2025 earned the distinction of being the brand’s second best-selling model in its range. This success appears to be relative, because the Stellantis brand has decided to dispense with it and remove it from its range.

The figures, however, do not match this sense of success, as only 9,365 units were sold last year, a sales drop of 54% compared with 2024. In first place was the Dodge Durango, which recorded sales of 81,168 units. It did, however, rank above the Dodge Daytona, an electric model that added up 7,421 units sold.

This figure is quite modest, since the Hornet’s starting price is $29,995, so it is a relatively affordable car. Therefore Dodge has decided to withdraw the model, and no more will be produced. Apparently, this is a decision driven by political and economic conditions.

The American brand wants to guarantee customer service, the availability of spare parts, warranty coverage and everything related to the model. This appears assured, since the Dodge Hornet is an almost identical model to the Alfa Romeo Tonale, so even though it has disappeared under the Dodge badge, it lives on in the form of the Italian model.

This model will arrive in the United States and will take the place left by the Hornet, with characteristics similar to it, so anyone looking for an equivalent vehicle with the same architecture can enjoy it without problems. Only now it will wear an Italian badge instead of a classic American brand name.