Italy 2002: Fiat Punto, Panda and Ford Focus on podium
Fiat Punto
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Italian car sales are down 6% in 2002 at 2,345,086 registrations. In February 2002, the Fiat Punto celebrates its 100th consecutive month on top of Italian models ranking, but finishes the year below 10% share for the first time ever at 8.9% with 208,497 sales. It even drops to 6.9% in August, only 2,000 units above the Fiat Panda…
Fiat Panda
The 22 year-old Panda doesn’t want to die: it is up 3 spots this year to rank 2nd, improves its market share to 4.3% and sees its sales increase 12% to pass the 100,000 units mark at 100,382 units… The Ford Focus follows with 84,725 sales and 3.6%, the Peugeot 206 reaches its best year-end ranking in Italia at #4 (3.5%), ahead of the Opel Corsa (3.3%) and Lancia Y (3.2%).
Fiat Stilo
The new Fiat Stilo, launched late last year, ranks 7th for its first full year of sales with 73,506 units changing hands and a 3.1% market share. It peaks at #3 in December with 7,983 sales and 3.8%. The Citroen C3 breaks into the Top 10 for the first time in October.
Previous year: Italy 2001: Fiat Punto leads, Ford Focus up to #2
Next year: Italy 2003: Fiat Punto, Citroen C3, Fiat Seicento on top, new Panda arrives
Full Year 2002 and June to December Top 10 Ranking Tables below.
You can check out the Italian Top 10 from June to October and December 2002 here: Italy 2002 2nd Half
Italy Full Year 2002:
| Pos | Model | 2002 | % | 02/01 | 2001 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Fiat Punto | 208,497 | 8.9% | -28% | 287,658 | 11.9% | 1 |
| 2 | Fiat Panda | 100,382 | 4.3% | 12% | 89,534 | 3.7% | 5 |
| 3 | Ford Focus | 84,725 | 3.6% | -14% | 98,666 | 4.1% | 2 |
| 4 | Peugeot 206 | 83,171 | 3.5% | -5% | 87,459 | 3.6% | 6 |
| 5 | Opel Corsa | 76,683 | 3.3% | -3% | 78,867 | 3.3% | 7 |
| 6 | Lancia Y | 74,528 | 3.2% | -19% | 91,938 | 3.8% | 4 |
| 7 | Fiat Stilo | 73,506 | 3.1% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Fiat Seicento | 71,044 | 3.0% | -26% | 95,717 | 4.0% | 3 |
| 9 | Renault Clio | 69,137 | 2.9% | 1% | 68,413 | 2.8% | 10 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris | 68,851 | 2.9% | -4% | 71,721 | 3.0% | 8 |
Source: Quattroruote
