Italy 2009: Fiat Punto, Panda and Ford Fiesta all stronger
Fiat Punto Evo
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Car sales in Italy are stable in 2009 at 2,157,791 units. The Fiat Punto is the best selling model in the country for the 16th year in a row, but God was it hard! Its sales grow by 16% to 182,741 units and 8.5% share, but in the meantime, the Fiat Panda continued its amazing career, improving its market share for the 6th year in a row at 8% thanks to 171,887 units, the highest ever volume in Italy for this generation.
Fiat Panda
The Fiat Panda reached its best-ever monthly market share (for this generation) in April and May at a massive 8.8%, after breaking the 8% barrier for the first time in February. Boosted by the new generation, the Ford Fiesta climbs back onto the podium with 106,260 sales and 4.9% share, peaking at 5.8% in November and relegating the Fiat 500 in 4th place at 3.7%.
Ford Fiesta
The VW Golf is up 7 spots at #5 with 2.6%, ahead of the Opel Corsa, Lancia Ypsilon and Peugeot 207. The Nissan Qashqai reaches its best ever position in Italy in January at #7 with 2.2% while the Chevroet Matiz does so in May at #9. The Alfa Romeo Mi.To is the best selling new entrant in the Top 50 at #17 with 29,299 units and 1.4%, it holds a best-ever 11th position in April.
Other models reaching their best score this year in Italy include the Opel Agila, #9 in February, the Lancia Musa, #11 in July, the Hyundai i10, #13 in June and the new generation Lancia Delta, #18 in May
Previous year: Italy 2008: Fiat Punto and Panda fight it out, Fiat 500 #3
Next year: Italy 2010: Fiat Punto #1 for 17th consecutive year
Full Top 50 and every Monthly Top 30 Ranking Tables below.
You can check out each and every Monthly Top 30 for 2009 here: Italy 2009 Month by Month
Italy Full Year 2009:
| Pos | Model | 2009 | % | 09/08 | 2008 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Fiat Punto | 182,741 | 8.5% | 16% | 156,945 | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2 | Fiat Panda | 171,887 | 8.0% | 16% | 148,485 | 6.9% | 2 |
| 3 | Ford Fiesta | 106,260 | 4.9% | 33% | 80,195 | 3.7% | 4 |
| 4 | Fiat 500 | 80,122 | 3.7% | -14% | 93,278 | 4.3% | 3 |
| 5 | VW Golf | 56,391 | 2.6% | 41% | 40,060 | 1.9% | 12 |
| 6 | Opel Corsa | 52,267 | 2.4% | 1% | 51,811 | 2.4% | 7 |
| 7 | Lancia Ypsilon | 50,854 | 2.4% | -7% | 54,904 | 2.5% | 6 |
| 8 | Peugeot 207 | 45,930 | 2.1% | 13% | 40,488 | 1.9% | 11 |
| 9 | Citroen C3 | 44,965 | 2.1% | -7% | 48,227 | 2.2% | 8 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris | 42,721 | 2.0% | -23% | 55,798 | 2.6% | 5 |
| 11 | Ford Focus | 40,587 | 1.9% | -2% | 41,242 | 1.9% | 10 |
| 12 | Fiat Bravo | 38,977 | 1.8% | -9% | 42,965 | 2.0% | 9 |
| 13 | Chevrolet Matiz | 33,711 | 1.6% | 18% | 28,664 | 1.3% | 17 |
| 14 | Nissan Qashqai | 31,776 | 1.5% | 20% | 26,451 | 1.2% | 18 |
| 15 | Renault Clio | 30,351 | 1.4% | -13% | 34,857 | 1.6% | 14 |
| 16 | Lancia Musa | 29,587 | 1.4% | 14% | 26,019 | 1.2% | 19 |
| 17 | Alfa Romeo Mi.To | 29,299 | 1.4% | 295% | 7,422 | 0.3% | - |
| 18 | Smart Fortwo | 29,117 | 1.3% | -14% | 33,829 | 1.6% | 15 |
| 19 | VW Polo | 28,519 | 1.3% | -19% | 35,367 | 1.6% | 13 |
| 20 | Peugeot 107 | 21,705 | 1.0% | 12% | 19,448 | 0.9% | 30 |
| 21 | Hyundai i10 | 21,256 | 1.0% | 283% | 5,548 | 0.3% | - |
| 22 | Audi A4 | 21,219 | 1.0% | -10% | 23,623 | 1.1% | 22 |
| 23 | BMW Serie 3 | 21,052 | 1.0% | -14% | 24,408 | 1.1% | 21 |
| 24 | Opel Astra | 20,708 | 1.0% | -33% | 30,788 | 1.4% | 16 |
| 25 | Lancia Delta | 20,287 | 0.9% | 114% | 9,474 | 0.4% | - |
| 26 | Opel Agila | 19,327 | 0.9% | 14% | 16,889 | 0.8% | 35 |
| 27 | Peugeot 308 | 18,612 | 0.9% | 15% | 16,155 | 0.7% | 38 |
| 28 | Ford Ka | 18,144 | 0.8% | new | 1,306 | 0.1% | - |
| 29 | Citroen C1 | 18,118 | 0.8% | -27% | 24,720 | 1.1% | 20 |
| 30 | Mini | 17,544 | 0.8% | -5% | 18,468 | 0.9% | 31 |
| 31 | Toyota Aygo | 17,386 | 0.8% | -21% | 22,086 | 1.0% | 23 |
| 32 | Dacia Sandero | 17,144 | 0.8% | 665% | 2,242 | 0.1% | 32 |
| 33 | Renault Megane | 17,056 | 0.8% | 62% | 10,553 | 0.5% | 52 |
| 34 | Mercedes A Class | 16,550 | 0.8% | -18% | 20,169 | 0.9% | 28 |
| 35 | Audi A3 | 15,229 | 0.7% | -17% | 18,255 | 0.8% | 33 |
| 36 | Ford C-Max | 14,608 | 0.7% | -7% | 15,683 | 0.7% | 42 |
| 37 | Opel Meriva | 14,319 | 0.7% | -29% | 20,193 | 0.9% | 27 |
| 38 | Renault Twingo | 14,209 | 0.7% | 23% | 11,527 | 0.5% | 50 |
| 39 | Fiat Seicento | 13,604 | 0.6% | -19% | 16,725 | 0.8% | 36 |
| 40 | Alfa Romeo 159 | 13,235 | 0.6% | -37% | 21,166 | 1.0% | 25 |
| 41 | Fiat Qubo | 12,958 | 0.6% | 485% | 2,216 | 0.1% | - |
| 42 | Peugeot 206 | 12,893 | 0.6% | 156% | 5,045 | 0.2% | - |
| 43 | Seat Ibiza | 12,795 | 0.6% | -16% | 15,223 | 0.7% | 43 |
| 44 | VW Passat | 12,612 | 0.6% | -36% | 19,720 | 0.9% | 29 |
| 45 | Citroen C3 Picasso | 12,514 | 0.6% | new | 0 | 0.0% | - |
| 46 | Citroen C4 Picasso | 12,409 | 0.6% | -22% | 15,965 | 0.7% | 40 |
| 47 | Fiat Sedici | 12,296 | 0.6% | -18% | 14,919 | 0.7% | 44 |
| 48 | Renault Modus | 12,270 | 0.6% | 1% | 12,164 | 0.6% | 48 |
| 49 | BMW Serie 1 | 12,246 | 0.6% | -23% | 15,860 | 0.7% | 41 |
| 50 | Chevrolet Aveo | 12,189 | 0.6% | 134% | 5,216 | 0.2% | - |
Source: UNRAE
