Italy June 2011: Fiat Punto back to #1, new gen Lancia Ypsilon #5
Lancia Ypsilon
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The Italian car market is back into negative at -1.7% year-on-year this month with 169,662 registrations, bringing the half-year figure to 1,017,388 units, down 13%. The Fiat Punto reclaims the lead after 2 months of Panda leadership, it is #1 for the 9th time in the last 12 months and also tops the 1st half ranking with 71,584 sales and 7% share, vs. 65,513 and 6.4% for the Panda.
The Fiat 500 is very stable and rounds up the podium for the 3rd month in a row at 7,449 units and 4.4%, with the Ford Fiesta following. Boosted by the new generation, the Lancia Ypsilon is up 2 spots to #5 with 3.2% share, ahead of the VW Golf.
Fiat Freemont
The Ford Focus is up 3 spots to #11, the Dacia Duster breaks into the Top 20 for the first time in Italy at #19 with 2,114 sales or 1.2% and the Fiat Sedici has a stellar month, up 32 spots on May to #23 at 1,780 units and 1%. For its 2nd month of sales, the Fiat Freemont (aka Dodge Journey) is up to #66 with 620 sales and 0.4%.
Previous month: see the May 2011 Italy post here.
Full June 2011 Top 50 and Station Wagons Top 10 Ranking Tables below.
Italy June 2011:
| Pos | Model | June | % | May | 2011 | % | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Fiat Punto | 11,940 | 7.0% | 2 | 71,584 | 7.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Fiat Panda | 10,393 | 6.1% | 1 | 65,513 | 6.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Fiat 500 | 7,449 | 4.4% | 3 | 37,731 | 3.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Ford Fiesta | 5,923 | 3.5% | 4 | 38,752 | 3.8% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Lancia Ypsilon | 5,354 | 3.2% | 7 | 27,024 | 2.7% | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | VW Golf | 4,520 | 2.7% | 5 | 30,897 | 3.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Opel Corsa | 4,375 | 2.6% | 9 | 22,354 | 2.2% | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | VW Polo | 4,252 | 2.5% | 6 | 24,805 | 2.4% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Renault Clio | 3,572 | 2.1% | 12 | 17,503 | 1.7% | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Opel Astra | 3,408 | 2.0% | 11 | 18,752 | 1.8% | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Ford Focus | 3,127 | 1.8% | 14 | 16,573 | 1.6% | 15 | 13 |
| 12 | Toyota Yaris | 3,047 | 1.8% | 21 | 17,082 | 1.7% | 14 | 11 |
| 13 | Alfa Romeo Giulietta | 2,904 | 1.7% | 10 | 21,673 | 2.1% | 9 | 34 |
| 14 | Citroen C3 | 2,679 | 1.6% | 8 | 19,371 | 1.9% | 10 | 8 |
| 15 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,563 | 1.5% | 13 | 17,427 | 1.7% | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Smart Fortwo | 2,380 | 1.4% | 15 | 13,939 | 1.4% | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Mini | 2,307 | 1.4% | 28 | 9,944 | 1.0% | 24 | 23 |
| 18 | Opel Meriva | 2,190 | 1.3% | 24 | 12,940 | 1.3% | 17 | 26 |
| 19 | Dacia Duster | 2,114 | 1.2% | 23 | 9,964 | 1.0% | 23 | - |
| 20 | Alfa Romeo Mi.To | 1,973 | 1.2% | 18 | 12,170 | 1.2% | 21 | 17 |
| 21 | Ford C-Max | 1,833 | 1.1% | 20 | 12,917 | 1.3% | 18 | 46 |
| 22 | Fiat Bravo | 1,827 | 1.1% | 35 | 12,843 | 1.3% | 19 | 18 |
| 23 | Fiat Sedici | 1,780 | 1.0% | 55 | 6,291 | 0.6% | 41 | 50 |
| 24 | Renault Megane | 1,660 | 1.0% | 19 | 9,814 | 1.0% | 25 | 20 |
| 25 | Peugeot 207 | 1,635 | 1.0% | 17 | 12,187 | 1.2% | 20 | 14 |
| 26 | Lancia Delta (e) | 1,600 | 0.9% | 22 | 9,729 | 1.0% | 26 | 29 |
| 27 | Chevrolet Spark | 1,503 | 0.9% | 31 | 8,701 | 0.9% | 31 | 38 |
| 28 | VW Passat | 1,467 | 0.9% | 25 | 7,700 | 0.8% | 34 | - |
| 29 | Toyota Aygo | 1,356 | 0.8% | 30 | 8,977 | 0.9% | 28 | 35 |
| 30 | Audi A4 | 1,336 | 0.8% | 26 | 8,725 | 0.9% | 30 | 22 |
| 31 | Mercedes C Class | 1,325 | 0.8% | 43 | 4,941 | 0.5% | 59 | - |
| 32 | Renault Scenic | 1,298 | 0.8% | 27 | 8,357 | 0.8% | 32 | 25 |
| 33 | Nissan Juke | 1,281 | 0.8% | 29 | 9,192 | 0.9% | 27 | - |
| 34 | Lancia Musa | 1,267 | 0.7% | 16 | 10,936 | 1.1% | 22 | 19 |
| 35 | Audi A1 (e) | 1,250 | 0.7% | 32 | 7,914 | 0.8% | 33 | - |
| 36 | Opel Insignia | 1,232 | 0.7% | 46 | 7,233 | 0.7% | 36 | 42 |
| 37 | Nissan Micra (e) | 1,200 | 0.7% | 34 | 7,293 | 0.7% | 35 | - |
| 38 | Peugeot 308 (e) | 1,175 | 0.7% | 36 | 7,088 | 0.7% | 37 | 40 |
| 39 | Hyundai i10 | 1,175 | 0.7% | 56 | 5,911 | 0.6% | 45 | 28 |
| 40 | Mercedes A Class | 1,158 | 0.7% | 53 | 6,193 | 0.6% | 42 | 21 |
| 41 | Ford Kuga | 1,133 | 0.7% | 39 | 6,844 | 0.7% | 38 | 41 |
| 42 | Fiat Qubo | 1,133 | 0.7% | 33 | 6,570 | 0.6% | 39 | 32 |
| 43 | Hyundai ix20 | 1,108 | 0.7% | 40 | 5,496 | 0.5% | 51 | - |
| 44 | Ford Ka | 1,104 | 0.7% | 37 | 8,833 | 0.9% | 29 | 27 |
| 45 | Citroen C3 Picasso | 1,103 | 0.7% | 66 | 4,327 | 0.4% | 65 | 48 |
| 46 | BMW Serie 3 | 1,066 | 0.6% | 48 | 5,540 | 0.5% | 48 | 36 |
| 47 | Fiat Doblo | 1,044 | 0.6% | 63 | 3,987 | 0.4% | 68 | 61 |
| 48 | Mercedes B Class | 951 | 0.6% | 44 | 6,093 | 0.6% | 43 | 45 |
| 49 | Seat Ibiza (e) | 950 | 0.6% | 47 | 5,715 | 0.6% | 46 | - |
| 50 | VW Tiguan | 948 | 0.6% | 42 | 6,517 | 0.6% | 40 | 39 |
Italy Station Wagons June 2011:
| Pos | Model | June | SW% | May | 2011 | SW% | Pos | 2010 |
| 1 | Opel Astra | 2,056 | 60% | 1 | 11,163 | 60% | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | Ford Focus | 1,281 | 41% | 5 | 8,094 | 49% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VW Passat | 1,257 | 86% | 2 | 6,710 | 87% | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Audi A4 | 1,146 | 86% | 4 | 7,506 | 86% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Opel Insignia | 1,077 | 87% | 6 | 5,923 | 82% | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Renault Megane | 1,022 | 62% | 3 | 6,011 | 61% | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Mercedes C Class | 560 | 42% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | Peugeot 308 | 557 | 47% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | BMW Serie 5 | 507 | 56% | 10 | 2,623 | 53% | 10 | n/a |
| 10 | Citroen C5 | 467 | 66% | n/a | 2,639 | 66% | 9 | n/a |
Source: www.unrae.it
more info on fiat freemont Meantime, Fiat’s hollering for more Dodge Journeys, which it sells in Europe as Fiat Freemonts and powers with diesel engines. It’s an odd turn of events. In the U.S., Journey’s an overlooked player in the midsize crossover-utility market. In Europe, it’s considered a big minivan and is a hot seller.
Trade publication Automotive News Europe reports from Turin, Italy, that Fiat already has 15,700 orders for Freemont, though it had planned to sell just 13,000 all this year.
Journey/Freemont comes from Chrysler’s Toluca, Mexico, factory and the automaker is “looking for ways to get Fiat 4,000 Freemonts every month without the added cost of overtime,” ANE reports.
source :http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/07/marchionne-merge-fiat-chrysler-executives-dodge-journey-fiat-freemont-earnings/1