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Italy January 2013: Fiat 500L improves again in dire market

February 7th, 2013 Leave a comment Go to comments

Fiat 500L

* NOW UPDATED with actuals for the Top 50 best-selling models/brands. See title *

The Italian new car market crisis is taking a dramatic turn at the start of 2013. At 114,255 registrations, January 2013 sales are down 18% on January 2012 and down 32% on January 2011… This is the 18th double-digit year-on-year decline in the last 2 years. With January traditionally accounting for around 10% of Full Year sales, the projection for 2013 is now at a bleak 1.1 to 1.2 million units, a result UNRAE president Jacques Bousquet “doesn’t even want to start imagining”, pointing out that “none of the parties involved in (the government) has actually given attention to a sector which employed 1.2 million people but where 350 companies closed in 2012″. The situation is now dire for the automotive sector in Italy and if no incentive is put in place during the year to boost sales, we could see the Italian new car market fall to almost 50-year lows, with 1966 being the last year sales were below 1.1 million annual units…

The Kia Sportage hits its highest ever ranking in Italy this month at #21…

In this miserable context, the Fiat Panda holds its own and delivers its 13th consecutive month in pole position with 9,560 sales and 8.4%, ahead of the Fiat Punto at 6,278 units and 5.5% with the Lancia Ypsilon back onto the podium for the first time since last April with 3,796 sales and 3.3%. The Fiat 500 is back up one spot to #4, the Renault Clio down one to a still outstanding 5th place and the Fiat 500L confirms it is now a force to be reckoned with, staying #6 but improving its market share to 2.7% thanks to 3,113 sales, new share and volume records for the model.

…As does the Range Rover Evoque at #30.

Further down, the VW Golf is up 7 ranks on December to #8, the Mercedes A-Class up 3 to #17, its best ranking since December 2011 and the Audi Q3 is up to #25, its 2nd-best ranking ever in Italy below the #24 spot it hit last August. Two SUVs reach their highest ranking ever this month in Italy: the Kia Sportage slices its December ranking in two to hit #21 with 1,101 sales and 1% and the Range Rover Evoque jumps from outside the Top 50 to a brilliant 32nd place at 887 units and 0.8%.

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Previous month: Italy December 2012: Fiat 500L up to #6, Renault Clio at 10-year high

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Full January 2013 Top 50 models and All-brands Ranking Tables below.

Italy January 2013 – models:

Pos Model Jan % Dec 2012 % Pos
1 Fiat Panda 9,560 8.4% 1 117,775 8.3% 1
2 Fiat Punto 6,278 5.5% 2 80,011 5.7% 2
3 Lancia Ypsilon 3,796 3.3% 9 44,410 3.1% 3
4 Fiat 500 3,298 2.9% 5 43,007 3.0% 4
5 Renault Clio 3,214 2.8% 4 24,113 1.7% 12
6 Fiat 500 L 3,113 2.7% 6 6,161 0.4% n/a
7 VW Polo 2,829 2.5% 10 31,831 2.3% 7
8 VW Golf 2,640 2.3% 15 34,417 2.4% 6
9 Ford Fiesta 2,551 2.2% 7 42,044 3.0% 5
10 Citroen C3 2,476 2.2% 12 29,295 2.1% 9
11 Peugeot 208 2,413 2.1% 8 19,451 1.4% 15
12 Nissan Qashqai 2,376 2.1% 13 23,908 1.7% 13
13 Opel Corsa 2,204 1.9% 14 25,541 1.8% 11
14 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2,019 1.8% 11 29,878 2.1% 8
15 Toyota Yaris 1,956 1.7% 3 28,101 2.0% 10
16 Smart Fortwo 1,802 1.6% 23 21,479 1.5% 14
17 Mercedes A Class 1,624 1.4% 20 8,860 0.6% 43
18 Opel Astra 1,408 1.2% 19 19,005 1.3% 17
19 Fiat Freemont 1,170 1.0% 21 14,414 1.0% 22
20 Ford Focus 1,124 1.0% 33 19,007 1.3% 16
21 Kia Sportage 1,101 1.0% 42 8,500 0.6% 48
22 Nissan Juke 1,094 1.0% 38 12,209 0.9% 24
23 Ford C-Max 1,053 0.9% 29 16,513 1.2% 18
24 Dacia Duster 1,036 0.9% 22 14,747 1.0% 20
25 Audi Q3 1,028 0.9% n/a 9,646 0.7% 39
26 Audi A4 1,005 0.9% 37 10,296 0.7% 34
27 Citroen C3 Picasso 1,004 0.9% 18 7,106 0.5% n/a
28 BMW Serie 3 1,001 0.9% 27 10,550 0.7% 32
29 Nissan Micra 930 0.8% n/a 10,234 0.7% 35
30 Audi A1 922 0.8% 44 9,482 0.7% 41
31 Mercedes B Class 920 0.8% 28 12,003 0.9% 25
32 Range Rover Evoque 887 0.8% n/a 7,336 0.5% n/a
33 Hyundai ix35 887 0.8% 24 13,412 1.0% 23
34 Fiat Qubo 885 0.8% 30 10,773 0.8% 30
35 VW Tiguan 882 0.8% 25 14,973 1.1% 19
36 VW Up! 857 0.8% 26 8,793 0.6% 44
37 Fiat Bravo 849 0.7% n/a 10,977 0.8% 29
38 Ford B-Max 849 0.7% 49 n/a n/a n/a
39 Chevrolet Spark 847 0.7% 32 11,515 0.8% 27
40 Opel Mokka 829 0.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a
41 Hyundai ix20 806 0.7% n/a 8,618 0.6% 46
42 Hyundai i10 797 0.7% 41 8,364 0.6% 50
43 BMW X1 764 0.7% n/a n/a n/a n/a
44 Alfa Romeo Mi.To 756 0.7% 43 10,537 0.7% 33
45 Kia Rio 712 0.6% n/a 8,189 0.6% n/a
46 Opel Meriva 670 0.6% n/a 11,666 0.8% 26
47 Mini 622 0.5% 46 9,769 0.7% 38
48 Lancia Delta 619 0.5% 47 10,162 0.7% 36
49 Citroen C1 613 0.5% n/a 4,453 0.3% n/a
50 Toyota Aygo 612 0.5% 17 10,752 0.8% 31

Italy January 2013 – brands:

Pos Brand Jan-13 % /12 Dec 2012 % Pos
1 Fiat 25,787 22.7% -9% 1 294,778 20.9% 1
2 Volkswagen 8,533 7.5% -22% 2 113,514 8.0% 2
3 Ford 6,603 5.8% -33% 3 98,997 7.0% 3
4 Opel 6,551 5.8% 1% 6 78,889 5.6% 4
5 Citroen 6,172 5.4% -19% 7 69,435 4.9% 6
6 Lancia 4,965 4.4% -29% 8 71,418 5.1% 5
7 Renault 4,877 4.3% -3% 5 59,818 4.2% 8
8 Peugeot 4,862 4.3% -26% 9 69,075 4.9% 7
9 Audi 4,562 4.0% -14% 12 51,062 3.6% 10
10 Nissan 4,546 4.0% -15% 14 49,040 3.5% 11
11 Toyota 3,979 3.5% -19% 4 55,178 3.9% 9
12 Mercedes 3,713 3.3% -8% 10 42,290 3.0% 14
13 Hyundai 3,559 3.1% -12% 13 43,435 3.1% 12
14 BMW 3,424 3.0% -10% 11 42,462 3.0% 13
15 Kia 3,087 2.7% 30% 18 27,043 1.9% 17
16 Alfa Romeo 2,807 2.5% -36% 15 42,174 3.0% 15
17 Chevrolet 2,101 1.9% -30% 16 31,155 2.2% 16
18 Smart 1,802 1.6% -7% 23 21,473 1.5% 19
19 Dacia 1,704 1.5% -40% 17 26,034 1.8% 18
20 Land Rover 1,318 1.2% 1% 24 12,540 0.9% 23
21 Mini 1,229 1.1% -28% 19 17,827 1.3% 20
22 Suzuki 1,203 1.1% -21% 21 14,731 1.0% 22
23 Volvo 1,065 0.9% -23% 20 14,818 1.1% 21
24 Skoda 934 0.8% -21% 22 10,421 0.7% 25
25 Seat 930 0.8% -15% 25 10,552 0.7% 24
26 Jeep/Dodge 584 0.5% -15% 26 6,555 0.5% 26
27 Honda 502 0.4% -11% 29 5,314 0.4% 27
28 Mazda 495 0.4% 43% 27 4,303 0.3% 28
29 Subaru 460 0.4% 153% 28 3,691 0.3% 29
30 Porsche 315 0.3% -31% 31 3,366 0.2% 31
31 Mitsubishi 224 0.2% -54% 30 3,553 0.3% 30
32 Daihatsu 220 0.2% 18% 34 1,412 0.1% 32
33 Jaguar 112 0.1% -18% 35 1,192 0.1% 33
34 SsangYong 84 0.1% -23% 33 1,169 0.1% 34
35 DR Motor 54 0.0% -51% 36 706 0.1% 36
36 Lexus 41 0.0% -67% 32 1,146 0.1% 35
37 Tata 30 0.0% 233% 38 256 0.0% 37
38 Ferrari 29 0.0% -31% 39 248 0.0% 38
39 Mahindra 21 0.0% new 43 n/a n/a n/a
41 Great Wall 16 0.0% 300% 45 n/a n/a n/a
42 Infiniti 10 0.0% -78% 37 239 0.0% 39
43 Maserati 8 0.0% -58% n/a n/a n/a n/a
44 Aston Martin 8 0.0% 33% 42 n/a n/a n/a
45 Lamborghini 4 0.0% -33% 41 n/a n/a n/a
46 Lada 2 0.0% -50% 40 n/a n/a n/a
47 Saab 1 0.0% -83% 44 n/a n/a n/a
 - Others 12 0.0% -57%  - 316 0.0%  -

Source: www.unrae.it

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  1. Gab
    February 21st, 2013 at 09:55 | #1
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    @Carsitaly
    That link mentions 415 Lancia Musa that is not on this list, but lacks the Delta despite it’s sales numbers are greater than that of the Musa.

  2. mfabio83
    February 8th, 2013 at 01:41 | #2
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    good result for the 500L, but i think it sell so well just in Italy and not in others countries

  3. Carsitaly
    February 3rd, 2013 at 02:40 | #3
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    Statistics on sales of Fiat-Lancia-Alfa Romeo in Italy:
    http://www.carsitaly.net/fiat-car-sales_italy.htm

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