Italy February 2026: Fiat Grande Panda up to #3, €4,900 Leapmotor T03 up to #4
The Leapmotor T03 is sold at €4,900 in Italy, earning it a 4th place overall in February.
It’s an excellent month for new car sales in Italy at +14% year-on-year in February to 157,334 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up a robust 10.2% to 299,373 sales. Private sales are up 9.5% 82,826 and 52.2% share vs. 54.4% in February 2025 (up 2.5% to 54.4% share YTD), self registrations are up 21.2% to 15,073 and 9.5% share vs. 8.9% last year (up 25.2% to 9.8% YTD), long term rentals are up 2.1% to 34,270 and 21.6% share vs. 24.1% a year ago (up 2.9% to 20.5% YTD), short term rentals shoot up 92.7% to 18,566 and 11.7% share vs. 6.9% (up 121.2% to 10.2% YTD) and company sales edge up 1.5% to 7,975 and 5% share vs. 5.6% (down -1% to 5% YTD).
Looking at sales by alimentation, Petrol is down -12% to 32,012 and 20.2% share vs. 26.1% in February 2025 (off -18.7% to 19.5% share YTD), diesel sinks -23.8% to 10,278 and 6.5% share vs. 9.7% (down -20.2% to 6.9% YTD), LPG implodes -42.7% to 8,008 and 5% share vs. 10% (down -37.8% to 5.7% YTD), HEVs are up 32.6% to 82,315 and 51.9% share vs. 44.6% a year ago (up 28.4% to 52.1% YTD). This is split between 23,985 full hybrids (+38.1%) and 58,330 mild hybrids (+30.4%). PHEVs shoot up 116.2% to 13,525 and 8.5% share vs. 4.5% a year ago (up 130.1% to 8.6% YTD) and finally BEVs gain 80.5% to 12,572 and 7.9% share vs. 5% in February 2025 (up 60.9% to 7.3% share YTD). This means rechargeable cars account for 16.4% of the Italian market this month vs. 9.5% a year ago. (15.9% vs. 9.1% YTD).
First podium finish at home for the Fiat Grande Panda
In the brands ranking, Fiat surges 42.9% year-to-date and finally regains some of its shine. At 13.4% share, and after hitting 13.5% last month, the brands returns to levels not seen in 3 years. Toyota (+0.8%) is stable at #2 but underperforms given the market growth rate. It’s the same story for Volkswagen (+3.7%). In contrast Renault (+33.8%) is up three spots on January to #4, toppling Peugeot (-2.8%), Audi (+27.8%) and Dacia (-39.8%) enduring another awful month. At #10, MG (+18.5%) is inside the Italian Top 10 for the third time after March and December 2025 when it also ranked #10. Extraordinary month for Leapmotor (+2197.2%), more than doubling its previous record volume to over 5,000 sales and 3.2% share, thanks to BEV subsidies coupled with strong incentives. Also benefitting is BYD (+204.4%) up to #15 and 2.6% share.
Looking at the models ranking, the Fiat Panda (+5.9%) trails the market to 8% share, selling more than twice the #2, the Jeep Avenger (+28.3%) at 3.8%. We have a little event in third place: the new Fiat Grande Panda delivers its first ever podium finish at home and seems to finally find its groove as production in Serbia gears up. It holds 3.5% of the market and only 5.4% of its February volume comes from the BEV variant. The big event of the month is the 4th place of the Leapmotor T03 with just under 4,800 sales and 3% share. This is because its price reduced to €4,900 after incentives and a further €3,000 rebate from the manufacturer. Its advertising campaign promotes it as “cheaper than your bike”. The Toyota Aygo X (+93.6%), Renault Clio (+57.6%), Captur (+35.7%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (+25%) also impress among the Top 10 best-sellers. Two recent launches break into the Top 50 for the first time: the BYD Atto 2 at #37 and the Dacia Bigster at #50.
Previous month: Italy January 2026: Fiat hits highest share in 3 years, places Grande Panda at #4
One year ago: Italy February 2025: Fiat (-16.1%) embattled but in the lead
Full February 2026 Top 57 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Italy February 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat | 21,077 | 13.4% | + 42.9% | 1 | 40,239 | 13.4% | + 31.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 11,177 | 7.1% | + 0.8% | 2 | 21,308 | 7.1% | + 0.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 10,545 | 6.7% | + 3.7% | 3 | 19,321 | 6.5% | + 3.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Renault | 7,849 | 5.0% | + 33.9% | 7 | 14,319 | 4.8% | + 19.5% | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 7,430 | 4.7% | – 2.8% | 4 | 14,554 | 4.9% | – 2.2% | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Audi | 7,146 | 4.5% | + 27.8% | 5 | 14,164 | 4.7% | + 14.0% | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | BMW | 6,836 | 4.3% | + 7.3% | 8 | 13,229 | 4.4% | + 3.8% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Jeep | 6,774 | 4.3% | + 7.6% | 9 | 12,745 | 4.3% | + 4.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Dacia | 6,189 | 3.9% | – 39.8% | 6 | 12,980 | 4.3% | – 40.3% | 8 | 4 |
| 10 | MG | 5,500 | 3.5% | + 18.5% | 13 | 9,740 | 3.3% | + 11.0% | 11 | 13 |
| 11 | Citroen | 5,440 | 3.5% | – 14.6% | 10 | 11,137 | 3.7% | – 6.5% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Leapmotor | 5,008 | 3.2% | + 2197.2% | 27 | 6,126 | 2.0% | + 1516.4% | 20 | 32 |
| 13 | Ford | 4,453 | 2.8% | – 17.2% | 12 | 9,354 | 3.1% | – 11.7% | 13 | 10 |
| 14 | Mercedes | 4,193 | 2.7% | – 3.7% | 11 | 9,707 | 3.2% | + 13.1% | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | BYD | 4,110 | 2.6% | + 204.4% | 17 | 7,661 | 2.6% | + 251.9% | 15 | 21 |
| 16 | Opel | 4,019 | 2.6% | + 32.4% | 14 | 7,721 | 2.6% | + 21.4% | 14 | 17 |
| 17 | Skoda | 3,976 | 2.5% | + 14.7% | 19 | 7,256 | 2.4% | + 11.7% | 19 | 16 |
| 18 | Nissan | 3,920 | 2.5% | – 3.8% | 18 | 7,328 | 2.4% | + 1.6% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Hyundai | 3,832 | 2.4% | – 5.6% | 16 | 7,415 | 2.5% | – 5.2% | 17 | 14 |
| 20 | Kia | 3,822 | 2.4% | + 11.5% | 15 | 7,498 | 2.5% | + 1.5% | 16 | 15 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 3,130 | 2.0% | + 6.8% | 21 | 5,334 | 1.8% | – 6.0% | 22 | 19 |
| 22 | Omoda+Jaecoo | 2,960 | 1.9% | + 466.0% | 20 | 5,456 | 1.8% | + 410.4% | 21 | 25 |
| 23 | Alfa Romeo | 2,264 | 1.4% | – 1.9% | 22 | 4,350 | 1.5% | – 5.1% | 23 | 20 |
| 24 | Cupra | 1,871 | 1.2% | + 31.7% | 23 | 3,584 | 1.2% | + 40.6% | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Mini | 1,592 | 1.0% | + 31.6% | 24 | 2,919 | 1.0% | + 35.6% | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | Mazda | 1,133 | 0.7% | + 31.6% | 26 | 2,331 | 0.8% | + 27.9% | 27 | 28 |
| 27 | Volvo | 1,127 | 0.7% | – 8.5% | 25 | 2,406 | 0.8% | + 3.0% | 26 | 26 |
| 28 | Honda | 1,045 | 0.7% | + 33.8% | 29 | 2,052 | 0.7% | + 42.2% | 28 | 29 |
| 29 | Seat | 1,034 | 0.7% | + 75.6% | 35 | 1,478 | 0.5% | + 16.1% | 32 | 31 |
| 30 | Lancia | 986 | 0.6% | + 6.5% | 28 | 2,013 | 0.7% | + 10.8% | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | DR Motor | 814 | 0.5% | – 44.7% | 30 | 1,646 | 0.5% | – 41.8% | 30 | 23 |
| 32 | Tesla | 786 | 0.5% | – 6.8% | 31 | 1,499 | 0.5% | + 19.8% | 31 | 27 |
| 33 | Land Rover | 643 | 0.4% | – 0.9% | 33 | 1,270 | 0.4% | – 1.9% | 33 | 34 |
| 34 | Sportequipe | 544 | 0.3% | + 399.1% | 42 | 741 | 0.2% | + 243.1% | 38 | 40 |
| 35 | Lexus | 540 | 0.3% | – 6.7% | 34 | 1,110 | 0.4% | + 0.8% | 35 | 36 |
| 36 | EVO | 497 | 0.3% | – 22.7% | 32 | 1,172 | 0.4% | – 9.8% | 34 | 35 |
| 37 | Porsche | 483 | 0.3% | – 0.8% | 37 | 880 | 0.3% | – 18.4% | 36 | 33 |
| 38 | EMC | 412 | 0.3% | + 73.8% | 36 | 811 | 0.3% | + 102.2% | 37 | 38 |
| 39 | DS | 331 | 0.2% | – 9.8% | 38 | 706 | 0.2% | + 1.1% | 39 | 37 |
| 40 | DFSK | 287 | 0.2% | + 176.7% | 41 | 507 | 0.2% | + 164.1% | 40 | 43 |
| 41 | Lynk & Co | 261 | 0.2% | + 1435.3% | 46 | 372 | 0.1% | + 376.9% | 43 | 45 |
| 42 | KGM | 210 | 0.1% | + 2000.0% | 45 | 355 | 0.1% | + 765.9% | 44 | 50 |
| 43 | Subaru | 200 | 0.1% | + 1.5% | 43 | 382 | 0.1% | + 24.0% | 41 | 39 |
| 44 | Tiger | 104 | 0.1% | + 5100.0% | 40 | 350 | 0.1% | + 17400.0% | 45 | n/a |
| 45 | Maserati | 96 | 0.1% | – 42.5% | 48 | 162 | 0.1% | – 49.5% | 48 | 41 |
| 46 | Geely | 91 | 0.1% | new | 39 | 373 | 0.1% | new | 42 | – |
| 47 | Ich-X | 80 | 0.1% | + 627.3% | 44 | 241 | 0.1% | + 1168.4% | 46 | n/a |
| 48 | Ferrari | 76 | 0.0% | + 24.6% | 47 | 164 | 0.1% | + 15.5% | 47 | 44 |
| 49 | Lamborghini | 60 | 0.0% | + 39.5% | 50 | 126 | 0.0% | + 23.5% | 49 | 48 |
| 50 | Polestar | 40 | 0.0% | + 42.9% | 49 | 106 | 0.0% | + 96.3% | 50 | 49 |
| 51 | Mitsubishi | 32 | 0.0% | – 77.3% | – | 32 | 0.0% | – 91.0% | 54 | 42 |
| 52 | Smart | 27 | 0.0% | – 71.6% | 52 | 47 | 0.0% | – 75.5% | 52 | 46 |
| 53 | Alpine | 26 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 51 | 59 | 0.0% | + 156.5% | 51 | n/a |
| 54 | Aston Martin | 18 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 53 | 32 | 0.0% | + 10.3% | 53 | 53 |
| 55 | Lotus | 14 | 0.0% | – 26.3% | 54 | 26 | 0.0% | – 43.5% | 55 | 51 |
| 56 | Jaguar | 3 | 0.0% | – 85.7% | – | 4 | 0.0% | – 93.0% | 56 | 52 |
| 57 | Mahindra | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | 55 | 1 | 0.0% | – 99.7% | 57 | 47 |
| – | Others | 223 | 0.1% | + 64.0% | – | 474 | 0.2% | + 41.5% | – | – |
Italy February 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat Panda | 12,603 | 8.0% | + 5.9% | 1 | 25,906 | 8.7% | + 2.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeep Avenger | 5,984 | 3.8% | + 28.3% | 2 | 11,144 | 3.7% | + 19.2% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Fiat Grande Panda | 5,500 | 3.5% | + 109900.0% | 4 | 8,799 | 2.9% | + 31325.0% | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | Leapmotor T03 | 4,778 | 3.0% | + 2242.2% | 42 | 5,727 | 1.9% | + 1504.2% | 8 | n/a |
| 5 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 3,736 | 2.4% | + 25.0% | 14 | 5,967 | 2.0% | + 7.3% | 6 | 5 |
| 6 | Citroen C3 | 3,131 | 2.0% | – 45.7% | 3 | 6,647 | 2.2% | – 35.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Toyota Aygo X | 3,123 | 2.0% | + 93.6% | 5 | 6,152 | 2.1% | + 82.5% | 5 | 14 |
| 8 | Renault Clio | 3,096 | 2.0% | + 57.6% | 7 | 5,747 | 1.9% | + 39.0% | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Renault Captur | 3,054 | 1.9% | + 35.7% | 20 | 5,122 | 1.7% | + 6.1% | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | MG ZS | 2,667 | 1.7% | – 16.1% | 13 | 4,906 | 1.6% | – 12.6% | 13 | 10 |
| 11 | Dacia Duster | 2,635 | 1.7% | – 25.0% | 12 | 4,972 | 1.7% | – 36.9% | 11 | 7 |
| 12 | VW T-Cross | 2,635 | 1.7% | + 43.5% | 24 | 4,252 | 1.4% | + 3.7% | 20 | 17 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 2,542 | 1.6% | – 28.7% | 8 | 5,043 | 1.7% | – 22.4% | 10 | 6 |
| 14 | VW Tiguan | 2,448 | 1.6% | + 21.4% | 21 | 4,425 | 1.5% | + 15.5% | 16 | 15 |
| 15 | Peugeot 208 | 2,364 | 1.5% | – 23.4% | 9 | 4,828 | 1.6% | – 29.1% | 14 | 8 |
| 16 | Nissan Qashqai | 2,320 | 1.5% | + 2.8% | 15 | 4,490 | 1.5% | + 24.9% | 15 | 22 |
| 17 | Opel Corsa | 2,185 | 1.4% | + 5.9% | 16 | 4,322 | 1.4% | – 1.9% | 17 | 18 |
| 18 | BMW X1 | 2,175 | 1.4% | + 15.4% | 18 | 4,264 | 1.4% | + 20.5% | 18 | 16 |
| 19 | Audi Q3 | 2,114 | 1.3% | + 109.7% | 17 | 4,205 | 1.4% | + 60.6% | 21 | 40 |
| 20 | Ford Puma | 2,082 | 1.3% | + 7.0% | 19 | 4,151 | 1.4% | + 0.1% | 23 | 12 |
| 21 | Dacia Sandero | 2,023 | 1.3% | – 65.7% | 6 | 4,960 | 1.7% | – 56.8% | 12 | 2 |
| 22 | Kia Sportage | 2,021 | 1.3% | + 33.1% | 26 | 3,549 | 1.2% | + 16.1% | 24 | 20 |
| 23 | MG 3 | 1,941 | 1.2% | + 78.4% | 27 | 3,320 | 1.1% | + 47.9% | 25 | 31 |
| 24 | VW T-Roc | 1,822 | 1.2% | – 33.4% | 10 | 4,263 | 1.4% | – 4.6% | 19 | 11 |
| 25 | Peugeot 2008 | 1,811 | 1.2% | – 14.4% | 29 | 3,182 | 1.1% | – 18.1% | 28 | 21 |
| 26 | Peugeot 3008 | 1,795 | 1.1% | + 13.3% | 11 | 4,174 | 1.4% | + 57.8% | 22 | 23 |
| 27 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,703 | 1.1% | + 68.6% | 30 | 3,008 | 1.0% | + 32.5% | 30 | 32 |
| 28 | VW Golf | 1,686 | 1.1% | + 7.5% | 48 | 2,542 | 0.8% | – 6.1% | 33 | 29 |
| 29 | Alfa Romeo Junior | 1,560 | 1.0% | + 14.5% | 25 | 3,103 | 1.0% | + 12.3% | 29 | 28 |
| 30 | Suzuki Swift | 1,497 | 1.0% | + 71.5% | 41 | 2,448 | 0.8% | + 55.9% | 34 | 35 |
| 31 | Fiat 600 | 1,461 | 0.9% | – 26.4% | 35 | 2,568 | 0.9% | – 29.4% | 32 | 19 |
| 32 | BYD Seal U | 1,397 | 0.9% | + 66.9% | 23 | 3,216 | 1.1% | + 145.3% | 27 | 26 |
| 33 | Skoda Fabia | 1,385 | 0.9% | + 42.5% | n/a | 2,200 | 0.7% | + 27.7% | 40 | 36 |
| 34 | Omoda 5 | 1,375 | 0.9% | + 392.8% | 32 | 2,633 | 0.9% | + 326.7% | 31 | n/a |
| 35 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 1,290 | 0.8% | n/a | 39 | 2,321 | 0.8% | n/a | 36 | n/a |
| 36 | Toyota C-HR | 1,272 | 0.8% | – 38.3% | 22 | 3,242 | 1.1% | – 14.9% | 26 | 24 |
| 37 | BYD Atto 2 | 1,214 | 0.8% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 38 | Hyundai i20 | 1,184 | 0.8% | + 70.6% | n/a | 1,974 | 0.7% | n/a | 44 | n/a |
| 39 | Fiat 500 | 1,171 | 0.7% | + 452.4% | 38 | 2,230 | 0.7% | + 385.8% | 39 | n/a |
| 40 | Nissan Juke | 1,099 | 0.7% | – 24.0% | 37 | 2,172 | 0.7% | – 24.2% | 41 | 34 |
| 41 | Audi A1 | 1,093 | 0.7% | + 30.7% | 43 | 2,012 | 0.7% | + 11.7% | 43 | 46 |
| 42 | Suzuki Vitara | 1,062 | 0.7% | + 2.8% | 45 | 1,932 | 0.6% | – 4.3% | 46 | 41 |
| 43 | Audi A3 | 1,056 | 0.7% | – 15.4% | 33 | 2,238 | 0.7% | – 14.5% | 38 | 25 |
| 44 | Skoda Kamiq | 1,030 | 0.7% | – 6.1% | 44 | 1,905 | 0.6% | – 10.1% | 47 | 38 |
| 45 | Kia Picanto | 1,015 | 0.6% | + 9.3% | 28 | 2,380 | 0.8% | – 0.8% | 35 | 30 |
| 46 | Lancia Ypsilon | 986 | 0.6% | + 6.5% | 40 | 2,013 | 0.7% | + 10.8% | 42 | 44 |
| 47 | Mercedes GLA | 976 | 0.6% | + 2.0% | 31 | 2,251 | 0.8% | + 7.7% | 37 | 33 |
| 48 | Renault Symbioz | 942 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Opel Mokka | 926 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Dacia Bigster | 921 | 0.6% | new | n/a | 1,634 | 0.5% | new | 49 | n/a |
| n/a | BMW X3 | 799 | 0.5% | + 110.3% | 34 | 1,966 | 0.7% | + 51.5% | 45 | 47 |
| n/a | Ford Tourneo Courier | 788 | 0.5% | – 9.8% | 36 | 1,878 | 0.6% | + 10.7% | 48 | n/a |
| n/a | Ford Kuga | 788 | 0.5% | – 26.0% | 49 | 1,626 | 0.5% | – 18.5% | 50 | 43 |
| n/a | BYD Dolphin Surf | 699 | 0.4% | new | 47 | 1,554 | 0.5% | new | n/a | n/a |
Source: UNRAE
