Italy April 2026: Leapmotor T03 repeats at #3, MG ZS up to record #5
Once again the ridiculously cheap Leapmotor T03 ranks #3 in Italy.
Outstanding month for new car sales in Italy at +11.6% year-on-year in April to 155,210 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.8% to 640,083. Strikingly, private sales are up 19.3% to 78,583 and 50.3% share vs. 47% a year ago (+10.2% to 52.5% share YTD), the sign of a healthier market. Self registrations are up 14.7% to 16,105 and 10.3% share vs. 10% in April 2025 (+18.5% to 9.5% share YTD), Long term leases are down -7.2% to 33,112 and 21.2% share vs. 25.5% (down -4% to 21.1% share YTD), short term rentals soar 22.9% to 20,469 and 13.1% share vs. 11.9% (up 42% to 11.8% share YTD) and company sales edge up 4% to 8,079 and 5.2% share vs. 5.6% (up 1.5% to 5.1% share YTD).
HEV sales are up 24% to 76,808 and 49.1% share vs. 44.2% a year ago, including 25,851 full hybrids (+45.1%) and 50,957 mild hybrids (+15.5%), PHEVs surge 75.3% to 14,184 and 9.1% share vs. 5.7% in April 2025 and BEVs double their sales year-on-year (+98.6%) to 8.5% share vs. 4.8%. This means rechargeable vehicles are up 85.8% to 27,422 and 17.6% share vs. 10.5% a year ago.
In the brands ranking, Fiat (+31%) continues to catch up on poor year-ago results but can only muster a 10.3% share, by far its lowest this year. It holds 12.1% of its home market year-to-date. Toyota (+7.3%) returns to the 2nd spot it holds year-to-date ahead of Volkswagen (+1%). Peugeot (-7.5%) is up three ranks on last month to #4 and despite a YoY loss. Dacia (-2.3%) stabilises its sales at #5 but is still down -22% YTD. Audi (+15.5%) performs very well in the remainder of the Top 10 but drops to #8. Mercedes (+32%) is also strong at #12 while BYD (+171.7%) is up to #14, Leapmotor (+1300.6%) stays at #16 and Omoda+Jaecoo (+310.8%) breaks all its records at #18 with 3,857 sales and 2.5% share.
As for models, the Fiat Panda (-3%) falls further to 5.5% share, its lowest since last November, compared with 7.1% YTD. The Jeep Avenger (-19%) confirms it is now a solid 2nd best-seller despite a harsh YoY fall. Once again the event of the month is the third place of the €4,900 Leapmotor T03 (+1725.9%), “cheaper than a bike” says the advertising campaign, and having accumulated almost 15,000 sales since the start of the year (#4). Below the Dacia Sandero (+5.3%), the MG ZS (+38.7%) rallies back up nine spots on March to land at #5, simply the model’s highest ever monthly ranking in Italy. The Fiat Grande Panda (+3093.1%) falls again month-on-month to #6, could it have peaked already?
Previous month: Italy March 2026: Leapmotor T03 on podium
One year ago: Italy April 2025: Jeep Avenger breaks all records
Full April 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Italy April 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat | 16,009 | 10.3% | + 31.0% | 1 | 77,420 | 12.1% | + 30.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 11,369 | 7.3% | + 7.3% | 3 | 44,660 | 7.0% | + 0.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 11,260 | 7.3% | + 1.0% | 2 | 42,996 | 6.7% | + 2.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 8,168 | 5.3% | – 7.5% | 7 | 30,550 | 4.8% | – 11.3% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Dacia | 7,575 | 4.9% | – 2.3% | 4 | 30,290 | 4.7% | – 22.0% | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Renault | 7,257 | 4.7% | + 1.8% | 5 | 30,382 | 4.7% | + 9.5% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | BMW | 6,875 | 4.4% | + 4.5% | 8 | 27,529 | 4.3% | + 5.2% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Audi | 6,850 | 4.4% | + 15.5% | 6 | 29,097 | 4.5% | + 17.9% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Jeep | 6,256 | 4.0% | – 4.3% | 9 | 25,971 | 4.1% | – 1.2% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Citroen | 5,870 | 3.8% | – 4.8% | 10 | 23,898 | 3.7% | – 1.7% | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | MG | 5,851 | 3.8% | + 6.6% | 14 | 21,500 | 3.4% | + 3.1% | 11 | 13 |
| 12 | Mercedes | 5,578 | 3.6% | + 32.0% | 15 | 21,115 | 3.3% | + 9.5% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Ford | 5,348 | 3.4% | – 26.8% | 12 | 20,661 | 3.2% | – 18.5% | 13 | 10 |
| 14 | BYD | 4,572 | 2.9% | + 171.7% | 17 | 17,427 | 2.7% | + 208.2% | 15 | 21 |
| 15 | Opel | 4,522 | 2.9% | + 19.6% | 19 | 16,587 | 2.6% | + 8.3% | 16 | 17 |
| 16 | Leapmotor | 4,496 | 2.9% | + 1300.6% | 16 | 16,135 | 2.5% | + 1702.8% | 17 | 32 |
| 17 | Kia | 4,458 | 2.9% | + 25.6% | 11 | 18,015 | 2.8% | + 13.2% | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Omoda+Jaecoo | 3,857 | 2.5% | + 310.8% | 20 | 12,848 | 2.0% | + 329.0% | 21 | 25 |
| 19 | Skoda | 3,507 | 2.3% | + 17.4% | 18 | 15,155 | 2.4% | + 16.4% | 19 | 16 |
| 20 | Hyundai | 2,579 | 1.7% | – 36.3% | 22 | 13,196 | 2.1% | – 21.1% | 20 | 14 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 2,396 | 1.5% | – 8.9% | 21 | 11,122 | 1.7% | – 7.2% | 22 | 19 |
| 22 | Cupra | 2,217 | 1.4% | + 18.7% | 25 | 8,273 | 1.3% | + 17.1% | 24 | 22 |
| 23 | Alfa Romeo | 2,184 | 1.4% | – 33.0% | 23 | 9,572 | 1.5% | – 18.6% | 23 | 20 |
| 24 | Nissan | 2,124 | 1.4% | + 28.1% | 13 | 15,399 | 2.4% | + 0.6% | 18 | 18 |
| 25 | Mini | 1,643 | 1.1% | + 13.7% | 27 | 6,439 | 1.0% | + 28.6% | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | Volvo | 1,512 | 1.0% | + 12.5% | 28 | 5,237 | 0.8% | + 3.9% | 27 | 26 |
| 27 | Honda | 1,405 | 0.9% | + 62.8% | 30 | 4,537 | 0.7% | + 46.6% | 29 | 29 |
| 28 | DR Motor | 1,265 | 0.8% | + 1.5% | 32 | 3,946 | 0.6% | – 28.5% | 31 | 23 |
| 29 | Lancia | 928 | 0.6% | – 14.4% | 29 | 4,129 | 0.6% | + 3.0% | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Mazda | 895 | 0.6% | + 12.9% | 26 | 5,290 | 0.8% | + 38.9% | 26 | 28 |
| 31 | Seat | 713 | 0.5% | – 25.4% | 31 | 3,254 | 0.5% | – 12.8% | 32 | 31 |
| 32 | Land Rover | 625 | 0.4% | – 1.4% | 34 | 2,609 | 0.4% | – 10.5% | 33 | 34 |
| 33 | EVO | 616 | 0.4% | + 41.9% | 33 | 2,577 | 0.4% | + 6.8% | 34 | 35 |
| 34 | Geely | 551 | 0.4% | new | 39 | 1,460 | 0.2% | new | 39 | – |
| 35 | Porsche | 524 | 0.3% | – 0.2% | 37 | 2,027 | 0.3% | – 12.1% | 36 | 33 |
| 36 | Lexus | 471 | 0.3% | – 12.1% | 36 | 2,220 | 0.3% | – 3.0% | 35 | 36 |
| 37 | Tesla | 422 | 0.3% | – 5.4% | 24 | 4,841 | 0.8% | + 23.6% | 28 | 27 |
| 38 | EMC | 338 | 0.2% | + 69.0% | 35 | 1,816 | 0.3% | + 122.8% | 37 | 38 |
| 39 | DS | 276 | 0.2% | – 47.6% | 38 | 1,553 | 0.2% | – 18.6% | 38 | 37 |
| 40 | DFSK | 248 | 0.2% | + 172.5% | 41 | 1,047 | 0.2% | + 185.3% | 41 | 43 |
| 41 | Subaru | 210 | 0.1% | + 6.6% | 40 | 1,032 | 0.2% | + 32.5% | 42 | 39 |
| 42 | Sportequipe | 196 | 0.1% | – 36.6% | 43 | 1,159 | 0.2% | + 69.4% | 40 | 40 |
| 43 | KGM | 185 | 0.1% | + 193.6% | 42 | 779 | 0.1% | + 565.8% | 43 | 50 |
| 44 | Lynk & Co | 162 | 0.1% | + 295.1% | 44 | 676 | 0.1% | + 347.7% | 44 | 45 |
| 45 | SWM | 97 | 0.1% | + 76.4% | n/a | 464 | 0.1% | + 181.2% | 45 | n/a |
| 46 | Ferrari | 95 | 0.1% | + 53.2% | 46 | 365 | 0.1% | + 22.1% | 47 | 44 |
| 47 | Maserati | 69 | 0.0% | – 57.9% | 45 | 346 | 0.1% | – 45.8% | 48 | 41 |
| 48 | Lamborghini | 63 | 0.0% | + 57.5% | 47 | 283 | 0.0% | + 44.4% | 50 | 48 |
| 49 | Alpine | 62 | 0.0% | + 82.4% | 53 | 146 | 0.0% | + 73.8% | 53 | n/a |
| 50 | Mitsubishi | 58 | 0.0% | – 31.8% | 48 | 169 | 0.0% | – 72.3% | 52 | 42 |
| 51 | Tiger | 53 | 0.0% | + 47.2% | 51 | 449 | 0.1% | + 447.6% | 46 | n/a |
| 52 | Polestar | 53 | 0.0% | + 55.9% | 50 | 215 | 0.0% | + 73.4% | 51 | 49 |
| 53 | Ich-X | 34 | 0.0% | – 8.1% | 49 | 341 | 0.1% | + 354.7% | 49 | n/a |
| 54 | Smart | 23 | 0.0% | – 54.9% | 52 | 110 | 0.0% | – 63.3% | 54 | 46 |
| 55 | Lotus | 17 | 0.0% | + 6.3% | 54 | 65 | 0.0% | – 30.1% | 55 | 51 |
| 56 | Aston Martin | 4 | 0.0% | – 63.6% | 55 | 48 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 56 | 53 |
| 57 | Jaguar | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 4 | 0.0% | – 97.6% | 57 | 52 |
| 58 | Mahindra | 0 | 0.0% | – 100.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 99.8% | 58 | 47 |
| – | Others | 219 | 0.1% | + 95.5% | – | 651 | 0.1% | + 14.8% | – | – |
Italy April 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat Panda | 8,571 | 5.5% | – 3.0% | 1 | 45,601 | 7.1% | – 2.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeep Avenger | 4,350 | 2.8% | – 19.0% | 2 | 20,757 | 3.2% | + 5.5% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Leapmotor T03 | 4,090 | 2.6% | + 1725.9% | 3 | 14,839 | 2.3% | + 1881.2% | 4 | n/a |
| 4 | Dacia Sandero | 4,064 | 2.6% | + 5.3% | 4 | 13,418 | 2.1% | – 34.6% | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | MG ZS | 3,742 | 2.4% | + 38.7% | 14 | 11,767 | 1.8% | – 2.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Fiat Grande Panda | 3,704 | 2.4% | + 3093.1% | 5 | 16,894 | 2.6% | + 3161.4% | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Peugeot 208 | 3,558 | 2.3% | – 2.0% | 22 | 10,967 | 1.7% | – 28.3% | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Citroen C3 | 3,505 | 2.3% | – 25.4% | 6 | 14,306 | 2.2% | – 29.0% | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Toyota Aygo X | 3,372 | 2.2% | + 72.4% | 10 | 13,061 | 2.0% | + 77.5% | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | VW T-Roc | 3,074 | 2.0% | + 27.0% | 13 | 10,602 | 1.7% | + 12.8% | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,921 | 1.9% | – 10.1% | 11 | 12,292 | 1.9% | – 2.1% | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | Renault Clio | 2,762 | 1.8% | – 8.3% | 8 | 12,163 | 1.9% | + 21.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 2,633 | 1.7% | – 17.2% | 17 | 10,570 | 1.7% | – 21.6% | 15 | 6 |
| 14 | Renault Captur | 2,592 | 1.7% | + 34.1% | 18 | 10,606 | 1.7% | + 9.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | VW T-Cross | 2,556 | 1.6% | + 38.4% | 21 | 9,537 | 1.5% | + 15.0% | 16 | 17 |
| 16 | Ford Puma | 2,509 | 1.6% | – 5.2% | 19 | 9,496 | 1.5% | – 2.3% | 17 | 12 |
| 17 | Opel Corsa | 2,468 | 1.6% | – 0.9% | 23 | 9,289 | 1.5% | – 11.2% | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | Peugeot 2008 | 2,128 | 1.4% | – 4.1% | 25 | 7,547 | 1.2% | – 10.3% | 25 | 21 |
| 19 | Dacia Duster | 2,081 | 1.3% | – 32.4% | 9 | 10,654 | 1.7% | – 22.9% | 12 | 7 |
| 20 | Fiat 600 | 2,029 | 1.3% | – 24.0% | 12 | 7,888 | 1.2% | – 12.5% | 24 | 19 |
| 21 | Kia Sportage | 2,011 | 1.3% | + 19.6% | 15 | 8,463 | 1.3% | + 16.1% | 22 | 20 |
| 22 | Jeep Compass | 1,960 | 1.3% | + 251.3% | 32 | 4,814 | 0.8% | + 45.4% | 39 | n/a |
| 23 | Audi Q3 | 1,936 | 1.2% | + 99.4% | 26 | 8,227 | 1.3% | + 74.2% | 23 | 40 |
| 24 | BMW X1 | 1,928 | 1.2% | + 1.2% | 20 | 8,889 | 1.4% | + 16.0% | 20 | 16 |
| 25 | VW Tiguan | 1,862 | 1.2% | – 24.2% | 24 | 8,729 | 1.4% | + 3.6% | 21 | 15 |
| 26 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 1,696 | 1.1% | n/a | 36 | 5,563 | 0.9% | n/a | 34 | n/a |
| 27 | BYD Seal U | 1,590 | 1.0% | + 29.4% | 42 | 6,205 | 1.0% | + 52.7% | 29 | 26 |
| 28 | BYD Atto 2 | 1,557 | 1.0% | + 6977.3% | 16 | 5,774 | 0.9% | + 5674.0% | 30 | n/a |
| 29 | Toyota C-HR | 1,544 | 1.0% | + 21.5% | 37 | 6,320 | 1.0% | – 8.1% | 27 | 24 |
| 30 | Omoda 5 | 1,519 | 1.0% | + 330.3% | 43 | 5,540 | 0.9% | + 311.9% | 35 | n/a |
| 31 | Fiat 500 | 1,492 | 1.0% | + 832.5% | 27 | 5,682 | 0.9% | + 627.5% | 32 | n/a |
| 32 | Kia Picanto | 1,450 | 0.9% | + 49.9% | 29 | 5,736 | 0.9% | + 28.4% | 31 | 30 |
| 33 | VW Golf | 1,306 | 0.8% | – 14.8% | 33 | 5,498 | 0.9% | – 4.7% | 36 | 29 |
| 34 | Peugeot 3008 | 1,265 | 0.8% | – 20.6% | 28 | 7,362 | 1.2% | + 21.9% | 26 | 23 |
| 35 | Mercedes GLA | 1,224 | 0.8% | + 37.4% | n/a | 4,460 | 0.7% | – 0.7% | 41 | 33 |
| 36 | Ford Kuga | 1,220 | 0.8% | + 11.6% | 39 | 4,257 | 0.7% | – 2.5% | 44 | 43 |
| 37 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,219 | 0.8% | + 1.9% | 38 | 5,648 | 0.9% | + 18.3% | 33 | 32 |
| 38 | MG 3 | 1,198 | 0.8% | – 43.8% | 31 | 6,277 | 1.0% | – 3.8% | 28 | 31 |
| 39 | Nissan Qashqai | 1,186 | 0.8% | + 65.4% | 7 | 9,363 | 1.5% | + 18.6% | 18 | 22 |
| 40 | BMW X3 | 1,143 | 0.7% | + 87.4% | n/a | 3,813 | 0.6% | + 51.3% | 49 | 47 |
| 41 | Jaecoo 7 | 1,116 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 42 | Suzuki Swift | 1,084 | 0.7% | + 26.3% | 35 | 5,085 | 0.8% | + 37.4% | 38 | 35 |
| 43 | Alfa Romeo Tonale | 1,068 | 0.7% | – 8.8% | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 39 |
| 44 | Alfa Romeo Junior | 970 | 0.6% | – 45.4% | 46 | 5,351 | 0.8% | – 12.3% | 37 | 28 |
| 45 | Audi A1 | 952 | 0.6% | + 23.0% | 41 | 4,371 | 0.7% | + 26.9% | 42 | 46 |
| 46 | Lancia Ypsilon | 925 | 0.6% | – 14.7% | 49 | 4,126 | 0.6% | + 2.9% | 46 | 44 |
| 47 | Volvo XC40 | 892 | 0.6% | + 15.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 50 |
| 48 | Audi Q2 | 888 | 0.6% | + 14.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Mercedes GLC | 887 | 0.6% | + 56.7% | 50 | 3,739 | 0.6% | + 31.1% | 50 | n/a |
| 50 | Audi Q5 | 848 | 0.5% | + 102.4% | n/a | 3,146 | 0.5% | + 31.1% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 837 | 0.5% | – 9.1% | 47 | 3,993 | 0.6% | + 2.9% | 47 | 38 |
| n/a | Audi A3 | 823 | 0.5% | – 48.3% | n/a | 4,196 | 0.7% | – 24.2% | 45 | 25 |
| n/a | Suzuki Vitara | 823 | 0.5% | – 11.8% | 48 | 3,986 | 0.6% | – 1.9% | 48 | 41 |
| n/a | Skoda Fabia | 818 | 0.5% | – 15.4% | 44 | 4,346 | 0.7% | + 8.1% | 43 | 36 |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 665 | 0.4% | – 5.7% | 30 | 4,601 | 0.7% | – 19.5% | 40 | 34 |
Source: UNRAE
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Maserati’s results aren’t encouraging. At the same time, this car will work for a long time and won’t age. Buy Maserati.
The start of the Giro d’Italia on 8.5. in Bulgaria is encouraging. Nice invitation to this beautiful country. This year, the “Nuovo SUV Citroen C5 Aicross” will be at the head of the peloton. Nice car could break through on the market. So Toyota was probably pushed out of this great event.