The Jeep Avenger is knocking on the Italian Top 10's door again. The Italian new car market progresses 8.8% year-on-year in July to 119,207 registrations, however this is down -22.3% on pre-pandemic July 2019. Over the first seven months of the year, sales are up 21% to 960,765 but down…
First ever Top 10 finish in Italy for the MG ZS New car sales in Italy jump 9.2% year-on-year in June to 138,927 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 23% halfway through the year to 841,343. This is however down -22.3% when compared to pre-pandemic H1 2019. Private sales…
The Avenger is Jeep's best-seller in Italy this month. New car sales in Italy rise 23.1% year-on-year in May to 149,411 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 26.1% to 702,339. However, worryingly private sales trail the market significantly at +11.5% to 81,062 and 53.5% share vs. 59.2% a year…
The Jeep Avenger scores its first Top 50 finish, directly landing at #21. The Italian new car market continues to bounce back up after a dreadful 2022, with April sales up 29.2% year-on-year to 125,805 units. Keep in mind April 2022 crashed -33% over the prior year. The year-to-date volume is…
First podium finish for the Toyota Yaris Cross in Italy. Coming off very weak year-ago volumes, new car sales in Italy lift 40.8% year-on-year in March to 168,294 units, simply returning to its March 2021 level (171,064. The year-to-date tally is up 26.2% to 427,019 sales, still -20.6% off the 538,060 units…
Volkswagen sales are up 56.6% year-on-year in January. New car sales in Italy soar 17.5% year-on-year in February to 130,365 units, keeping in mind February 2022 was down -22.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date cume stands at 258,689, up 18.2% over the first two months of 2022. Private sales vastly…
The Jeep Renegade repeats at #2 in Italy. The Italian new car market rallies back up 19% year-on-year in January to 128,301 registrations, keeping in mind January 2022 was down -19.7% on the year prior. Private sales trail the market at +10% to 79,964 and 61.5% share vs. 66.7% in…
The Dacia Sandero is the best-selling foreign model in Italy in 2022. Consult over 90 years of Italian Historical Data here. New car sales in Italy drop -9.7% year-on-year in 2022 to 1,316,702 units, its lowest annual volume since 2013. This is down -31.7% on pre-pandemic 2019. Private sales fall -15.6%…
The Dacia Sandero is up to a record 2nd place in Italy. Picture quattroruote.it New car sales in Italy continue to recover at +14.7% to 119,853 units in November. The year-to-date tally remains frankly in negative at -11.6% or 160,000 units less than a year ago to 1,211,769. Disappointingly, private…
The Toyota Yaris Cross (#7) helps Toyota reach record heights in Italy. New car sales in Italy confirm they are back in positive in October at +14.6% to 115,827 registrations. As it has been the case for the past few months, this performance has to be compared with October 2021…
The Toyota Aygo X scores its first Top 10 finish in Italy. Italian new car sales are in positive for the second straight month in September at +5.4% year-on-year to 110,976 units. However keep in mind September 2021 sales were down -32.5% on the year prior so we remain at…
The DR 5.0 ranks #10 in Italy in August. After 13 consecutive months of decline, the Italian new car market finally lodges a gain in August at +9.9% to 71,190 registrations. The year-to-date tally is however almost 200,000 sales below that of the same period last year at 865,044 vs.…
The VW T-Roc is at its highest since May 2020. After six consecutive months of double-digit year-on-year losses, the Italian market stabilises in July at -0.8% to 109,580 registrations. However keep in mind July 2021 was down -19.2% on 2020 and -27.9% on 2019. The year-to-date tally is now off…
The Dacia Jogger breaks into the Italian Top 50 for the first time, landing directly at #25. New government incentives for low-emissions vehicles have failed to produce a turnaround of the Italian market, with June sales down another -15% year-on-year to 127,209 units. This means the H1 volume is off…
The Toyota Aygo X breaks into the Italian Top 20 in May. The Italian new car market slows down its fall in May to -15.1% and 121,299 units, the smallest year-on-year decline of the year so far. The year-to-date tally is down down -24.3% or 178,000 sales below the same…