The Opel Corsa hits its highest Italian ranking since December 2011. The FY2019 article has now been updated with the Top 200 models. At -5.8% to 156.301 registrations, the Italian market drop in January is smaller than Spain (-7.5%) and France (-13.4%) and with Italy being traditionally stronger at the…
The Dacia Duster soars to #3 in Italy in 2019. Consult over 90 years of Italian Historical Data here. 04/02 update: Now with Top 200 models. In what is shaping up to be a European pattern, the Italian new car market benefits from an artificial December surge - up 12.2%…
The Smart Fortwo is artificially lifted to #3 in Italy in November. The Italian new car market edges up 2.1% year-on-year in November to 151.573 registrations, yet the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -0.8% to 1.784.492. This month's growth is artificial and entirely triggered by rental sales shooting up…
The T-Cross is Volkswagen's best-seller in Italy for the 2nd month running. New car sales in Italy gain 6.6% year-on-year in October to 157.984 units, yet this isn't enough to tilt the YTD volume back into positive: -1.1% to 1.632.333. Company sales, up 22.9% to 32.499 and 20.6% share vs.…
The VW T-Cross scores its first ever podium finish in Italy in September. As is also the case with Spain, the Italian new car market aligns its first double-digit gain in 25 months (since August 2017) at +12.9% to 142.606 registrations, but far from indicating a strong underlying trend, this is…
The Dacia Duster is up 50.1% to a record 2nd place overall in Italy. Unlike Spain or France, Italy wasn't much affected by pre-WLTP stock clearances a year ago, and as a result August 2019 sales are down a measured -3.5% to 89.353 units, very close to their YTD evolution…
Fiat Tipo sales are down -53.4% at home in July despite a recent facelift. New registrations in Italy edge down just -0.3% year-on-year in June to 153.535 units, leading to a year-to-date tally down -3.3% to 1.240.642. As we have observed in both France and Spain already, this is actually a…
The Dacia Duster is up 62.4% in a market down -3.8%. 31/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 180 best-selling models. New car sales in Italy drop -3.8% over the First Half of 2018 to 1.086.224 units when stable private and rental sales can't compensate for freefalling company sales. Private sales…
The Jeep Renegade is up to #2 in Italy in June. 31/07/2019 update: Now with the Top 10 models with rental companies. The Italian new car market recedes year-on-year for the 9th time in the past 11 months in June at -2.2% to 172.475 units. This despite very dynamic rental…
The Fiat 500 scores its first podium finish at home in over a year. New car sales in Italy are back in negative territory for the 8th time in the past 10 months at -1.5% in May to 197.876 units, leading to a year-to-date volume now down -4.1% to 913.120.…
The Dacia Duster climbs on the Italian podium for the very first time. In April, new car sales in Italy register their third year-on-year gain in the past 12 months after last July and December at a shy +1.2% to 174.940 units, yet the year-to-date volume remains firmly set in…
Dacia Duster sales surge 127.7% year-on-year in Italy in March. Italy endures a 6th year-on-year drop in the past 7 months at a steep -9.7% in March to 194.428 units, pulling the year-to-date volume down 6.9% to 538.938. Once again though, despite the harsh fall the Italian market is getting…
The Jeep Compass scores its 2nd ever podium finish in Italy. It's a 5th decline in the past 6 months for new car sales in Italy in February at -3.2% to 177.847 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down 5.4% or almost 20.000 sales to 343.758. Encouragingly, this decline is occurring…
The Dacia Duster shoots up to a record 6th place in Italy in January. The Italian new car market starts 2019 in a rather paltry way: down 7.9% year-on-year in January to 165.536 units. New car sales in Italy this month offer a starkly contrasting picture: for once private sales…
The Jeep Renegade ranked on the monthly Italian podium twice in 2018. Consult over 60 years of Italian Historical Data here. This article has been updated with the Top 50 brands, Top 150 models, Top 35 LCV brands and Top 10 LCV models. 2018 puts an end to four consecutive…