Fiat Panda sales crash -17.6% year-on-year in July.
124,806 new cars found an Italian buyer in July, a 4.7% year-on-year improvement. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 5.2% or over 50,000 units to 1,011,259. This is still -18.2% below the pre-pandemic January-July 2019 figure. Local association UNRAE predicts a Full Year 2024 tally at 1,620,000 sales, up 3.4% on 2023 but down -15% on 2019. Private sales advance 14.2% to 77,959 and 61.7% share vs. 56.3% a year ago, self registrations do even better at +16.3% to 16,764, long term leases sink -21.8% to 22,480, short term rentals drop -29.1% to 1,679 and company sales edge up 1% to 7,448. Year-to-date, private sales also beat the market at +8.7% to 570,961 and 55.8% share vs. 53.9% over the same period in 2023, self-registrations soar 31.7% to 116,784, long term leases skid -16.3% to 208,552, short term rentals surge 28.5% to 70,934 and company sales are up 1.3% to 56,232.
As for sales by alimentation, petrol edges up 3.6% to 35,910 and 28.4% share vs. 28.6% in July 2023, diesel freefalls -25.5% to 16,281 and 12.9% vs. 18%, LPG climbs 21.2% to 14,364 and 11.4% vs. 9.8%, HEVs advance 17% to 50,581 and 40.1% share vs. 35.7% including 14,485 full hybrids (+56.9%) and 36,096 mild hybrids (+6.2%). PHEVs are in difficulty at -8.8% to 4,889. After hitting a record 8.3% share last month, BEVs (+4%) fall back to 3.4% in July at 4,292 sales. Over the first 7 months of the year, petrol is up 13% to 306,834 and 30% share vs. 27.9% last year, diesel is off -21.7% to 146,841, LPG climbs 9.4% to 95,834, HEVs are up 16.1% to 399,224 and 39% share vs. 35.3%, including 111,294 full hybrids (+22.7%) and 287,930 mild hybrids (+13.7%). PHEVs are down -24.5% to 34,124 and BEVs up just 6.6% to 39,380 and 3.8% share, the same as over the first 7 months of 2023.
Fiat (-28.7%) is in freefall once again and implodes to its lowest ever market share at home at just 8.2%. It lowers the mark by more than one percentage point over its last worst of 9.3% hit just 2 months ago last May. Toyota (+145.1%) and Dacia (+36.3%) are just below at 7.8% share each, the latter hitting its highest ever level. Volkswagen (-2.6%) is in decline at #4 while the next five carmakers all beat the market: Renault is the fastest at +27.8%, followed by Peugeot at +15%, BMW at +11.7%, Audi at +5.6% and Jeep at +4.8%. Note Audi climbs from #10 to #7 in the YTD charts. Further down, Opel (+43.1%), MG (+35.5%) and Kia (+22.6%) stand out.
Over in the models charts, the Fiat Panda (-17.6%) falls to its lowest share in almost a year at 5.9% vs. 5.4% in August 2023. Now that the new Grande Panda has been unveiled, expect Panda sales to fall further in the coming months. The Dacia Sandero (+70.2%) remains at very high levels at #2 with 4.7% share vs. 3.9% so far this year. The Renault Clio (+117%), Toyota Yaris Cross (+226.1%), Opel Corsa (+130%) and Jeep Avenger (+54.4%) all post surreal gains below. The Dacia Duster (+2.9%) is up seven spots on June to #7 while the Lancia Ypsilon (-16.1%) is eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new generation as it falls to #8 vs. #4 year-to-date. Excellent month also for the Renault Captur (+30.4%) at #9.
Previous month: Italy June 2024: Market up 15%, Dacia and Tesla at all-time highs
One year ago: Italy July 2023: Dacia lodges 2nd ever podium finish, Jeep Avenger up to #11
Full July 2024 Top 50 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Italy July 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-24 | % | /23 | Jun | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Fiat | 10,226 | 8.2% | – 28.7% | 1 | 105,834 | 10.5% | – 2.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 9,794 | 7.8% | + 145.1% | 3 | 76,204 | 7.5% | + 35.3% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Dacia | 9,686 | 7.8% | + 36.3% | 2 | 61,726 | 6.1% | + 14.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 8,991 | 7.2% | – 2.6% | 4 | 74,470 | 7.4% | – 3.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Renault | 7,511 | 6.0% | + 27.8% | 5 | 54,499 | 5.4% | + 14.9% | 5 | 6 |
| 6 | Peugeot | 6,358 | 5.1% | + 15.0% | 7 | 50,146 | 5.0% | – 6.6% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Audi | 6,265 | 5.0% | + 5.6% | 8 | 44,821 | 4.4% | + 5.8% | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | BMW | 5,763 | 4.6% | + 11.7% | 10 | 43,199 | 4.3% | + 20.7% | 10 | 10 |
| 9 | Jeep | 5,731 | 4.6% | + 4.8% | 9 | 44,623 | 4.4% | – 1.7% | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Ford | 5,208 | 4.2% | – 7.2% | 11 | 43,845 | 4.3% | – 16.6% | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Kia | 4,763 | 3.8% | + 22.6% | 15 | 30,121 | 3.0% | + 3.5% | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Opel | 4,170 | 3.3% | + 43.1% | 16 | 29,799 | 2.9% | + 0.9% | 15 | 16 |
| 13 | Mercedes | 3,998 | 3.2% | + 0.7% | 14 | 30,372 | 3.0% | + 1.8% | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Hyundai | 3,816 | 3.1% | – 1.7% | 13 | 31,489 | 3.1% | + 7.7% | 12 | 13 |
| 15 | Citroen | 3,595 | 2.9% | – 4.7% | 6 | 42,798 | 4.2% | + 35.8% | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | MG | 3,343 | 2.7% | + 35.5% | 19 | 24,604 | 2.4% | + 47.4% | 17 | 20 |
| 17 | Suzuki | 3,253 | 2.6% | + 9.3% | 20 | 23,702 | 2.3% | + 12.2% | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | Skoda | 2,873 | 2.3% | – 0.9% | 21 | 22,315 | 2.2% | + 9.7% | 20 | 19 |
| 19 | Lancia | 2,814 | 2.3% | – 16.1% | 17 | 27,505 | 2.7% | + 0.5% | 16 | 15 |
| 20 | Nissan | 1,799 | 1.4% | – 36.1% | 18 | 24,303 | 2.4% | + 17.7% | 18 | 17 |
| 21 | Alfa Romeo | 1,718 | 1.4% | – 24.1% | 25 | 13,896 | 1.4% | – 17.7% | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | DR Motor | 1,651 | 1.3% | – 35.8% | 24 | 10,996 | 1.1% | – 32.9% | 23 | 22 |
| 23 | Volvo | 1,550 | 1.2% | + 5.1% | 22 | 12,257 | 1.2% | + 11.7% | 22 | 25 |
| 24 | Mazda | 1,283 | 1.0% | – 2.5% | 26 | 8,939 | 0.9% | – 5.2% | 26 | 27 |
| 25 | Cupra | 1,203 | 1.0% | – 26.6% | 23 | 10,619 | 1.1% | + 10.1% | 24 | 24 |
| 26 | Land Rover | 853 | 0.7% | – 9.4% | 29 | 6,435 | 0.6% | + 8.2% | 29 | 29 |
| 27 | Mini | 851 | 0.7% | – 55.6% | 27 | 7,898 | 0.8% | – 36.0% | 28 | 23 |
| 28 | Seat | 727 | 0.6% | – 29.0% | 28 | 8,451 | 0.8% | + 6.5% | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | EVO | 644 | 0.5% | – 7.5% | 33 | 3,909 | 0.4% | + 10.2% | 32 | 31 |
| 30 | Honda | 637 | 0.5% | + 32.4% | 31 | 4,737 | 0.5% | + 42.0% | 31 | 33 |
| 31 | Lexus | 567 | 0.5% | + 162.5% | 30 | 3,439 | 0.3% | + 58.3% | 34 | 36 |
| 32 | Porsche | 553 | 0.4% | – 11.4% | 34 | 5,298 | 0.5% | + 18.4% | 30 | 30 |
| 33 | Tesla | 474 | 0.4% | – 0.8% | 12 | 10,605 | 1.0% | + 17.9% | 25 | 26 |
| 34 | DS | 388 | 0.3% | – 30.1% | 35 | 3,555 | 0.4% | – 28.2% | 33 | 32 |
| 35 | Lynk & Co | 280 | 0.2% | + 60.0% | 47 | 811 | 0.1% | – 74.3% | 39 | 37 |
| 36 | BYD | 202 | 0.2% | + 861.9% | 38 | 607 | 0.1% | + 1345.2% | 43 | n/a |
| 37 | Mitsubishi | 164 | 0.1% | + 113.0% | 37 | 2,484 | 0.2% | + 205.5% | 35 | 40 |
| 38 | Maserati | 161 | 0.1% | – 51.8% | 36 | 1,605 | 0.2% | – 37.2% | 37 | 35 |
| 39 | Smart | 142 | 0.1% | – 62.1% | 32 | 2,307 | 0.2% | – 18.9% | 36 | 34 |
| 40 | EMC | 111 | 0.1% | + 60.9% | 40 | 764 | 0.1% | + 67.9% | 40 | n/a |
| 41 | Ferrari | 109 | 0.1% | + 73.0% | 43 | 525 | 0.1% | + 13.4% | 44 | 43 |
| 42 | Subaru | 99 | 0.1% | – 58.4% | 39 | 877 | 0.1% | – 48.5% | 38 | 38 |
| 43 | Jaguar | 68 | 0.1% | – 62.4% | 41 | 699 | 0.1% | – 38.5% | 42 | 39 |
| 44 | Lamborghini | 40 | 0.0% | + 14.3% | 42 | 326 | 0.0% | + 20.7% | 46 | 44 |
| 45 | Lotus | 39 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 45 | 230 | 0.0% | + 194.9% | 47 | 46 |
| 46 | SsangYong | 33 | 0.0% | + 10.0% | 48 | 372 | 0.0% | + 101.1% | 45 | 45 |
| 47 | Sportequipe | 27 | 0.0% | – 32.5% | 44 | 724 | 0.1% | + 479.2% | 41 | n/a |
| 48 | Mahindra | 14 | 0.0% | – 61.1% | 49 | 155 | 0.0% | – 70.1% | 48 | 42 |
| 49 | Polestar | 14 | 0.0% | – 78.8% | 46 | 117 | 0.0% | – 81.3% | 49 | 41 |
| 50 | Aston Martin | 7 | 0.0% | – 36.4% | 50 | 62 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 50 | 47 |
| – | Others | 240 | 0.2% | + 133.0% | – | 1,185 | 0.1% | + 142.3% | – | – |
Italy July 2024 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-24 | % | /23 | Jun | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Fiat Panda | 7,337 | 5.9% | – 17.6% | 1 | 71,383 | 7.1% | + 19.8% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dacia Sandero | 5,925 | 4.7% | + 70.2% | 2 | 39,745 | 3.9% | + 34.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Renault Clio | 3,731 | 3.0% | + 117.0% | 4 | 22,509 | 2.2% | + 64.3% | 7 | 13 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 3,434 | 2.8% | + 226.1% | 9 | 22,964 | 2.3% | + 10.5% | 6 | 4 |
| 5 | Opel Corsa | 3,206 | 2.6% | + 130.0% | 16 | 16,462 | 1.6% | + 9.2% | 15 | 17 |
| 6 | Jeep Avenger | 3,169 | 2.5% | + 54.4% | 7 | 24,033 | 2.4% | + 149.5% | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Dacia Duster | 3,122 | 2.5% | + 2.9% | 14 | 17,824 | 1.8% | – 9.0% | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Lancia Ypsilon | 2,812 | 2.3% | – 16.1% | 6 | 27,500 | 2.7% | + 0.5% | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Renault Captur | 2,680 | 2.1% | + 30.4% | 8 | 19,551 | 1.9% | + 5.3% | 9 | 7 |
| 10 | VW T-Roc | 2,425 | 1.9% | – 14.6% | 13 | 19,447 | 1.9% | – 5.7% | 10 | 6 |
| 11 | Citroen C3 | 2,385 | 1.9% | – 4.0% | 3 | 28,760 | 2.8% | + 73.3% | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | Peugeot 208 | 2,280 | 1.8% | + 11.3% | 22 | 18,617 | 1.8% | + 34.5% | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | Peugeot 2008 | 2,250 | 1.8% | + 18.5% | 18 | 16,099 | 1.6% | + 17.4% | 16 | 15 |
| 14 | Toyota Yaris | 2,190 | 1.8% | + 65.5% | 12 | 19,748 | 2.0% | + 33.5% | 8 | 16 |
| 15 | Ford Puma | 2,179 | 1.7% | – 3.2% | 24 | 17,520 | 1.7% | – 5.5% | 14 | 9 |
| 16 | Audi Q3 | 2,091 | 1.7% | + 38.9% | 21 | 11,974 | 1.2% | + 16.9% | 22 | 31 |
| 17 | MG ZS | 2,079 | 1.7% | + 14.2% | 15 | 17,721 | 1.8% | + 83.4% | 13 | 22 |
| 18 | VW T-Cross | 1,969 | 1.6% | + 26.5% | 19 | 14,972 | 1.5% | + 15.2% | 18 | 20 |
| 19 | Toyota Aygo X | 1,933 | 1.5% | + 210.3% | 17 | 13,949 | 1.4% | + 108.5% | 20 | 30 |
| 20 | Kia Sportage | 1,876 | 1.5% | + 5.3% | 23 | 14,131 | 1.4% | + 18.6% | 19 | 23 |
| 21 | BMW X1 | 1,822 | 1.5% | + 44.8% | 25 | 11,763 | 1.2% | + 47.4% | 23 | 32 |
| 22 | VW Tiguan | 1,631 | 1.3% | + 77.1% | 20 | 10,402 | 1.0% | – 3.4% | 27 | 28 |
| 23 | Jeep Compass | 1,549 | 1.2% | – 6.7% | 39 | 10,492 | 1.0% | – 31.8% | 26 | 19 |
| 24 | Kia Picanto | 1,399 | 1.1% | + 30.1% | 29 | 7,395 | 0.7% | + 2.6% | 39 | 39 |
| 25 | Hyundai i10 | 1,283 | 1.0% | + 21.7% | 27 | 9,952 | 1.0% | + 20.9% | 28 | 33 |
| 26 | Fiat 500 | 1,249 | 1.0% | – 43.9% | 5 | 15,944 | 1.6% | – 27.7% | 17 | 5 |
| 27 | Alfa Romeo Tonale | 1,116 | 0.9% | – 25.5% | 46 | 9,761 | 1.0% | – 19.5% | 29 | 25 |
| 28 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,100 | 0.9% | + 17.1% | 37 | 7,209 | 0.7% | – 23.4% | 40 | 34 |
| 29 | Jeep Renegade | 1,082 | 0.9% | – 41.3% | 31 | 10,780 | 1.1% | – 50.1% | 25 | 11 |
| 30 | Toyota C-HR | 1,079 | 0.9% | n/a | 32 | 9,084 | 0.9% | n/a | 30 | n/a |
| 31 | Mercedes GLA | 1,038 | 0.8% | + 12.3% | 41 | 8,064 | 0.8% | + 25.8% | 34 | 37 |
| 32 | Cupra Formentor | 1,014 | 0.8% | – 13.6% | 38 | 6,948 | 0.7% | – 9.8% | 42 | 36 |
| 33 | Ford Kuga | 1,001 | 0.8% | – 6.9% | 40 | 8,733 | 0.9% | – 24.3% | 32 | 27 |
| 34 | Suzuki Ignis | 970 | 0.8% | + 49.5% | 33 | 6,911 | 0.7% | + 17.3% | 44 | 43 |
| 35 | Fiat 600 | 966 | 0.8% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 36 | Audi A3 | 965 | 0.8% | – 12.3% | 45 | 8,056 | 0.8% | + 17.0% | 35 | 41 |
| 37 | Suzuki Vitara | 946 | 0.8% | + 1.6% | n/a | 6,913 | 0.7% | + 11.6% | 43 | 50 |
| 38 | Kia Stonic | 933 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 39 | DR 5.0 | 925 | 0.7% | – 2.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 40 | Peugeot 3008 | 916 | 0.7% | + 9.6% | 28 | 7,861 | 0.8% | – 50.3% | 36 | 24 |
| 41 | VW Polo | 907 | 0.7% | – 41.5% | 35 | 9,067 | 0.9% | – 16.5% | 31 | 26 |
| 42 | Volvo XC40 | 893 | 0.7% | + 13.2% | 50 | 5,732 | 0.6% | – 8.4% | 50 | n/a |
| 43 | Skoda Kamiq | 878 | 0.7% | n/a | 42 | 5,871 | 0.6% | n/a | 48 | n/a |
| 44 | Audi Q2 | 855 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 45 | Ford Tourneo Courier | 845 | 0.7% | new | n/a | 4,717 | 0.5% | new | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | VW Taigo | 827 | 0.7% | + 27.0% | n/a | 7,000 | 0.7% | + 6.9% | 41 | 49 |
| 47 | Audi A1 | 824 | 0.7% | + 0.6% | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 47 |
| 48 | Nissan Qashqai | 799 | 0.6% | – 53.5% | 11 | 13,669 | 1.4% | + 14.0% | 21 | 21 |
| 49 | Suzuki Swift | 783 | 0.6% | + 0.6% | 43 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Ford Focus | 779 | 0.6% | – 21.2% | n/a | 7,590 | 0.8% | – 30.6% | 38 | 29 |
| n/a | Hyundai i20 | 731 | 0.6% | – 45.7% | 49 | 6,823 | 0.7% | + 18.8% | 46 | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Fabia | 717 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | 5,746 | 0.6% | + 39.9% | 49 | n/a |
| n/a | Citroen C3 Aircross | 674 | 0.5% | – 9.7% | 30 | 8,624 | 0.9% | + 2.3% | 33 | 35 |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 648 | 0.5% | – 28.6% | n/a | 7,618 | 0.8% | n/a | 37 | 40 |
| n/a | Opel Mokka | 577 | 0.5% | – 16.7% | n/a | 6,079 | 0.6% | – 17.9% | 47 | 42 |
| n/a | VW Golf | 557 | 0.4% | – 17.2% | 48 | 6,877 | 0.7% | – 8.5% | 45 | 45 |
| n/a | Tesla Model Y | 279 | 0.2% | – 30.1% | 26 | 4,938 | 0.5% | – 5.6% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Fiat 500X | 245 | 0.2% | – 90.0% | n/a | 10,933 | 1.1% | – 43.0% | 24 | 12 |
| n/a | Tesla Model 3 | 176 | 0.1% | + 162.7% | 10 | 5,520 | 0.5% | + 66.8% | n/a | n/a |
Source: UNRAE