New car registrations in Italy rose in April by 11.6 per cent year-on-year to 155,210 vehicles, transport ministry data showed on Monday.
In January-April, registrations were up by 9.8 per cent year-on-year, to 640,083 units.
Italian market leader Stellantis, whose brands include Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot and Chinese joint venture Leapmotor, outperformed the market, with April sales up 14.4 per cent, according to Reuters calculations.
The automaker’s market share stood at 31.25 per cent last month, according to the same calculations.
Chinese groups continued to make strong inroads in April, with BYD’s year-on-year sales up by 171.7 per cent to 4,572 units, and Chery’s Omoda/Jaecoo brands up 310.8 per cent to 3,857 units.
Tesla’s March sales were down by 5.4 per cent to 422 units.
