Sales of new cars in Italy were stable in November, with a marginal year-on-year 0.04 per cent decline to 124,222 units, transport ministry data showed on Monday. In the first 11 months of the year, sales were down 2.43 per cent compared to the same period of 2024, to 1.453 million units, the ministry said.
Registrations for market leader Stellantis, whose brands include Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, fell 4.39 per cent in November compared to the same month last year, Reuters calculations showed.
Stellantis’ share of the Italian market shrank to 23.77 per cent, according to the same calculations, compared to 26.6 per cent in October and 24.9 per cent in November last year.
The figures do not include the Leapmotor Chinese joint venture, which sold 2,211 vehicles in Italy last month and held a 1.8 per cent market share, Stellantis said in a separate statement.
Fiat, historically Italy’s most popular car brand, lost its crown in November to Toyota/Lexus, capturing 8.72 per cent of the market compared to the 9.13 per cent of its Japanese rival.
Over the January-November period, Fiat, however, remained the biggest selling brand, with a market share of 9.47 per cent compared to 8.21 per cent for Toyota/Lexus.
Chinese brands continued to perform strongly, with BYD sales jumping ed 535.3 per cent year-on-year in November and Chery’s Omoda/Jaecoo up 386.5 per cent.>
