Italy 2017. Citroen shines in a market at best since 2008

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Italian Auto Market
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Italian Auto Market up 7.1% in the 2017, despite losing 2% in the last month, hitting the best level since the 2008. Citroen was the fastest growing brand, thanks to the new C3, stable on podium in the second half, while Hybrids push up Toyota.

Italian economy gained traction in Q3, growing at the fastest annual rate in more than five years. Although a complete breakdown is not yet available, the strong expansions recorded in the industrial sector throughout the quarter suggest that robust fixed investment drove the acceleration. On 27 October, S&P Global Ratings revised Italy’s credit rating up from BBB- to BBB, citing declining risks in the banking sector, stronger investment and steady employment growth. According to leading indicators, momentum seems to have carried over into Q4: Both business and consumer confidence improved in October, and the manufacturing PMI hit a multi-year high on the back of expansions in both output and new orders—especially from abroad.

Italian vehicles market fell down in the period 2008-2011 hitting a thirty years record low, before starting to recover. In the last 5 years car passenger’s volume grew up from 1.4 million in the 2012 to 1.8 million in the 2016 and finally at 1.964.000 in the 2017, with a total light vehicles figures hitting the 2.14 million. Outlook for 2018 is still positive and the market is foreseen above the 2 million units again, after a decade.

Sales 2012Sales 2013Sales 2014Sales 2015Sales 2016Sales 2017Sales 2018 e
Car1.401.4181.311.7381.368.9791.583.5961.834.9081.964.6582.034.638
LCV115.653100.671117.335129.730129.658175.606170.338
Total1.517.0711.412.4091.486.3141.713.3261.964.5662.140.2642.204.976
2012 Var2013 Var2014 Var2015 Var2016 Var2017 Var2018 var e
Car-19,6%-6,4%4,4%15,7%15,9%7,1%3,6%
LCV-32,2%-13,0%16,6%10,6%-0,1%35,4%-3,0%
Total-20,7%-6,9%5,2%15,3%14,7%8,9%3,0%

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In the 2017, according with data released by the Italian Minister of Transportation, demand was robust in the first half with sales up 7.9%, then followed by a second half up  6.6%, ended with December sales at 121.141 units (-2.6%).

At brand-wise, Fiat was on top with 401.437 sales (+5.2%) with a disappointing end of the year, down 12.4% and 16.8% in the last two months.

In second place, Volkswagen with 144.283 (+3.8%) followed by Ford with 133.701 (+3.8%), just few units ahead of the fast growing Renault with 133.701 sales (+10.1%).

In fifth place Peugeot with 103.993 sales (+8.5%) followed by Opel with 98.619 (+3.8%), Toyota with 84.643 (+17.8%), Citroen with 77.781 (+28.9%), Audi, leader in the premium segment, with 66.901 (+4.5%) and in 10th place Mercedes with 65.188 (+13.3%).

At model wise, the Fiat Panda has sold 145.919 units (-0.9%) leading the ranking ahead of the Lancia Ypsilon with 60.321 (-8.1%) and the Fiat Tipo with 56.046 (+77.6%).

To see the best-selling models ranking in Italy, please refer to the specific article here.

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Below, you can sort our interactive tables to see data regarding Brands, Groups and Models. Please bear in mind that sales data are subject to adjustments as sources will update their information. This report is updated at the publishing date and will not be modified while the next on this subject will always have the year to date data updated.

Rank 2017Ran DecBrandSales 2017Sales DecVariation 2017Variation DecShare 2017Share Dec
11Fiat401.43721.7755,2%-16,8%20,4%18,0%
22Volkswagen144.2839.2753,8%-8,4%7,3%7,7%
34Ford133.7017.9697,6%7,9%6,8%6,6%
43Renault133.3718.53010,1%3,5%6,8%7,0%
55Peugeot103.9937.0948,5%4,6%5,3%5,9%
614Opel98.6193.7543,8%-38,7%5,0%3,1%
76Toyota84.6434.98817,8%-1,5%4,3%4,1%
87Citroen77.9814.97628,9%29,0%4,0%4,1%
917Audi66.9013.0694,5%-14,9%3,4%2,5%
109Mercedes65.1884.5071,3%-10,4%3,3%3,7%
1111Nissan62.5414.14513,3%25,9%3,2%3,4%
1210BMW60.7024.4281,5%15,7%3,1%3,7%
1316Lancia60.3243.140-8,2%-27,4%3,1%2,6%
148Hyundai58.6924.6424,2%11,6%3,0%3,8%
1513Dacia57.8054.13316,6%34,2%2,9%3,4%
1612Jeep49.4124.13922,2%37,5%2,5%3,4%
1715Kia47.7663.4675,8%36,7%2,4%2,9%
1818Alfa Romeo45.2632.87024,4%-4,0%2,3%2,4%
1919Suzuki31.0241.99037,2%-4,4%1,6%1,6%
2021Smart26.6291.547-6,0%-3,4%1,4%1,3%
2120Mini24.6791.8231,0%31,7%1,3%1,5%
2222Skoda23.0051.51217,3%-8,2%1,2%1,2%
2325Land Rover18.6351.019-10,7%9,7%0,9%0,8%
2424Seat17.4671.24613,0%-5,0%0,9%1,0%
2523Volvo16.9361.285-3,7%-16,6%0,9%1,1%
2626Mazda10.513764-4,1%8,8%0,5%0,6%
2727Honda9.8416652,6%-2,8%0,5%0,5%
2829Porsche5.4743656,9%23,7%0,3%0,3%
2931Jaguar5.2823117,5%5,8%0,3%0,3%
3028Lexus3.996528-3,6%-6,9%0,2%0,4%
3132Mitsubishi3.744269-11,1%21,2%0,2%0,2%
3230Subaru3.084317-12,1%17,8%0,2%0,3%
3333Maserati2.89715041,2%-35,6%0,1%0,1%
3435DS2.646102-28,5%-62,8%0,1%0,1%
3534SsangYong2.240144-20,2%-11,7%0,1%0,1%
3637Infiniti1.787421,3%-64,1%0,1%0,0%
3736Abarth52545-87,4%-88,3%0,0%0,0%
3840DR Motor41021-13,9%-32,3%0,0%0,0%
3942Ferrari3418-8,1%-50,0%0,0%0,0%
4038Tesla3294137,0%50,0%0,0%0,0%
4139Mahindra28323-18,0%21,1%0,0%0,0%
4241Lamborghini1321040,4%150,0%0,0%0,0%
4345Chevrolet45221,6%0,0%0,0%0,0%
4443Aston Martin397129,4%600,0%0,0%0,0%
4544Lada364414,3%100,0%0,0%0,0%
46Great Wall1-99,1%-100,0%0,0%0,0%

Rank 2017Ran DecGroupSales 2017Sales DecVariation 2017Variation DecShare 2017Share Dec
11F.C.A.560.19932.1275,6%-13,5%28,5%26,5%
23P.S.A.283.23915.92611,0%-6,5%14,4%13,1%
32Renault Nissan Alliance259.28417.12311,8%14,5%13,2%14,1%
44Volkswagen Group257.26215.4775,7%-8,9%13,1%12,8%
56Ford M.C.133.7017.9697,6%7,9%6,8%6,6%
65Hyundai-Kia106.4588.1094,9%21,1%5,4%6,7%
78Mercedes Benz91.8176.054-0,9%-8,7%4,7%5,0%
89Toyota M.C.88.6395.51616,7%-2,1%4,5%4,6%
97BMW85.3816.2511,3%19,9%4,3%5,2%
1010Suzuki31.0241.99037,2%-4,4%1,6%1,6%
Rank 2017Rank DecModelSales 2017Sales DecVariation 2017Variation Dec
11Fiat Panda145.9197.648-0,9%-25,9%
24Lancia Ypsilon60.3213.139-8,1%-27,4%
38Fiat Tipo56.0462.64477,6%-5,0%
47Fiat 50053.9602.71018,9%-19,5%
55Renault Clio52.6182.8655,7%-25,6%
62Citroen C348.6253.25855,5%69,0%
75Fiat 500L46.4502.865-14,9%-20,2%
83Fiat 500x45.7893.232-1,0%-2,9%
99Volkswagen Golf41.8202.602-10,5%-6,4%
1010Ford Fiesta41.2852.564-5,3%-1,7%
1140Volkswagen Polo39.498861-8,3%-69,6%
126Jeep Renegade37.6322.7409,6%7,7%
1317Fiat Punto37.2591.699-17,6%-35,7%
1411Toyota Yaris36.9232.53015,0%8,1%
1512Peugeot 20836.7002.4145,5%-7,8%
1615Nissan Qashqai31.3481.9778,8%-0,4%
1714Renault Captur29.8922.2685,8%24,5%
1816Volkswagen Tiguan29.1611.75589,4%-19,0%
1937Opel Corsa28.795894-5,6%-54,6%
2036Opel Mokka28.12393718,2%-45,9%
2120Dacia Sandero27.6541.46333,6%104,6%
2213Dacia Duster25.5622.39514,3%38,5%
2319Peugeot 200823.3431.550-0,1%-17,3%
2430Alfa Romeo Giulietta20.9051.133-12,3%-27,9%
2524Hyundai Tucson20.8611.214-8,9%-19,7%
2626Ford Ecosport19.2461.18611,9%13,7%
2729Ford Kuga18.1921.14757,0%51,1%
2834Smart Fortwo18.009982-7,5%-23,5%
2922Kia Sportage16.8881.4121,7%33,6%
3025Peugeot 300816.8541.193226,3%58,0%