ROME (Reuters) -Sales of new cars in Italy fell in October by 0.57% year-on-year to 125,826 units, transport ministry data showed on Monday.
In the first ten months of the year, sales were down 2.66% to 1.33 million compared to the same period of 2024, the ministry said.
Market leader Stellantis, whose brands include Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, bucked the negative trend, with year-on-year sales up by 4.45% in October, according to Reuters calculations.
Its market share stood at 26.6%, according to the same calculations.
Fiat, which is recovering from a recent slide in sales, was confirmed as Italy’s most popular car brand in October, with a market share of 9.2%, up from 7.3% in October 2024.
Chinese brands BYD and Chery’s Omoda/Jaecoo reported the biggest jumps in October sales, with respective year-on-year increases of around 260% and 280%.
(Reporting by Alvise Armellini, editing by Gavin Jones)
