+19% enrollments in January – Corriere.it

2023 starts off on the right foot for the car market, which in January records 128,301 registered vehicles, 18.96% more than the 107,853 of the same month of 2022. This is reported by the data released by the Ministry of Transport. Of these, 43,342 are cars of the ª group (Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep among the main brands) up by 12.3% compared to 38,593 in January 2022. 35.8% to the current 33.9%.

The market in January

Ownership transfers involved 392,248 cars, compared to 348,137 transfers recorded in January 2022, with an increase of 12.67%. In terms of monthly sales, the volume is equal to 520,549 vehicles, of which 24.65% are new and 75.35% are used. Among the best-selling cars in Italy, Fiat Panda is confirmed in first place with 10,585 units, followed by Jeep Renegade (4,348) and Dacia Sandero (4,069) on the podium. In fourth place is Lancia Ypsilon (3,582), followed by Dacia Duster (3,439) and Volkswagen T-Roc (3,142). Seventh Toyota Yaris (3,122), followed by Fiat 500 (3,119), Toyota Yaris Cross (2,900) and tenth Volkswagen T-Cross (2,606). Remarkable, in terms of percentage, the leap by Tesla which recorded a +918.75% registering 326 units, compared to 32 in January 2022. The performances of Mg (+423.31% to 1,392 units) and Maserati (+208) were also strong .65% to 321 units).

How market shares of brands, in Italy in January Fiat confirmed its first position (13.97% market share, with an 11.83% increase in registrations) followed by Volkswagen (8.58% market share and +19, 81% registrations) and Toyota (7.35% and +19.81%).

The electric

Fueled vehicles are also following the positive trend in the sector alternativewhich continue to grow, but continue to struggle thereand electric cars. This was revealed by Anfia (National Association of the Automotive Industry): «Registrations of rechargeable cars increase by 1.1% in the month – argues the president Paolo Scudieri -, after the -16.6% recorded in December 2022 and – 17.1% of the whole of 2022, and represent 7.3% of the market (8.9% in 2022). Among these, however, electric cars continue to show a negative sign, in line with the 2022 trend (-26.9%) and close the month of January 2023 at -11.2%, with a share of 2.5%. Plug-in hybrids, on the other hand, grew by 9.2% and accounted for 4.8% of January registrations».

Forecasts

The start of the new year for the car market is “promising, but remains conditioned by negative economic prospects – observes the association representing the category Unrae (National Union of Foreign Motor Vehicle Representatives) – and, again, by the lack of product at least in the first part of the year. The comparison with the depressed trend of the first half of 2022 should, however, guarantee double-digit growth in the first part of 2023 and substantial stability in the rest of the year”. The president of the Promotor study centre, Gian Primo Quagliano, agrees that “it is legitimate to expect that the positive series that began with the growth of last August will continue after thirteen consecutive declines, but this does not mean that the Italian market is about to overcome the very serious crisis that began in 2020 with the pandemic.
The recovery is due to an easing of the difficulties generated by the shortage of microchips and other components essential for the production of cars. To return to normality (and therefore to a volume of registrations close to 2,000,000 cars a year) it is also necessary to overcome the factors that negatively affected demand and in particular that the war in Ukraine ends».