08 February 2025

Italy Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)










Registrations were down 6% in January. The good news for locals was that Fiat's market share of 11.9% was higher than the last two complete years. We await to see if it is sustainable. 

Dacia reached its highest penetration ever at 8.6%. Regular readers will know I'm all for a value product so good to see one with essential features but not excess ones. 

VW hit its lowest share since 2009 when Fiat had just over a quarter of the market. At least the VW Group can take heart knowing Audi reached an all time high at 5.1%. 

Italy has some local brands with Chinese connections in the form of DR Motors, Evo, EMC and Sportequipe.


The top selling models were:

Fiat Panda 13,333
Dacia Sandero 5,577
Jeep Avenger 4,685
Citroën C3 4,565
Dacia Duster 4,363
Peugeot 208 3,727
Toyota Yaris 2,935
Renault Captur 2,575
Toyota Yaris Cross 2,573
MG ZS 2,438


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Data source: UNRAE. 
Picture Source: Fiat.

France Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)








Registrations were down 6% in January. Peugeot, Renault and Citroën each recorded an increase in market share. Last year they had 36% of the market when combined and in January 40%. 

Toyota especially but also Daicia increased their portion which makes you wonder who were the losers. 

Mercedes-Benz lost nearly two thirds of its share and Tesla well over half. DS was down 49% and Fiat -46%.

The bizarre result of the month goes to Land Rover which sold over 10,000 vehicles last year but only recorded one sale in January. I did a web search but couldn't find an explanation.


The top selling models were:

Peugeot 208 5,984
Renault Clio 5,282
Dacia Sandero 4,916
Peugeot 2008 4,721
Citroën C3 4,587 (picture above)
Peugeot 3008 4,095
Toyota Yaris Cross 3,760
Dacia Duster 3,075
Renault 5 2,813
Peugeot 308 2,588

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Data source: AAAData.
Picture Source: Fiat.

07 February 2025

Portugal Passenger Car Sales : 2025 (January)








Peugeot took the lead in Portugal in 2021 and continues with that down to 2025. Dacia is 
up to second, it's highest ranking ever here. 

Toyota is up from seventh in 2024 but Mercedes-Benz has dropped two places to fourth. It is being pressed by BMW that hasn't led MB since 2014.

Nissan has moved up two spots to seventh with the Juke (pictured above) now the second most popular model in Portugal. 

Kia has been making its way up the chart but never has it been ion the top 10 brands. Well, it is in January.

The top selling models were:

Dacia Sandero 616
Nissan Juke 482
Peugeot 208 421
Renault captur 398
Opel Corsa 397
Peugeot 308 358
Peugeot 208 332
Tesla Model 3 328
Dacia Duster 326
Toyota Yaris cross 323

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Data source: ACAP.