The car market in March 2023 saw record growth of 40.8%. The Fiat Panda remains the best-selling of all. The complete top ten
The market crisis finally seems to be receding auto, which has seen extremely negative numbers since the year of Covid. This 2023, on the other hand, marks a decidedly clear and indisputable growth, with the problems of past that seem to be behind us now.
In the month of March, for example, there was a strong growth of 40.8% compared to the same month in 2022. Record numbers. And once again in Italy there remains an undisputed queen, Fiat Panda. The month of March saw the market grow with 168,294 cars registered, which make up the percentage of almost 41% of growth. A year ago the negative balance was 30%.
In addition to the long wave of the beating Covid for the car market, a year ago the problem of the war in Ukraine and the interruption of the supply chains of components for the construction of cars, in particular the electronic ones, also came into play. The first quarter of 2023 saw a total growth of 26.2% with 427,019 registrations compared to 338,316 in January-March 2022. The preference for hybrid cars remains confirmed: this type occupies the 34.5% of the entire market sector.
Best-selling cars in March, headed by a great classic
The precise split is 9.4% for le full hybrid and 25.1% for mild hybrids. Petrol cars hold their own, with a share of 28.4%, while diesel continues to decline: it has now reached 20.3%. As for the electric ones, the share is 4.8%, while the hybrids plugins are at 4.3%. The data provided by Unrae show how clear the preference of Italians for the now legendary Fiat Panda is. Even in the third month of 2023, in fact, she remains the queen of cars favorite by the Italians. The Lancia Ypsilon and the Toyota Yaris Cross also held firm on the podium, also highly appreciated on the Italian market.
The Japanese has overtaken theOpel Corsa, which nevertheless remains the most popular among petrol cars. The German has detached the Citroen C3 and the Volkswagen duo formed by T-Roc and T-Cross. As far as diesel engines are concerned, the best-selling in Italy remains the Peugeot 3008, which is followed by the Jeep Renegade and the Compass of the same house. Among the 100% electric, the queen who also dominates in Europe is confirmed in first place: let’s talk about the Tesla Model Ywhich is also confirmed in our country as the 100% ecological with the highest number of sales.
The top ten of the best-selling cars in Italy in the month of March
- Fiat Panda (9.922)
- Lancia Ypsilon (5.059)
- Toyota Yaris Cross (4.686)
- Vauxhall Corsa (4,278)
- Jeep Renegade (4.148)
- Dacia Sandero (4,096)
- Citroen C3 (3,887)
- Peugeot 3008 (3.310)
- Dacia Duster (3,278)
- Fiat 500X (3.147)
