The Italian car market closes the year in the red compared to 2024, despite state incentives that have stimulated the sale of electric cars in the last two months
Second consecutive year in red for the Italian automotive marketdespite the 2.2% growth recorded in December 2025 in comparison with the same month of 2024. Unrae data on 12 monthsin fact, they indicate a total of 1,525,722 registrations, a decrease of 2.1% compared to the 1,558,720 units of the previous year. The gap with 2019 consolidates at -20.4%. The overall contribution of state incentives dedicated to electric cars is weak, however crucial in avoiding a more severe end-of-year budget. After November (+12.2%), electric cars did well (+106.8%) in the month just ended, taking advantage of the long wave ofecobonus to achieve an overall share of 6.2% in 2025, against 5.4 at the end of 2024.
the power supplies
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Although lower than expected, the growth of electrified fuel systems certifies the 2025 trend which sees the gas in sharp decline. After the December data, petrol engines drop to 19.2% of the total in the January-December 2025 calculation with a decline of -8.9% compared to 2024. Diesel relegates to 9.4% of the share for the whole of 2025 (-4.5% from 2024), with a December drop of 4 points. Stable the LPGwhich closes 2025 at 9.2% (-0.2%). Hybrids confirm themselves as the queens of the market, even if the growth of 4.2% in the entire year 2025, where they stand at 44.4% of diffusion, certifies a lower momentum compared to previous years. A result resulting from the 13.0% share centered on full hybrids, added to the 31.4% of mild hybrids. As anticipated, the electric cars they close the year 2025 with a share of 6.2%, up by 2 points on 2024. 2025 is a positive year for plug-in hybrids, which rose to 6.4% of diffusion compared to 3.3% a year ago also thanks to the leap in December (+9.3%).
Best sellers in December 2025
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The ranking of best-selling cars in Italy between January and November 2025.