The Italian new cars market raises the head after months of decrease. Electrics and hybrids grow, but the comparison with 2019 is still strongly negative. And on the future weigh the unknowns linked to the duties
Reversal of course for the Italian automotive market in March, closed with 6.2% growing registrations compared to the same month of 2024. I data released by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport They indicate 172,223 cars registered, against 162,140 last year. The first quarter of the year closes with a flexion of 1.6%, reaching 443,906 registrations, against 451,320 in January-Marzo 2024. Therefore, it improves the comparison compared to February 2025, when the contraction of volumes between 2024 and 2025 was greater than 6%. In the last month, the comparison with the Pre -Covid period has also improved, even if the 2019 volumes are light years away: -17.5% of March against -21% recorded in February. March was also a positive month for the electric car and the Plug-in hybridbut on the short -term future they weigh the unknowns on Trump’s duties and the possible European response. If nothing else, the news has just arrived on the auspoted revision of the CAFE legislation, which requires sanctions to car manufacturers not aligned in terms of emissions (93.6 g/km of CO2 as a fleet media). At the moment it is just one proposal of the Commission for a three -year postponement, still to be approved.
power supply, hybrids are strong
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The suffering for the Traditional power supply. In March the engine a gas gives 4.4 points for a share of 26.7% in the last month and 26.5% in the quarter, -4.3 pp). The Diesel It loses 5 more points and stops in 10.2% of share in the month, to go further 9.8% in January-March (-5.4%). Stable the LPG9.2% in cumulative (-0.3%). The hybrid cars The transition queens are confirmed by climbing to 45.4% share in the month (+6.4%) and 45.0% in the cumulative January-March 2025 (+6.8%). A result determined by 12.8% of the share achieved by Full-Hybrid added to 32.6% of Mild-Hybrid. As anticipated, the electric car they grow by 2.1% for a monthly fee of 5.4% and 5.2% in January-March 2025 (+2.3%). March 2025 positive also for Plug-in hybridgrowing a percentage point with 4.2% altitude in the quarter, especially thanks to New proposals delivered by the Asian markets.
The best -selling cars in March 2025
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The ranking of best -selling cars in Italy in March 2025.