In the first five months of 2025 more than 722 thousand cars sold in our country against the just under 673 thousand transalpine

Luca Palladino

June 9 – 16:45 – MILAN

Sales of New cars in Italy They are less and less, but in France it is going even worse. In our country, according to the data of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, in the first five months of 2025 the flexion was slightly higher than 0.5% compared to last year. Collapse that goes even beyond the 20% If you go in relation to the 2019 volumes. In France But the situation is even worse than the Italian one. According to what is developed by Feem (Eni Enrico Mattei Foundation), on the data of the Pfa (Plated car French) and theAcea (Association of European automotive manufacturers), in the transalpine country the fall of car sales compared to the period before the Pandemia from Covid is even of 28%.

difference of about 50 thousand units

I am More than 722 thousand cars sold in Italy in the first five months of 2025 compared to just under 673 thousand in France. “The fact that leads to a historical overtaking: since the beginning of the year, in fact, more cars have been registered in Italy than in France “, observed through a press note Antonio Sileodirector of the Feem sustainable mobility research program. This difference between the two countries, which stands around the 7%must be monitored in the coming months. But as added by Sileo himself “finds a first probable explanation in stringent French rules who reward zero CO2 emissions cars, in fact electrics but not all of them, and they penalize the others “. Since the beginning of this year, the decline of the total enrollments is of the8.2%counting only the electric cars It is instead of 7.1%.

slows down the renewal of the circulating park

The Bonus-Malus écologiquefiscal fight against greenhouse gas emissions introduced in France in 2008, has evolved over the years with a reduction in the amount of the prizes and the audience of beneficiary cars. In order to be neutral for public finances and direct the automotive industry, a significant increase in the value of the sanctions and the number of cars affected has occurred. “The effect is aFarrier offer which seems to meet the question and therefore consumer preferences and needs less and less, “added Sileo. slows down the renewal of the circulating parkwhich in the meantime is not decreasing, and it is also more difficult to reduce emissions“.



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