Italy new car registrations rise 3.15% year-on-year in August

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01/09/2026 17:16

ROME, Sept 1 (Reuters) - New car registrations in Italy rose in August by 3.15% year-on-year to 69,411 vehicles, transport ministry data showed on Tuesday.
In the first eight months of the year, registrations were up by 8.5% compared to the same period last year, to 1.13 million units.
Italian market leader Stellantis STLAM.MI, whose brands include Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot and Chinese joint venture Leapmotor 9863.HK, outperformed the market, with sales up 6.1% in August, according to Reuters calculations.
The Franco-Italian automaker's market share stood at 27.1% last month, according to the same calculations.


 (Reporting by Claudia Cristoferi, editing by Gavin Jones)
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