Italy June 2026: BYD Atto 2 up to record third place
The BYD Atto 2 scores its first Italian podium.
New car sales in Italy are up a robust +10.6% year-on-year in June to 146,423 units, leading to a H1 tally up 9.6% to 936,783. However remember June 2025 was off -17.4% on the year prior. Private sales outpace the market at +17.3% to 79,568 and 53.7% share vs. 50.8% a year ago (+12.1% to 52.7% share YTD). Self registrations drop -12.3% to 16,848 and 11.4% share vs. 14.4% in June 2025 (+7.9% to 10% share YTD), long term leases edge up 0.1% to 31,813 and 21.5% share vs. 23.8% last year (-2.7% to 21.3% share YTD), short term rentals surge 78.3% to 11,611 and 7.8% share vs. 4.9% a year ago (+38.8% to 10.7% share YTD) and company sales are up 2.1% to 8,284 and 5.6% share vs. 6.1% in June 2025 (+0.5% to 5.2% share YTD).
HEV sales shoot up 17.9% to 68,363 and 46.1% share vs. 43.4% last year, including 23,726 full hybrids (+38.5%) and 44,627 mild hybrids (+9.3%). PHEVs soar 61.9% to 15,723 and 10.6% share vs. 7.3% in June 2025 and BEVs surge 87.1% to 14,894 and 10.1% share vs. 6% a year ago. As a result rechargeable vehicles are up 73.3% to 30,617 and 20.7% share vs. 13.3% last year. Over H1, BEVs are up 77.5% to 79,613 and 8.4% share vs. 5.2% over the same period in 2025.Β
In the brands ranking, Fiat (+27.2%) is up significantly year-on-year but delivers its lowest market share so far this year at 9.6%. In fact, its share has gone down month-on-month since January (13.5%). Toyota (-0.7%) and Dacia (+20.6%) leapfrog past Volkswagen (-2.7%) while Peugeot (+34.1%) shoots up to #5, outselling fellow French Renault (-6.1%). Audi (+10.8%) is down two spots on last month to #7 and matches the market. Once again the hero of the month is BYD, tripling its sales YoY (+217%), repeating at an all-time high #9 and reaches a record volume (6,057) and share (4.1%). Below, Leapmotor (+932.5%) and Omoda+Jaecoo (+215.5%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Fiat Panda (+10.2%) drops to 5.6% share vs. 6.7% so far this year. The Dacia Sandero (+20.1%) has regained its shine and repeats at #2, however it still ranks #4 year-to-date. Massive event in third place: the BYD Atto 2 (+7614.3%) is up two spots on May to sign its first ever Italian podium ranking. It replaces the Leapmotor T03 (+927.7%) down to #10 after spending three straight months in third place. Note 96% of Atto 2 sales are from its PHEV variant (3,637 units), dominating the segment ahead of the VW Tiguan (956). The Fiat Grande Panda (+309.8%) is back up five ranks on last month to #4, its highest ranking since last February (#3). The Citroen C3 (+49%) and Peugeot 208 (+36.4%) are also very solid below.
Previous month: Italy May 2026: Leapmotor T03 threepeats at #3, BYD Atto 2 up to #5
One year ago: Italy June 2025: Devastated market (-17.4%), Dacia places two models on podium for the first time
Full June 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Italy June 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat | 14,016 | 9.6% | + 27.2% | 1 | 106,693 | 11.4% | + 29.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 9,991 | 6.8% | β 0.7% | 3 | 64,968 | 6.9% | β 1.0% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Dacia | 9,549 | 6.5% | + 20.6% | 4 | 49,136 | 5.2% | β 10.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 9,361 | 6.4% | β 2.7% | 2 | 63,232 | 6.7% | + 1.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Peugeot | 7,828 | 5.3% | + 34.1% | 6 | 45,648 | 4.9% | β 6.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Renault | 7,197 | 4.9% | β 6.1% | 7 | 44,504 | 4.8% | + 3.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Audi | 7,169 | 4.9% | + 10.8% | 5 | 43,802 | 4.7% | + 17.0% | 7 | 8 |
| 8 | BMW | 6,431 | 4.4% | β 3.8% | 8 | 40,679 | 4.3% | + 2.4% | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | BYD | 6,057 | 4.1% | + 217.0% | 9 | 29,502 | 3.1% | + 210.2% | 13 | 21 |
| 10 | Mercedes | 4,803 | 3.3% | β 9.1% | 14 | 30,397 | 3.2% | + 3.5% | 12 | 12 |
| 11 | Citroen | 4,629 | 3.2% | + 20.3% | 11 | 33,579 | 3.6% | + 0.6% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Kia | 4,464 | 3.0% | + 19.8% | 15 | 26,926 | 2.9% | + 16.5% | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | Ford | 4,343 | 3.0% | β 24.2% | 16 | 29,136 | 3.1% | β 23.3% | 14 | 10 |
| 14 | MG | 4,295 | 2.9% | + 3.6% | 10 | 31,155 | 3.3% | + 6.4% | 11 | 13 |
| 15 | Jeep | 4,133 | 2.8% | β 12.0% | 12 | 35,067 | 3.7% | β 5.0% | 9 | 9 |
| 16 | Omoda+Jaecoo | 4,086 | 2.8% | + 215.5% | 17 | 20,906 | 2.2% | + 295.9% | 19 | 25 |
| 17 | Opel | 3,471 | 2.4% | + 13.1% | 18 | 23,673 | 2.5% | + 7.7% | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Leapmotor | 3,366 | 2.3% | + 932.5% | 13 | 24,274 | 2.6% | + 1449.1% | 16 | 32 |
| 19 | Skoda | 2,960 | 2.0% | β 4.2% | 19 | 21,464 | 2.3% | + 8.2% | 18 | 16 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 2,846 | 1.9% | β 11.7% | 20 | 16,716 | 1.8% | β 6.7% | 22 | 19 |
| 21 | Hyundai | 2,780 | 1.9% | β 36.3% | 21 | 18,526 | 2.0% | β 27.0% | 21 | 14 |
| 22 | Tesla | 2,423 | 1.7% | + 42.8% | 31 | 7,918 | 0.8% | + 22.4% | 26 | 27 |
| 23 | Nissan | 2,382 | 1.6% | β 17.0% | 23 | 19,878 | 2.1% | β 1.8% | 20 | 18 |
| 24 | Cupra | 1,779 | 1.2% | β 18.5% | 22 | 12,328 | 1.3% | + 6.5% | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | DR Motor | 1,617 | 1.1% | β 7.5% | 28 | 6,674 | 0.7% | β 26.4% | 30 | 23 |
| 26 | Mini | 1,572 | 1.1% | + 17.6% | 25 | 9,726 | 1.0% | + 25.6% | 25 | 24 |
| 27 | Alfa Romeo | 1,526 | 1.0% | β 40.7% | 24 | 12,889 | 1.4% | β 23.5% | 23 | 20 |
| 28 | EVO | 1,166 | 0.8% | + 122.1% | 38 | 4,270 | 0.5% | + 27.2% | 33 | 35 |
| 29 | Volvo | 1,087 | 0.7% | β 15.3% | 26 | 7,798 | 0.8% | + 4.2% | 27 | 26 |
| 30 | Honda | 1,065 | 0.7% | + 29.1% | 27 | 6,846 | 0.7% | + 43.4% | 29 | 29 |
| 31 | Mazda | 930 | 0.6% | + 1.3% | 29 | 7,174 | 0.8% | + 26.2% | 28 | 28 |
| 32 | Seat | 774 | 0.5% | + 57.6% | 32 | 4,679 | 0.5% | β 3.0% | 32 | 31 |
| 33 | Lexus | 710 | 0.5% | + 29.1% | 33 | 3,563 | 0.4% | + 3.2% | 35 | 36 |
| 34 | Lancia | 598 | 0.4% | β 16.8% | 37 | 5,262 | 0.6% | β 2.0% | 31 | 30 |
| 35 | Geely | 584 | 0.4% | new | 36 | 2,597 | 0.3% | new | 38 | Β β |
| 36 | Porsche | 579 | 0.4% | β 7.7% | 35 | 3,165 | 0.3% | β 11.0% | 36 | 33 |
| 37 | Land Rover | 488 | 0.3% | β 25.9% | 34 | 3,660 | 0.4% | β 11.7% | 34 | 34 |
| 38 | DS | 474 | 0.3% | + 9.0% | 40 | 2,257 | 0.2% | β 22.3% | 39 | 37 |
| 39 | EMC | 474 | 0.3% | + 69.3% | 30 | 3,127 | 0.3% | + 124.8% | 37 | 38 |
| 40 | DFSK | 406 | 0.3% | + 366.7% | 39 | 1,748 | 0.2% | + 212.7% | 40 | 43 |
| 41 | Ich-X | 273 | 0.2% | + 1606.3% | 41 | 835 | 0.1% | + 601.7% | 45 | n/a |
| 42 | Subaru | 203 | 0.1% | β 35.4% | 42 | 1,432 | 0.2% | + 3.8% | 41 | 39 |
| 43 | KGM | 201 | 0.1% | + 246.6% | 43 | 1,170 | 0.1% | + 701.4% | 43 | 50 |
| 44 | Lynk & Co | 170 | 0.1% | + 750.0% | 44 | 1,034 | 0.1% | + 427.6% | 44 | 45 |
| 45 | Maserati | 166 | 0.1% | β 30.5% | 47 | 624 | 0.1% | β 38.6% | 47 | 41 |
| 46 | Ferrari | 115 | 0.1% | + 53.3% | 48 | 585 | 0.1% | + 29.4% | 48 | 44 |
| 47 | Polestar | 111 | 0.1% | + 26.1% | 51 | 385 | 0.0% | + 57.8% | 51 | 49 |
| 48 | Sportequipe | 96 | 0.1% | β 51.8% | 45 | 1,389 | 0.1% | + 28.8% | 42 | 40 |
| 49 | Mitsubishi | 86 | 0.1% | β 64.9% | 49 | 350 | 0.0% | β 64.2% | 52 | 42 |
| 50 | Deepal | 79 | 0.1% | new | n/a | 249 | 0.0% | new | 54 | Β β |
| 51 | Lamborghini | 76 | 0.1% | β 6.2% | 50 | 419 | 0.0% | + 27.0% | 50 | 48 |
| 52 | SWM | 60 | 0.0% | + 9.1% | 46 | 638 | 0.1% | + 118.5% | 46 | n/a |
| 53 | Alpine | 51 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 52 | 251 | 0.0% | + 56.9% | 53 | n/a |
| 54 | Smart | 44 | 0.0% | β 58.5% | 53 | 206 | 0.0% | β 55.0% | 55 | 46 |
| 55 | Tiger | 30 | 0.0% | β 90.1% | 54 | 516 | 0.1% | + 20.8% | 49 | n/a |
| 56 | Aston Martin | 13 | 0.0% | + 18.2% | 56 | 71 | 0.0% | + 7.6% | 57 | 53 |
| 57 | Lotus | 12 | 0.0% | β 45.5% | 55 | 92 | 0.0% | β 36.1% | 56 | 51 |
| 58 | Jaguar | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 57 | 7 | 0.0% | β 96.2% | 58 | 52 |
| 59 | Mahindra | 0 | 0.0% | β 100.0% | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | β 99.8% | 59 | 47 |
| Β β | Others | 226 | 0.2% | + 0.4% | Β β | 967 | 0.1% | + 6.5% | Β β | Β β |
Italy June 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat Panda | 8,255 | 5.6% | + 10.2% | 1 | 62,852 | 6.7% | + 0.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dacia Sandero | 4,340 | 3.0% | + 20.1% | 2 | 22,163 | 2.4% | β 20.0% | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | BYD Atto 2 | 3,780 | 2.6% | + 7614.3% | 5 | 13,428 | 1.4% | + 6450.2% | 18 | n/a |
| 4 | Fiat Grande Panda | 3,139 | 2.1% | + 309.8% | 9 | 23,011 | 2.5% | + 1313.4% | 3 | 37 |
| 5 | Peugeot 208 | 3,130 | 2.1% | + 36.4% | 6 | 17,840 | 1.9% | β 16.4% | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Citroen C3 | 3,079 | 2.1% | + 49.0% | 7 | 20,795 | 2.2% | β 18.3% | 6 | 4 |
| 7 | Jeep Avenger | 3,001 | 2.0% | β 3.7% | 4 | 27,767 | 3.0% | + 0.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,983 | 2.0% | + 7.1% | 8 | 18,594 | 2.0% | β 0.8% | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris | 2,945 | 2.0% | + 5.2% | 13 | 16,072 | 1.7% | β 16.7% | 12 | 6 |
| 10 | Leapmotor T03 | 2,744 | 1.9% | + 927.7% | 3 | 21,841 | 2.3% | + 1651.5% | 5 | n/a |
| 11 | Renault Captur | 2,672 | 1.8% | + 25.3% | 11 | 15,969 | 1.7% | + 13.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 12 | Renault Clio | 2,636 | 1.8% | β 17.7% | 14 | 17,230 | 1.8% | + 5.0% | 10 | 9 |
| 13 | Peugeot 3008 | 2,566 | 1.8% | + 97.8% | 40 | 10,961 | 1.2% | + 19.7% | 25 | 23 |
| 14 | Dacia Duster | 2,491 | 1.7% | β 23.6% | 17 | 15,364 | 1.6% | β 24.8% | 15 | 7 |
| 15 | Toyota Aygo X | 2,385 | 1.6% | β 8.3% | 10 | 18,259 | 1.9% | + 46.5% | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | MG ZS | 2,317 | 1.6% | β 8.1% | 15 | 16,407 | 1.8% | β 4.6% | 11 | 10 |
| 17 | Audi Q3 | 2,218 | 1.5% | + 111.8% | 18 | 12,613 | 1.3% | + 93.0% | 22 | 40 |
| 18 | VW T-Roc | 2,162 | 1.5% | + 4.2% | 12 | 15,407 | 1.6% | + 10.3% | 14 | 11 |
| 19 | Kia Sportage | 2,086 | 1.4% | + 42.7% | 20 | 12,661 | 1.4% | + 23.4% | 21 | 20 |
| 20 | VW Tiguan | 2,080 | 1.4% | β 5.2% | 23 | 12,861 | 1.4% | β 0.2% | 20 | 15 |
| 21 | Ford Puma | 2,025 | 1.4% | β 12.6% | 21 | 13,620 | 1.5% | β 9.7% | 17 | 12 |
| 22 | VW T-Cross | 1,940 | 1.3% | + 0.1% | 16 | 13,764 | 1.5% | + 12.2% | 16 | 17 |
| 23 | Opel Corsa | 1,907 | 1.3% | + 24.1% | 25 | 12,954 | 1.4% | β 5.7% | 19 | 18 |
| 24 | Dacia Spring | 1,802 | 1.2% | + 858.5% | 27 | 5,300 | 0.6% | + 98.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 25 | BMW X1 | 1,648 | 1.1% | β 28.8% | 24 | 12,375 | 1.3% | + 3.4% | 23 | 16 |
| 26 | Omoda 5 | 1,563 | 1.1% | + 204.1% | 30 | 8,469 | 0.9% | + 270.8% | 31 | n/a |
| 27 | Suzuki Swift | 1,556 | 1.1% | + 32.1% | 31 | 7,939 | 0.8% | + 35.2% | 34 | 35 |
| 28 | Fiat 500 | 1,551 | 1.1% | + 887.9% | 19 | 9,373 | 1.0% | + 782.6% | 29 | n/a |
| 29 | Tesla Model 3 | 1,543 | 1.1% | + 94.6% | n/a | 3,698 | 0.4% | + 8.9% | n/a | n/a |
| 30 | Nissan Qashqai | 1,411 | 1.0% | β 25.5% | 36 | 11,855 | 1.3% | + 9.0% | 24 | 22 |
| 31 | Peugeot 2008 | 1,323 | 0.9% | β 9.3% | 26 | 10,616 | 1.1% | β 12.8% | 26 | 21 |
| 32 | Audi Q5 | 1,246 | 0.9% | + 126.1% | 38 | 5,455 | 0.6% | + 61.3% | 50 | n/a |
| 33 | Mercedes GLA | 1,238 | 0.8% | β 2.5% | 35 | 6,800 | 0.7% | β 1.2% | 40 | 33 |
| 34 | DR 5 | 1,208 | 0.8% | + 91.4% | n/a | 1,208 | 0.1% | β 75.8% | n/a | 49 |
| 35 | Audi A3 | 1,201 | 0.8% | β 15.5% | 28 | 6,822 | 0.7% | β 20.8% | 39 | 25 |
| 36 | Toyota C-HR | 1,170 | 0.8% | + 7.9% | 33 | 8,704 | 0.9% | β 5.4% | 30 | 24 |
| 37 | Jeep Compass | 1,149 | 0.8% | + 42.6% | 43 | 6,924 | 0.7% | + 46.7% | 38 | n/a |
| 38 | VW Golf | 1,086 | 0.7% | + 0.6% | 29 | 8,004 | 0.9% | β 0.8% | 33 | 29 |
| 39 | Kia Picanto | 1,069 | 0.7% | β 21.7% | 32 | 8,067 | 0.9% | + 13.8% | 32 | 30 |
| 40 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,065 | 0.7% | + 20.3% | 34 | 7,850 | 0.8% | + 13.0% | 35 | 32 |
| 41 | MG 3 | 1,049 | 0.7% | + 15.1% | 22 | 9,422 | 1.0% | + 13.4% | 28 | 31 |
| 42 | Hyundai i20 | 968 | 0.7% | + 0.6% | 49 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 43 | Jaecoo 7 | 898 | 0.6% | n/a | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 44 | BMW X3 | 896 | 0.6% | β 19.6% | 39 | 5,766 | 0.6% | + 25.9% | 46 | 47 |
| 45 | Mercedes GLC | 892 | 0.6% | + 19.6% | n/a | 5,461 | 0.6% | + 28.4% | 49 | n/a |
| 46 | Suzuki Vitara | 885 | 0.6% | + 6.0% | 45 | 5,778 | 0.6% | + 0.7% | 45 | 41 |
| 47 | Ford Kuga | 874 | 0.6% | β 1.4% | n/a | 5,904 | 0.6% | β 6.2% | 44 | 43 |
| 48 | Tesla Model Y | 863 | 0.6% | β 4.3% | n/a | 4,160 | 0.4% | + 36.2% | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Renault Symbioz | 818 | 0.6% | β 18.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 50 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 817 | 0.6% | n/a | 37 | 7,460 | 0.8% | n/a | 37 | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 786 | 0.5% | β 4.4% | n/a | 6,142 | 0.7% | β 15.9% | 42 | 34 |
| n/a | Skoda Fabia | 757 | 0.5% | + 5.4% | 41 | 6,115 | 0.7% | + 5.5% | 43 | 36 |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 720 | 0.5% | β 3.7% | n/a | 5,469 | 0.6% | β 3.2% | 48 | 38 |
| n/a | Fiat 600 | 689 | 0.5% | β 65.6% | 48 | 9,458 | 1.0% | β 31.6% | 27 | 19 |
| n/a | BYD Seal U | 662 | 0.5% | β 54.2% | n/a | 7,636 | 0.8% | + 7.2% | 36 | 26 |
| n/a | Audi A1 | 560 | 0.4% | β 41.5% | n/a | 5,604 | 0.6% | + 6.7% | 47 | 46 |
| n/a | Alfa Romeo Junior | 535 | 0.4% | β 52.6% | n/a | 6,506 | 0.7% | β 23.0% | 41 | 28 |
Source: UNRAE
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