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Italy April 2026: Leapmotor T03 repeats at #3, MG ZS up to record #5
Once again the ridiculously cheap Leapmotor T03 ranks #3 in Italy.
Outstanding month for new car sales in Italy at +11.6% year-on-year in April to 155,210 units, leading to a year-to-date volume up 9.8% to 640,083. Strikingly, private sales are up 19.3% to 78,583 and 50.3% share vs. 47% a year ago (+10.2% to 52.5% share YTD), the sign of a healthier market. Self registrations are up 14.7% to 16,105 and 10.3% share vs. 10% in April 2025 (+18.5% to 9.5% share YTD), Long term leases are down -7.2% to 33,112 and 21.2% share vs. 25.5% (down -4% to 21.1% share YTD), short term rentals soar 22.9% to 20,469 and 13.1% share vs. 11.9% (up 42% to 11.8% share YTD) and company sales edge up 4% to 8,079 and 5.2% share vs. 5.6% (up 1.5% to 5.1% share YTD).
HEV sales are up 24% to 76,808 and 49.1% share vs. 44.2% a year ago, including 25,851 full hybrids (+45.1%) and 50,957 mild hybrids (+15.5%), PHEVs surge 75.3% to 14,184 and 9.1% share vs. 5.7% in April 2025 and BEVs double their sales year-on-year (+98.6%) to 8.5% share vs. 4.8%. This means rechargeable vehicles are up 85.8% to 27,422 and 17.6% share vs. 10.5% a year ago.
In the brands ranking, Fiat (+31%) continues to catch up on poor year-ago results but can only muster a 10.3% share, by far its lowest this year. It holds 12.1% of its home market year-to-date. Toyota (+7.3%) returns to the 2nd spot it holds year-to-date ahead of Volkswagen (+1%). Peugeot (-7.5%) is up three ranks on last month to #4 and despite a YoY loss. Dacia (-2.3%) stabilises its sales at #5 but is still down -22% YTD. Audi (+15.5%) performs very well in the remainder of the Top 10 but drops to #8. Mercedes (+32%) is also strong at #12 while BYD (+171.7%) is up to #14, Leapmotor (+1300.6%) stays at #16 and Omoda+Jaecoo (+310.8%) breaks all its records at #18 with 3,857 sales and 2.5% share.
As for models, the Fiat Panda (-3%) falls further to 5.5% share, its lowest since last November, compared with 7.1% YTD. The Jeep Avenger (-19%) confirms it is now a solid 2nd best-seller despite a harsh YoY fall. Once again the event of the month is the third place of the β¬4,900 Leapmotor T03 (+1725.9%), βcheaper than a bikeβ says the advertising campaign, and having accumulated almost 15,000 sales since the start of the year (#4). Below the Dacia Sandero (+5.3%), the MG ZS (+38.7%) rallies back up nine spots on March to land at #5, simply the modelβs highest ever monthly ranking in Italy. The Fiat Grande Panda (+3093.1%) falls again month-on-month to #6, could it have peaked already?
Previous month: Italy March 2026: Leapmotor T03 on podium
One year ago: Italy April 2025: Jeep Avenger breaks all records
Full April 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Italy April 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat | 16,009 | 10.3% | + 31.0% | 1 | 77,420 | 12.1% | + 30.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 11,369 | 7.3% | + 7.3% | 3 | 44,660 | 7.0% | + 0.4% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 11,260 | 7.3% | + 1.0% | 2 | 42,996 | 6.7% | + 2.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Peugeot | 8,168 | 5.3% | β 7.5% | 7 | 30,550 | 4.8% | β 11.3% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | Dacia | 7,575 | 4.9% | β 2.3% | 4 | 30,290 | 4.7% | β 22.0% | 6 | 4 |
| 6 | Renault | 7,257 | 4.7% | + 1.8% | 5 | 30,382 | 4.7% | + 9.5% | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | BMW | 6,875 | 4.4% | + 4.5% | 8 | 27,529 | 4.3% | + 5.2% | 8 | 7 |
| 8 | Audi | 6,850 | 4.4% | + 15.5% | 6 | 29,097 | 4.5% | + 17.9% | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | Jeep | 6,256 | 4.0% | β 4.3% | 9 | 25,971 | 4.1% | β 1.2% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Citroen | 5,870 | 3.8% | β 4.8% | 10 | 23,898 | 3.7% | β 1.7% | 10 | 11 |
| 11 | MG | 5,851 | 3.8% | + 6.6% | 14 | 21,500 | 3.4% | + 3.1% | 11 | 13 |
| 12 | Mercedes | 5,578 | 3.6% | + 32.0% | 15 | 21,115 | 3.3% | + 9.5% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Ford | 5,348 | 3.4% | β 26.8% | 12 | 20,661 | 3.2% | β 18.5% | 13 | 10 |
| 14 | BYD | 4,572 | 2.9% | + 171.7% | 17 | 17,427 | 2.7% | + 208.2% | 15 | 21 |
| 15 | Opel | 4,522 | 2.9% | + 19.6% | 19 | 16,587 | 2.6% | + 8.3% | 16 | 17 |
| 16 | Leapmotor | 4,496 | 2.9% | + 1300.6% | 16 | 16,135 | 2.5% | + 1702.8% | 17 | 32 |
| 17 | Kia | 4,458 | 2.9% | + 25.6% | 11 | 18,015 | 2.8% | + 13.2% | 14 | 15 |
| 18 | Omoda+Jaecoo | 3,857 | 2.5% | + 310.8% | 20 | 12,848 | 2.0% | + 329.0% | 21 | 25 |
| 19 | Skoda | 3,507 | 2.3% | + 17.4% | 18 | 15,155 | 2.4% | + 16.4% | 19 | 16 |
| 20 | Hyundai | 2,579 | 1.7% | β 36.3% | 22 | 13,196 | 2.1% | β 21.1% | 20 | 14 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 2,396 | 1.5% | β 8.9% | 21 | 11,122 | 1.7% | β 7.2% | 22 | 19 |
| 22 | Cupra | 2,217 | 1.4% | + 18.7% | 25 | 8,273 | 1.3% | + 17.1% | 24 | 22 |
| 23 | Alfa Romeo | 2,184 | 1.4% | β 33.0% | 23 | 9,572 | 1.5% | β 18.6% | 23 | 20 |
| 24 | Nissan | 2,124 | 1.4% | + 28.1% | 13 | 15,399 | 2.4% | + 0.6% | 18 | 18 |
| 25 | Mini | 1,643 | 1.1% | + 13.7% | 27 | 6,439 | 1.0% | + 28.6% | 25 | 24 |
| 26 | Volvo | 1,512 | 1.0% | + 12.5% | 28 | 5,237 | 0.8% | + 3.9% | 27 | 26 |
| 27 | Honda | 1,405 | 0.9% | + 62.8% | 30 | 4,537 | 0.7% | + 46.6% | 29 | 29 |
| 28 | DR Motor | 1,265 | 0.8% | + 1.5% | 32 | 3,946 | 0.6% | β 28.5% | 31 | 23 |
| 29 | Lancia | 928 | 0.6% | β 14.4% | 29 | 4,129 | 0.6% | + 3.0% | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Mazda | 895 | 0.6% | + 12.9% | 26 | 5,290 | 0.8% | + 38.9% | 26 | 28 |
| 31 | Seat | 713 | 0.5% | β 25.4% | 31 | 3,254 | 0.5% | β 12.8% | 32 | 31 |
| 32 | Land Rover | 625 | 0.4% | β 1.4% | 34 | 2,609 | 0.4% | β 10.5% | 33 | 34 |
| 33 | EVO | 616 | 0.4% | + 41.9% | 33 | 2,577 | 0.4% | + 6.8% | 34 | 35 |
| 34 | Geely | 551 | 0.4% | new | 39 | 1,460 | 0.2% | new | 39 | Β β |
| 35 | Porsche | 524 | 0.3% | β 0.2% | 37 | 2,027 | 0.3% | β 12.1% | 36 | 33 |
| 36 | Lexus | 471 | 0.3% | β 12.1% | 36 | 2,220 | 0.3% | β 3.0% | 35 | 36 |
| 37 | Tesla | 422 | 0.3% | β 5.4% | 24 | 4,841 | 0.8% | + 23.6% | 28 | 27 |
| 38 | EMC | 338 | 0.2% | + 69.0% | 35 | 1,816 | 0.3% | + 122.8% | 37 | 38 |
| 39 | DS | 276 | 0.2% | β 47.6% | 38 | 1,553 | 0.2% | β 18.6% | 38 | 37 |
| 40 | DFSK | 248 | 0.2% | + 172.5% | 41 | 1,047 | 0.2% | + 185.3% | 41 | 43 |
| 41 | Subaru | 210 | 0.1% | + 6.6% | 40 | 1,032 | 0.2% | + 32.5% | 42 | 39 |
| 42 | Sportequipe | 196 | 0.1% | β 36.6% | 43 | 1,159 | 0.2% | + 69.4% | 40 | 40 |
| 43 | KGM | 185 | 0.1% | + 193.6% | 42 | 779 | 0.1% | + 565.8% | 43 | 50 |
| 44 | Lynk & Co | 162 | 0.1% | + 295.1% | 44 | 676 | 0.1% | + 347.7% | 44 | 45 |
| 45 | SWM | 97 | 0.1% | + 76.4% | n/a | 464 | 0.1% | + 181.2% | 45 | n/a |
| 46 | Ferrari | 95 | 0.1% | + 53.2% | 46 | 365 | 0.1% | + 22.1% | 47 | 44 |
| 47 | Maserati | 69 | 0.0% | β 57.9% | 45 | 346 | 0.1% | β 45.8% | 48 | 41 |
| 48 | Lamborghini | 63 | 0.0% | + 57.5% | 47 | 283 | 0.0% | + 44.4% | 50 | 48 |
| 49 | Alpine | 62 | 0.0% | + 82.4% | 53 | 146 | 0.0% | + 73.8% | 53 | n/a |
| 50 | Mitsubishi | 58 | 0.0% | β 31.8% | 48 | 169 | 0.0% | β 72.3% | 52 | 42 |
| 51 | Tiger | 53 | 0.0% | + 47.2% | 51 | 449 | 0.1% | + 447.6% | 46 | n/a |
| 52 | Polestar | 53 | 0.0% | + 55.9% | 50 | 215 | 0.0% | + 73.4% | 51 | 49 |
| 53 | Ich-X | 34 | 0.0% | β 8.1% | 49 | 341 | 0.1% | + 354.7% | 49 | n/a |
| 54 | Smart | 23 | 0.0% | β 54.9% | 52 | 110 | 0.0% | β 63.3% | 54 | 46 |
| 55 | Lotus | 17 | 0.0% | + 6.3% | 54 | 65 | 0.0% | β 30.1% | 55 | 51 |
| 56 | Aston Martin | 4 | 0.0% | β 63.6% | 55 | 48 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 56 | 53 |
| 57 | Jaguar | 0 | 0.0% | β 100.0% | Β β | 4 | 0.0% | β 97.6% | 57 | 52 |
| 58 | Mahindra | 0 | 0.0% | β 100.0% | Β β | 1 | 0.0% | β 99.8% | 58 | 47 |
| Β β | Others | 219 | 0.1% | + 95.5% | Β β | 651 | 0.1% | + 14.8% | Β β | Β β |
Italy April 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Fiat Panda | 8,571 | 5.5% | β 3.0% | 1 | 45,601 | 7.1% | β 2.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Jeep Avenger | 4,350 | 2.8% | β 19.0% | 2 | 20,757 | 3.2% | + 5.5% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Leapmotor T03 | 4,090 | 2.6% | + 1725.9% | 3 | 14,839 | 2.3% | + 1881.2% | 4 | n/a |
| 4 | Dacia Sandero | 4,064 | 2.6% | + 5.3% | 4 | 13,418 | 2.1% | β 34.6% | 6 | 2 |
| 5 | MG ZS | 3,742 | 2.4% | + 38.7% | 14 | 11,767 | 1.8% | β 2.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | Fiat Grande Panda | 3,704 | 2.4% | + 3093.1% | 5 | 16,894 | 2.6% | + 3161.4% | 3 | 37 |
| 7 | Peugeot 208 | 3,558 | 2.3% | β 2.0% | 22 | 10,967 | 1.7% | β 28.3% | 11 | 8 |
| 8 | Citroen C3 | 3,505 | 2.3% | β 25.4% | 6 | 14,306 | 2.2% | β 29.0% | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | Toyota Aygo X | 3,372 | 2.2% | + 72.4% | 10 | 13,061 | 2.0% | + 77.5% | 7 | 14 |
| 10 | VW T-Roc | 3,074 | 2.0% | + 27.0% | 13 | 10,602 | 1.7% | + 12.8% | 14 | 11 |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 2,921 | 1.9% | β 10.1% | 11 | 12,292 | 1.9% | β 2.1% | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | Renault Clio | 2,762 | 1.8% | β 8.3% | 8 | 12,163 | 1.9% | + 21.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 2,633 | 1.7% | β 17.2% | 17 | 10,570 | 1.7% | β 21.6% | 15 | 6 |
| 14 | Renault Captur | 2,592 | 1.7% | + 34.1% | 18 | 10,606 | 1.7% | + 9.0% | 13 | 13 |
| 15 | VW T-Cross | 2,556 | 1.6% | + 38.4% | 21 | 9,537 | 1.5% | + 15.0% | 16 | 17 |
| 16 | Ford Puma | 2,509 | 1.6% | β 5.2% | 19 | 9,496 | 1.5% | β 2.3% | 17 | 12 |
| 17 | Opel Corsa | 2,468 | 1.6% | β 0.9% | 23 | 9,289 | 1.5% | β 11.2% | 19 | 18 |
| 18 | Peugeot 2008 | 2,128 | 1.4% | β 4.1% | 25 | 7,547 | 1.2% | β 10.3% | 25 | 21 |
| 19 | Dacia Duster | 2,081 | 1.3% | β 32.4% | 9 | 10,654 | 1.7% | β 22.9% | 12 | 7 |
| 20 | Fiat 600 | 2,029 | 1.3% | β 24.0% | 12 | 7,888 | 1.2% | β 12.5% | 24 | 19 |
| 21 | Kia Sportage | 2,011 | 1.3% | + 19.6% | 15 | 8,463 | 1.3% | + 16.1% | 22 | 20 |
| 22 | Jeep Compass | 1,960 | 1.3% | + 251.3% | 32 | 4,814 | 0.8% | + 45.4% | 39 | n/a |
| 23 | Audi Q3 | 1,936 | 1.2% | + 99.4% | 26 | 8,227 | 1.3% | + 74.2% | 23 | 40 |
| 24 | BMW X1 | 1,928 | 1.2% | + 1.2% | 20 | 8,889 | 1.4% | + 16.0% | 20 | 16 |
| 25 | VW Tiguan | 1,862 | 1.2% | β 24.2% | 24 | 8,729 | 1.4% | + 3.6% | 21 | 15 |
| 26 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 1,696 | 1.1% | n/a | 36 | 5,563 | 0.9% | n/a | 34 | n/a |
| 27 | BYD Seal U | 1,590 | 1.0% | + 29.4% | 42 | 6,205 | 1.0% | + 52.7% | 29 | 26 |
| 28 | BYD Atto 2 | 1,557 | 1.0% | + 6977.3% | 16 | 5,774 | 0.9% | + 5674.0% | 30 | n/a |
| 29 | Toyota C-HR | 1,544 | 1.0% | + 21.5% | 37 | 6,320 | 1.0% | β 8.1% | 27 | 24 |
| 30 | Omoda 5 | 1,519 | 1.0% | + 330.3% | 43 | 5,540 | 0.9% | + 311.9% | 35 | n/a |
| 31 | Fiat 500 | 1,492 | 1.0% | + 832.5% | 27 | 5,682 | 0.9% | + 627.5% | 32 | n/a |
| 32 | Kia Picanto | 1,450 | 0.9% | + 49.9% | 29 | 5,736 | 0.9% | + 28.4% | 31 | 30 |
| 33 | VW Golf | 1,306 | 0.8% | β 14.8% | 33 | 5,498 | 0.9% | β 4.7% | 36 | 29 |
| 34 | Peugeot 3008 | 1,265 | 0.8% | β 20.6% | 28 | 7,362 | 1.2% | + 21.9% | 26 | 23 |
| 35 | Mercedes GLA | 1,224 | 0.8% | + 37.4% | n/a | 4,460 | 0.7% | β 0.7% | 41 | 33 |
| 36 | Ford Kuga | 1,220 | 0.8% | + 11.6% | 39 | 4,257 | 0.7% | β 2.5% | 44 | 43 |
| 37 | Hyundai Tucson | 1,219 | 0.8% | + 1.9% | 38 | 5,648 | 0.9% | + 18.3% | 33 | 32 |
| 38 | MG 3 | 1,198 | 0.8% | β 43.8% | 31 | 6,277 | 1.0% | β 3.8% | 28 | 31 |
| 39 | Nissan Qashqai | 1,186 | 0.8% | + 65.4% | 7 | 9,363 | 1.5% | + 18.6% | 18 | 22 |
| 40 | BMW X3 | 1,143 | 0.7% | + 87.4% | n/a | 3,813 | 0.6% | + 51.3% | 49 | 47 |
| 41 | Jaecoo 7 | 1,116 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 42 | Suzuki Swift | 1,084 | 0.7% | + 26.3% | 35 | 5,085 | 0.8% | + 37.4% | 38 | 35 |
| 43 | Alfa Romeo Tonale | 1,068 | 0.7% | β 8.8% | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 39 |
| 44 | Alfa Romeo Junior | 970 | 0.6% | β 45.4% | 46 | 5,351 | 0.8% | β 12.3% | 37 | 28 |
| 45 | Audi A1 | 952 | 0.6% | + 23.0% | 41 | 4,371 | 0.7% | + 26.9% | 42 | 46 |
| 46 | Lancia Ypsilon | 925 | 0.6% | β 14.7% | 49 | 4,126 | 0.6% | + 2.9% | 46 | 44 |
| 47 | Volvo XC40 | 892 | 0.6% | + 15.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 50 |
| 48 | Audi Q2 | 888 | 0.6% | + 14.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | Mercedes GLC | 887 | 0.6% | + 56.7% | 50 | 3,739 | 0.6% | + 31.1% | 50 | n/a |
| 50 | Audi Q5 | 848 | 0.5% | + 102.4% | n/a | 3,146 | 0.5% | + 31.1% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 837 | 0.5% | β 9.1% | 47 | 3,993 | 0.6% | + 2.9% | 47 | 38 |
| n/a | Audi A3 | 823 | 0.5% | β 48.3% | n/a | 4,196 | 0.7% | β 24.2% | 45 | 25 |
| n/a | Suzuki Vitara | 823 | 0.5% | β 11.8% | 48 | 3,986 | 0.6% | β 1.9% | 48 | 41 |
| n/a | Skoda Fabia | 818 | 0.5% | β 15.4% | 44 | 4,346 | 0.7% | + 8.1% | 43 | 36 |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 665 | 0.4% | β 5.7% | 30 | 4,601 | 0.7% | β 19.5% | 40 | 34 |
Source: UNRAE
