Best-selling cars in September: Italia’s top 5 models
The Italian car market returned to growth in September. The Fiat Panda remains the best-selling model.
New car registrations totalled 139,356, up 9.9 per cent on the 126,781 recorded in the same month of 2025. In the first nine months of the year, 1,268,964 cars were registered, representing an increase of 8.7 per cent, although the figure remains 13.6 per cent lower than in 2019. The market is being driven primarily by hybrid vehicles, which now account for 50.7 per cent of registrations, split between 32.2 per cent mild hybrids and 18.5 per cent full hybrids. Petrol cars fell to 17.6 per cent, plug-in hybrids rose to 11.1 per cent, whilst LPG and electric cars accounted for 8.1 per cent and 7.6 per cent respectively. Diesel cars fell to 4.9 per cent. In terms of sales channels, private buyers accounted for 55.9 per cent of the market, ahead of long-term hire at 21.5 per cent and self-registrations at 13.9 per cent. The ranking of individual models confirms the Fiat Panda in first place with a very comfortable lead over the Jeep Avenger. Behind them, the Peugeot 3008 takes the third spot on the podium, ahead of the Dacia Sandero and the Toyota Yaris Cross. In September, 10,378 Pandas, 4,092 Avengers, 3,780 Peugeot 3008s, 3,723 Sanderos and 3,678 Yaris Crosses were registered respectively.
Fiat Panda, 10,378 registrations
The Panda, which officially took on the name Pandina for the 2026 model year, clearly retains first place. It is a 3.69-metre-long A-segment city car – 3.71 metres in the Cross version – 1.71 metres wide with the wing mirrors folded in, and 1.55 metres high. The range includes the 1.0-litre three-cylinder mild-hybrid engine producing 65 Cv, paired with a six-speed manual gearbox. The boot offers 225 litres of space, whilst the list price starts at 15,950 euros.
Jeep Avenger, 4,092 registrations
Ranked second overall and first amongst SUVs, the Avenger confirms Jeep’s strong position in the B-SUV segment. It measures 4.08 metres in length, 1.78 metres in width and 1.53 metres in height. The range starts with the 1.2-litre three-cylinder turbo petrol engine producing 100 Cv with a manual gearbox and includes the 110 Cv e-Hybrid with an automatic transmission, the 145 Cv 4xe with all-wheel drive and the 156 Cv all-electric version, which is rated at a WLTP range of up to 400 kilometres. Prices start at 25,700 euros.
