Electric cars, 8.5% of registrations in April
Italia's share is almost double that of a few months ago, although well below the European average of 21.8%)
After a 2025 that recorded a 2.2% drop in registrations in Italia, the first four months of the year showed a recovery in volumes, also thanks to the long effect of the incentives assigned in the autumn. The month of April closed at +11.6% and brings the four-month period in positive territory compared to 2025 by 9.8%.
For the Italia market, this is the fifth month with growing results, thanks again to the incentives that on the one hand kept the performance of registrations lively, and on the other allowed full electric cars to reach 8.5% of registrations in the month, almost double the figure of a few months ago, although well below the European average of over 20% (21.8%).
In this context, Stellantis continued its march, recovering 13.6% in volumes for the month, 15% since the beginning of the year: registrations were driven by the Fiat (+31%) and Opel (+19%, +8% since the beginning of the year) brands, while the others recorded negative results. Leapmotor, the Chinese brand 'adopted' by the group led by Antonio Filosa, deserves a separate mention: in the space of a year, it has jumped close to a 3% market share.
The push for electric engines on the Italian market has brought volumes to all Chinese manufacturers: adding up the market share in Italia, they exceed 12%. To take some indication from the performance of the first four, the Italia car market is closing the gap on 2019 and electric models are catching up. The challenge at this point is twofold and concerns the ability of the domestic market to remain tonic, even with the end of the effects of the October incentives, but also the willingness of consumers to continue betting on full electric models even without demand support but, perhaps, with greater choice on the market.
The comparison with the pre-pandemic situation is still strongly negative, as Centro Studi Promotor points out, with a gap of 10.2% that has in any case halved since the end of last year. However, the monthly economic survey conducted by the centre on a sample of dealers shows that only 11% expect an increase in registrations over the next three to four months, while 56% expect stability and 33% a decrease in sales. Projecting sales for the January-April period over the whole year results in a registration volume of 1,631,266 cars, an increase of 6.9% over 2025 but still a hefty 14.9% down on 2019.
