Stellantis is expanding in Italia. Leapmotor’s Chinese models are proving popular
The Fiat Pandina remains the market leader, but the Chinese models distributed through joint ventures are performing strongly, and the T03 is the best-selling electric car
by m.cia.
Stellantis registered 40,061 vehicles in June, representing a 23% increase – well above the market average of 10.59%. According to data from the Motorisation Authority, it registered a total of 146,423 vehicles in the first six months of the year. Stellantis’ market share rose by 2.7% to stand at 27.3%.
With 290,218 registrations in the first six months of this year, the brands sold in Italy – including the Chinese firm Leapmotor – achieved an overall growth of 15.8 per cent, compared with 9.58 per cent for the domestic market as a whole, which stood at 936,783 registrations. Stellantis’ market share stood at 30.9%, up 1.6% compared with the first six months of last year. Excluding Leapmotor, sales volumes rose by 6.8% and the market share stood at 28.3% (-0.8% compared with the same period last year).
In the ranking of the month’s best-selling cars, the Fiat Pandina (i.e. the old Panda made in Pomigliano) remains firmly in first place, with 8,260 registrations, but the top 10 also includes five other Stellantis models: the Fiat Grande Panda, Peugeot 208, Citroën C3, Jeep Avenger and Leapmotor T03, in fourth, fifth, sixth, ninth and tenth place respectively.
The Stellantis Group and the FIAT brand therefore remain firmly in first place in the Italian car sales rankings. FIAT, in particular, recorded 14,132 registrations last June. This result reflects a very positive first half of the year, during which the Pandina reached 62,912 units, accounting for 6.7 per cent of the total market share, whilst the Grande Panda recorded 23,013 registrations, placing it third among the best-selling cars in Italia and first in the B-segment saloon category for the first half of the year.
Leapmotor has therefore achieved a remarkable result. In June, the Chinese brand ended the month with 3,366 registrations, an increase of 932.5% compared with June 2025. The most significant result once again comes from the BEV segment, where Leapmotor has confirmed its position as market leader with a 19.9% share – rising to 30.9% in the private customer segment – securing the brand, with its affordable T03, the top spot in the Italian electric vehicle market and the third best-selling model in the private customer segment. In the first half of the year, registrations totalled 24,269, an increase of 1,448.8% compared with the same period in 2025. With a market share of 29.4%, it holds the top spot in the BEV segment, and in the private BEV market it is also in first place with a share of 41.8%. The T03 is the best-selling electric model and, in the private market, is the second best-selling model behind the Fiat Pandina.
