Overview

• Passenger car registrations fell by 5.2% in July to 119,081 units, driven by a 13.3% tumble in private buyer demand.
• Light commercial vehicles bucked the trend with a 5.6% increase to 16,600 new registrations, led by rental and fleet purchases.
• Battery electric vehicle sales jumped 35.2% and plug-in hybrid registrations soared 82.6%, though electrified models still hold under 12% of the market.
• Average CO2 emissions stabilized at 116 g/km for passenger cars, triggering more than €2.1 billion in EU penalties through July.
• BYD entered Italy’s top 20 brands for the first time with 2,268 registrations and the government confirmed a €600 million EV incentive fund for September 2025–June 2026.