MILAN — New-car gross sales in Italy fell 28 % in December, in keeping with information from the nation’s ministry of infrastructure and transport.

There have been 86,679 registrations final month, in keeping with the ministry, down from 119,620 in December 2020 which had one much less promoting day. The end result marked the sixth consecutive month-to-month decline.

Business affiliation UNRAE mentioned the December determine was 37 % lower than the pre-pandemic degree of December 2020.

By December, gross sales rose 5.5 % in Italy to 1.457 million. This was 23 % lower than in 2019.

Market analysis firm Dataforce forecasts that 2022 gross sales will attain 1.55 million items, a 6 % progress over 202. This determine would nonetheless be 20 % decrease than that achieved in 2019.

Dataforce mentioned all channels had gross sales declines in December. Demand from personal prospects fell 30 %, whereas gross sales to corporations dropped 12 % and people to long-term leases had a 20 % fall. Gross sales to short-term rental corporations dropped 4.3 %.

Self-registrations by automakers and sellers had been down 33 % from the identical month in 2020.

Each the COVID-19 pandemic and the microchip scarcity contributed to the gross sales droop within the second half of 2021.

Gross sales of battery electrical and plug-in-hybrid automobiles, which had been a shiny spot within the earlier months, fell in December after authorities incentive funds ran out.

In accordance with importer affiliation UNRAE, gross sales of full-electric automobiles fell 15 % in December to six,205, whereas plug-in-hybrid gross sales declined by 11 % to five,657. Their mixed market share was 13.3 %, up from 11.2 % in December 2020 and from 11.7 % in November.

Each segments posted important progress over 12 months. Full-electric gross sales greater than doubled to 67,542 with a 4.6 % market share, whereas plug-in-hybrid gross sales grew 152 % to 69,312 for a 4.7 % share.

A authorities package deal to spur gross sales of full-electric, plug-in-hybrid and low-emissions automobiles expired in 2021. The most recent 65-million-euro top-up to this plan was launched in late October however ran out in two days. The federal government has not but allotted new funds inside its 2022 price range, which was authorized in late December.

Business associations have been vital of the shortage of latest incentives for 2022. In accordance with UNRAE “the shortage of a mid-term incentive technique will imply automobile consumers pay the price of the transition to greener automobiles.”

The Fiat New 500 was the preferred full-electric automobile, with 887 items bought, topping the 805 items of the Dacia Spring. The Jeep Compass compact SUV was once more the preferred plug-in-hybrid selection with 693 items bought, forward of the Jeep Renegade sibling and the Peugeot 3008 compact crossover.

Gross sales of the Tesla Mannequin 3 midsize sedan dropped by 51 % to 418.  General gross sales of the Tesla model had been down 31 % to 633. Tesla bought 6,045 items in 2021, up 59 % in 2020.

Full-hybrid and mild-hybrid gross sales had been up 3.3 % for a 30.1 % market share, down from 31.4 % in November however greater than each gasoline and diesel automobile gross sales.

Diesel gross sales declined 42 % for a 20.6 % share, 5.4 share factors decrease than in December 2020 however 1.6 share factors greater than in November. Gasoline powertrain gross sales had been down 42 % in December, with a market share of 26 %, 7 share factors down from December 2020.

Gross sales of automobiles powered by liquefied petroleum fuel (LPG) had been 1.9 % decrease, with an 8.1 % market share, 2.1 share factors greater than the earlier yr.

Demand for automobiles pushed by compressed pure fuel (CNG) dropped 46 %, giving the powertrain a market share of 1.8 %, down from 2.5 % in December 2020.

Amongst main gamers, Korean Hyundai and Kia noticed important gross sales will increase. Hyundai gross sales had been up 40 % and Kia grew by 8.4 %.

Dacia gross sales grew by 30 %, with the Duster compact SUV the second hottest mannequin in December.

Stellantis noticed gross sales of the Fiat model drop 31 %, whereas Alfa Romeo was down 42 % and Lancia suffered a 53 % decline. Peugeot registrations fell 32 % and Citroen was down 45 %. Opel declined 36 % and Jeep fell by 30 %.

Amongst Volkswagen Group manufacturers, the VW model gross sales dropped 40 %, Audi registrations declined by 21 % and Seat fell 48 %. Skoda was down by 24 %.

Porsche registrations rose by 105 %.

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Each Renault model and Ford gross sales had been down 45 %.

Amongst Japanese manufacturers, Toyota fell 25 % and Nissan gross sales had been down 33 %.

Regardless of the decline, Toyota was the third hottest model each in December and for the entire of 2021, after Fiat and Volkswagen.

The brand new Toyota Yaris Cross crossover was the fifth hottest automobile in December with 2,390 items bought. Its sibling Yaris hatchback bought 1,467 items nevertheless it was nonetheless the fifth hottest mannequin via December with over 32,000 gross sales.

BMW model gross sales dropped 11 % and Mercedes-Benz gross sales declined by 13 %. Mini gross sales grew by 53 %.