The signs of the recovery of the car market begin to be felt in August. In the eighth month of the year, the leadership of the Fiat Panda continues, which is no longer only the first among the best-selling cars but also on the top step. top of the podium in the ranking of electric hybrids (in eight months the record goes to Ford Puma).
Among the preferences of Italians, the tendency towards the purchase of raised cars is generally confirmed: just think that the share of crossovers and off-road vehicles (48.1%) far exceeds that of sedans (43.5%), until now the bodywork preferred by the customers of the boot.
The incentive campaign fuels purchases but also and above all the tendency to prefer 'alternative' power supplies to diesel (which continues to decline) and gasoline, in particular electric hybrids while at the same time there is an exploit of electric limited numbers have reached a considerable share of 2.1%, to be emphasized compared to that of twelve months ago which stopped at just 0.6%.
With over 5,300 units in August, the Fiat Panda confirmed itself as the favorite car of the Italians, followed by two other cars of the FCA group (500X and Lancia Ypsilon), as if to underline the greater propensity to purchase Italian cars.
Down from the podium we find the Ford Puma (with 2,193 units) which also takes first place in the ranking of the best-selling hybrid-electric in the first eight months, that of August sees the triumph of the new hybrid version of the Panda.
Plug-ins are also doing well with the Ford Kuga in first place, launched last March and which in the six months has already exceeded 1,100 units while for full electric cars the record goes to the small Renault Zoe (506 units in August , 2,767 in the eight months, followed by the Vw Up! And the Tesla Model 3 (which is fourth in the rankings for the January-August period). The decline in diesel continues, reaching 35.3% and is recorded in August , a sharp decline also for petrol cars (36.2% compared to 43.7% the previous year). Finally, as regards bodywork, crossover and off-road vehicles increased with the Fiat 500X, the Ford Puma and the Renault Captur took the podium of the first category while for the second the primacy goes to Jeep with Compass and Renegade followed by another FCA car, the Alfa Romeo Stelvio.
