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Car market: the month of May flies high

Registrations are on the rise in Italy and in Europe

The growing trend continues for the car market: in Italy for the month of May there was an increase of 23.1%. The registrations of the four-wheelers are flying, which in the first 5 months of 2023 alone number 702,339 units.


“In May 2023, the Italian car market grew for the fifth consecutive month since the beginning of the year (+23.1%), once again benefiting from the comparison with a May 2022 decline (-15%)” confirms Paolo Scudieri, President of ANFIA.

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What are the best-selling cars

Here are some detailed data, just published by ANFIA:

Registrations for feedingMAY 2023 VS MAY 2022
Gasoline cars+23,9%
Diesel cars+24,4%
Electrified cars+43,2%
Non-rechargeable hybrids (HEV)+27,7%
Rechargeable cars (BEV and PHEV)+7,4%
Gas cars+8,5%
Data source: ANFIA

Small cars or SUV, which are the most requested?

Segment registrationsMAY 2023 VS MAY 2022
Utilitarian and Superutilitarian+30,6%
Cars of the medium segments+12%
SUV+33,2%
Data source: ANFIA

The second-hand market totals 448,397 transfers of ownership gross of mini-transfers to dealers in May 2023, 11% more than in May 2022.

Innovation and research the pillars of recovery

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The European car market also scores positive points and, with the latest data, recorded a +16.1%.


“The signs of market recovery are strong and supported by the latest data” – they comment from the VRM SPA group. “Surely the commitment put in place to encourage research, development and above all more sustainable processes is reaping its fruits”.

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