New car registrations in Italy rose in June by 10.6% year-on-year to 146,423 vehicles, transport ministry data showed on Wednesday.
In the first half of the year, registrations were up by 9.6% compared to the same period last year, to 936,783 units.
Italian market leader Stellantis MIL:STLAM, whose brands include Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot and Chinese joint venture Leapmotor, outperformed the market, with June sales up 22.4%, according to Reuters calculations.
The Franco-Italian automaker's market share stood at 27.1% last month, according to the same calculations, compared to 24.55% in June 2025.
Chinese groups continued to make strong inroads, with BYD's SZSE:002594 year-on-year sales up by 208.7% to 6,057 units and a market share of around 4%, and Chery's HKEX:9973 Omoda/Jaecoo brands up 214.8% to 4,086 units.
U.S. electric vehicles-maker Tesla's NASDAQ:TSLA June sales were up by 42.8% to 2,423 units.