- The Italian car market reached a volume of 1,303,534 passenger cars in 2013 , representing a decrease of 7% against 2012 , which had already declined by 20% compared to 2011. Since 2007, the Italian market has lost nearly 1.2 million passenger cars, representing a decrease of 48 % which means that the market has lost nearly half of its volume in seven years.

- This decline was principally a result of the Fiat group size reduction.  Fiat group is the leading  carmaker in Italy, with a market share of about 30 %. Fortunately, the Fiat Group has acquired the Chrysler Group (which is progressing since 2011). Without this purchase Fiat group  would have probably disappeared.

- The Volkswagen Group is second on the market (14%), ahead of Renault -Nissan (11%), PSA (9%). GM (7%) and Ford (7%).
Americans have declined significantly in recent years.

- The model most sold in the Italian market in 2013  was the Fiat Panda ( 100,121 units ), followed by Fiat Punto (64,315 units), the LanciaYpsilon ( 46,251 units), the Fiat 500 ( 42,314 units) and the Fiat 500L ( 38,231 units).