Italian car sales rise 5.51% in 2021, down 27.5% in December
Published by maria gbaf
Posted on January 4, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026

Published by maria gbaf
Posted on January 4, 2022
1 min readLast updated: January 28, 2026

Italian car sales rose 5.51% in 2021 to 1,457,952 units, despite a 27.5% decline in December. The transport ministry reported these figures, showing a recovery from 2020's drop.
MILAN (Reuters) – Car sales rose 5.51% overall last year in Italy to reach the level of 1,457,952, Italy’s transport ministry said on Monday, highlighting a positive result compared with 2020, when the sales fell nearly 28% on the previous year.
Last month, however, sales were down 27.5% compared with December 2020, the ministry said.
(Reporting by Cristina Carlevaro, writing by Francesca Landini)
The article discusses the rise in Italian car sales by 5.51% in 2021, despite a significant drop in December.
Car sales in Italy fell by 27.5% in December 2021 compared to December 2020.
The total number of car sales in Italy for 2021 was 1,457,952 units.
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