ROMA (ITALPRESS) – The Italian market of commercial vehicles starts on 2026 with a negative trend and with a month of January that marks the third consecutive decline. In the month 14,290 new registrations were recorded, with a bending of 5.2% regarding the 15,070 units of the same month of 2025 (which had already recorded a contraction of 16.0% regarding January 2024). Electric vehicles in reverse: in January pure electric commercial vehicles record a reduction in both volumes sold and market share.
The share has stopped at 2.4%, almost halved compared to 4.5% of December 2025 but also decreased compared to 2.7% of January 2025, when there were no incentives. It seems therefore that the possible positive effect of the registration of vehicles has already been exhausted, which has benefited from the MASE contributions, whose actual volume can only be determined at the end of the procedures relating to reimbursement for the Concessionaries. On this issue, UNRAE continues to accelerate the repayment process of early sums.
Support for the sector could come from the incentives confirmed by MIMIT during the Automotive Table of 30 January, which provided the allocation of 200 million euros for the purchase of new commercial vehicles over the next 5 years (period 2026-2030). However, considering the procedures necessary to make this measure operational, the use of resources provided for by 2026 does not appear immediately.
“As we reiterated on several occasions, in addition to the incentives, other priority actions are needed for the commercial vehicle sector,” says Roberto Pietrantonio, UNRAE President. “In particular, charging infrastructures must also be developed for Light Commercial Vehicles, as already foreseen for heavy vehicles, to introduce a tax credit to 50% for private investments in fast recharges (over 70 kW) for the three-year period 2026-2028 and to intervene on the high cost of refills.”.
“At European level – continues Pietrantonio – the Automotive Package has at the moment previewed a review of the target of reduction of CO2 emissions for light commercial vehicles to 2030, bringing it from -50% to -40% regarding the values of 2021′′′′.
The market structure of the month of January, with almost definitive data, compared with the same period 2025, confirms a decline of the individuals who lose 1,2 points of share, to 16.1% of the total. Autoimmatricolazioni – with a strong increase in volumes – close the month of January recovering 4.7 points of altitude and reaching 11.9% of the total.
The long-term rental yields 4.2 points of share, stopping at 25.6%, for a decline in Captives and a more accentuated of Top companies. Short-term rentals are up to 4.8% (+1.2 p.p.), entities and companies confirm leadership, but give half a point to 41.6% share. On the front of the motorizations, in January the diesel – with a contraction in volume – yields 5,6 points of altitude, descending to 79,1% of the total.
The gasoline engine, with a drop higher than the total market, loses 0.6 points at 3.4%, while the Gpl rises at 3.7% share (+1.6 p.p.) and hybrid vehicles earn 3 points and cover 9.1% of the total. The BEV vehicles, as anticipated, in January lose 0.3 points, stopping at 2.4%, while the plug-in vehicles pass from 0.4% a year ago to 2.3% of January 2026. The average CO2 weighted in January 2026 falls by 1.8% to 187,5 g/Km, compared to 190,9 g/Km of the same period 2025.
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