ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In 2025 the Long term rental of cars and off-roads recorded 1.101.630 contracts, with an increase of 16.1% on the previous year. Compared to 2021 (first year from which data are available), NLT contracts are doubled and in 2025 the total volume is the highest of the last 4 years. According to the analysis elaborated by UNRAE on the basis of data provided by MIT, during 2025 NLT contracts lasting more than 30 days, were concluded for 14.2% with Privates (156.685 units, +19.1% compared to 2024), and for 85.8% with Company (944.945 units, +15.6%). In the latter category, non-automotive companies (*), up 7.6%, but with a decrease of 5.3 points compared to 2024, 67.1% of total contracts. They follow the companies of Short Term Rental (NBT) with a share that rises from 7.7% of 2024 to 11.6%, Dealer and Constructors with 4.7% (4.5% in 2024), and the other companies of NLT with the remaining 2.4% (up from 1.5% a year ago). The average duration of contracts in the year was 21 months, marking a decline compared to 2024 which had closed to 23 months, and with wide differences between the various users: 24 months for Non-Automotive Companies, 23 for Privates, 15 for Dealers and Constructors, 14 for NLT and 9 for NBT.
As for power supply, 2025 marked a leap in NLT contracts for rechargeable cars (ECV). PHEV and BEV respectively marked an increase of 51.8% and 51.6% compared to 2024. There are different preferences between user types. Diesel dominates for non-automotive and long term rental companies, respectively with 37.0% and 38.9%. The preferred choice from Short Term Rental is the petrol engine with 48.6%, as for Dealer and Constructors where it prevails with 28.7%. Privates prefer hybrids, which choose for 33.4%. The electric cars also (BEV) hold the record between Dealer and Constructors at 21.9%, while the plug-in hybrids (PHEV) are chosen by non-automotive companies for 10.9%, followed by very short distance from the Private with 10.6%.
Residual shares for each type of user for methane and GPL engines. The segments see a strong predominance of the SUVs with 58.9% of the total (among the private ones is at 64.2%), followed by the Berlins at 28.8% and from the Station Wagon at 10.2% (with larger and equal shares at 12.5% between non-automotive companies and NLT). As for SUVs, segment C prevails, with over a quarter (26.7%) of total preferences, chosen mainly by Privates (29.9%) and Non-Automotive Companies (28.6%). Among the Berlines are those of segment B (10.8%), preferable from NBT (18.1%) and NLT (16.6%).
On a geographical level, Lombardy in 2025 confirmed itself as a leader, representing 30.7% of the national total of contracts, followed by Lazio (14.3%), Trentino-Alto Adige (9.7%), Emilia-Romagna (8.1%), Piedmont (7.3%) and Veneto (6.3%). Calabria (32.9%), Molise (32.7%) and Puglia (29.3%) have the largest share of contracts concluded by Privati; Lombardy (84.6%) and Valle D’Aosta (84.4%) collect the largest percentages of contracts stipulated by non-automotive companies. Marche (14.8%) and Umbria (14.0%) stand out for the highest number of Dealer and Constructors contracts. In Trentino – South Tyrol contracts prevail at NBT (77.3%), while Emilia-Romagna stands out for the share of NLT contracts (19.2%).
Car contracts registered in the first 9 months 2025. Contracts concluded until 31 December 2025, relating to vehicles registered in the first 9 months of the year, are 311.927 (the number may include more contracts relating to the same vehicle). Of these, the largest share – equal to 54.0% – is for non-automotive companies, followed by Short Term Rental with 24,0%, from Private with 14.6%, from Dealer and Constructors with 6.2% and last from Long Term Rental with 1.2%. On the other hand, hybrids are in the first place with 36.8%, followed by petrol at 22.4% and diesel at 21.7%. Plug-in and full electric cover 11.9% and 6.5% respectively, while remaining residual shares for the GPL.
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