First quarter 2023 report - EUROPE automotive market

With a positive trend for 8 months, the European market logically recorded growth in the first quarter of the year, an increase of 17.5% to 3,235,951 units, a level that must be put into perspective due to a distorted comparison base as a result of a year marked by a shortage of components.

In this context, sales of the

• ALFA ROMEO, up 139.8% to 12,518 units for a market share of 0.4%.

• CITROËN, up 6.3% to 102,983 units for a market share of 3.2%; and

• DS up 17.6% to 13,751 units for a market share of 0.4%.

• FIAT up 7.5% to 103,312 units for a market share of 3.2%.

• JEEP up 12.7% to 32,107 units for a market share of 1%.

• LANCIA up 3.1% to 11,123 units for a market share of 0.3%.

• OPEL up 5.5% to 116,769 units for a market share of 3.6%.

• PEUGEOT up 10.2% to 179,723 units for a market share of 5.6%.

In total, Stellantis sold 574,879 units, an increase of 9.7% and a market share of 17.8%. Although the group's sales are increasing, the gap with Volkswagen is widening as the German group increased its sales by 24.4% over the same period, with a market share of 25.3%, i.e. 7.5 points more than Stellantis. For its part, Citroën's sales are on the rise and, although the increase is modest, it includes a month in which sales fell significantly, a sign that the brand has managed to reverse the trend by improving its delivery capacity.