Importing a car from Italy
Most vehicles are being imported from Germany, Denmark and Sweden. Another increasingly popular import country is Italy. There is plenty of choice and with AUTOproff's online auctions importing a car from Italy is a breeze.
Fiat the best-selling car brand in Italy
What immediately stands out in Italy's sales statistics is that Fiat often leads the way. Other popular car brands in Italy include Volkswagen, Toyota, Peugeot, and Ford. It's also noteworthy that almost 40 percent of all new cars sold in Italy in 2022 were (plug-in) hybrids.
Italian car buyers are increasingly opting for environmentally friendly alternatives, but they haven't yet fully embraced fully electric cars. The numbers show it: BEVs account for less than 4 percent of new car sales in Italy. Diesel still represents nearly 20 percent of all newly sold cars in the country, with petrol accounting for almost 30 percent.
What to do to import a car from Italy?
The fact that so many new hybrid cars are sold in Italy is good news because they will come to the used car market eventually and these are the cars the $market is looking for. While petrol cars are still the most popular in Europe, hybrids and BEVs are simultaneously experiencing a clear increase.
Most popular car to import from Italy
The Fiat Panda has been the most popular car in Italy for years. This classic has, of course, kept up with the times and has been available with mild-hybrid technology for a number of years, making it a very interesting model to import from Italy to $market.
Other popular cars in Italy include the Fiat 500, Citroën C3, and Dacia Sandero. Of course, the selection is not limited to these models, and there is a wide range of all other brands and models that are also popular with $market consumers. But how can you buy and import these cars?
How to import a car from Italy?
Importing a car from one of your neighboring countries is relatively easy. The distances are short, and language is usually not a problem. However, it's different when importing a car from Italy. Firstly, the distance to the country is much greater, and the distances within Italy are considerable as well. Moreover, language is often an obstacle to doing business effectively. Fortunately, AUTOproff offers the perfect solution for this. With us, you can completely import cars from Italy online.
Get to know AUTOproff's car auctions
Every day at AUTOproff, we auction around 1,500 cars in our international car auctions plus another 1.000 vehicles for a no-bidding direct buying experience on our international Marketplace. Here you will also find a selection of young used cars from Italy, complete with documentation and inspection reports. The entire process, from auction to delivery, takes place online. With an account, you can log in to our auctions and bid on the vehicles. If you have purchased a car in the AP-Direct auctions, you can make arrangements with the seller for payment and transport. All payments are processed through the secure online payment system PAYproff, and payment is only released after the car is delivered. You can also arrange transport online with the transport companies affiliated with us.
What are the costs of importing a car from Italy?
There are, of course, costs associated with importing a car from Italy. At AUTOproff, we keep those costs as low as possible. Participating in AUTOproff's car auctions is free. If you have purchased a car in the AP-Direct auction, you only pay a fixed fee of 100 euros per purchased car and the mandatory costs for secure payment via PAYproff, transport, and UPS.).