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Car dealers market size in Italy

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The car dealers market in Italy was worth €112.9bn[2] in 2024, measured by the net turnover of businesses in the industry, according to Eurostat.

Sale of cars and light motor vehicles · NACE G4511 · Last verified 24 September 2026

Market size, 2024

€112.9bn[2]

Net turnover, high confidence
Change, 2021 to 2024

+24.4%[2]

Not adjusted for inflation
Latest signal, 2025

-1.2%[3]

Wider industry
Businesses, 2024

25,422[2]

Enterprises in the industry

Turnover, 2021 to 2024

Turnover by year2021: €90.8bn; 2022: €90.2bn; 2023: €108.8bn; 2024: €112.9bn0€25.0bn€50.0bn€75.0bn€100.0bn€125.0bn2021: €90,757.76 million€90.8bn20212022: €90,204.5 million€90.2bn20222023: €108,824.53 million€108.8bn20232024: €112,946.49 million€112.9bn2024
Source: Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates. G4511 · NETTUR_MEUR · IT · 2024.Get the data in Excel

Turnover in the wider industry, Sale of motor vehicles (NACE G451), changed by -1.2%[3] in 2025 compared with 2024. This is the wider industry, not car dealers alone.

Key figures, 2024

Net turnover€112,946.49 million[2]
Value added at factor cost€7,731.08 million[2]
Enterprises25,422[2]
Persons employed103,560[2]
What this figure measures

The net turnover of businesses whose main activity is this industry, from official business statistics. It's the industry's sales, including exports and excluding VAT. It isn't the same as what customers in Italy spend on these products, which would also include imports.

Common questions

What is the market size of the car dealers industry in Italy?

€112.9bn in 2024[2], measured by the net turnover of businesses in the industry, according to Eurostat.

Has the car dealers market in Italy grown?

Turnover changed by +24.4%[2] between 2021 and 2024 (not adjusted for inflation). The latest official signal is -1.2%[3] in 2025 for the wider industry.

How many businesses are in the car dealers industry in Italy?

25,422 enterprises in 2024[2].

How does Italy compare with other European countries?

Italy is the fourth largest of the 5 countries we cover for this industry in 2024, behind Germany, United Kingdom and France. See the comparison above.

Where do these figures come from?

From official business statistics published by Eurostat. We don't estimate or model anything: every number is either published by official statisticians or calculated directly from those figures (percentage changes and currency conversion), and each one links to its source. How we work.

Notes on these figures

  • Eurostat's current business statistics start in 2021; earlier years are on a different basis and aren't shown.
  • 2025 growth is for the wider industry (Sale of motor vehicles (NACE G451)), not this industry alone. Official 2025 figures for this industry aren't published yet.
  • UK figures are ONS 'total turnover'; other countries show Eurostat 'net turnover'. The measures are close but not identical, so compare with care.

Sources

  1. Eurostat, Euro/ECU exchange rates - annual data (dataset ert_bil_eur_a). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-07-08. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  2. Eurostat, Enterprises by detailed NACE Rev. 2 activity and special aggregates (dataset sbs_ovw_act). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-09-15. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  3. Eurostat, Turnover and volume of sales in wholesale and retail trade - annual data (dataset sts_trtu_a). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-09-24. Source link. Eurostat reuse policy (Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), attribution required
  4. ONS, Annual Business Survey: UK non-financial business economy, sections A to S (dataset abssectionsas). Retrieved 24 September 2026; source updated 2026-05-26. Source link. Open Government Licence v3.0, attribution required

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