POINT 2-car Italy, continued strong in July, but the levels of 1980 – Reuters Italy

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MILAN, August 3 (Reuters) – Even a revival car in Italy with an increase in registrations of 14% in July and the group Fiat Chrysler (Fca) close to a 20% growth in a market that remains, however, at the low end of 1980.

According to the Ministry of Transport, in July stood at 131,489 vehicles , up by 14.54% on year.

Fiat Chrysler salt 19.3% to 37,248, its share stood at 28.3%.

Unrae (Association of the foreign producers in Italy) estimates 1.535 million vehicles for 2015, amounting to cars registered in 1980, said in a statement.

In July salt so decided the private channel (+ 20% estimated Unrae) while you resize the increase in rentals (+ 5% ), which had supported the market earlier this year.

In terms of sees a slowdown in orders in July with an increase of 10% on year, according to estimates ANFIA (Italian association of industry, but without Fca) and Unrae.

The production in Italy has a dynamic decidedly more pronounced, + 63% in the first quarter of 2015, emphasizes Anfia, thanks mainly to the success of new models Fiat 500X and Jeep Renegade products in the Melfi plant.

For the Fiat brand in strong growth is Jeep almost quadrupled since last year, Fiat takes up 15%, Lancia and Alfa Romeo performers over content. More …