Comment on FCA's January Sales in Italy

• Fiat Chrysler Automobiles closed January with sales in Italy totaling nearly 39,800 vehicles and market share at 24.1%.
• The Fiat Panda was the best-selling vehicle in Italy with a 46.3% A-segment share. It was followed by the Lancia Ypsilon in the overall ranking and the Fiat 500 in the A segment.
• The Lancia Ypsilon was leader in the B segment and, with sales up 55.4% year-over-year, it achieved its highest market share since April 2016.
• The Alfa Romeo Stelvio was leader in its segment with a 13.4% share.
• The Fiat 500X, Jeep Renegade and Jeep Compass continued among the top three in their respective segments.
• Pietro Gorlier, Chief Operating Officer for EMEA, commented: "With the market in decline, FCA continued to focus on retail sales, where we significantly outperformed the market with a 16% year-over-year increase. We are pleased to see the Fiat Panda, Lancia Ypsilon and Alfa Romeo Stelvio in the lead in their respective segments."

In January, FCA sales in Italy totaled nearly 39,800 vehicles and market share was 24.1%.
FCA continued the strategy initiated in 2018 of focusing on the more profitable sales channels, such as retail, where FCA significantly outperformed the market with a 16% year-over-year increase.

Jeep posted January sales of 6,250 vehicles with market share at 3.8% for the month.
The brand also continued as leader in the off-road segment.
The Jeep Renegade was among the top three in its segment for the month with an 11.4% share, while the Jeep Compass was the second best-selling vehicle in its segment with an 11.1% share.

Alfa Romeo sales in January totaled nearly 2,500 vehicles and brand market share was 1.5%.
The Stelvio was leader in its segment once again in January with a 13.4% segment share.

Fiat brand posted January sales of 24,450 vehicles and market share was 14.8% for the month.
The Panda dominated the overall rankings with more than 14,500 vehicles sold and was also leader in the A segment with a 46.3% share. The 500X also ranked in the top ten and was among the leaders in its segment with a 13.1% share. Results were also positive for the Qubo (segment leader), the 500 (second in A segment behind the Panda) and the Tipo, 124 Spider and 500L, which all ranked among the top three in their segments.

Lancia closed the month with sales up 55.4% to 6,600 vehicles. Brand market share was up 1.6 percentage points over January 2018 to 4.0%. This was the brand's highest market share since April 2016, reflecting strong results for the Lancia Ypsilon which was leader in the B segment with a 17.0% share and second overall for the month (runner up to the Fiat Panda).

London, 1 February 2019

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