Promedio de edad de 13 años.

En 2024 Italian Parking reached a negative record never touched before: 13 years old on average. Cars are getting bigger, while the new market remains stagnant at the level of 2023, and disposal is not being maintained. The circulating park continues to grow, surpassing 41 million unitsAnd Italians are spending more and more to deal with fuels, maintenance, and taxes. A mix that worsens the quality of national parking and raises concerns about safety, efficiency, and environmental impact.

The new market doesn’t take off and parking is getting older

In 2024, new car registrations in Italy stopped at 1.6 million unitsOnly 0.7% more than 2023. A figure that confirms the market stagnation, far from the 2 million of the Golden Age (2000-2010) and 1.9 million in the pre-co-covid period of three years (2017-2019). Also, the so-called Net issue or the net of new cars radiated, was modest: only 350,000 unitsdue to one of the highest numbers of radiations in the last 20 years.

As mentioned, the average age of cars traveling in Italy reached the record rate of 13 years in 2024Two months more than 2023. It is the largest value ever recorded, a sign of an increasingly older and less safe park. A quarter of the cars in circulation (24%) are still approved Euro 0, 1, 2 or 3That is, they are at least 19 years old. Despite the rare demand for new cars, parking continues to expand: it went from 41 to 41.3 million vehicleswith a registration report of 701 cars per 1,000 inhabitantsThe largest in Europe according to the statements here.

Used dominates but purchases remain local

The only clear growth segment is that of Used Carwith over 3.15 million transactions (+8.5% in 2023). The ratio between used cars sold and new ones registered increased to 1.98: For every new car, almost two change hands in the second market. It should be mentioned that 78% of these sales remain in the same region, a sign of strong territoriality even in local markets.

Costs and taxes are increasing

In 2024, Italians spent 165 billion euros on cars (+3% compared to 2023), with an average annual expenditure of approximately 4,000 euros per vehicle. Main items: 53 billion for purchase and depreciation, 41 billion for fuels, and 29 billion for maintenance and repairs. At the same time, tax revenues generated by cars increased, reaching 71 billion euros (+2.2%): the largest portion comes from fuels (39 billion), followed by VAT (9.8 billion), and car stamp duty (7.5 billion).