Stellantis and Leapmotor Claim 16.9% EU30 Share Through September

Stellantis says its European registrations rose during the first nine months of 2026, while the addition of Leapmotor pushed the two companies past 2 million combined registrations across the automaker’s EU30 market definition.

The October 21 update reports 1.927 million Stellantis registrations, up 3% from the same period in 2025, and a 16.1% share. Including Leapmotor, the company puts the total at 2.014 million registrations, up 6.8%, with a combined 16.9% share—0.18 percentage points higher year over year.

What the figures cover

“EU30” is broader than the European Union. Stellantis defines it as the 27 EU countries plus the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Norway. That distinction matters when comparing the release with statistics labeled simply “EU,” because the totals and market shares use different geographic bases.

The figures are manufacturer-reported and draw on official, non-official and internal sources, including company estimates. Stellantis says it has not independently verified all third-party market data and notes that reported shares may change. The European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association plans to publish its September passenger-car registration release on October 22, one day after this Stellantis announcement.

Small cars and hybrids lead the company’s message

Stellantis says it ranked first in the EU30’s A- and B-segments, the small-car categories that include many of its highest-volume nameplates. Registrations for the company’s Smart Car lineup—the Citroën C3 and C3 Aircross, Fiat Grande Panda and Opel Frontera—rose 64.6% year over year.

By brand, Fiat registrations increased 20%, Citroën 8.6%, Lancia 3.5% and Opel 3%. The company also claims a 28.1% share of the light-commercial-vehicle market and a 16.5% share of the combined plug-in hybrid, full-hybrid and mild-hybrid passenger-car segment.

Country results were uneven but positive in several large markets: the UK rose 5.8%, Germany 4.2%, Italy 3.8% and Spain 0.8%. Stellantis says the Fiat Pandina led Italy’s model ranking, followed by the Jeep Avenger, while the Peugeot 208 led France.

How the broader market compares

ACEA’s latest completed monthly release covers the first eight months of 2026 rather than September and uses an EU-only base, so it is not a direct audit of Stellantis’s EU30 claims. It nevertheless shows the direction of the wider market: EU passenger-car registrations were up 5.3% through August, battery-electric vehicles held a 21.7% share, hybrids 36.6% and plug-in hybrids 10%.

Those market figures help explain why Stellantis is emphasizing small vehicles and multiple electrified powertrains. They do not prove which company is gaining customers most profitably, and registrations are not the same as revenue, operating margin or retail orders.

What to watch next

The next useful check is ACEA’s September manufacturer table, followed by Stellantis’s financial reporting. Investors and industry watchers should compare the registration growth with pricing, incentives, inventory and profitability rather than treating volume alone as a complete performance measure.

Chiefs Review recently examined the Jeep Avenger’s 300,000-order claim and Leapmotor’s plan to build the B05 in Spain. For a U.S. comparison, see our report on GM’s third-quarter results and full-year outlook.

Featured image: illustrative archive photograph of a 2024 Peugeot 208 GT PureTech, one of the model lines highlighted in Stellantis’s registration release. The photograph is not a visual representation of the entire EU30 market. Photo by Harvey Bold / Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Resized for display.

Sources

• Stellantis: EU30 registrations through September 2026 (October 21, 2026)
• ACEA: EU new-car registrations through August 2026 (September 24, 2026)
• ACEA 2026 registration-release calendar