Southern Europe isn't doing that well presently, and that's where Italy is. Sales of cars were down 10%, with Fiat down nearly 20%. That was the worst market penetration for the make since 2005 and one of the worst of all time since way back. If sacrificing sales gets Fiat back into profit in Europe, then so they should.
Below are listed rank, sales and market share for 2011:
1 Fiat 363,000