Fiat’s September sales were up by 66% (11,411 units) compared to the same month last year (6,864 units).

Year-to-date sales are up 64% to 47,184 units compared to the same period last year (28,697).

Fiat Auto’s UK performance, managing director, Giulio Salomone, said: "Obviously we are delighted that UK customers have returned to our stylish new products in such an emphatic way, but we are far from complacent.

"The launch of new Fiat models and variants continues at speed, and next year we will see the arrival of two eagerly awaited cars from the ‘new’ Fiat. First we shall be presenting our C-segment contender, the Fiat Bravo, and late in the year we will present the new Fiat 500."

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