59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant.
The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so far this year, distancing Skoda (+5.1%) and BMW (-5.5%). Audi soars +13.6% YoY but drops one spot on last month to #4, with Seat (+22.1%) and Mercedes (+8.4%) also beating the market below. Cupra (-10.4%) is down on a record-setting year-ago result. BYD (+81.5%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 20 and repeats inside the Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row at #8.
Over in the models charts, the VW Golf (+27.9%) reclaims the top spot off the Skoda Octavia (-8.3%), now leading by more than 1,000 sales year-to-date. The BMW X3 (+147.6%) surges to #3, with the iX3 BEV variant accounting for 59% of its volume. The BMW X1 (-18.3%) follows with the Seat Ibiza (-20.9%) rounding out the Top 5. The Skoda Enyaq (+119%) surges to #6 while the Opel Frontera (+78.1%) scores its first ever Austrian Top 20 finish, landing directly at #7 with 48% of its volume coming from the BEV variant.
First Top 10 finish for the BMW X3 (including the iX3, pictured).
49,590 new cars hit Polish roads in May, a 6.3% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is now up 7.4% to 253,067 after five months. Brand leaders Toyota (-6.2%) and Skoda (-7%) canβt capitalise on the market growth but remain in the lead with 13.6% and 10.1% share respectively. Volkswagen (+9.1%) lodges another solid month at $3, distancing BMW (+6.9%) and Kia (+4.9%). Mercedes (-13%) struggles but ensures the Top 6 is identical to April. Dacia (+8.3%), Renault (+5.5%) and Audi (+3%) are also up in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, MG (+39.7%) equals its ranking record at #11 and manages all time high volumes (1,723) and share (3.5%). BYD (+183.2%) is up to #15 and newcomer Chery up to #16 with 2% share. Also new, Jetour breaks into the Top 30 for the first time at #27.
Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla (-9%) stays on top but drops to 3.5% share vs. 4% so far this year. The Skoda Octavia (-7.1%) edges closer thanks to a smaller drop. The Kia Sportage (+27%) and Hyundai Tucson (+62.3%) deliver tremendous results below with the Toyota C-HR (+5%) rounding out the Top 5. Excellent showing also by the Dacia Duster (+17.1%) back inside the Top 10 for the first time since last July. Meanwhile the MG HS (+6.1%) manages its first Top 10 finish of the year at #8. We have a new nameplate in the Top 10: the BMW X3 is up to #10, smashing its previous ranking record of #15 hit in April 2020.
The Tesla Model Y holds 20.1% of the Norwegian market in May.
15,560 new cars hit Norwegian roads in May, a solid 9.1% year-on-year improvement and the biggest May tally in 40 years: since 1986. However the year-to-date volume remains in negative at -5.8% to 53,846. At 15,210 sales, BEVs account for 97.8% of the total market vs. 93.9% in May 2025, with the YTD level standing at 98% vs. 92.7% over the same period in 2025. Diesel is at 0.8%, HEVs at 0.7%, PHEV at 0.6% and petrol at 0.2%. Year-to-date, diesel is at 0.9%, PHEV at 0.5%, HEV at 0.3% and petrol at 0.2%.
Tesla (+28.7%) reclaims the brands top spot with 21.5% share vs. 20.7% year-to-date where it is up 51%. Toyota (+21%) is #2 once again with an improved 12.7% share, dislodging Volkswagen (-8%) down to #3. BMW (-14%) and Volvo (-13.8%) disappoint below while Skoda (-0.8%) is stable. XPeng (+74.4%) and Mercedes (+53.8%) lodge the biggest gains in the Top 10 with BYD (+9.7%) also up. Below, Smart (+25100%), Subaru (+13800%), Suzuki (+2350%), Honda (+396.6%) and Peugeot (+295.4%) spectacularly shoot up.
Model-wise, the Tesla Model Y (+33.2%) holds 20.1% of the market, well above its YTD level of 16.5%. This month marks a significant milestone for the nameplate, reaching 100,000 total sales in Norway. The new Toyota Urban Cruiser is #2 again above the new Toyota C-HR+, up three spots to lodge its first ever Norwegian podium finish. #1 last month, the VW ID.4 (+11.5%) falls to #4 which is still above the #5 rank it holds YTD. The VW ID.7 (+2.5%) rounds out the Top 5 ahead of the VW ID.3 (-14.7%). The new generation BMW iX3 (+3890.9%) confirms its instant blockbuster status at #8.