UK nations February 2026: Chery Tiggo 7 #3 in Scotland

10 March 2026 at 07:11

The Chery Tiggo 7 scores its first podium finish in any UK nation.

Thanks to SMMT we can share with you detailed sales data by model for each UK nation. In an overall market up 7.2%, Wales surges 16.4% to 2,705 sales, Scotland is up 11.5% to 6,508, England gains 7.1% to 77,306 but Northern Ireland underperforms at -3.3% to 3,380. Year-to-date, England is the best performer at +6% to 200,967 sales, Wales is up 5.6% to 7,333, Scotland is off -1.2% to 17,831 and Northern Ireland falls -7.9% to 7,676.

Podium finishers are as follows: The Ford Puma is #1 in England, Scotland and Wales, #2 in Northern Ireland, the Kia Sportage #1 in Northern Ireland, #2 in England and Wales, the Jaecoo 7 #2 in Scotland, #7 in England and #8 in Wales, the Mini Cooper #3 in England, the Hyundai Tucson #3 in Northern Ireland, the Chery Tiggo 7 #3 in Scotland and the MG HS #3 in Wales.

Other great performers include the Nissan Qashqai #4 in Northern Ireland, Omoda 5 #5 in Scotland, Peugeot 2008 #5 in Wales, Renault Captur #7 in Northern Ireland and #9 in Wales, Hyundai Kona #9 in Northern Ireland, Suzuki Swift #8 in Scotland and VW Golf #10 in England.

Previous month: UK nations January 2026: Jaecoo 7 tops Scotland

One year ago: UK nations February 2025: Volvo XC40 in Top 10 of all nations

Full February 2026 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.

England (UK) February 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Feb-26	%	/25	UK	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	2,744	3.5%	+ 130.2%	1	3	5,834	2.9%	+ 86.1%	1	1
2	Kia Sportage	1,820	2.4%	+ 56.6%	2	1	5,758	2.9%	+ 47.3%	2	2
3	Mini Cooper	1,606	2.1%	– 12.1%	3	n/a	3,190	1.6%	– 4.3%	6	10
4	Tesla Model 3	1,521	2.0%	– 21.0%	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
5	Vauxhall Corsa	1,216	1.6%	+ 9.5%	8	4	3,901	1.9%	+ 9.7%	4	8
6	VW Tiguan	1,193	1.5%	– 12.9%	7	8	3,170	1.6%	+ 4.2%	7	6
7	Jaecoo 7	1,175	1.5%	n/a	5	2	4,706	2.3%	n/a	3	n/a
8	Volvo XC40	1,175	1.5%	+ 0.0%	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
9	Ford Kuga	1,054	1.4%	n/a	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10	VW Golf	1,050	1.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	2,778	1.4%	– 19.0%	10	5
n/a	Nissan Qashqai	902	1.2%	– 30.8%	n/a	5	3,485	1.7%	– 18.0%	5	3
n/a	Nissan Juke	859	1.1%	– 39.4%	n/a	7	2,992	1.5%	– 12.6%	8	4
n/a	BYD Seal U	645	0.8%	n/a	n/a	6	2,915	1.5%	n/a	9	n/a

Northern Ireland (UK) February 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Feb-26	%	/25	UK	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia Sportage	152	4.5%	+ 44.8%	2	1	374	4.9%	+ 40.1%	1	1
2	Ford Puma	110	3.3%	+ 39.2%	1	3	253	3.3%	+ 54.3%	2	2
3	Hyundai Tucson	87	2.6%	+ 8.8%	10	5	195	2.5%	– 3.0%	5	7
4	Nissan Qashqai	81	2.4%	– 13.8%	n/a	4	198	2.6%	– 14.3%	4	4
5	VW Tiguan	77	2.3%	– 23.8%	7	9	165	2.1%	– 9.3%	6	10
6	Nissan Juke	76	2.2%	n/a	n/a	2	241	3.1%	n/a	3	5
7	Renault Captur	69	2.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
8	Volvo XC40	67	2.0%	– 17.3%	6	10	148	1.9%	n/a	8	n/a
9	Hyundai Kona	67	2.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
10	MG HS	54	1.6%	– 15.6%	n/a	6	162	2.1%	– 10.0%	7	n/a
n/a	VW Golf	47	1.4%	– 53.9%	n/a	8	142	1.8%	– 24.9%	10	9
n/a	Ford Kuga	n/a	n/a	n/a	9	n/a	143	1.9%	n/a	9	n/a

Scotland (UK) February 2026:

Pos	Model	Feb-26	%	/25	UK	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	222	3.4%	+ 59.7%	1	3	535	3.0%	+ 117.5%	2	3
2	Jaecoo 7	220	3.4%	n/a	5	1	631	3.5%	n/a	1	4
3	Chery Tiggo 7	219	3.4%	new	n/a	n/a	353	2.0%	new	7	n/a
4	Kia Sportage	150	2.3%	– 11.8%	2	2	470	2.6%	– 21.1%	3	2
5	Omoda 5	148	2.3%	new	n/a	7	404	2.3%	new	5	n/a
6	MG HS	144	2.2%	+ 9.1%	n/a	4	456	2.6%	n/a	4	8
7	Mini Cooper	141	2.2%	– 6.0%	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
8	VW Polo	136	2.1%	– 4.2%	n/a	6	395	2.2%	– 1.3%	6	5
9	Suzuki Swift	132	2.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10	MG ZS	118	1.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	VW Tiguan	77	1.2%	– 40.8%	7	5	351	2.0%	– 2.0%	8	n/a
n/a	BMW 1 Series	78	1.2%	n/a	n/a	8	290	1.6%	n/a	10	n/a
n/a	Audi A3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	291	1.6%	n/a	9	n/a

Wales (UK) February 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Feb-26	%	/25	UK	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	129	4.8%	+ 143.4%	1	2	298	4.1%	+ 102.7%	1	1
2	Kia Sportage	75	2.8%	+ 0.0%	2	1	263	3.6%	+ 25.8%	2	3
3	MG HS	70	2.6%	– 18.6%	n/a	3	192	2.6%	+ 15.0%	3	2
4	Nissan Qashqai	59	2.2%	+ 31.1%	n/a	5	169	2.3%	+ 11.2%	4	5
5	Peugeot 2008	59	2.2%	– 19.2%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
6	Ford Kuga	58	2.1%	n/a	9	n/a	131	1.8%	n/a	7	n/a
7	Nissan Juke	57	2.1%	+ 7.5%	n/a	7	144	2.0%	– 2.7%	6	7
8	Jaecoo 7	51	1.9%	n/a	5	4	168	2.3%	n/a	5	n/a
9	Renault Captur	48	1.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
10	Volvo XC40	47	1.7%	– 41.3%	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
n/a	Vauxhall Corsa	39	1.4%	– 35.0%	8	8	125	1.7%	– 12.6%	8	10
n/a	VW Polo	37	1.4%	n/a	n/a	10	119	1.6%	n/a	10	n/a
n/a	VW T-Roc	28	1.0%	n/a	n/a	6	119	1.6%	n/a	9	8

Source: SMMT

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