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Greece May 2026: Renault Clio and Hyundai i20 impress in highest market in 16 years
Greek Renault Clio sales are up 138% year-on-year in May.
Note: April 2026 data is also included in the data section of this article.
In April, the Greek new car market recedes -2.8% year-on-year to 14,243 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 2.5% to 49,055. We bow have data by channel to share, and itβs quite notable. Indeed private sales (=retail) only account for 30% total registrations while corporate sales (leasing, rentals) is at 70% with 10,010 cars. Hybrid models (mild and full) have a 55% share vs. 27% for petrol, 6% for PHEVs, 4.9% for BEVs (693 sales) and 3.6% for diesel.
Strikingly, the Top 4 brands all defy the market with significant YoY gains. Toyota is up 9.1% to 16.6% share vs. 14.8% year-to-date, Peugeot is up 20.4%, Opel up 36.6% and now #3 YTD and Kia gains 28.7% YoY and 10 spots on March to #4. Dacia (+35.8%) also manages a splendid gain at #7.
Model-wise, the Peugeot 2008 (+46.8%) takes the lead both for the month and YTD, unsettling the Toyota Yaris Cross (+32.4%) also in great shape. The Suzuki Vitara (+32%) is up five ranks on last month to #3 while the Kia Picanto (+22.8%) surges 17 spots to #4. The Hyundai i20 (+80.7%), Opel Corsa (+67%) and Toyota C-HR (+66.7%) are the most dynamic in the Top 10.
In May, new car sales are up 3.7% year-on-year to 16,250 units, which is the highest May volume in 16 years: since 2010. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.8% to 65,305. Hybrids (full and mild) represent 56.1% of the market, petrol is at 29.5%, PHEV at 5.9%, BEVs at 5.9% also and diesel at 2.6%. Toyota (+2.6%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country with 16.2% share, almost double the #2 Suzuki (+24.5%) which ascends to #3 YTD. Peugeot (-3.5%) and Hyundai (-6.4%) are in difficulty below but Renault (+79.1%), Dacia (+23.2%) and Fiat (+14.6%) shine.
Over one the models charts, the Toyota Yaris Cross (+52.3%) reclaims the pole position both for the month and year-to-date, with the Peugeot 2008 (+6%) down to #3 in May. The Suzuki Swift (+16.9%) soars from outside the April Top 10 directly to 2nd place but isnβt estimated to crack the YTD Top 10 as a result. The Renault Clio (+138%) and Hyundai i20 (+111.2%) post surreal YoY gains with the Suzuki Vitara (+55%), Dacia Sandero (+19.5%) and Toyota Yaris (+12.6%) also in great shape.
Previous post: Greece March 2026: Nissan Juke surprise leader in market up 15.7%
One year ago (April): Greece April 2025: Peugeot 2008 and Fiat Panda top solid market
One year ago (May): Greece May 2025: Toyota Yaris Cross and Citroen C3 ahead, market up 13.9%
Full April 2026 Top 52 All brands and Top 10 models, May 2026 Top 10 brands and models below.
Greece April 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 2,362 | 16.6% | + 9.1% | 1 | 7,236 | 14.8% | β 0.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Peugeot | 1,497 | 10.5% | + 20.4% | 3 | 4,182 | 8.5% | β 9.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Opel | 970 | 6.8% | + 36.6% | 4 | 3,470 | 7.1% | + 10.0% | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | Kia | 937 | 6.6% | + 28.7% | 14 | 1,736 | 3.5% | β 11.7% | 10 | 11 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 909 | 6.4% | β 5.6% | 6 | 2,924 | 6.0% | + 5.4% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Hyundai | 759 | 5.3% | β 19.9% | 8 | 2,529 | 5.2% | β 22.6% | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Dacia | 721 | 5.1% | + 35.8% | 7 | 2,326 | 4.7% | + 130.3% | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Citroen/DS | 694 | 4.9% | + 13.6% | 5 | 3,225 | 6.6% | + 36.1% | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | Renault | 546 | 3.8% | + 7.5% | 10 | 2,001 | 4.1% | + 82.1% | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Fiat | 537 | 3.8% | β 24.3% | 19 | 1,244 | 2.5% | β 14.7% | 16 | 14 |
| 11 | BMW | 508 | 3.6% | β 29.0% | 9 | 2,311 | 4.7% | β 3.5% | 8 | 6 |
| 12 | Chery | 404 | 2.8% | new | 13 | 1,273 | 2.6% | new | 15 | 27 |
| 13 | Volkswagen | 371 | 2.6% | β 52.8% | 16 | 1,352 | 2.8% | β 41.4% | 14 | 8 |
| 14 | Skoda | 345 | 2.4% | β 20.5% | 24 | 926 | 1.9% | β 21.6% | 18 | 18 |
| 15 | MG | 323 | 2.3% | β 39.2% | 12 | 1,434 | 2.9% | β 14.3% | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Audi | 241 | 1.7% | β 40.0% | 11 | 1,477 | 3.0% | + 29.4% | 12 | 15 |
| 17 | Ford | 241 | 1.7% | β 23.0% | 18 | 878 | 1.8% | β 17.0% | 19 | 16 |
| 18 | Mercedes | 241 | 1.7% | β 50.9% | 21 | 702 | 1.4% | β 36.1% | 22 | 17 |
| 19 | BYD | 218 | 1.5% | + 38.0% | 17 | 964 | 2.0% | + 40.5% | 17 | 19 |
| 20 | Nissan | 214 | 1.5% | + 14.4% | 2 | 1,727 | 3.5% | + 4.0% | 11 | 13 |
| 21 | Jeep | 203 | 1.4% | β 9.8% | 22 | 743 | 1.5% | β 8.6% | 21 | 21 |
| 22 | Mini | 203 | 1.4% | + 12.8% | 15 | 875 | 1.8% | + 25.2% | 20 | 20 |
| 23 | Omoda | 95 | 0.7% | + 313.0% | 27 | 196 | 0.4% | + 625.9% | 30 | 40 |
| 24 | Volvo | 94 | 0.7% | β 32.4% | 25 | 379 | 0.8% | β 19.5% | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Seat | 84 | 0.6% | β 45.1% | 23 | 387 | 0.8% | β 9.2% | 23 | 26 |
| 26 | Cupra | 75 | 0.5% | β 31.2% | 26 | 373 | 0.8% | β 25.8% | 25 | 24 |
| 27 | Mazda | 62 | 0.4% | β 38.6% | 31 | 217 | 0.4% | β 47.8% | 28 | 23 |
| 28 | Land Rover | 52 | 0.4% | + 10.6% | 29 | 174 | 0.4% | β 5.4% | 31 | 30 |
| 29 | Geely | 45 | 0.3% | new | 36 | 120 | 0.2% | new | 33 | 41 |
| 30 | Lexus | 41 | 0.3% | β 21.2% | 28 | 199 | 0.4% | β 17.1% | 29 | 29 |
| 31 | Honda | 32 | 0.2% | β 5.9% | 33 | 125 | 0.3% | + 0.8% | 32 | 33 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo | 31 | 0.2% | β 39.2% | 30 | 263 | 0.5% | β 1.9% | 27 | 28 |
| 33 | Leapmotor | 30 | 0.2% | + 87.5% | 34 | 92 | 0.2% | + 21.1% | 35 | 38 |
| 34 | Jaecoo | 23 | 0.2% | + 76.9% | 35 | 105 | 0.2% | + 600.0% | 34 | 32 |
| 35 | Changan Deepal | 22 | 0.2% | new | 37 | 64 | 0.1% | new | 38 | 44 |
| 36 | Porsche | 18 | 0.1% | β 51.4% | 39 | 79 | 0.2% | β 33.1% | 36 | 34 |
| 37 | Aion | 14 | 0.1% | new | 43 | 45 | 0.1% | new | 39 | 54 |
| 38 | DFSK | 14 | 0.1% | β 50.0% | 44 | 29 | 0.1% | β 62.3% | 44 | 37 |
| 39 | Lynk & Co | 13 | 0.1% | β 18.8% | 42 | 33 | 0.1% | β 80.6% | 43 | 36 |
| 40 | Smart | 9 | 0.1% | β 35.7% | 48 | 25 | 0.1% | β 13.8% | 46 | 42 |
| 41 | Tesla | 9 | 0.1% | β 87.1% | 20 | 317 | 0.6% | β 18.5% | 26 | 25 |
| 42 | Mitsubishi | 8 | 0.1% | β 86.9% | 47 | 18 | 0.0% | β 91.5% | 48 | 35 |
| 43 | Subaru | 6 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 52 | 24 | 0.0% | + 60.0% | 47 | 43 |
| 44 | Zeekr | 6 | 0.0% | new | 41 | 38 | 0.1% | new | 42 | 47 |
| 45 | KGM | 5 | 0.0% | β 86.8% | 32 | 66 | 0.1% | β 10.8% | 37 | 39 |
| 46 | Xpeng | 3 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 40 | 41 | 0.1% | + 1266.7% | 40 | 53 |
| 47 | Ferrari | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | Β β | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 55 | 63 |
| 48 | Maserati | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 51 | 8 | 0.0% | + 33.3% | 50 | 50 |
| 49 | Dongfeng | 1 | 0.0% | new | 46 | 8 | 0.0% | new | 49 | 49 |
| 50 | Keraboss | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 50 | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 56 | 61 |
| 51 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 53 | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 53 | 57 |
| 52 | NIO | 1 | 0.0% | new | 45 | 28 | 0.1% | new | 45 | 48 |
Greece April 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Apr-26 | % | /25 | Mar | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Peugeot 2008 | 1,095 | 7.7% | + 46.8% | 3 | 2,516 | 5.1% | β 8.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 797 | 5.6% | + 32.4% | 2 | 2,484 | 5.1% | + 16.2% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Suzuki Vitara | 615 | 4.3% | + 32.0% | 8 | 1,843 | 3.8% | + 26.8% | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | Kia Picanto | 587 | 4.1% | + 22.8% | 21 | 971 | 2.0% | β 8.7% | 14 | 11 |
| 5 | Opel Corsa | 546 | 3.8% | + 67.0% | 6 | 1,912 | 3.9% | + 5.5% | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Toyota YarisΒ | 544 | 3.8% | β 15.3% | 13 | 1,638 | 3.3% | β 19.3% | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Renault Clio | 443 | 3.1% | + 19.4% | 4 | 1,538 | 3.1% | + 124.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota C-HR | 420 | 2.9% | + 66.7% | 10 | 1,383 | 2.8% | + 33.1% | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Citroen C3 | 402 | 2.8% | β 22.7% | 5 | 2,098 | 4.3% | β 2.2% | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Hyundai i20 | 356 | 2.5% | + 80.7% | 12 | 1,058 | 2.2% | + 5.5% | 12 | 14 |
Greece May 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 2,639 | 16.2% | + 2.6% | 1 | 9,875 | 15.1% | β 0.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki | 1,373 | 8.4% | + 24.5% | 5 | 4,297 | 6.6% | + 10.8% | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Peugeot | 1,151 | 7.1% | β 3.5% | 2 | 5,333 | 8.2% | β 8.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 1,097 | 6.8% | β 6.4% | 6 | 3,626 | 5.6% | β 18.4% | 6 | 3 |
| 5 | Citroen/DS | 932 | 5.7% | + 7.9% | 8 | 4,157 | 6.4% | + 28.6% | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | Kia | 893 | 5.5% | β 18.7% | 4 | 2,629 | 4.0% | β 14.2% | 10 | 11 |
| 7 | Renault | 806 | 5.0% | + 79.1% | 9 | 2,807 | 4.3% | + 81.2% | 9 | 10 |
| 8 | Dacia | 801 | 4.9% | + 23.2% | 7 | 3,127 | 4.8% | + 88.4% | 7 | 9 |
| 9 | Fiat | 723 | 4.4% | + 14.6% | 10 | 1,967 | 3.0% | β 5.9% | 12 | 14 |
| 10 | BMW | 683 | 4.2% | β 12.7% | 11 | 2,994 | 4.6% | β 5.8% | 8 | 6 |
Greece May 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | May-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 1,191 | 8.4% | + 52.3% | 2 | 3,675 | 5.8% | + 25.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Suzuki Swift | 719 | 5.0% | + 16.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| 3 | Peugeot 2008 | 685 | 4.8% | + 6.0% | 1 | 3,201 | 5.1% | β 5.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Renault Clio | 652 | 4.6% | + 138.0% | 7 | 2,190 | 3.5% | + 128.1% | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Kia Picanto | 630 | 4.4% | β 10.4% | 4 | 1,601 | 2.5% | β 9.4% | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | Hyundai i20 | 566 | 4.0% | + 111.2% | 10 | 1,624 | 2.6% | + 27.8% | 8 | 14 |
| 7 | Toyota YarisΒ | 544 | 3.8% | + 12.6% | 6 | 2,182 | 3.4% | β 13.2% | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Suzuki Vitara | 538 | 3.8% | + 55.0% | 3 | 2,381 | 3.8% | + 32.3% | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | Citroen C3 | 509 | 3.6% | β 31.5% | 9 | 2,607 | 4.1% | β 9.8% | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Dacia Sandero | 497 | 3.5% | + 19.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 13 |
Source: SEAA
