Chery has been the biggest Chinese exporter for the past 23 years.
This is a new Chinese update on BSCB. As we detailed in our May 2026 wholesales report, Passenger Vehicle exports surge 75.1% year-on-year in May to 784,000 units in May, accounting for 35% of total wholesales vs. just 19% in May 2025. NEVs accounted for 54% of total PV imports, up from 45% a year ago thanks to volumes up 112.6% to 424,000 units. Exports by domestic brands soar 83% to 682,000.
Letβs now explore which OEMs have been the most dynamic export-wise. No surprise on top: Chery Auto, which has been Chinaβs biggest exporter since 2003, leads the way with just under 180,000 units, representing almost 23% of all made-in-China exported passenger vehicles. However BYD Auto is nipping at its heels with 156,000 units and close to 20% of exports. Geely Auto takes the third spot with 10.7% share, ahead of SAIC at 9.3% and Great Wall Motor at 5.8%. Tesla China ranks 6th. Notice also Leapmotor at #9, Beijing Hyundai at #13 and Changan Ford at #19.
Full May 2026 Top 20 China-made OEM exports below.
Last week I was lucky enough to visit Auckland in New Zealand. The car landscape is fascinating here, and it is well worth an Explore update. New Zealandβs particularity is that, unlike neighbour Australia, it allows the mass importation of used cars, mainly cheap Japanese models. Japanese car buyers are traditionally reluctant to purchase used cars as they tend to place high value on being the βfirst ownerβ, and view second hand objects as undesirable. On top of this, Japanβs vehicle inspection system (the shaken) requires expensive mandatory roadworthy checks every two years, with costs rising as the car ages β this makes older cars increasingly costly to maintain.
Toyota Aqua
As a result, there is a high amount of used cars in Japan that cannot find a buyer locally, pushing the country to flood export markets. This is something I already observed during myΒ Trans-Siberian exploration in 2013, starting in Yekaterinburg and getting more and more intense as we went further East and closer to Japan. It was also the case in Mongolia with lots of used Toyota Priuses.
Toyota Corolla Fielder
New Zealand, or at least in its biggest city Auckland, is probably among the most extreme situations, with the majority of vehicles on the streets being used Japanese imports. These used imports were down -14.2% year-on-year in 2025 to 89,188 units, including 85,031 passenger cars (-13.2%) and 4,157 commercial vehicles (-31.9%). But the market seems to have bottomed out: in April 2026 (latest results available), used imports sales are up 5.3% year-on-year to 7,110 including 6,786 passenger cars (+5.4%) and 324 commercial vehicles (+3.5%). For comparison, the New Zealand new car market stood at 138,073 (+7.2%) over the Full Year 2025 and 9,863 (+11.6%) last April.
Toyota Prius
Toyota overwhelmingly dominates the used passenger car market with a 37.5% share in 2025 and 37.2% in April 2026. Nissan follows at 14% share last year and 13.9% last month, with Mazda grabbing the third spot with 13.8% share last year and 11% last month. Honda (9% and 9.3%) and Subaru (8.6% and 8.7%) complete a Top 5 unsurprisingly 100% Japanese.
Now onto observations about the car landscape in Auckland. One good thing is that what I saw is reflected into the official models data that weβll cover further down. The most frequent used Japanese import (and most frequent car overall in the streets) is the Toyota Aqua. Briefly marketed as new as the Toyota Prius C, it was not met with a warm welcome both in New Zealand and Australia. Called Aqua in Japan, it was named by BSCB as the most successful new launch in the country in at least 20 years thanks to 266,567 sales in 2012 and topped the overall ranking over the Full Years 2013 and 2015. The Aqua sold almost 1 million units in Japan over its first four years. Thatβs a lot of available used versions thereafter.
Toyota Wish XToyota Will VSToyota SAIToyota Ist
The second most frequent used Japanese import in Auckland is the Toyota Prius, also used as taxi. This highlights the preference of New Zealand car buyers for hybrid vehicles. Third in line is the Toyota Corolla, but more precisely the Corolla Fielder station wagon. This order is reflected in the official 2025 used models ranking: the Aqua is by far #1 with 10.6% share ahead of the Prius at 7.2% and Corolla at 5.5%. Strikingly, the 19 best-selling used imports in New Zealand in 2025 are Japanese. In April 2026, the podium is unchanged, while the Nissan Note (+22.9%) and Toyota C-HR (+4.7%) round out the Top 5. This trip was the opportunity to (re) discover some obscure Japanese nameplates such as the Toyota Will VS, Ist, Sai and bB as pictured above. The detail of the 20 best-selling used brands and models is in the data section of this article below.
Toyota RAV4
As for new cars, in 2025 the Toyota RAV4 spectacularly ended 10 years of Ford Ranger dominance and this can be verified in the Auckland recent cars landscape, with the RAV4 by far the most frequent. Note although that the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux, respectively #2 and #3 in 2025, would be underrepresented in a city landscape. I however still saw two new generation Hilux in the few days I spent there.
BYD Atto 3GWM Haval JolionMG 4 and Leapmotor C10Tesla Model 3
Chinese manufacturers are present (GWM ranked #5 in April), but potentially not as prominent as in Australia. BYD models are well implanted but the biggest surprise was Leapmotor. The taxi from the airport to the CBD was one, and the driver very impressed by its 447 km range. Interestingly, he chose it over a Tesla Model Y for its sharper pricing and equivalent performance. Talking of which, Tesla is also there of course, but nowhere near as frequent as in Australia.
Full Year 2025 and April 2026 Top 20 used imported brands and models below.
New Zealand Full Year 2025 β used imported passenger car brands:
Pos
Brand
2025
%
/25
2024
%
Pos
1
Toyota
31,851
37.5%
β 11.5%
35,983
36.7%
1
2
Nissan
11,894
14.0%
β 11.2%
13,388
13.7%
2
3
Mazda
11,710
13.8%
β 10.7%
13,115
13.4%
3
4
Honda
7,617
9.0%
β 9.0%
8,367
8.5%
5
5
Subaru
7,282
8.6%
β 15.4%
8,610
8.8%
4
6
BMW
3,008
3.5%
+ 0.6%
2,989
3.1%
6
7
Suzuki
2,142
2.5%
β 21.1%
2,714
2.8%
7
8
Mercedes
1,725
2.0%
β 5.9%
1,834
1.9%
11
9
Audi
1,499
1.8%
β 15.8%
1,781
1.8%
12
10
Mitsubishi
1,451
1.7%
β 38.6%
2,364
2.4%
8
11
Lexus
1,350
1.6%
β 28.4%
1,885
1.9%
9
12
Volkswagen
993
1.2%
β 47.0%
1,872
1.9%
10
13
Land Rover
464
0.5%
β 3.5%
481
0.5%
13
14
FordΒ
247
0.3%
β 31.8%
362
0.4%
14
15
Tesla
205
0.2%
+ 58.9%
129
0.1%
20
16
Jaguar
197
0.2%
β 8.8%
216
0.2%
15
17
Volvo
185
0.2%
+ 12.1%
165
0.2%
17
18
Mini
181
0.2%
+ 44.8%
125
0.1%
21
19
Jeep
127
0.1%
β 40.9%
215
0.2%
16
20
Porsche
127
0.1%
β 18.1%
155
0.2%
19
New Zealand April 2026 β used imported passenger car brands:
Pos
Brand
Apr-26
%
/25
1
Toyota
2,527
37.2%
+ 5.4%
2
Nissan
945
13.9%
+ 6.2%
3
Mazda
745
11.0%
β 14.5%
4
Honda
634
9.3%
+ 12.2%
5
Subaru
588
8.7%
β 0.5%
6
BMW
222
3.3%
β 9.4%
7
Lexus
176
2.6%
+ 102.3%
8
Mercedes
155
2.3%
+ 26.0%
9
Suzuki
150
2.2%
β 13.8%
10
Audi
137
2.0%
+ 28.0%
11
Mitsubishi
116
1.7%
+ 2.7%
12
Tesla
57
0.8%
+ 235.3%
13
Volkswagen
56
0.8%
β 29.1%
14
Land Rover
44
0.6%
+ 7.3%
15
FordΒ
31
0.5%
+ 34.8%
16
Mini
28
0.4%
+ 133.3%
17
BYD
24
0.4%
+ 1100.0%
18
Jaguar
23
0.3%
+ 283.3%
19
Volvo
21
0.3%
+ 50.0%
20
Jeep
20
0.3%
+ 185.7%
New Zealand Full Year 2025 β used imported passenger car models:
Pos
Model
2026
%
/25
2025
%
Pos
1
Toyota Aqua
9,010
10.6%
β 7.5%
9,740
9.9%
1
2
Toyota Prius
6,122
7.2%
β 16.4%
7,325
7.5%
2
3
Toyota Corolla
4,664
5.5%
+ 4.3%
4,473
4.6%
3
4
Nissan Note
3,605
4.2%
+ 6.8%
3,374
3.4%
5
5
Mazda Axela
3,340
3.9%
β 14.3%
3,898
4.0%
4
6
Honda Fit
3,202
3.8%
+ 2.4%
3,128
3.2%
8
7
Toyota C-HR
2,790
3.3%
β 2.2%
2,852
2.9%
10
8
Subaru Impreza
2,677
3.1%
β 17.3%
3,236
3.3%
6
9
Nissan X-Trail
2,343
2.8%
β 26.0%
3,167
3.2%
7
10
Mazda Demio
2,250
2.6%
β 25.2%
3,010
3.1%
9
11
Mazda CX-5
2,143
2.5%
β 8.0%
2,330
2.4%
12
12
Subaru XV
2,052
2.4%
β 6.2%
2,187
2.2%
13
13
Nissan Serena
1,987
2.3%
β 27.0%
2,723
2.8%
11
14
Honda Vezel
1,562
1.8%
+ 0.5%
1,555
1.6%
15
15
Suzuki Swift
1,517
1.8%
β 22.5%
1,958
2.0%
14
16
Nissan Leaf
1,383
1.6%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
17
Toyota Vellfire
1,004
1.2%
β 14.1%
1,169
1.2%
20
18
Mitsubishi Outlander
923
1.1%
β 35.7%
1,435
1.5%
16
19
Toyota Vitz
830
1.0%
β 35.9%
1,295
1.3%
17
20
BMW 3 Series
826
1.0%
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a
New Zealand April 2026 β used passenger car models:
The Renault Duster is the best-selling vehicle in Ukraine so far this year.
The Ukrainian new light vehicle market is off a harsh -17% year-on-year in May to 5,647 units. This tilts the year-to-date tally into negative at -4% to 25,715. Toyota (-29.9%) craters but still easily wins the brands race with 13.3% vs. 9% for the #2 Renault (+2.4%), resisting very well. Skoda (+12%) overtakes Volkswagen (-28.1%) to land on the third step of the podium. BYD (-9.5%) stays at #5 ahead of Hyundai (-14.5%) and Mazda (-6%) also in difficulty but keeping their YoY loss below the market rate. Nissan (+8%) is the only additional gainer inside the Top 10, with Jetour (+105.9%), Chery (+63.2%), Fiat (+63.2%), MG (+40.9%), Opel (+13.3%), Lexus (+10.4%) and Citroen (+8.7%) standing out below.
Model-wise, the Renault Duster (-8.5%) repeats at #1 with a dominant 5.9% share. Given the Toyota RAV4 (-60.4%) is in freefall at #4, the Duster reclaims the YTD top spot this month. As a reminder, the Duster was also #1 over the Full Year 2025. The Hyundai Tucson (-18.8%) endures a steep YoY fall but climbs one spot on April to land at #2. It is followed by the Skoda Kodiaq (+26%) in great shape at #3. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+152.3%), Nissan X-Trail (+48.6%) and VW Touareg (+21.8%) all post market-defying gains in the remainder of the Top 10. In fact the entire Top 10 is composed of SUVs, with the new BYD Sealion 6 at #10, the Mazda CX-5 at #5 and the Toyota Prado at #7.
The Hyundai i10 is the best-selling vehicle in Malta in 2024.
With a lot of delay and thanks to our reader JFK and Car Industry Analysis we can share with you today and for the first time official data for Malta in 2024. The market is up 6% year-on-year to 13,087 units. In the OEM ranking, the VW Group (+11%) gains two spots to take the lead above Stellantis (-6%) while 2023βs leader Toyota (-18%) sinks to #3. Hyundai (+13%) stays at #4 with BMW (+62.1%) and Mercedes (+14%) also posting solid gains. But the best performer this year is BYD up 753.8% and 8 ranks to break into the Top 10 at #8. Β
Model-wise, we have a lot of change as well: the Hyundai i10 (+126.9%) spectacularly snaps the pole position ahead of the Toyota Aygo X (-5.9%), the BYD Atto 3 (+336.4%) surges to #3 and last yearβs leader the Toyota Yaris Cross (-41%) craters to #4. Outstanding performances by the BMW 1 Series (+150%) and VW Golf (+102%). The Leapmotor T03 lands directly at #9 for its first year of sales.
Full Year 2024 Top 10 OEMs and models rankings below.
Malta Full Year 2024 β OEMs:
Pos
OEM
2024
%
/23
2023
%
Pos
1
VW Group
1,879
14.4%
+ 11.0%
1,693
13.7%
3
2
Stellantis
1,780
13.6%
β 6.0%
1,894
15.3%
2
3
Toyota
1,706
13.0%
β 18.0%
2,080
16.8%
1
4
Hyundai
1,292
9.9%
+ 13.0%
1,143
9.3%
4
5
BMW
919
7.0%
+ 62.1%
567
4.6%
n/a
6
Mercedes
751
5.7%
+ 14.0%
659
5.3%
7
7
Ford
739
5.6%
β 23.0%
960
7.8%
5
8
BYD
666
5.1%
+ 753.8%
78
0.6%
17
9
Mazda
474
3.6%
β 36.0%
741
6.0%
6
10
Nissan
402
3.1%
+ 2.0%
394
3.2%
n/a
Malta Full Year 2024 β models:
Pos
Model
2024
%
/23
2023
%
Pos
1
Hyundai i10
379
2.9%
+ 126.9%
167
1.4%
n/a
2
Toyota Aygo X
368
2.8%
β 5.9%
391
3.2%
3
3
BYD Atto 3
336
2.6%
+ 336.4%
77
0.6%
n/a
4
Toyota Yaris Cross
328
2.5%
β 41.0%
556
4.5%
1
5
Kia Picanto
321
2.5%
β 3.0%
331
2.7%
4
6
VW Golf
303
2.3%
+ 102.0%
150
1.2%
n/a
7
Toyota Yaris
295
2.3%
β 6.9%
317
2.6%
5
8
BMW 1 Series
275
2.1%
+ 150.0%
110
0.9%
n/a
9
Leapmotor T03
275
2.1%
new
0
0.0%
Β β
10
Mazda CX-3
271
2.1%
β 49.0%
531
4.3%
2
Source: Car Industry Analysis, many thanks to JFK for the tip
BYD sales are up 141.4% across Europe, the brand outsells Ford for the first time.
According to Dataforce, the European new car market (EU+EFTA+UK) edges up 3.4% year-on-year in May to 1,130,916 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 4.4% after 5 months to 5,818,184. ACEA has the market up 3.6% to 1,152,523 for the month and up 4.5% to 5,824,814 year-to-date. Once again Chinese manufacturers deliver the performance of the month, doubling their share YoY with sales up 105.3% to 111,636 and 9.9% share vs. 5% a year ago in May 2025. As a reminder, in May 2025 these carmakers were already up 111% on the year prior so we are really witnessing a long term surge. Among the Top 5 markets, Italy performs best at +7.6%, followed by the UK at +7.1% and France at +3.7%. Germany (+0.1%) is stable as is Spain (-0.8%). Looking at all countries, Malta (+52.7%) is the best performer, followed by Ireland (+38.1%), Estonia (+33.5%) and Slovenia (+20.2%). At the other end of the stick we have Iceland (-27.3%), Latvia (-6.5%) and Slovakia (-6.3%).Β
In May BEVs continue to gain significant ground at +39.1% year-on-year to 268,487 and 23.3% share vs. 17.4% a year ago. Meanwhile PHEVs command 10.7% of the market vs. 9.8% in May 2025 thanks to sales up 13.2% to 123,339. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 31.2% to 1,247,545 and 21.4% share vs. 17.1% over the first 5 months of 2025. In terms of BEV volume, Germany dominates at 59,969 (+39.3%), followed by the UK at 43,931 (+34.2%), France at 37,412 (+92.7%), Norway at 15,210 (+13.6%), Denmark at 15,020 (+37.3%) and Italy at 13,274 (+86.5%). As for BEV market share, unsurprisingly Norway is the champion at 97.8%, ahead of Denmark (78.7%), Iceland (51%), Finland (48.8%), the Netherlands (41.3%), Sweden (41.2%), Belgium (37.4%) and Malta (36.4%). France is at 29.1%, the UK at 27.3%, Germany at 25%, Spain at 10.8% and Italy at 8.8%. Having not yet warmed to the charms of BEVs are Croatia (3.4%), Poland (4.1%), Estonia (5.1%), Latvia (5.2%) and Greece (5.9%).
The Dacia Sandero returns to the YTD pole position.
In the OEM ranking, the VW Group (-2.5%) slides slightly to just under 300,000 units. It is followed by Stellantis (-2.2%) performing similarly and Renault Group (-0.5%), stable. The BMW Group (+4.3%) is the only gainer in the Top 7, accessing to #4 vs. #5 year-to-date. Hyundai-Kia (-10.3%) suffers at #5, as the Toyota Group (-1.7%) and Mercedes (-4.6%) disappoint. In contrast the Geely Group is up 7.9% to #8 while BYD (+141.4%) spectacularly breaks into the Top 10 for the first time at #9. Chery (+243.2%), Tesla (+99.2%) and SAIC Motor (+15.2%) also shine below.
Looking at brands, the Top 4 are all in negative. Volkswagen (-3.7%) endures the largest loss, with Skoda (-0.9%), Toyota (-1%) and BMW (-1.6%) also down but containing their fall. Notably Skoda affirms its newfound ranking at #2 above Toyota, a position it has now held for the past 4 consecutive months. Renault (+0.6%) is stable while Audi (+4%) outpaces the overall market β just. The rest of the Top 11 falls, with Hyundai (-19.3%) and Peugeot (-12%) hit the hardest, Mercedes (-4.6%) and Dacia (-3%) disappointing and Kia (-0.8%) stable. Opel (+5.1%) is encouraging but the biggest lifts are below. BYD (+141.4%) shoots up to a record 13th place and 2.8% of the market. It is now the best-selling Chinese carmaker in the region, outselling MG (+15.3%) for the first time. BYD also overtakes Ford (-27.1%) for the first time and Citroen (-1.7%) for the 2nd time after last December.
The Tesla Model Y is up 68.2% to third place.
Model-wise, the Dacia Sandero (+0.8%) repeats at #1 for a clear win almost 2,300 sales more than any other nameplate in the region. As always its market mix is relatively balanced across Southern Europe, with 30% of its May volume coming from France, 22% from Italy and 16% from Spain. By the same token, the Sandero also reclaims the lead year-to-date, a ranking it also held over the Full Year 2025. Down to #2 year-to-date is the Renault Clio (-30.6%) down to #8 for the month due to a mediocre result at home in France which accounts for 36% of its May sales. In 2nd place this month is the VW T-Roc (-5.7%) with 37% from Germany. The Tesla Model Y (+68.2%) surges to third place and is strong in most markets, 23% coming from France, 18% from Norway and 14% from Germany. The VW Golf (+6%) is solid at #4 with 42% coming from home in Germany.
The BYD Atto 2 ranks #3 for its first Top 10 finish in Montenegro.
Based on data shared with us by our local partner CE Auto, the Montenegrin new car market stands at 398 sales in May, a painful -17.1% year-on-year loss. This means the year-to-date tally tilts into negative territory at -0.6% to 1,859. This month the Renault Captur (+20%) cements its YTD lead with 7.5% share. It is follows by the VW Golf (+47.4%) now #4 so far this year. The BYD Atto 2 storms into the Top 10 for the first time, landing directly in third place. The Audi A6 (#5), Isuzu D-Max (#7) and VW Tayron (#10) also point their bonnet inside the Top 10.
Changan holds 4.9% of the Panamanian market in May.
4,972 new light vehicles found a buyer in Panama in May, a solid 7.4% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up an even better +12.7% to 26,689. Toyota (-10.5%) stays ahead in the brands charts despite a painful YoY drop. Kia (+41.7%) overtakes sister brand Hyundai (-1.3%) for 2nd place while Changan (+125.7%) surges to #4, the brandsβs first incursion inside the Panamanian Top 5. Suzuki (+13.5%) and Geely (-3.8%) follow. Below, Jaecoo (+288.9%), Soueast (+214.3%), Volkswagen (+171.4%), Dongfeng (+61.8%) and Jetour (+25.4%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Hyundai Grand i10 (+43.9%) scores a 4th straight win, but once again this is not enough to dislodge the Toyota Hilux (-15.5%) from the YTD top spot as the latter had scored a phenomenal January result (12.4% share). The Kia Soluto (+113.3%) more than doubles its year-ago volume to stay at #2, with the Toyota Yaris Cross (+28.6%) and Isuzu D-Max (+29%) rounding out the Top 5. Illustrating its record performance, Changan places the CS35 Plus at #6 and the Alsvin V3 at #10.
The BYD Yuan Up is the best-selling car in Albania for just one sale.
Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you exclusive data for Albania in May. The market surges 65.8% year-on-year to 1,222 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up a whopping 135% to 5,828. BYD continues to suffocate the sales charts, adding up to 45%+ share for the month. The Yuan Up reclaims the top spot for the first time since last January for the just one sale, toppling the Sealion 7 which however stays #1 YTD. The Yuan Plus completes the podium ahead of the Seagull (+343.8%). The best of the rest is the Renault Clio at #5, scoring its first Top 10 finish since we started covering Albania in March 2025. Also βnewβ in the Top 10 are the Peugeot 208, BYD Sealion 06 and Toyota Yaris.
The Toyota Corolla continues to dominate the Serbian market.
According to data shared by our Central European partner CE Auto, 4,475 new cars hit Serbian roads in May, a fantastic 17.9% year-on-year lift. As a result, the year-to-date volume is now up 14.2% to 17,145 units. The Toyota Corolla (+16.6%) confirms it is the new leader in the country, reaching 6% share which is its best since last June. The Skoda Fabia (+8.7%) surges back into the Top 10 at #2, distancing a sinking Skoda Octavia (-12%). The Kamiq (+8.6%) and Superb make it four Skodas in the Top 5. Notice also the locally produces Fiat Grande Panda delivering a third consecutive Top 10 finish at #8.Β
The Skoda Octavia hits its highest share since October 2019.
The Bosnian new car market edges down -1.4% year-on-year in May to 1,221 units, leading to a year-to-date volume down -0.5% to 5,027, this according to our Central European partner CE Auto. The Skoda Octavia (+54.7%) is more dominant than ever, reaching 13.4% share vs. 9.3% YTD, its highest level in 6.5 years, since theΒ 16% it reached back in October 2019. Skoda signs a 1-2 with the Kamiq (+14.3%) also in great shape at #2. The Toyota Corolla (+27%) rounds out the podium. The VW Caddy soars to #5.
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.
23/06 update: Now with April 2026 Top 262 All models ranking.
25/06 update: Now with May 2026 Top 52 All brands and Top 268 All models rankings.
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 16,242 units, which is the highest May volume in 16 years: since 2010. The year-to-date volume is now up 2.8% to 65,297. 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 (+2.9%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country with 16.3% share, almost double the #2 Suzuki (+24.4%) which ascends to #3 YTD. Peugeot (-4%) and Hyundai (-6.6%) are in difficulty below but Renault (+78.7%), Dacia (+23.2%) and Fiat (+14.7%) 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.