North Macedonia May 2026: VW Golf at highest in 3 years, Fiat Grande Panda #6
The VW Golf is up to #3 in North Macedonia in May.
Data by our Central European partner CE Auto shows a North Macedonian new car market dropping a harsh -12.1% year-on-year in May to just 653 units. This way, the year-to-date volume is off -5.1% to 2,809. The Toyota Corolla (+16.7%) confirms it is the new favourite of North Macedonian buyers with a strong 7.5% share. It is followed like last month and YTD by the Skoda Kamiq (-4.9%). The performer of the month is the VW Golf surging from outside the April Top 10 directly into third place, its first Top 10 finish since November 2024 and best ranking since July 2023. The Golf breaks into the YTD Top 10 as a result. Notice also the Fiat Grande Panda at #6 and now #8 YTD and the Fiat Doblo at #8.
Previous month: North Macedonia April 2026: Fiat Grande Panda up to #5, Opel Frontera in Top 10
One year ago: North Macedonia May 2025: Renault Clio and Toyota Corolla in the lead
Full May 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.
North Macedonia May 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla | 49 | 7.5% | + 16.7% | 1 | 197 | 7.0% | + 95.0% | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Skoda Kamiq | 39 | 6.0% | β 4.9% | 2 | 130 | 4.6% | + 21.5% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | VW Golf | 29 | 4.4% | n/a | n/a | 59 | 2.1% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| 4 | Skoda Octavia | 26 | 4.0% | β 23.5% | 6 | 109 | 3.9% | β 17.4% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Renault Clio | 23 | 3.5% | β 45.2% | 4 | 100 | 3.6% | β 41.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Fiat Grande Panda | 22 | 3.4% | new | 5 | 62 | 2.2% | new | 8 | n/a |
| 7 | Hyundai Tucson | 19 | 2.9% | + 58.3% | 7 | 69 | 2.5% | β 6.8% | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Fiat Doblo | 18 | 2.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | VW Taigo | 17 | 2.6% | + 0.0% | 11 | 58 | 2.1% | n/a | 11 | n/a |
| 10 | Citroen C3 | 16 | 2.5% | β 48.4% | 3 | 115 | 4.1% | + 18.6% | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | Fiat Ducato | 16 | 2.5% | + 23.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Scala | 13 | 2.0% | β 35.0% | n/a | 64 | 2.3% | + 10.3% | 7 | 8 |
| n/a | Kia Sportage | 8 | 1.2% | β 50.0% | n/a | 59 | 2.1% | β 36.6% | 9 | 6 |
Source: CE Auto