The Jaecoo 7 is only outsold by the Kia Sportage in January.

The UK new car market is up 3.4% year-on-year in January to 144,127 units, this is the highest January volume in six years: since pre-pandemic January 2020. Encouragingly, private sales beat the market at +4.5% to 52,397, but remain at a low 36.4% share vs. 36% a year ago. Fleet sales edge up 1.6% to 88,269 and 61.2% share vs. 62.3% in January 2025. Meanwhile business sales are up 46.5% to 3,461. BEV registrations disappoint at +0.1% to 29,654 and 20.6% share vs. 21.3% last year, the lowest since March 2025. HEVs are up 4.8% to 19,297 and 13.4% vs. 13.2%, PHEVs surge 47.3% to 18,557 and 12.9% share vs. 9% but petrol is off -1.9% to 68,757 and 47.7% share vs. 50.3% and diesel down -8.8% to 7,862 and 5.5% share vs. 6.2%.

In the brands ranking, the three best-sellers disappoint with year-on-year drops. Volkswagen (-7.6%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country with 8.7% share, consistent with its FY2025 level of 8.8%. Kia (-7.7%), although down significantly, continues on its traditional strong start of years at #2, a ranking it last held in September. BMW (-12.6%) is in trouble but climbs back up to the podium. Audi (+17.1%), Ford (+13.6%, Skoda (+13.1%) and Mercedes (+6.7%) all post solid scores below, whereas Peugeot (-21.6%) and Nissan (-16.7%) struggle. Further down, Chinese fare Jaecoo (+569.9%) ascends to a record ranking (#15) and share (3.4%) and is only 200 sales below MG (-6.6%). Omoda (+211.3%), BYD (+149.1%) and Citroen (+97.5%) also impress. Tesla is down -50.8% to #33 and 0.5% share.

Looking at the models charts, the Kia Sportage (+34.5%) snaps the top spot for the 5th time in the past 13 months, another good start of the year for the crossover. The event of the month is the brilliant 2nd place of the Jaecoo 7, a new record for the nameplate reaching an all time high share at 2.8%. Its previous best was #4 last September. This the 6th consecutive month the Jaecoo 7 is inside the UK Top 10, confirming it is an instant (and surprising) blockbuster here. Leader for the past three years, the Ford Puma (+59.3%) drops to #3 but manages surging year-on-year volumes. The BYD Seal U is up to a record #6, a ranking it also held last September. Strong showing also by the VW Tiguan (+18.8%) and Nissan Juke (+8.5%).

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Full January 2026 Top 54 All brands and Top 10 models below.

UK January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Volkswagen	12,539	8.7%	– 7.6%	1
2	Kia	9,983	6.9%	– 7.7%	15
3	BMW	8,099	5.6%	– 12.6%	4
4	Ford	7,540	5.2%	+ 13.6%	3
5	Audi	7,534	5.2%	+ 17.1%	5
6	Vauxhall	7,218	5.0%	+ 1.9%	17
7	Mercedes	6,787	4.7%	+ 6.7%	13
8	Peugeot	6,348	4.4%	– 21.6%	20
9	Skoda	5,949	4.1%	+ 13.1%	14
10	Nissan	5,942	4.1%	– 16.7%	9
11	Hyundai	5,812	4.0%	– 8.2%	10
12	Land Rover	5,299	3.7%	+ 4.1%	18
13	Toyota	5,087	3.5%	+ 9.2%	11
14	MG	5,079	3.5%	– 6.6%	2
15	Jaecoo	4,850	3.4%	+ 569.9%	19
16	Renault	4,437	3.1%	+ 8.7%	12
17	BYD	4,021	2.8%	+ 149.1%	6
18	Volvo	3,751	2.6%	– 12.1%	7
19	Mini	2,983	2.1%	– 0.1%	16
20	Cupra	2,723	1.9%	+ 21.4%	21
21	Citroen	2,480	1.7%	+ 97.5%	25
22	Mazda	2,458	1.7%	– 11.2%	30
23	Chery	2,127	1.5%	new	27
24	Dacia	1,928	1.3%	– 16.5%	26
25	Omoda	1,846	1.3%	+ 211.3%	23
26	Suzuki	1,685	1.2%	– 8.3%	32
27	Seat	1,299	0.9%	– 32.7%	28
28	Porsche	1,216	0.8%	+ 2.1%	22
29	Polestar	1,070	0.7%	+ 43.4%	24
30	Lexus	930	0.6%	– 12.4%	31
31	Honda	882	0.6%	– 45.7%	33
32	Leapmotor	766	0.5%	new	29
33	Tesla	718	0.5%	– 50.8%	8
34	Jeep	600	0.4%	– 37.5%	34
35	Fiat	257	0.2%	– 82.0%	41
36	Alfa Romeo	211	0.1%	+ 205.8%	36
37	Alpine	170	0.1%	+ 1600.0%	35
38	KGM	168	0.1%	+ 46.1%	44
39	Subaru	167	0.1%	+ 47.8%	39
40	Changan	153	0.1%	new	37
41	Genesis	96	0.1%	+ 5.5%	45
42	Geely	86	0.1%	new	42
43	Smart	79	0.1%	+ 33.9%	38
44	Lotus	43	0.0%	– 85.3%	n/a
45	Maserati	30	0.0%	+ 15.4%	47
46	Ineos	26	0.0%	+ 136.4%	49
47	Abarth	22	0.0%	+ 15.8%	50
48	DS	19	0.0%	– 81.2%	48
49	GWM Ora	8	0.0%	– 84.6%	43
50	Jaguar	6	0.0%	– 99.2%	–
51	Skywell	6	0.0%	+ 500.0%	51
52	Chevrolet	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	52
53	Maxus	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	53
54	Xpeng	0	0.0%	new	40
–	Other British	279	0.2%	+ 23.4%	–
–	Other Imports	124	0.1%	– 2.4%	–

UK January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Kia Sportage	4,675	3.2%	+ 34.5%	n/a
2	Jaecoo 7	4,059	2.8%	+ 460.6%	6
3	Ford Puma	3,715	2.6%	+ 59.3%	1
4	Nissan Qashqai	2,995	2.1%	– 12.5%	5
5	Vauxhall Corsa	2,902	2.0%	– 14.1%	n/a
6	BYD Seal U	2,550	1.8%	n/a	n/a
7	Nissan Juke	2,517	1.7%	+ 8.5%	9
8	VW Tiguan	2,425	1.7%	+ 18.8%	10
9	VW Golf	2,072	1.4%	– 20.7%	n/a
10	MG HS	2,035	1.4%	– 5.3%	7

Source: SMMT

The Mercedes CLA ranks #9 in Finland this month.

Yet more worries for new car sales in Finland at -5.1% year-on-year in January to just 5,374 units. Toyota (-7.4%) reclaims the brands top spot with 15.1% share vs. 11.2% in December, distancing Skoda (+9.8%) at 11.5% vs. 10% last month. Volvo (-1.3%) advances two ranks on last month to #4 whereas Volkswagen (-10.7%), leader in December, falls to #5. Tesla (+286.2%) compensates on a particularly low January 2025 result (-65.7%) and ranks inside the Top 10 at #9. Other great performers below include Seat (+500%), Smart (+295.2%), Mini (+100%), BYD (+98%) and Xpeng (+87.5%).

Over in the models charts, the Tesla Model Y (+550%) surges to pole position which is unusual for a quarter start. Selling exactly the same amount is the Toyota Yaris Cross (+14.5%), leader over the Full Year 2025. At #3, the Toyota bZ4X (+101.1%) posts a fantastic result and climbs onto the Finnish podium for the first time – and in the Top 10 for the first time also. The Nissan Qashqai (-35.1%) was #1 a year ago and pays it this month. Another excellent month for the Skoda Elroq (+1176.9%) celebrating one year in market with a 5th position. The good surprise of the month is the 9th place of the Mercedes CLA (+633.3%), inside the Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row after ranking #10 in December – making Finland the only market in the world where the CLA is in the Top 10. For its part the new Smart #5 continues to shine at #20 even though this is significantly below the #7 it reached last month. Finland remains the only market in the world where the #5 is met with success.

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Full January 2026 Top 30 brands and Top 35 models below.

Finland January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Toyota	811	15.1%	– 7.4%	2
2	Skoda	617	11.5%	+ 9.8%	3
3	Volvo	521	9.7%	– 1.3%	5
4	Volkswagen	509	9.5%	– 10.7%	1
5	Kia	385	7.2%	– 1.8%	8
6	BMW	316	5.9%	– 8.9%	9
7	Mercedes	290	5.4%	+ 6.2%	7
8	Audi	264	4.9%	+ 11.4%	6
9	Tesla	224	4.2%	+ 286.2%	4
10	Ford	222	4.1%	– 3.1%	11
11	Nissan	195	3.6%	– 45.1%	15
12	BYD	101	1.9%	+ 98.0%	14
13	Renault	90	1.7%	+ 28.6%	16
14	Hyundai	86	1.6%	– 52.0%	12
15	Smart	83	1.5%	+ 295.2%	13
16	Suzuki	54	1.0%	– 26.0%	25
17	Cupra	50	0.9%	– 10.7%	22
18	Dacia	49	0.9%	– 42.4%	17
19	Peugeot	49	0.9%	– 70.1%	18
20	Seat	48	0.9%	+ 500.0%	30
21	Opel	47	0.9%	+ 2.2%	19
22	Subaru	46	0.9%	+ 2.2%	28
23	Mazda	35	0.7%	– 37.5%	21
24	Mitsubishi	34	0.6%	+ 9.7%	27
25	Polestar	30	0.6%	– 71.2%	10
26	Porsche	28	0.5%	– 24.3%	26
27	MG	27	0.5%	+ 42.1%	23
28	Mini	24	0.4%	+ 100.0%	n/a
29	Land Rover	23	0.4%	– 43.9%	29
30	Lexus	23	0.4%	– 54.9%	24
31	Citroen	22	0.4%	– 42.1%	20
32	Aion	15	0.3%	new	n/a
33	Xpeng	15	0.3%	+ 87.5%	n/a

Finland January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Tesla Model Y	221	4.1%	+ 550.0%	1
2	Toyota Yaris Cross	221	4.1%	+ 14.5%	6
3	Toyota bZ4x	183	3.4%	+ 101.1%	n/a
4	Nissan Qashqai	170	3.2%	– 35.1%	17
5	Skoda Elroq	166	3.1%	+ 1176.9%	3
6	Toyota Yaris	165	3.1%	+ 5.1%	15
7	Skoda Enyaq	151	2.8%	– 6.2%	2
8	VW ID.4	134	2.5%	+ 65.4%	8
9	Mercedes CLA	132	2.5%	+ 633.3%	10
10	Kia Stonic	129	2.4%	+ 63.3%	26
11	Volvo EX40	127	2.4%	+ 164.6%	14
12	Volvo XC60	123	2.3%	– 23.1%	13
13	Toyota Corolla	111	2.1%	+ 0.0%	4
14	Toyota C-HR	95	1.8%	– 5.9%	18
15	VW T-Roc	92	1.7%	+ 130.0%	n/a
16	Kia EV3	79	1.5%	+ 6.8%	20
17	VW ID.7	78	1.5%	+ 13.0%	9
18	Skoda Octavia	77	1.4%	– 28.0%	19
19	Volvo EC40	77	1.4%	+ 185.2%	n/a
20	Smart #5	70	1.3%	new	7
21	Audi Q4	69	1.3%	+ 30.2%	11
22	Volvo EX30	64	1.2%	+ 8.5%	21
23	BMW i4	57	1.1%	+ 14.0%	23
24	Skoda Kamiq	57	1.1%	+ 67.6%	n/a
25	Ford Explorer	53	1.0%	+ 71.0%	n/a
26	Volvo V60	53	1.0%	– 53.1%	25
27	BYD Seal	52	1.0%	+ 85.7%	n/a
28	Skoda Kodiaq	50	0.9%	– 37.5%	29
29	Audi Q6	48	0.9%	– 22.6%	n/a
30	Seat Leon	47	0.9%	+ 683.3%	n/a
31	Ford Kuga	46	0.9%	– 20.7%	n/a
32	Kia Ceed	46	0.9%	– 33.3%	22
33	VW Golf	46	0.9%	– 46.5%	31
34	BMW iX1	41	0.8%	+ 115.8%	n/a
35	VW Tiguan	40	0.7%	– 64.6%	24
36	Suzuki Vitara	39	0.7%	– 4.9%	n/a

Source: AUT

The Dolphin Mini is the #1 BEV in Brazil and helps BYD to a record 6% share.

162,779 new light vehicles found a buyer in Brazil in January, a small 2.1% year-on-year improvement. Fiat (-0.3%) remains solid at 21% share vs. 20.9% over the Full Year 2025, distancing a surging Volkswagen (+21.6%). In contrast, Chevrolet (-17.8%) suffers but stays #3. In fact the entire Top 5 is unchanged on December, with Hyundai (+3.2%) at #4 and BYD (+48.8%) repeating at a record 5th place and reaching an all time high 6% market share. The rest of the Top 10 all underperform with year-on-year losses, with Nissan (-30.2%) and Toyota (-17.5%) hit the hardest and Honda (-9.1%), Renault (-5.2%) and Jeep (-3.7%) posting more modest falls. Below, GWM (+70.5%) hits a record ranking (#11) and share (2.7%), while newcomers Geely repeats at an all time high #18 and Omoda breaks into the Top 20 for the first time at #19.

Model-wise, like last year the Fiat Strada (+20.1%) starts 2026 all guns blazing with 6.5% of the market vs. 3.5% for the #2, the VW T-Cross (+8.1%). The VW Polo (-1.8%) is back up one spot on last month to #3 ahead of the Fiat Argo (+0.1%) also up one to #4 and the sensation of recent months the new VW Tera, lodging a 4th consecutive month inside the Brazilian Top 5 at #5. The Toyota Hilux (+10.4%) soars 10 spots on December to #10 and 2.5% share vs. #19 and 1.9% over the Full Year 2025. The BYD Dolphin Mini (+64.6%) cracks the Top 20 for the first time at #20 and tops all BEVs. Finally the GWM Haval H6 is up six ranks to an all-time high #22.

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Full January 2026 Top 48 All brands and Top 253 All models below.

Brazil January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Fiat	34,258	21.0%	– 0.3%	1
2	Volkswagen	25,866	15.9%	+ 21.6%	2
3	Chevrolet	16,146	9.9%	– 17.8%	3
4	Hyundai	10,206	6.3%	+ 3.2%	4
5	BYD	9,801	6.0%	+ 48.8%	5
6	Toyota	9,545	5.9%	– 17.5%	8
7	Jeep	8,893	5.5%	– 3.7%	6
8	Renault	7,786	4.8%	– 5.2%	7
9	Honda	6,721	4.1%	– 9.1%	9
10	Nissan	4,559	2.8%	– 30.2%	10
11	GWM	4,416	2.7%	+ 70.5%	13
12	Ford	3,944	2.4%	+ 1.2%	12
13	Caoa Chery	3,548	2.2%	– 24.3%	11
14	Citroen	2,535	1.6%	– 7.0%	14
15	Ram	2,224	1.4%	+ 11.0%	15
16	Peugeot	1,534	0.9%	– 33.3%	16
17	Mitsubishi	1,352	0.8%	– 23.6%	17
18	Geely	1,337	0.8%	new	18
19	Omoda	1,213	0.7%	new	23
20	Mercedes	1,129	0.7%	+ 81.5%	20
21	BMW	959	0.6%	– 18.4%	19
22	Volvo	719	0.4%	+ 10.6%	21
23	GAC	708	0.4%	new	24
24	Jaecoo	476	0.3%	new	22
25	Leapmotor	442	0.3%	new	28
26	Kia	375	0.2%	+ 23.0%	27
27	Porsche	363	0.2%	– 20.6%	26
28	Audi	324	0.2%	– 17.8%	25
29	Effa	288	0.2%	+ 49.2%	30
30	Iveco	225	0.1%	+ 0.4%	29
31	Land Rover	182	0.1%	– 41.7%	31
32	Denza	130	0.1%	new	40
33	Lexus	113	0.1%	+ 85.2%	33
34	JAC	110	0.1%	+ 86.4%	35
35	MG	103	0.1%	new	34
36	Mini	103	0.1%	– 4.6%	32
37	Zeekr	53	0.0%	new	36
38	Neta	32	0.0%	new	39
39	Foton	24	0.0%	new	38
40	Suzuki	15	0.0%	– 90.2%	37
41	Fever	4	0.0%	– 33.3%	43
42	Riddara	4	0.0%	new	41
43	Aston Martin	3	0.0%	n/a	–
44	Ferrari	3	0.0%	n/a	42
45	Lamborghini	3	0.0%	n/a	46
46	Rolls Royce	2	0.0%	n/a	–
47	Seres	2	0.0%	n/a	–
48	McLaren	1	0.0%	n/a	45

Brazil January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Fiat Strada	10,541	6.5%	+ 20.1%	1
2	VW T-Cross	5,741	3.5%	+ 8.1%	2
3	VW Polo	5,699	3.5%	– 1.8%	4
4	Fiat Argo	5,177	3.2%	+ 0.1%	5
5	VW Tera	4,992	3.1%	new	3
6	Chevrolet Onix	4,948	3.0%	– 11.3%	9
7	Chevrolet Tracker	4,532	2.8%	– 16.3%	15
8	Jeep Compass	4,503	2.8%	+ 1.5%	11
9	Hyundai Creta	4,429	2.7%	– 14.0%	8
10	Toyota Hilux	4,137	2.5%	+ 10.4%	20
11	Fiat Toro	4,094	2.5%	+ 18.6%	14
12	Hyundai HB20	4,065	2.5%	+ 10.5%	6
13	Fiat Fastback	3,927	2.4%	+ 14.7%	17
14	Fiat Mobi	3,530	2.2%	– 12.3%	13
15	Fiat Pulse	3,193	2.0%	– 11.0%	23
16	VW Nivus	3,167	1.9%	+ 8.6%	21
17	Nissan Kicks	3,058	1.9%	– 31.4%	12
18	Jeep Renegade	3,052	1.9%	– 17.0%	22
19	VW Saveiro	2,863	1.8%	– 1.6%	7
20	BYD Dolphin Mini	2,840	1.7%	+ 64.6%	24
21	Honda HR-V	2,773	1.7%	– 35.1%	19
22	GWM Haval H6	2,628	1.6%	+ 17.3%	28
23	Renault Kwid	2,611	1.6%	+ 24.9%	16
24	Ford Ranger	2,345	1.4%	– 10.5%	30
25	Toyota Corolla Cross	2,176	1.3%	+ 19.2%	35
26	Ram Rampage	2,144	1.3%	+ 35.2%	32
27	Chery Tiggo 7	1,937	1.2%	– 25.5%	18
28	BYD Song Plus	1,901	1.2%	+ 101.2%	26
29	BYD Song Pro	1,901	1.2%	– 15.1%	25
30	Chevrolet Onix Plus	1,869	1.1%	– 38.6%	10
31	Chevrolet S10	1,854	1.1%	– 10.6%	27
32	Honda WR-V	1,812	1.1%	new	31
33	VW Virtus	1,644	1.0%	+ 0.6%	37
34	Hyundai HB20S	1,580	1.0%	+ 124.1%	29
35	BYD Dolphin	1,511	0.9%	+ 196.3%	38
36	Toyota Corolla	1,399	0.9%	– 45.5%	40
37	Fiat Cronos	1,360	0.8%	– 58.9%	34
38	Fiat Fiorino	1,359	0.8%	+ 37.1%	41
39	Jeep Commander	1,330	0.8%	+ 22.4%	36
40	Chery Tiggo 8	1,271	0.8%	+ 22.3%	43
41	Chevrolet Spin	1,235	0.8%	– 16.0%	39
42	Toyota Hilux SW4	1,233	0.8%	– 27.1%	42
43	VW Taos	1,225	0.8%	– 24.1%	67
44	Renault Kardian	1,210	0.7%	– 27.8%	55
45	Geely EX2	1,124	0.7%	new	47
46	Omoda 5	1,106	0.7%	new	60
47	Honda City Hatch	1,071	0.7%	– 10.7%	49
48	Renault Oroch	1,065	0.7%	+ 19.3%	53
49	Citroen Basalt	1,027	0.6%	– 14.8%	33
50	Citroen C3	1,027	0.6%	+ 7.9%	51
51	Honda City	987	0.6%	– 27.1%	45
52	Renault Master	968	0.6%	– 17.8%	52
53	Chevrolet Montana	955	0.6%	– 39.9%	48
54	Renault Duster	936	0.6%	– 52.2%	44
55	GWM haval H9	882	0.5%	new	62
56	Ford Territory	851	0.5%	+ 39.1%	56
57	BYD King	840	0.5%	+ 1.8%	59
58	Peugeot 2008	774	0.5%	– 47.1%	57
59	Nissan Versa	653	0.4%	– 26.8%	64
60	Mercedes Sprinter	650	0.4%	+ 513.2%	65
61	Nissan Kait	644	0.4%	new	172
62	Renault Boreal	641	0.4%	new	50
63	Mitsubishi Triton	640	0.4%	+ 984.7%	54
64	Peugeot 208	568	0.3%	– 21.7%	46
65	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	560	0.3%	– 4.4%	61
66	Fiat Titano	500	0.3%	– 43.3%	66
67	GAC GS4	488	0.3%	new	75
68	Toyota RAV4	488	0.3%	+ 24.5%	69
69	Jaecoo 7	476	0.3%	new	58
70	Leapmotor C10	442	0.3%	new	73
71	GWM Tank 300	363	0.2%	n/a	74
72	Ford Maverick	345	0.2%	+ 225.5%	63
73	Fiat Scudo	335	0.2%	– 26.7%	85
74	Chery Tiggo 5X	305	0.2%	– 67.8%	68
75	Citroen Aircross	290	0.2%	new	71
76	Volvo EX30	285	0.2%	+ 11.8%	76
77	BMW X1	276	0.2%	– 36.3%	70
78	BYD Yuan Pro	275	0.2%	+ 150.0%	84
79	Kia K2500	269	0.2%	+ 71.3%	87
80	Renault Kangoo	264	0.2%	+ 5.2%	77
81	Volvo XC60	258	0.2%	+ 11.7%	72
82	BMW 3 Series	250	0.2%	– 22.8%	78
83	BYD Yuan Plus	250	0.2%	+ 733.3%	111
84	GWM Poer P30	245	0.2%	new	82
85	Fiat Ducato	240	0.1%	– 13.4%	91
86	Effa V21	232	0.1%	+ 62.2%	102
87	Iveco Daily	225	0.1%	+ 0.4%	83
88	VW Amarok	218	0.1%	– 68.1%	80
89	BYD Seal	214	0.1%	+ 130.1%	81
90	Geely EX5	213	0.1%	new	103
91	Chevrolet Spark EUV	197	0.1%	new	86
92	Ford Bronco Sport	193	0.1%	+ 26.1%	90
93	GWM Ora 03	193	0.1%	– 44.7%	79
94	Chevrolet Captiva	187	0.1%	new	88
95	BMW X3	180	0.1%	+ 1700.0%	98
96	Audi Q5	161	0.1%	+ 30.9%	93
97	VW Jetta	154	0.1%	+ 26.2%	92
98	Chevrolet Trailblazer	149	0.1%	+ 22.1%	89
99	Porsche 911	142	0.1%	+ 389.7%	100
100	VW Delivery Express	140	0.1%	– 17.6%	96
101	Peugeot Expert	138	0.1%	+ 94.4%	101
102	Denza B5	130	0.1%	new	195
103	Chevrolet Silverado	126	0.1%	+ 152.0%	99
104	Gac Aion V	120	0.1%	new	104
105	Toyota Hiace	109	0.1%	new	131
106	Citroen C3 Aircross	107	0.1%	– 79.0%	115
107	Omoda 7	107	0.1%	new	128
108	GWM Wey 07	105	0.1%	new	94
109	Nissan Sentra	105	0.1%	– 76.0%	95
110	Land Rover Defender	103	0.1%	– 1.0%	132
111	Ford Transit	101	0.1%	– 47.7%	109
112	Mercedes GLC Coupe	99	0.1%	n/a	110
113	Nissan Frontier	99	0.1%	– 86.8%	135
114	Porsche Cayenne	99	0.1%	– 25.0%	107
115	Porsche Macan	91	0.1%	– 42.8%	106
116	Renault Kwid E-tech	89	0.1%	+ 85.4%	97
117	Chevrolet Equinox	83	0.1%	– 71.0%	105
118	GAC Aion Y Plus	80	0.0%	new	133
119	Mitsubishi Outlander	78	0.0%	n/a	119
120	BMW X5	77	0.0%	– 1.3%	108
121	Citroen Jumpy	73	0.0%	+ 108.6%	113
122	Volvo XC90	71	0.0%	+ 129.0%	114
123	Mercedes C Class	70	0.0%	+ 75.0%	126
124	Kia Sportage	69	0.0%	– 25.0%	121
125	Ford F-150	68	0.0%	– 43.8%	122
126	Mercedes GLB	67	0.0%	– 15.2%	117
127	Mitsubishi L200 Triton	65	0.0%	– 93.3%	141
128	JAC Hunter	64	0.0%	+ 204.8%	148
129	MG 4	64	0.0%	n/a	158
130	Hyundai Kona	63	0.0%	+ 250.0%	129
131	Vovlo EC40	60	0.0%	n/a	125
132	Audi A5	56	0.0%	+ 211.1%	120
133	Mini Hatch 3 Portas	56	0.0%	– 23.3%	118
134	Lexus NX	55	0.0%	+ 34.1%	130
135	Mercedes GLC	51	0.0%	– 59.2%	116
136	Effa V22	49	0.0%	+ 8.9%	156
137	BYD Shark	46	0.0%	– 54.0%	112
138	Mercedes GLA	43	0.0%	– 52.2%	123
139	JAC E-JS1	42	0.0%	+ 16.7%	213
140	Mercedes GLE	41	0.0%	– 52.3%	136
141	BMW M2	40	0.0%	+ 53.8%	140
142	Ford Mustang	40	0.0%	– 57.9%	154
143	Volvo EX40	38	0.0%	n/a	127
144	Honda CR-V	37	0.0%	– 61.5%	143
145	Chery Arrizo 6	35	0.0%	– 63.9%	146
146	Ram 3500	34	0.0%	– 78.6%	144
147	Peugeot Partner Rapid	32	0.0%	n/a	157
148	Hyundai HR	31	0.0%	– 85.1%	147
149	Lexus RX	31	0.0%	n/a	151
150	BMW X6	29	0.0%	– 39.6%	160
151	Honda ZR-V	29	0.0%	– 82.5%	191
152	Mini Countryman	29	0.0%	+ 31.8%	155
153	Kia Niro	27	0.0%	+ 58.8%	149
154	Land Rover Discovery	27	0.0%	– 46.0%	162
155	Lexus UX	27	0.0%	n/a	161
156	Mercedes CLA	27	0.0%	– 54.2%	138
157	MG S5	27	0.0%	new	181
158	Zeekr 7X	26	0.0%	new	179
159	Ram Dakota	25	0.0%	new	–
160	Audi A3 Sedan	24	0.0%	+ 33.3%	139
161	Foton Tunland	24	0.0%	new	173
162	Range Rover Sport	24	0.0%	n/a	166
163	BYD Tan	23	0.0%	+ 155.6%	150
164	VW Tiguan	23	0.0%	– 78.5%	124
165	BMW X2	22	0.0%	– 66.7%	134
166	Mercedes G class	22	0.0%	– 15.4%	200
167	Peugeot Boxer	22	0.0%	+ 100.0%	204
168	Neta X	21	0.0%	new	210
169	Zeekr X	21	0.0%	– 38.2%	180
170	Hyundai Palisade	20	0.0%	n/a	189
171	BMW IX1	19	0.0%	– 13.6%	145
172	Mini Aceman	18	0.0%	new	167
173	Porsche Panamera	17	0.0%	– 43.3%	168
174	Audi SQ5	16	0.0%	n/a	152
175	Mercedes EQE	16	0.0%	n/a	231
176	Mercedes GLE Coupe	16	0.0%	n/a	171
177	Hyundai Tucson	15	0.0%	– 88.7%	169
178	Suzuki Jimny Sierra	15	0.0%	– 89.5%	153
179	Audi Q6 e-tron	13	0.0%	new	254
180	BMW M3	13	0.0%	+ 85.7%	176
181	Ram 2500	13	0.0%	– 86.0%	174
182	BMW X7	12	0.0%	– 36.8%	175
183	MG Cyberster	12	0.0%	new	165
184	BMW X4	11	0.0%	– 89.0%	183
185	Citroen Jumper	11	0.0%	– 21.4%	192
186	GAC Aion Hyptec HT	11	0.0%	new	187
187	Land Rover Discovery Sport	11	0.0%	– 83.1%	178
188	Neta Aya	11	0.0%	new	202
189	Audi A3	10	0.0%	– 16.7%	159
190	Mercedes E Class	10	0.0%	+ 66.7%	206
191	Porsche Boxster	10	0.0%	– 85.9%	184
192	Audi Q8	9	0.0%	– 35.7%	163
193	Chevrolet Blazer EV	9	0.0%	+ 50.0%	185
194	GAC Aion ES	9	0.0%	new	209
195	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	9	0.0%	– 94.0%	142
196	Audi RS3	8	0.0%	n/a	–
197	BMW 4 Series Cabrio	8	0.0%	+ 100.0%	198
198	Ram 1500	8	0.0%	– 95.1%	196
199	Audi Q7	7	0.0%	– 30.0%	197
200	Effa V25	7	0.0%	+ 40.0%	205
201	Jeep Wrangler	7	0.0%	– 63.2%	208
202	Mercedes EQS	7	0.0%	new	241
203	Range Rover Evoque	7	0.0%	– 78.8%	182
204	Volvo EX90	7	0.0%	new	201
205	Audi RS6 Avant	6	0.0%	+ 500.0%	227
206	BMW i4	6	0.0%	n/a	216
207	BMW i7	6	0.0%	n/a	250
208	Honda Accord	6	0.0%	– 73.9%	218
209	Honda Civic	6	0.0%	– 97.9%	194
210	Range Rover Velar	6	0.0%	– 60.0%	199
211	Zeekr 001	6	0.0%	new	190
212	Kia Carnival	5	0.0%	– 76.2%	170
213	Mercedes GLS	5	0.0%	n/a	223
214	Audi Q8 e-tron	4	0.0%	n/a	177
215	Audi RS Q8	4	0.0%	n/a	203
216	Fever Fn1000	4	0.0%	n/a	211
217	JAC EJV5.5	4	0.0%	n/a	–
218	Kia Stonic	4	0.0%	– 77.8%	221
219	Range Rover	4	0.0%	– 91.1%	226
220	Riddara RD6	4	0.0%	new	207
221	Audi e-Tron	3	0.0%	n/a	–
222	BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe	3	0.0%	n/a	188
223	BMW IX	3	0.0%	– 75.0%	215
224	Hyundai Ioniq 5	3	0.0%	n/a	137
225	Mercedes S Class	3	0.0%	+ 200.0%	230
226	Toyota Yaris Sedan	3	0.0%	– 99.6%	–
227	Audi SQ6 e-tron	2	0.0%	new	256
228	BMW IX3	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	249
229	Chevrolet Camaro	2	0.0%	– 50.0%	229
230	DFSK EC35	2	0.0%	n/a	–
231	Ferrari 296 GTB	2	0.0%	n/a	240
232	Fiat 500	2	0.0%	n/a	253
233	Lamborghini Urus	2	0.0%	n/a	238
234	Porsche Cayman	2	0.0%	– 90.5%	193
235	Porsche Taycan	2	0.0%	– 86.7%	–
236	Aston Martin DB12	1	0.0%	n/a	–
237	Aston Martin Valhalla	1	0.0%	new	–
238	Aston Martin Vantage	1	0.0%	n/a	–
239	Audi Q3	1	0.0%	– 99.5%	212
240	BMW 5 Series	1	0.0%	– 95.2%	214
241	BMW iX2	1	0.0%	n/a	248
242	Ferrari 296 GTS	1	0.0%	new	–
243	Ford Mustang Mach-E	1	0.0%	n/a	236
244	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1	0.0%	– 90.0%	–
245	Kia EV9	1	0.0%	new	257
246	Lamborghini Huracan	1	0.0%	n/a	–
247	McLaren Artura	1	0.0%	n/a	233
248	Mercedes E-Sprinter	1	0.0%	new	164
249	Mercedes EQB	1	0.0%	n/a	222
250	Renault Megane E-tech	1	0.0%	new	239
251	Renault Sandero	1	0.0%	– 99.1%	246
252	Rolls Royce Cullinan	1	0.0%	n/a	–
253	Rolls-Royce Ghost	1	0.0%	n/a	–

Source: Manufacturers

The Territory is Ford’s best-seller in Argentina in January.

The Argentinean new vehicle market drops -5.3% year-on-year in January to 62,749 units, keeping in mind January 2025 was up 103% on the year prior. Volkswagen (-15.6%) tops the brands charts for the third month running with 15.6% share, despite a steep year-on-year fall. Fiat (-9.9%) is back up four spots on December to #2 with 13.5% of the market, while Toyota (-28.3%) sinks at #3 whereas it topped the brands charts over the Full Year 2025. Chevrolet (+35.9%), Ford (+23.8%) and Nissan (+12.1%) are islands of growth in the Top 10, just as Peugeot (-36.1%), Jeep (-33.7%) and Renault (-26.3%) are all hit hard. Below, BAIC surges 711% to #11 and BYD improves to a record 13th place.

Over in the models charts, the Toyota Hilux (-0.8%) is stable to 5.4% share, however this is down on the 8.1% it commanded in December and level with the 5.3% of the Full Year 2025. The Fiat Cronos (-25.5%) and Peugeot 208 (-46.1%) both collapse but still manage to round out the podium. The Ford Territory (+119.3%) repeats at a record 4th place with 4.6% of the market vs. 2.4% over FY2025. The Ford Ranger (-32.6%) is down three ranks on last month to return to the #5 spot it held over FY2025. The VW Tera confirms its instant blockbuster status at #6 overall, still the brand’s best-seller above the VW Amarok.

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Full January 2026 Top 40 brands and Top 264 All models below.

Argentina January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Volkswagen	9,785	15.6%	– 15.6%	1
2	Fiat	8,451	13.5%	– 9.9%	6
3	Toyota	7,509	12.0%	– 28.3%	2
4	Ford	6,775	10.8%	+ 23.8%	4
5	Peugeot	5,282	8.4%	– 36.1%	7
6	Chevrolet	5,104	8.1%	+ 35.9%	5
7	Renault	4,618	7.4%	– 26.3%	3
8	Citroen	2,733	4.4%	– 12.2%	8
9	Jeep	1,662	2.6%	– 33.7%	10
10	Nissan	1,597	2.5%	+ 12.1%	9
11	BAIC	1,322	2.1%	+ 711.0%	13
12	Mercedes	1,217	1.9%	+ 53.1%	11
13	BYD	915	1.5%	new	14
14	Ram	739	1.2%	– 4.4%	20
15	Honda	688	1.1%	+ 57.1%	19
16	Haval	679	1.1%	+ 748.8%	15
17	Hyundai	637	1.0%	+ 67.2%	12
18	Kia	454	0.7%	+ 204.7%	16
19	Chery	429	0.7%	+ 279.6%	17
20	Audi	353	0.6%	+ 20.1%	21
21	MG	351	0.6%	new	22
22	BMW	305	0.5%	+ 90.6%	18
23	JAC	129	0.2%	+ 248.6%	26
24	Jetour	125	0.2%	+ 228.9%	27
25	Changan	113	0.2%	+ 3666.7%	34
26	Foton	107	0.2%	+ 46.6%	23
27	DFSK	82	0.1%	+ 6.5%	24
28	Mitsubishi	67	0.1%	+ 294.1%	32
29	Iveco	50	0.1%	– 31.5%	28
30	Subaru	48	0.1%	+ 118.2%	30
31	Suzuki	42	0.1%	+ 740.0%	33
32	Volvo	42	0.1%	+ 90.9%	36
33	Mini	38	0.1%	+ 22.6%	31
34	Shineray	37	0.1%	+ 1133.3%	35
35	Lexus	34	0.1%	– 5.6%	n/a
36	DS	28	0.0%	– 65.4%	25
37	Kyc	28	0.0%	– 3.4%	38
38	JMEV	25	0.0%	new	n/a
39	Great Wall	23	0.0%	+ 666.7%	39
40	Zanella	19	0.0%	– 61.2%	40
–	Resto	107	0.2%	n/a	n/a

Argentina January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Toyota Hilux	3,403	5.4%	– 0.8%	1
2	Fiat Cronos	3,215	5.1%	– 25.5%	7
3	Peugeot 208	2,887	4.6%	– 46.1%	6
4	Ford Territory	2,864	4.6%	+ 119.3%	4
5	Ford Ranger	2,482	4.0%	– 32.6%	2
6	VW Tera	2,187	3.5%	new	3
7	VW Amarok	2,145	3.4%	– 41.7%	8
8	Chevrolet Tracker	1,905	3.0%	– 5.8%	9
9	Peugeot 2008	1,795	2.9%	– 21.5%	14
10	VW Polo	1,681	2.7%	– 31.4%	5
11	Chevrolet Onix	1,409	2.2%	+ 88.4%	10
12	Toyota Yaris	1,381	2.2%	– 32.3%	11
13	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,208	1.9%	– 54.4%	16
14	Renault Kwid	1,143	1.8%	+ 33.8%	13
15	VW Nivus	1,128	1.8%	– 9.9%	21
16	VW Taos	1,072	1.7%	– 46.8%	20
17	Jeep Compass	978	1.6%	– 6.6%	25
18	Baic BJ30	922	1.5%	new	27
19	VW T-Cross	876	1.4%	– 31.0%	29
20	Renault Kardian	849	1.4%	– 41.2%	19
21	Fiat Toro	801	1.3%	– 16.0%	40
22	Citroen C3	779	1.2%	+ 58.7%	28
23	Citroen Basalt	777	1.2%	+ 121.4%	35
24	Mercedes Sprinter	768	1.2%	+ 44.4%	18
25	Citroen C3 Aircross	747	1.2%	– 44.7%	39
26	Fiat Strada	726	1.2%	– 10.7%	34
27	Toyota SW4	703	1.1%	– 14.3%	33
28	Renault Kangoo	687	1.1%	– 24.2%	15
29	Fiat Mobi	683	1.1%	– 35.7%	42
30	Fiat Argo	662	1.1%	new	31
31	Chevrolet Montana	650	1.0%	+ 107.0%	12
32	Nissan Kicks	649	1.0%	+ 34.9%	38
33	Fiat Fiorino	642	1.0%	+ 9.9%	36
34	Nissan Frontier	603	1.0%	– 15.9%	22
35	Toyota Corolla	586	0.9%	– 54.5%	32
36	Fiat Titano	574	0.9%	new	46
37	Chevrolet S10	561	0.9%	+ 96.2%	23
38	Jeep Renegade	555	0.9%	– 59.6%	26
39	Fiat Pulse	546	0.9%	– 43.2%	43
40	BYD Song Pro	526	0.8%	new	45
41	Ford Maverick	521	0.8%	+ 1032.6%	30
42	Fiat Fastback	518	0.8%	– 25.0%	52
43	Ram Rampage	456	0.7%	– 39.6%	54
44	Haval H6	451	0.7%	+ 1403.3%	48
45	Hyundai HB20	396	0.6%	+ 101.0%	24
46	Honda HR-V	387	0.6%	+ 30.7%	60
47	VW Saveiro	379	0.6%	– 4.1%	58
48	Citroen Berlingo	370	0.6%	– 13.8%	50
49	Kia K3	364	0.6%	new	47
50	Renault Logan	364	0.6%	– 36.3%	17
51	Ford Bronco Sport	333	0.5%	+ 552.9%	57
52	Renault Arkana	304	0.5%	new	59
53	Peugeot Partner	281	0.4%	– 43.6%	41
54	Chevrolet Spin	258	0.4%	+ 73.2%	55
55	Renault Duster	254	0.4%	– 57.3%	51
56	BAIC X55	243	0.4%	+ 107.7%	62
57	Chery Tiggo 7	225	0.4%	new	56
58	Ford Everest	225	0.4%	new	53
59	Ram Dakota	222	0.4%	new	125
60	Haval Jolion	217	0.3%	+ 334.0%	61
61	BYD Yuan Pro	206	0.3%	new	72
62	Renault Oroch	184	0.3%	– 27.0%	67
63	MG ZS	183	0.3%	new	76
64	VW Nuevo Virtus	177	0.3%	– 55.1%	37
65	BYD Dolphin Mini	169	0.3%	new	73
66	Honda WR-V	165	0.3%	new	230
67	Ford F-150	161	0.3%	+ 6.6%	82
68	Nissan Versa	150	0.2%	+ 10.3%	64
69	Renault Alaskan	146	0.2%	+ 52.1%	71
70	MG 3	145	0.2%	new	75
71	Chery Tiggo 4	144	0.2%	+ 32.1%	74
72	Renault Kangoo II	138	0.2%	– 70.9%	63
73	Chevrolet Captiva	125	0.2%	new	–
74	Peugeot 3008	124	0.2%	+ 853.8%	89
75	Mercedes A Class	120	0.2%	+ 103.4%	139
76	Nissan X-Trail	113	0.2%	+ 88.3%	68
77	Jeep Commander	112	0.2%	+ 36.6%	66
78	Ford E-Transit	111	0.2%	new	–
79	Renault Stepway	109	0.2%	– 64.0%	44
80	Changan CS55	108	0.2%	new	100
81	Peugeot Expert	108	0.2%	+ 77.0%	108
82	Hyundai Creta	105	0.2%	– 32.7%	69
83	Audi Q5	103	0.2%	+ 27.2%	88
84	Toyota Hiace	103	0.2%	– 51.6%	65
85	Toyota RAV4	96	0.2%	n/a	70
86	Honda ZR-V	95	0.2%	+ 20.3%	90
87	Mercedes GLC	93	0.1%	+ 45.3%	119
88	Renault Sandero	86	0.1%	– 86.9%	49
89	Chevrolet Trailblazer	80	0.1%	+ 433.3%	80
90	Fiat 600	73	0.1%	new	92
91	Hyundai HB20s	69	0.1%	new	78
92	VW Tiguan	69	0.1%	– 8.0%	87
93	Audi Q3	66	0.1%	– 15.4%	91
94	VW Vento	65	0.1%	+ 0.0%	97
95	BMW 1 Series	60	0.1%	n/a	105
96	Mercedes GLA	57	0.1%	– 1.7%	124
97	Renault Master	56	0.1%	+ 86.7%	86
98	Audi A3	55	0.1%	– 17.9%	98
99	Mercedes C Class	54	0.1%	+ 200.0%	135
100	Nissan Sentra	52	0.1%	+ 73.3%	95
101	JAC JS6	48	0.1%	new	176
102	BAIC X35	47	0.1%	+ 30.6%	85
103	BMW 2 Series	46	0.1%	+ 557.1%	122
104	Iveco Daily	46	0.1%	– 31.3%	77
105	Chevrolet Silverado	45	0.1%	– 73.4%	109
106	BMW 3 Series	44	0.1%	+ 175.0%	123
107	BMW X3	44	0.1%	+ 1366.7%	99
108	Foton Tunland	43	0.1%	new	101
109	Mercedes CLA	40	0.1%	new	104
110	Renault Koleos	40	0.1%	– 13.0%	96
111	BMW X1	39	0.1%	+ 14.7%	79
112	Jetour Dashing	39	0.1%	+ 39.3%	142
113	Suzuki Jimny	39	0.1%	+ 680.0%	93
114	Jetour X50	38	0.1%	new	103
115	Citroen Jumpy	37	0.1%	– 35.1%	94
116	Mitsubishi L200	37	0.1%	+ 362.5%	120
117	Audi Q2	35	0.1%	+ 400.0%	114
118	Chevrolet Spark	35	0.1%	n/a	132
119	Foton Tm1	34	0.1%	– 37.0%	84
120	Baic U5 Plus	33	0.1%	+ 3200.0%	128
121	Hyundai Tucson	33	0.1%	+ 73.7%	102
122	Mercedes GLB	33	0.1%	+ 83.3%	144
123	Volvo XC60	33	0.1%	+ 725.0%	164
124	Kia K2500	30	0.0%	+ 3.4%	113
125	BAIC BJ40	29	0.0%	+ 222.2%	193
126	Ram 1500	29	0.0%	+ 262.5%	162
127	Mitsubishi Outlander	28	0.0%	+ 211.1%	136
128	Jac JS4	27	0.0%	new	117
129	Kyc Mamut	27	0.0%	– 6.9%	118
130	Audi A1	26	0.0%	– 7.1%	127
131	JMEV Easy 3	25	0.0%	new	235
132	Jetour T1	24	0.0%	new	161
133	Mini Cooper	23	0.0%	+ 15.0%	107
134	Peugeot 408	23	0.0%	n/a	121
135	Audi A5	21	0.0%	+ 600.0%	165
136	Peugeot 5008	21	0.0%	+ 133.3%	145
137	BMW X2	20	0.0%	– 52.4%	167
138	Kia Seltos	20	0.0%	– 51.2%	129
139	Subaru Crosstrek	20	0.0%	+ 185.7%	156
140	Ford Bronco	19	0.0%	– 13.6%	–
141	Kia Sportage	19	0.0%	– 52.5%	143
142	Shineray T30	19	0.0%	+ 533.3%	126
143	Honda CR-V	18	0.0%	– 67.3%	111
144	Zanella Z Truck	18	0.0%	– 35.7%	150
145	Chery Tiggo 2	17	0.0%	+ 750.0%	168
146	Citroen Jumper	17	0.0%	– 71.2%	133
147	Foton Tm2	17	0.0%	– 10.5%	134
148	GAC Motor Emkoo	16	0.0%	new	172
149	Great Wall Tank 300	16	0.0%	new	175
150	Kia Carnival	16	0.0%	– 40.7%	148
151	DFSK E5	15	0.0%	n/a	152
152	Jac JS2	15	0.0%	new	183
153	JMC Grand Avenue	15	0.0%	new	112
154	DFSK C31	14	0.0%	– 36.4%	115
155	DFSK C35	14	0.0%	– 22.2%	116
156	Hyundai Santa Fe	14	0.0%	n/a	231
157	Mercedes Vito	14	0.0%	+ 133.3%	186
158	Toyota Land Cruiser	13	0.0%	n/a	180
159	BMW X4	12	0.0%	– 14.3%	106
160	DFSK C32	12	0.0%	– 20.0%	169
161	Jac JS8	12	0.0%	new	146
162	JAC S2	12	0.0%	– 61.3%	177
163	Agrale Ma 6.0	11	0.0%	new	–
164	Chery Tiggo 8	11	0.0%	+ 1000.0%	131
165	DS 4	11	0.0%	– 70.3%	171
166	Lexus LBX	11	0.0%	+ 0.0%	202
167	Lexus UX	11	0.0%	+ 450.0%	–
168	Mercedes GLE	11	0.0%	+ 37.5%	241
169	Peugeot Boxer	11	0.0%	– 74.4%	149
170	Subaru Forester	11	0.0%	+ 83.3%	130
171	Subaru WRX	11	0.0%	+ 1000.0%	–
172	Audi RS3	10	0.0%	n/a	210
173	DFSK Glory 580	10	0.0%	+ 400.0%	170
174	Jetour X70	10	0.0%	+ 0.0%	147
175	Audi S3	9	0.0%	+ 800.0%	192
176	DFSK K01H	9	0.0%	– 55.0%	138
177	DS 7/Crossback	9	0.0%	– 71.0%	81
178	Foton Wonder	9	0.0%	new	226
179	Volvo EX30	9	0.0%	+ 125.0%	163
180	Audi SQ5	8	0.0%	new	157
181	Baic BJ60	8	0.0%	new	151
182	Dongfeng Captain W 412 Sc	8	0.0%	new	140
183	Mini Countryman	8	0.0%	– 27.3%	155
184	Shineray M7	8	0.0%	new	245
185	BAIC EU5	7	0.0%	new	166
186	DS 3	7	0.0%	– 46.2%	200
187	Honda Civic	7	0.0%	– 12.5%	153
188	Hyundai Staria	7	0.0%	– 12.5%	154
189	Lexus NX	7	0.0%	– 50.0%	–
190	BMW 4 Series	6	0.0%	– 33.3%	212
191	BMW X6	6	0.0%	– 53.8%	159
192	Ford Mustang	6	0.0%	– 76.0%	–
193	Great Wall Ora 03	6	0.0%	n/a	173
194	Jeep Wrangler	6	0.0%	+ 100.0%	160
195	Mini John Cooper Works	6	0.0%	n/a	187
196	Toyota GR86	6	0.0%	– 33.3%	190
197	Audi Q8	5	0.0%	– 50.0%	209
198	Audi RSQ8	5	0.0%	new	211
199	BMW Z4	5	0.0%	n/a	213
200	Domy V1	5	0.0%	n/a	198
201	Shineray G03F	5	0.0%	n/a	188
202	DFSK Glory 500	4	0.0%	n/a	–
203	Jac T9	4	0.0%	new	233
204	Jetour T2	4	0.0%	new	178
205	Kaiyi X3	4	0.0%	new	236
206	Mercedes AMG CLE	4	0.0%	– 55.6%	185
207	Subaru Impreza	4	0.0%	n/a	189
208	Toyota Crown	4	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–
209	Alfa Romeo Tonale	3	0.0%	– 75.0%	208
210	BMW 5 Series	3	0.0%	+ 50.0%	182
211	BMW X5	3	0.0%	– 50.0%	158
212	BYD Shark	3	0.0%	new	–
213	Coradir Chiki	3	0.0%	– 75.0%	197
214	Ferrari Roma	3	0.0%	n/a	–
215	Geely EX5	3	0.0%	new	–
216	Isuzu Dmax	3	0.0%	n/a	–
217	JAC EV30x	3	0.0%	new	–
218	Lexus RX	3	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–
219	Mercedes Benz LO 916	3	0.0%	– 62.5%	203
220	Mercedes E Class	3	0.0%	– 25.0%	–
221	Agrale Ma 8.7	2	0.0%	n/a	191
222	Alfa Romeo Giulia	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	207
223	Audi Q7	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	181
224	Dongfeng Captain V 312	2	0.0%	new	222
225	Dongfeng Captain V 414	2	0.0%	new	199
226	Dongfeng Captain W 412 Dc	2	0.0%	new	110
227	JAC X200	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	184
228	Porsche 911	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–
229	Subaru Outback	2	0.0%	– 75.0%	246
230	Toyota Etios Aibo	2	0.0%	n/a	247
231	Arcfox S5	1	0.0%	new	–
232	Audi A6	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–
233	Audi Q6	1	0.0%	new	–
234	BMW 7 Series	1	0.0%	n/a	–
235	BMW Ix2	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	195
236	Citroen C4 Cactus	1	0.0%	– 99.7%	219
237	Citroen C5 Aircross	1	0.0%	– 90.0%	–
238	Coradir Tita	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–
239	Coradir Tito	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	220
240	DFSK EC35	1	0.0%	n/a	–
241	Ferrari Purosangue	1	0.0%	new	–
242	Ferrari SF90	1	0.0%	n/a	–
243	Forthing Friday	1	0.0%	new	–
244	Gac Motor GS3 Emzoom	1	0.0%	new	227
245	GAC Motor GS8	1	0.0%	new	201
246	Hyundai Elantra	1	0.0%	n/a	–
247	Iveco 10-190	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	–
248	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–
249	Kama X1	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	237
250	Kia Cerato	1	0.0%	– 91.7%	–
251	Kia Tasman	1	0.0%	new	–
252	Lexus GX	1	0.0%	n/a	–
253	Lexus IS	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	–
254	Maxus D90	1	0.0%	new	–
255	Mercedes EQE	1	0.0%	new	240
256	Mercedes G-Class	1	0.0%	n/a	–
257	Mini Aceman	1	0.0%	new	–
258	Porsche Cayenne	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–
259	Ram 2500	1	0.0%	– 90.0%	243
260	Range Rover Evoque	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–
261	Renault Megane	1	0.0%	– 90.0%	179
262	Sero Cargo Alto	1	0.0%	n/a	–
263	Sero Sedan	1	0.0%	n/a	–
264	Tesla Cyberbeast	1	0.0%	new	–

Source: ACARA

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The Foxtron Bria has (shyly) landed in the Taiwanese charts.

Stable market in Taiwan in January at +0.03% to 35,073 units. Back from record-setting year-ago results, Toyota (-9%) and Lexus (-11.6%) both recede this month. In contrast Honda (+90.2%) and Ford (+115.3%) excel and rank #3 and #5 respectively. Mitsubishi (+55%) and Hyundai (+32.6%) also impress while CMC (+5.8%) lodges a positive score and is back up to #4. Up to a record #2 with 11.7% share in December, Tesla only sells 6 units in January.

Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla Cross (+6.2%) continues to vastly dominate with 13.1% share, its best since last July. The Toyota RAV4 (-13.5%) is a little weaker as the transition towards the 6th generation has started. The CMC J Space (+11.8%) holds its own at #3 ahead of the Lexus NX (-2%) back up eight spots on last month to #4. Launched in December, the locally-produced Ford Territory climbs to a solid 5th place with 3.8% share. The Honda HR-V (+267%) shoots up year-on-year but drops four ranks on last month to #8. We welcome the locally assembled Mitsubishi Xforce at #12. Finally, a (shy) new entrant is local manufacturer Foxtron’s first model, the Bria compact SUV, which sold 14 units in January.

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Full January 2026 Top 10 brands and Top 70 models below.

Taiwan January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Toyota	11,614	33.1%	– 9.0%	1
2	Lexus	3,173	9.0%	– 11.6%	7
3	Honda	2,583	7.4%	+ 90.2%	3
4	CMC	2,216	6.3%	+ 5.8%	8
5	Ford	1,761	5.0%	+ 115.3%	9
6	Hyundai	1,645	4.7%	+ 32.6%	6
7	Mercedes	1,573	4.5%	– 49.0%	4
8	Mitsubishi	1,505	4.3%	+ 55.0%	n/a
9	BMW	1,215	3.5%	– 10.5%	10
10	Nissan	1,141	3.3%	– 2.6%	n/a

Taiwan January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Toyota Corolla Cross	4,604	13.1%	+ 6.2%	2
2	Toyota RAV4	1,822	5.2%	– 13.5%	3
3	CMC J Space	1,586	4.5%	+ 11.8%	7
4	Lexus NX	1,575	4.5%	– 2.0%	12
5	Ford Territory	1,333	3.8%	new	11
6	Toyota Yaris Cross	1,229	3.5%	– 32.8%	6
7	Toyota Town Ace	1,137	3.2%	– 26.4%	5
8	Honda HR-V	1,112	3.2%	+ 267.0%	4
9	Toyota Corolla Altis	852	2.4%	– 18.8%	10
10	Honda CR-V	840	2.4%	+ 33.5%	9
11	Lexus RX	719	2.1%	– 11.3%	35
12	Mitsubishi Xforce	634	1.8%	new	n/a
13	Honda Fit	536	1.5%	+ 37.8%	21
14	Mitsubishi Delica	503	1.4%	+ 0.0%	19
15	Mercedes GLC Class	496	1.4%	– 51.1%	13
16	Toyota Vios	481	1.4%	– 18.1%	22
17	CMC Zinger	464	1.3%	– 22.7%	17
18	Nissan Kicks	458	1.3%	+ 17.4%	14
19	MG G50 Plus	422	1.2%	new	24
20	Hyundai Custin	412	1.2%	– 12.3%	16
21	Toyota Camry	396	1.1%	+ 45.6%	32
22	Nissan X-Trail	377	1.1%	– 11.3%	23
23	Hyundai Porter	354	1.0%	+ 172.3%	33
24	Lexus UX	347	1.0%	– 35.5%	28
25	Hyundai Venue	310	0.9%	+ 5.1%	25
26	Nissan Sentra	294	0.8%	– 1.7%	30
27	Toyota bZ4X	291	0.8%	+ 321.7%	46
28	Mazda CX-5	281	0.8%	– 34.8%	8
29	Suzuki Jimny	281	0.8%	n/a	37
30	Hyundai Mufasa	235	0.7%	new	41
31	BMW X3	233	0.7%	+ 89.4%	36
32	Hyundai Tucson	222	0.6%	– 10.8%	27
33	Kia Sportage	208	0.6%	– 10.7%	15
34	Lexus LBX	202	0.6%	– 12.6%	n/a
35	Ford Focus	193	0.6%	– 21.2%	44
36	Lexus ES	192	0.5%	– 25.0%	62
37	MG HS	189	0.5%	– 17.5%	40
38	Mazda CX-30	187	0.5%	– 9.2%	48
39	MG ZS	175	0.5%	+ 218.2%	39
40	CMC Veryca	166	0.5%	+ 115.6%	69
41	Mercedes E Class	165	0.5%	– 41.7%	50
42	Mercedes GLE Class	158	0.5%	– 39.9%	55
43	Toyota Crown	158	0.5%	+ 73.6%	70
44	Toyota Alphard	154	0.4%	– 28.4%	53
45	Mitsubishi Colt Plus	153	0.4%	– 33.2%	52
46	Porsche Cayenne	144	0.4%	n/a	n/a
47	Mercedes GLA Class	142	0.4%	– 32.4%	29
48	Skoda Octavia	142	0.4%	+ 26.8%	59
49	Mazda3	140	0.4%	– 49.8%	20
50	Porsche Macan	133	0.4%	– 65.5%	n/a
51	Ford Kuga	132	0.4%	– 70.0%	45
52	Mazda CX-60	131	0.4%	+ 48.9%	47
53	Luxgen n7	128	0.4%	– 77.3%	26
54	Toyota Sienna	126	0.4%	n/a	n/a
55	VW Tiguan	123	0.4%	n/a	34
56	Fuso Canter	116	0.3%	– 1.7%	43
57	BMW 2 Series	114	0.3%	+ 65.2%	68
58	Skoda Kodiaq	113	0.3%	+ 36.1%	n/a
59	Lexus LM	112	0.3%	– 5.9%	n/a
60	Peugeot 5008	108	0.3%	n/a	42
61	Volvo XC60	107	0.3%	n/a	54
62	Mercedes GLB Class	104	0.3%	n/a	56
63	Mercedes V Class	103	0.3%	– 47.7%	n/a
64	BMW 1 Series	98	0.3%	– 60.0%	n/a
65	Skoda Kamiq	92	0.3%	– 14.8%	n/a
66	Honda Civic	91	0.3%	+ 203.3%	64
67	VW Golf	91	0.3%	n/a	51
68	Mercedes C Class	88	0.3%	– 38.9%	61
69	Toyota Granvia+Hiace	87	0.2%	– 8.4%	67
70	Peugeot 408	81	0.2%	new	n/a
71	Suzuki Swift	81	0.2%	– 58.5%	18

Source: u-car.com.tw

Peugeot sales are up 27.5% in a devastated market.

Horrible start of the year for the Belgian new car market at -18.7% to 32,997 units. This is on top of January 2025 volumes being already down -13% on the year prior. One of the explanations of this poor result is the new EURO norm implemented on January 1, 2026 and that pulled sales forward to December. On note is the 36.7% share of BEVs.

In the brands ranking, Volkswagen (-12.7%) lodges its first monthly win since last September wth a solid 9.6% share. BMW (-47.8%) implodes on a particularly strong year-ago result when it broke its share record at 14.8%. Mercedes (-16.5%) returns to the third place it held over the Full Year 2025, ahead Peugeot (+27.5%) delivering a splendid score. Below, BYD (+92.7%), Fiat (+68.3%), Skoda (+46.9%) and Opel (+38.9%) also defy the negative context with double-digit YoY gains.

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Full January 2026 Top 71 All brands ranking below.

Belgium January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Volkswagen	3,170	9.6%	– 12.7%	2
2	BMW	3,133	9.5%	– 47.8%	1
3	Mercedes	3,079	9.3%	– 16.5%	6
4	Peugeot	2,363	7.2%	+ 27.5%	9
5	Audi	2,215	6.7%	– 9.2%	4
6	Renault	1,908	5.8%	– 14.2%	5
7	Skoda	1,870	5.7%	+ 46.9%	8
8	Toyota	1,611	4.9%	– 28.1%	14
9	Kia	1,397	4.2%	– 20.6%	13
10	Volvo	1,389	4.2%	– 6.7%	11
11	Dacia	1,318	4.0%	– 47.8%	12
12	Citroen	1,046	3.2%	– 11.4%	17
13	Opel	1,010	3.1%	+ 38.9%	20
14	Ford	900	2.7%	– 32.6%	16
15	Hyundai	700	2.1%	– 47.8%	3
16	Tesla	693	2.1%	– 31.3%	10
17	Mini	526	1.6%	+ 15.6%	18
18	BYD	476	1.4%	+ 92.7%	22
19	Nissan	456	1.4%	– 53.2%	21
20	Fiat	340	1.0%	+ 68.3%	24
21	Suzuki	338	1.0%	– 25.4%	19
22	Mazda	314	1.0%	+ 23.6%	23
23	MG	307	0.9%	+ 11.2%	7
24	Cupra	253	0.8%	– 29.9%	28
25	Seat	251	0.8%	– 23.9%	31
26	Porsche	246	0.7%	– 33.7%	25
27	Polestar	212	0.6%	– 29.3%	27
28	Jeep	154	0.5%	+ 16.7%	30
29	Xpeng	135	0.4%	+ 57.0%	33
30	Leapmotor	127	0.4%	+ 144.2%	26
31	Honda	120	0.4%	– 16.7%	32
32	Land Rover	109	0.3%	– 71.3%	15
33	Alfa Romeo	107	0.3%	– 38.5%	35
34	Lexus	106	0.3%	– 29.3%	37
35	KG Mobility	90	0.3%	+ 7.1%	34
36	DS	89	0.3%	– 1.1%	38
37	Omoda	82	0.2%	+ 1950.0%	36
38	Jaecoo	78	0.2%	new	39
39	Alpine	47	0.1%	+ 161.1%	43
40	Zeekr	28	0.1%	new	41
41	Lynk & Co	27	0.1%	+ 92.9%	29
42	Maserati	25	0.1%	+ 92.3%	49
43	Lancia	22	0.1%	+ 10.0%	45
44	Smart	21	0.1%	– 70.8%	40
45	Bentley	14	0.0%	+ 0.0%	57
46	Lamborghini	13	0.0%	+ 44.4%	54
47	Subaru	13	0.0%	– 13.3%	44
48	Lotus	10	0.0%	– 54.5%	47
49	Ferrari	9	0.0%	– 52.6%	42
50	Aston Martin	6	0.0%	– 62.5%	52
51	Allied Vehicles	5	0.0%	+ 0.0%	51
52	Alpina	4	0.0%	+ 300.0%	60
53	EVO	4	0.0%	new	–
54	Mitsubishi	4	0.0%	n/a	58
55	Rolls-Royce	4	0.0%	+ 100.0%	66
56	AMF	3	0.0%	+ 50.0%	61
57	Dongfeng	2	0.0%	– 80.0%	64
58	DR	2	0.0%	new	–
59	NIO	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	48
60	Sportequipe	2	0.0%	new	–
61	Tripod	2	0.0%	– 80.0%	56
62	B-Style & Flex-I-Trans	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	62
63	BAIC	1	0.0%	– 92.3%	59
64	DFSK	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	50
65	Fisker	1	0.0%	n/a	65
66	Forthing	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	53
67	Genesis	1	0.0%	new	–
68	Ineos	1	0.0%	n/a	–
69	Man	1	0.0%	n/a	–
70	SWM	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–
71	Tiger	1	0.0%	new	–

Source: FEBIAC

Audi holds 4.9% of the Croatian market in January.

The Croatian new car market suffers in January at -11.5% year-on-year to 3,946 units. Skoda (-2.6%) and Volkswagen (-6.2%) both improve their share and are separated by only one sale. Toyota (+13.8%) defies the negative context at #3 like last month, followed by Suzuki (-25%) and Opel (-26.9%) both cratering. Audi (+9.7%) is the only gainer in the remainder of the Top 10, reaching a record 6th place (previous best: #7 in March 2025). Renault (-50.6%), Dacia (-49%), Ford (-30.7%) and Hyundai (-25%) are hit particularly hard below. MG (+120%), Forthing (+106.7%) and Volvo (+24.2%) shine.

Model-wise, the VW T-Cross (-27.8%) is the best-seller like one year ago but sees its sales plunge. The Skoda Octavia (-11.4%) follows the market at #2 while the Suzuki Vitara (-29.8%) is in trouble at #3. In contrast, the VW Tiguan (+37.3%), Skoda Kamiq (+25%) and Suzuki S-Cross (+16.7%) all deliver excellent performances. The MG ZS (+142.9%), Toyota Yaris (+121.7%) and Skoda Karoq (+97.1%) all impress.

Previous post: Croatia Full Year 2025: Skoda Octavia and VW T-Cross lead again, Opel Mokka up to #5 in record market

One year ago: Croatia January 2025: VW T-Cross hits record share

Full January 2026 Top 44 All brands and Top 20 models below.

Croatia January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Skoda	515	13.1%	– 2.6%	1
2	Volkswagen	514	13.0%	– 6.2%	2
3	Toyota	306	7.8%	+ 13.8%	3
4	Suzuki	258	6.5%	– 25.0%	5
5	Opel	209	5.3%	– 26.9%	6
6	Audi	193	4.9%	+ 9.7%	10
7	Kia	193	4.9%	– 16.1%	12
8	Hyundai	189	4.8%	– 25.0%	8
9	BMW	170	4.3%	– 10.1%	18
10	Dacia	157	4.0%	– 49.0%	7
11	Ford	122	3.1%	– 30.7%	4
12	Renault	118	3.0%	– 50.6%	9
13	Mazda	98	2.5%	– 10.1%	16
14	Mercedes	94	2.4%	+ 3.3%	13
15	Peugeot	89	2.3%	– 23.3%	14
16	Volvo	82	2.1%	+ 24.2%	23
17	Citroen	68	1.7%	– 32.7%	11
18	MG	66	1.7%	+ 120.0%	25
19	BYD	64	1.6%	new	19
20	Cupra	55	1.4%	– 8.3%	21
21	Omoda	54	1.4%	new	20
22	Nissan	39	1.0%	– 33.9%	22
23	Geely	32	0.8%	– 30.4%	24
24	Seat	31	0.8%	+ 14.8%	26
25	Forthing	31	0.8%	+ 106.7%	29
26	Porsche	31	0.8%	– 34.0%	30
27	Jaecoo	27	0.7%	+ 2600.0%	15
28	Tesla	19	0.5%	+ 171.4%	17
29	Mini	19	0.5%	+ 58.3%	37
30	Mitsubishi	15	0.4%	+ 1400.0%	33
31	Lexus	14	0.4%	– 30.0%	27
32	Honda	12	0.3%	+ 33.3%	34
33	SsangYong	9	0.2%	– 10.0%	28
34	Land Rover	9	0.2%	– 72.7%	32
35	Subaru	8	0.2%	+ 100.0%	35
36	DS	7	0.2%	+ 133.3%	41
37	Alfa Romeo	7	0.2%	+ 16.7%	44
38	Jeep	6	0.2%	– 71.4%	36
39	Fiat	5	0.1%	+ 25.0%	31
40	Lynk & Co	4	0.1%	– 60.0%	38
41	Leapmotor	2	0.1%	new	39
42	Bentley	2	0.1%	– 33.3%	45
43	Aston Martin	2	0.1%	n/a	–
44	Morgan	1	0.0%	n/a	–

Croatia January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	VW T-Cross	190	4.8%	– 27.8%	1
2	Skoda Octavia	163	4.1%	– 11.4%	4
3	Suzuki Vitara	132	3.3%	– 29.8%	6
4	Suzuki SX4 S-Cross	112	2.8%	+ 16.7%	11
5	VW Tiguan	92	2.3%	+ 37.3%	8
6	Skoda Kamiq	90	2.3%	+ 25.0%	14
7	Hyundai Tucson	83	2.1%	– 26.5%	7
8	Skoda Kodiaq	81	2.1%	– 37.2%	2
9	Opel Corsa	77	2.0%	– 59.0%	9
10	Kia Stonic	69	1.7%	– 4.2%	n/a
11	Skoda Karoq	67	1.7%	+ 97.1%	n/a
12	Dacia Duster	63	1.6%	– 45.2%	n/a
13	Kia Sportage	62	1.6%	– 12.7%	n/a
14	VW T-Roc	61	1.5%	+ 5.2%	n/a
15	Ford Kuga	59	1.5%	– 45.9%	n/a
16	Dacia Sandero	57	1.4%	– 54.8%	5
17	Toyota Yaris Cross	55	1.4%	+ 22.2%	16
18	MG ZS	51	1.3%	+ 142.9%	n/a
19	Opel Frontera	51	1.3%	new	n/a
20	Toyota Yaris	51	1.3%	+ 121.7%	n/a

Source: Promocija Plus

Omoda-Jaecoo holds a record 11.6% of the Israeli market in January.

According to data shared with us by our local partner cartube.co.il, new car sales in Israel are down -10.7% year-on-year in January to 41,618 units, however the year-ago comparison point was particularly high. Hyundai (-9.5%) is back to the #1 brand spot for the first time since February 2025, but the event of the month is in 2nd place: just one unit below, Omoda-Jaecoo (+157%) smashes its share record to 11.6%, with its previous best being 8.5% last May. This is also the carmaker’s highest ranking and volume. Toyota (-3.2%) and Kia (-11.5%) follow, while last month’s leader Chery (+55.7%) sports astounding growth at #5. Deepal (+412.9%), Citroen (+41.4%) and BYD (+27%) also impress below. All in all, Chinese manufacturers account for 37.6% share vs. 29.7% over the Full Year 2025.

Previous post: Israel Full Year 2025: Jaecoo 7 takes the lead, Chinese at 29.7% share, peak of 49.5% in September

One year ago: Israel January 2025: Jaecoo breaks into Top 10 in market up 24.8%

Full January 2026 Top 61 All brands ranking below.

Israel January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Hyundai	4,819	11.6%	– 9.5%	12
2	Omoda Jaecoo	4,818	11.6%	+ 157.0%	11
3	Toyota	4,033	9.7%	– 3.2%	2
4	Kia	4,016	9.6%	– 11.5%	6
5	Chery	3,935	9.5%	+ 55.7%	1
6	Skoda	3,569	8.6%	– 8.2%	8
7	BYD	2,474	5.9%	+ 27.0%	7
8	MG	1,034	2.5%	– 47.2%	24
9	Mitsubishi	946	2.3%	– 42.8%	27
10	Citroen	796	1.9%	+ 41.4%	19
11	Deepal	636	1.5%	+ 412.9%	10
12	Suzuki	600	1.4%	– 30.2%	17
13	KGM	574	1.4%	+ 23.4%	31
14	BMW	510	1.2%	– 34.9%	38
15	Xpeng	506	1.2%	– 43.8%	21
16	Mercedes	499	1.2%	+ 75.7%	32
17	Seat	486	1.2%	– 73.4%	22
18	Subaru	440	1.1%	– 61.1%	23
19	Geely	423	1.0%	+ 35.6%	13
20	Lynk & Co	418	1.0%	– 50.8%	25
21	Audi	417	1.0%	+ 16.2%	20
22	Opel	411	1.0%	+ 270.3%	39
23	Peugeot	377	0.9%	– 29.1%	26
24	Lexus	365	0.9%	+ 13.4%	14
25	Nissan	365	0.9%	– 59.9%	9
26	Leapmotor	355	0.9%	+ 74.0%	41
27	Dacia	347	0.8%	– 31.4%	29
28	Volkswagen	331	0.8%	– 44.4%	18
29	Mazda	303	0.7%	– 90.6%	37
30	Renault	291	0.7%	– 22.8%	5
31	Zeekr	250	0.6%	– 13.8%	16
32	Isuzu	241	0.6%	– 19.9%	30
33	Volvo	208	0.5%	– 39.7%	33
34	Dongfeng	196	0.5%	+ 28.9%	4
35	Cupra	171	0.4%	– 60.2%	28
36	GAC	142	0.3%	new	35
37	Foton	132	0.3%	+ 355.2%	40
38	Land Rover	129	0.3%	+ 14.2%	45
39	Chevrolet	126	0.3%	– 3.8%	15
40	Hongqi	96	0.2%	+ 433.3%	34
41	Jeep	79	0.2%	– 44.4%	42
42	Mini	71	0.2%	+ 61.4%	44
43	Honda	67	0.2%	– 32.3%	36
44	Smart	65	0.2%	– 62.9%	51
45	Voyah	65	0.2%	+ 66.7%	49
46	Genesis	62	0.1%	– 21.5%	50
47	IM Motors	62	0.1%	new	56
48	Ford	60	0.1%	– 60.5%	47
49	Ora	53	0.1%	– 23.2%	54
50	Porsche	47	0.1%	+ 0.0%	55
51	Fiat	41	0.1%	– 74.5%	48
52	Alfa Romeo	36	0.1%	+ 89.5%	52
53	Cadillac	34	0.1%	+ 3300.0%	53
54	AvatR	32	0.1%	new	43
55	Maxus	31	0.1%	– 82.4%	46
56	Infiniti	10	0.0%	n/a	–
57	JAC	7	0.0%	– 87.0%	–
58	Bentley	5	0.0%	+ 66.7%	–
59	Ferrari	3	0.0%	n/a	–
60	Alpine	2	0.0%	n/a	–
61	NIO	1	0.0%	– 97.7%	–

Source: cartube.co.il

The Lada Iskra is up to #8 in January.

The Russian new car market falls -9.5% year-on-year in January to 80,604 units. Lada (-28.7%) collapses and fall from 30.9% share in January 2025 to just 24.4% now. Haval (-9.3%) follows the market to 13.3% share while newcomer Tenet smashes its share record from 8.9% in December to 11.1% this month. Tenet is a China-Russia joint venture which assembles rebadged Chery vehicles at the Kaluga plant, previously owned by Volkswagen. Geely (-24.1%) disappoints at #4 ahead of Belgee (+62.2%) up significantly year-on-year but down one spot on December to #5. Toyota (+79.2%) repeats at #7 and scores a 6th consecutive Top 10 finish. Surprise at #9: we have Mazda (+970.4%) which isn’t officially present in Russia… This is a record ranking for the brand, also hit in January 2021.

Model-wise, the Lada Granta (-33.5%) sinks but stays on top ahead of the Haval Jolion (+5.5%). The new Tenet T7, a localised version of the Chery Tiggo 7L, improves to 5.2% share in third place while the Tenet T4 (aka Chery Tiggo 4) is up to 5.1%. Below a freefalling Lada Vesta (-62.1%), the Niva Travel (-3.2%) contains its loss and is up two spots on last month to #6. The new Lada Iskra, slotting between the Granta and Vesta within the carmaker’s lineup, continues to gear up and progresses from #10 in December to #8 with 2.7%. Justifying the stunning performance of the Japanese brand, the Mazda CX-5 (+1449.2%) shoots up to #9, which is actually the nameplate’s very first incursion in the Russian Top 10, with its previous best being #14 in February 2021.

Previous post: Russia Full Year 2025: Market down -15.6%, Belgee (+96.5%), Solaris (+132%), newcomer Tenet impress

One year ago: Russia January 2025: Market slows down its growth to +11%

Full January 2026 Top 10 brands and models below.

Russia January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Lada	19,644	24.4%	– 28.7%	1
2	Haval	10,726	13.3%	– 9.3%	2
3	Tenet	8,949	11.1%	new	3
4	Geely	4,720	5.9%	– 24.1%	5
5	Belgee	2,946	3.7%	+ 62.2%	4
6	Changan	2,380	3.0%	– 53.2%	6
7	Toyota	2,118	2.6%	+ 79.2%	7
8	Jetour	2,113	2.6%	– 4.6%	8
9	Mazda	2,098	2.6%	+ 970.4%	n/a
10	Solaris	1,536	1.9%	+ 18.9%	9

Russia January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Lada Granta	7,597	9.4%	– 33.5%	1
2	Haval Jolion	4,366	5.4%	+ 5.5%	2
3	Tenet T7	4,169	5.2%	new	3
4	Tenet T4	4,123	5.1%	new	4
5	Lada Vesta	3,037	3.8%	– 62.1%	5
6	Lada Niva Travel	3,002	3.7%	– 3.2%	8
7	Lada Niva Legend	2,388	3.0%	– 14.1%	9
8	Lada Iskra	2,173	2.7%	new	10
9	Mazda CX-5	1,890	2.3%	+ 1449.2%	n/a
10	Belgee X50	1,627	2.0%	+ 63.7%	7

Source: Manufacturers

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BYD sales are up 640.9% year-on-year in January.

5/02 update: Now with Top 50 models.

New vehicle sales in Australia start the year in a timid way with a tiny +0.1% increase to 87,753 units. This is a counter performance as January 2025 sales were negatively impacted by a shipping port strike and biosecurity delays. Private sales edge up 0.5% to 44,150 while business sales drop -2.9% to 32,851 and short term rentals surge +47% to 5,258, denoting an artificial overall market growth. Government sales are off -11.7% to 2,364. Note this excludes Polestar, Tesla and heavy commercials. Excluding heavy commercials again, petrol sales are down -14.7% to 33,144, diesel is down a measured -3.7% to 24,439, HEV is up a shy 2% to 15,131 and we’ll see why shortly, BEVs shoot up 93.3% to 7,409 and 8.4% share (this is till below the 9.5% reached in January 2023. Finally PHEVs soar 170.5% to 5,161. 

SUVs edge up 0.7% to 53,666 and 61.2% share vs. 60.8% in January 2025 and 55.5% two years ago, light commercials fall -2.5% to 17,0995 and 20.5% share vs. 21.1% last year and 22.9% in 2024, passenger cars bounce back up slightly at +4.2% to 13,623 and 15.5% share vs. 14.9% in January 2025 and 18.3% two years ago. Heavy commercials are up 2.8% to 2,469. Looking at sales by State and Territories (excluding Tesla and Polestar), three are in positive: Victoria up 6.3% to 24,222, New South Wales at +2.3% to 26,305 and Australian Capital Territory at +2% to 1,160. The rest suffer, with Northern Territory hit the hardest at -18.1% to 628, Western Australia off -12.7% to 8,952, South Australia down -3% to 5,619, Tasmania down -0.8% to 1,424 and Queensland off -0.7% to 18,782. As for country of origin, Japan is down -24.6% to 22,943, China up a tremendous 62.9% to 20,921 and 23.8% share vs. 14.7% a year ago (impacted by biosecurity delays in Australian ports), Thailand is down 7.7% to 17,072, South Korea up 3.6% to 11,277 and Germany up 20.5% to 4,346.

The Mazda CX-5 is on the Australian podium for the first time in four years.

It’s a month to forget for Toyota at -22.3% year-on-year to 14.1% share, its lowest in almost three years: since March 2023 (13.6%) which was affected by stock shortages and quarantine-related issues. Mazda (-7.6%) is traditionally stronger in January, but not this year: it holds 7.6% of the market, just above the 7.4% it commanded over the Full Year 2025. Kia (+15.4%) posts a splendid score and climbs to #3, a ranking it last reached last September. Ford (-10.5%) is relegated to 4th place while Hyundai (+6.9%) is solid and rounds out the Top 5. BYD (+640.9%) surges (year-ago volumes impacted by shipping issues) to #6 and #1 Chinese brand like last month. Fellow Chinese GWM (+31.3%) also impresses but Chery (+105.8%) hits a record monthly volume for the 12th consecutive time! It is also at its best ever share (3.7%). Geely (#22) and Omoda Jaecoo (#23) both hit record rankings. We welcome Chinese van-maker Farizon at #52 with its first 7 sales.

Over in the models charts, the Ford Ranger (-20%) reclaims the top spot despite a harsh year-on-year fall, it distances the Toyota Hilux (-15.2%) also hit hard as the new generation trickles into dealerships. The Mazda CX-5 (+22.3%) is the surprise of the month: although due to be renewed later this year, it delivers a record third place (also hit in August 2020 and January 2022) and #1 SUV, a spot it held for many years before being toppled by the Toyota RAV4. Talking of which, the RAV4 (-65.4%) collapses to #10 as stock of the outgoing generation is dwindling in the wake of the new model hitting dealerships in March. The RAV4 will surely fall further down over the next few months as there won’t be any additional shipments of the old gen. Meanwhile the Chery Tiggo 4 (+119.4%) is back to an all-time high #4 also hit last November, and the Mitsubishi Outlander (-5.5%) is back up six spots on last month to #5 despite a YoY loss. At #6, the Ford Everest (+13.9%) once again outsells its archenemy the Toyota Prado (-51.1%) down to #14. The Hyundai Kona (+41.4%) is back up to an outstanding #7, with the GWM Haval Jolion (+39.1%) also very strong at #9.

Previous post: Australia Full Year 2025: Record market, Ford Ranger threepeats at #1, BYD up to #4 in December

One year ago: Australia January 2025: Toyota RAV4 secures 7th win in a row in negative market

Full January 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 50 models below.

Australia January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Toyota	14,310	14.1%	– 22.3%	1
2	Mazda	7,692	7.6%	– 7.6%	3
3	Kia	6,600	6.5%	+ 15.4%	5
4	Ford	6,116	6.0%	– 10.5%	2
5	Hyundai	5,856	5.8%	+ 6.9%	6
6	BYD	5,001	4.9%	+ 640.9%	4
7	GWM	4,509	4.4%	+ 31.3%	7
8	Mitsubishi	4,347	4.3%	– 23.5%	8
9	Chery	3,780	3.7%	+ 105.8%	9
10	MG	3,123	3.1%	– 16.5%	13
11	Isuzu Ute	2,929	2.9%	+ 2.0%	10
12	Subaru	2,336	2.3%	– 20.1%	11
13	BMW	2,154	2.1%	+ 53.7%	14
14	Mercedes	2,149	2.1%	+ 22.4%	15
15	Volkswagen	1,886	1.9%	– 18.5%	16
16	Nissan	1,871	1.8%	– 38.4%	17
17	Honda	1,222	1.2%	– 3.0%	20
18	LDV	960	0.9%	– 19.5%	21
19	Suzuki	908	0.9%	– 36.5%	22
20	Audi	856	0.8%	– 15.6%	18
21	Lexus	855	0.8%	– 11.8%	19
22	Geely	720	0.7%	new	31
23	Omoda Jaecoo	691	0.7%	new	25
24	Tesla	501	0.5%	– 32.2%	12
25	Zeekr	469	0.5%	new	30
26	Volvo	416	0.4%	– 25.7%	24
27	Porsche	397	0.4%	– 15.2%	32
28	Mini	395	0.4%	+ 13.2%	28
29	Skoda	342	0.3%	+ 4.0%	26
30	Land Rover	336	0.3%	– 17.0%	23
31	Renault	300	0.3%	– 28.4%	29
32	Ram	277	0.3%	+ 12.6%	34
33	Chevrolet	259	0.3%	– 19.6%	27
34	KGM	208	0.2%	– 33.3%	33
35	Cupra	200	0.2%	+ 7.0%	36
36	Polestar	160	0.2%	+ 95.1%	37
37	Foton	120	0.1%	new	41
38	Genesis	119	0.1%	+ 13.3%	38
39	JAC	118	0.1%	– 42.2%	39
40	Deepal	99	0.1%	new	42
41	Fiat	97	0.1%	– 47.0%	35
42	Jeep	66	0.1%	– 54.5%	43
43	Peugeot	65	0.1%	– 39.3%	40
44	Leapmotor	61	0.1%	+ 177.3%	44
45	GMC	39	0.0%	new	46
46	Alfa Romeo	34	0.0%	+ 0.0%	45
47	Maserati	20	0.0%	– 16.7%	52
48	Ferrari	18	0.0%	+ 500.0%	51
49	Lamborghini	12	0.0%	– 52.0%	48
50	Bentley	12	0.0%	+ 140.0%	49
51	Aston Martin	7	0.0%	+ 0.0%	50
52	Farizon	7	0.0%	new	–
53	Rolls-Royce	6	0.0%	+ 20.0%	55
54	McLaren	4	0.0%	+ 100.0%	54
55	Jaguar	3	0.0%	– 92.5%	47
56	Lotus	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	53
57	Denza	0	0.0%	new	56
58	Citroen	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	–

Australia January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Ford Ranger	3,403	3.9%	– 20.0%	2
2	Toyota Hilux	2,800	3.2%	– 15.2%	3
3	Mazda CX-5	2,289	2.6%	+ 22.3%	8
4	Chery Tiggo 4	2,234	2.5%	+ 119.4%	9
5	Mitsubishi Outlander	1,975	2.3%	– 5.5%	11
6	Ford Everest	1,913	2.2%	+ 13.9%	5
7	Hyundai Kona	1,839	2.1%	+ 41.4%	12
8	Isuzu D-Max	1,798	2.0%	– 13.8%	6
9	GWM Haval Jolion	1,789	2.0%	+ 39.1%	7
10	Toyota RAV4	1,757	2.0%	– 65.4%	1
11	Toyota Corolla	1,735	2.0%	+ 9.6%	15
12	Hyundai Tucson	1,729	2.0%	+ 20.7%	16
13	Mitsubishi Triton	1,665	1.9%	+ 36.1%	14
14	Toyota Prado	1,392	1.6%	– 51.1%	21
15	Kia Carnival	1,321	1.5%	+ 124.3%	29
16	Isuzu MU-X	1,311	1.5%	+ 66.8%	18
17	MG ZS	1,267	1.4%	+ 4.5%	27
18	Kia Sportage	1,265	1.4%	– 30.7%	20
19	Mazda CX-3	1,218	1.4%	– 24.3%	22
20	BYD Sealion 7	1,171	1.3%	new	4
21	BYD Shark 6	1,108	1.3%	new	13
22	Mazda CX-30	1,043	1.2%	– 3.9%	25
23	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,040	1.2%	+ 12.8%	24
24	GWM Haval H6	1,037	1.2%	+ 42.6%	28
25	Kia K4	1,027	1.2%	new	36
26	Mazda BT-50	1,025	1.2%	– 13.1%	23
27	Toyota Hiace	998	1.1%	+ 5.1%	26
28	Toyota Yaris Cross	909	1.0%	+ 7.1%	33
29	Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon	907	1.0%	+ 119.6%	19
30	GWM Cannon Alpha	885	1.0%	+ 411.6%	94
31	Subaru Forester	875	1.0%	– 8.9%	17
32	Toyota Camry	875	1.0%	+ 79.3%	45
33	Mazda3	865	1.0%	– 15.7%	35
34	Chery Tiggo 7 Pro	798	0.9%	+ 439.2%	37
35	Nissan X-Trail	738	0.8%	– 34.2%	30
36	MG 3	707	0.8%	– 38.6%	50
37	BYD Sealion 6	706	0.8%	+ 63.0%	31
38	Subaru Crosstrek	704	0.8%	– 22.8%	34
39	Hyundai i30	590	0.7%	– 30.5%	41
40	Kia Seltos	575	0.7%	+ 6.7%	43
41	Suzuki Jimny	570	0.6%	– 19.9%	81
42	BYD Atto 2	562	0.6%	new	46
43	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	548	0.6%	+ 24.8%	47
44	BMW X3	546	0.6%	+ 235.0%	57
45	Honda CR-V	528	0.6%	+ 7.8%	66
46	Toyota Kluger	509	0.6%	+ 22.9%	51
47	Kia Picanto	506	0.6%	– 17.9%	60
48	Hyundai Santa Fe	491	0.6%	– 12.6%	65
49	Nissan Navara	487	0.6%	– 35.1%	64
50	Kia Tasman	467	0.5%	new	54

Source: VFACTS