Cyprus January 2026: BYD breaks share record, places Atto 3 at #3 in devastated market (-17.4%)

20 February 2026 at 08:34

The BYD Atto 3 ranks #3 in Cyprus in January.

Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cypriot market sinking -17.4% year-on-year in January to just 1,293 units. Kia (-25.4%) returns to the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 with a dominant 14.5% share, and despite falling faster than the market. Toyota (-4.3%) follows ahead of Volkswagen (-9.9%) and Mercedes (-6.6%), all of them gaining share year-on-year. BMW (-36.4%) suffers from a particularly high year-ago result when it surged to #2 overall. Newcomer BYD is up to a record 6.7% share but drops one spot on December to #7.

Model-wise, the Kia Sportage (-21.1%) and Stonic (-24.7%) are on top like over the Full Year 2025, only with rankings exchanged. Now that we have access to actual monthly results (and not Top 30 YTD), we logically see some BYD models appear. The Atto 3 ranks at a fantastic third place, the Sealion 7 at #16 and the Dolphin Surf at #21. Toyota completes the Top 5 with the Yaris at #4 and the C-HR at #5. Notice also the VW Tiguan repeating at #7 vs. #22 in 2025, the Mercedes GLA up to #15 and the Renault 5 at #30.

Previous post: Cyprus Full Year 2025: Kia Stonic and Sportage dominate again, Top 16 all SUVs

One year ago: Cyprus January 2025: BMW surges to 2nd place

Full January 2026 Top 32 All brands and Top 30 models below.

Cyprus January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Kia	188	14.5%	– 25.4%	5
2	Toyota	110	8.5%	– 4.3%	3
3	Volkswagen	109	8.4%	– 9.9%	2
4	Mercedes	99	7.7%	– 6.6%	11
5	BMW	96	7.4%	– 36.4%	18
6	Nissan	89	6.9%	– 14.4%	4
7	BYD	87	6.7%	new	6
8	Hyundai	74	5.7%	– 27.5%	1
9	Renault	63	4.9%	– 27.6%	17
10	Audi	48	3.7%	– 12.7%	10
11	Dacia	36	2.8%	+ 5.9%	7
12	Jeep	34	2.6%	+ 25.9%	14
13	Ford	32	2.5%	– 23.8%	9
14	Porsche	27	2.1%	– 28.9%	15
15	Volvo	26	2.0%	– 53.6%	12
16	Skoda	21	1.6%	– 25.0%	8
17	Lexus	21	1.6%	– 8.7%	19
18	Land Rover	21	1.6%	– 51.2%	26
19	Mini	15	1.2%	– 78.6%	21
20	Cupra	14	1.1%	+ 133.3%	16
21	MG	14	1.1%	+ 1300.0%	23
22	Peugeot	10	0.8%	– 9.1%	13
23	Citroen	9	0.7%	+ 800.0%	25
24	Ssangyong	9	0.7%	– 10.0%	29
25	Honda	7	0.5%	– 53.3%	22
26	Suzuki	6	0.5%	+ 50.0%	20
27	Mazda	6	0.5%	– 53.8%	27
28	Alfa Romeo	6	0.5%	+ 200.0%	30
29	Opel	5	0.4%	+ 400.0%	28
30	Maserati	5	0.4%	+ 150.0%	31
31	Seat	3	0.2%	– 92.1%	24
32	Bentley	3	0.2%	+ 0.0%	–

Cyprus January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-25	%	/24	Dec
1	Kia Sportage	71	5.5%	– 21.1%	3
2	Kia Stonic	55	4.3%	– 24.7%	n/a
3	BYD Atto 3	44	3.4%	new	n/a
4	Toyota Yaris	39	3.0%	n/a	n/a
5	Toyota C-HR	37	2.9%	+ 15.6%	n/a
6	Nissan Qashqai	36	2.8%	+ 5.9%	5
7	VW Tiguan	32	2.5%	n/a	7
8	Hyundai Kona	31	2.4%	– 44.6%	2
9	Jeep Avenger	27	2.1%	+ 42.1%	n/a
10	BMW X1	26	2.0%	– 62.3%	n/a
11	Kia Xceed	26	2.0%	– 56.7%	n/a
12	Nissan Juke	25	1.9%	– 51.9%	6
13	VW T-Cross	25	1.9%	– 32.4%	n/a
14	VW T-Roc	25	1.9%	– 51.9%	1
15	Mercedes GLA	22	1.7%	n/a	n/a
16	BYD Sealion 7	20	1.5%	new	n/a
17	Mercedes GLC	20	1.5%	+ 0.0%	n/a
18	Renault Arkana	19	1.5%	– 74.0%	n/a
19	Renault Captur	19	1.5%	n/a	n/a
20	Kia Picanto	18	1.4%	+ 12.5%	n/a
21	BYD Dolphin Surf	15	1.2%	new	n/a
22	Ford Transit Custom	15	1.2%	new	n/a
23	Toyota Aygo X	15	1.2%	n/a	n/a
24	Hyundai Tucson	14	1.1%	– 58.8%	n/a
25	Lexus LBX	14	1.1%	n/a	n/a
26	Nissan Ariya	14	1.1%	n/a	n/a
27	Nissan X-Trail	14	1.1%	n/a	n/a
28	Dacia Duster	13	1.0%	n/a	10
29	Hyundai i20	12	0.9%	n/a	n/a
30	Renault 5	12	0.9%	new	n/a
31	Volvo XC40	12	0.9%	– 62.5%	11
32	VW Taigo	12	0.9%	– 20.0%	n/a

Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT

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