Colombia January 2026: Kia Picanto and K3 best-sellers in euphoric market (+38.9%)

25 February 2026 at 04:59

The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia in January.

After progressing by 21% over the Full Year 2025, the Colombian new vehicle market starts 2026 all guns blazing with a 38.9% year-on-year surge in January to 19,998 units. Kia (+63.1%) confirms it is the new favourite of Colombian new car buyers with a splendid 14.8% share, distancing Renault (+16.4%). Mazda (+29.5%) stays in third place but trails the market as do Toyota (+13.3%) and Chevrolet (+11.1%) below. Suzuki (+113.8%) surges ahead at #6 with BYD (+55.3%) also beating the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Further down, Chery (+329.8%), JMC (+136.3%) and Dongfeng (+101.5%) stand out.

Model-wise, the Kia Picanto (+106.3%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to snap a second win in the past 5 months (alongside September). And it’s a clear win with over 200 units more than the #2, the Kia K3. The Mazda CX-30 (+37.4%), leader in December, falls to #3 ahead of the Renault Duster Nacional (+23.4%). The Suzuki Swift rounds out the Top 5, distancing the Toyota Prado (+136.4%), Renault Logan (+34.6%) and a struggling Toyota Corolla Cross (-20.4%). The Ford Territory (#23) and Chery iCar 03 (#25) top recent launches.

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Full January 2026 Top 30 brands and Top 75 models below.

Colombia January 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jan-26	%	/25	Dec
1	Kia	2,968	14.8%	+ 63.1%	1
2	Renault	2,599	13.0%	+ 16.4%	2
3	Mazda	1,623	8.1%	+ 29.5%	3
4	Toyota	1,585	7.9%	+ 13.3%	8
5	Chevrolet	1,436	7.2%	+ 11.1%	4
6	Suzuki	1,174	5.9%	+ 113.8%	9
7	Nissan	894	4.5%	– 1.7%	7
8	BYD	809	4.0%	+ 55.3%	5
9	Volkswagen	783	3.9%	+ 38.3%	6
10	Hyundai	770	3.9%	+ 25.2%	10
11	Foton	566	2.8%	+ 64.5%	12
12	Ford	513	2.6%	+ 15.0%	11
13	JMC	345	1.7%	+ 136.3%	15
14	Chery	288	1.4%	+ 329.8%	13
15	Dongfeng	270	1.4%	+ 101.5%	21
16	JAC	253	1.3%	+ 45.4%	18
17	Peugeot	226	1.1%	+ 232.3%	19
18	Mercedes	218	1.1%	+ 19.1%	14
19	Citroen	214	1.1%	+ 94.5%	17
20	Changan-Deepal	210	1.1%	+ 366.7%	23
21	Jeep	168	0.8%	+ 162.5%	26
22	Honda	141	0.7%	+ 101.4%	25
23	MG	131	0.7%	+ 59.7%	27
24	Cupra	113	0.6%	+ 2725.0%	20
25	Kenworth	113	0.6%	+ 130.6%	n/a
26	BMW	106	0.5%	– 8.6%	16
27	Subaru	105	0.5%	– 15.3%	22
28	GAC	94	0.5%	new	24
29	Seat	88	0.4%	+ 175.0%	n/a
30	Volvo	80	0.4%	– 29.8%	28

Colombia January 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Jan-26	%	/24	Dec
1	Kia Picanto	889	4.4%	+ 106.3%	3
2	Kia K3	670	3.4%	n/a	2
3	Mazda CX-30	584	2.9%	+ 37.4%	1
4	Renault Duster Nacional	554	2.8%	+ 23.4%	5
5	Suzuki Swift	528	2.6%	n/a	7
6	Toyota Prado	468	2.3%	+ 136.4%	19
7	Renault Logan	428	2.1%	+ 34.6%	22
8	Toyota Corolla Cross	425	2.1%	– 20.4%	51
9	Mazda2	416	2.1%	+ 2.7%	8
10	Hyundai Kona	396	2.0%	n/a	9
11	Chevrolet Onix	392	2.0%	+ 28.5%	11
12	BYD Yuan Up	390	2.0%	+ 37.3%	4
13	Mazda CX-5	358	1.8%	n/a	15
14	Renault Kardian	341	1.7%	– 27.6%	6
15	Renault Kwid	329	1.6%	+ 44.3%	20
16	Kia Sportage	324	1.6%	n/a	41
17	VW Polo	322	1.6%	n/a	13
18	Kia Sonet	273	1.4%	n/a	14
19	Kia Stonic	273	1.4%	n/a	21
20	Renault Arkana	269	1.3%	– 7.9%	16
21	JMC CHR	260	1.3%	n/a	37
22	Nissan Frontier	247	1.2%	– 13.9%	25
23	Ford Territory	238	0.8%	new	26
24	Chevrolet Tracker	213	1.1%	n/a	32
25	Chery iCAR 03	210	1.1%	new	27
26	Renault Duster E-Tech	210	1.1%	new	30
27	Suzuki Fronx	201	1.0%	n/a	33
28	Toyota Fortuner	200	1.0%	n/a	54
29	Toyota Hilux	196	1.0%	– 13.7%	10
30	Kia Soluto	191	1.0%	n/a	29
31	Peugeot 2008	183	0.9%	n/a	38
32	Suzuki Jimny	183	0.9%	n/a	47
33	Nissan Kicks Play	175	0.9%	– 45.3%	28
34	Nissan X-Trail	169	0.8%	n/a	17
35	BYD Seagull	168	0.8%	n/a	18
36	Hyundai Tucson	159	0.8%	– 28.4%	24
37	Ford Ranger	152	0.8%	– 36.7%	36
38	Toyota Yaris Cross	144	0.7%	n/a	n/a
39	VW T-Cross	144	0.7%	n/a	12
40	Mazda CX-50	139	0.7%	n/a	55
41	Suzuki Dzire	136	0.7%	new	69
42	Jeep Avenger	135	0.7%	new	57
43	Deepal S05	134	0.4%	new	64
44	Renault Stepway	129	0.6%	n/a	23
45	Nissan Nueva Kicks	127	0.6%	new	39
46	Renault Nueva Koleos	126	0.6%	n/a	44
47	Chevrolet NHR	124	0.6%	n/a	50
48	Kenworth T880	112	0.6%	n/a	n/a
49	Renault Oroch	112	0.6%	n/a	60
50	Foton FHR	102	0.5%	n/a	n/a
51	Kia Niro	101	0.5%	n/a	45
52	Nissan Versa	94	0.5%	n/a	40
53	Mazda3	88	0.4%	n/a	46
54	Citroen C3	86	0.4%	n/a	56
55	BYD Song Plus	83	0.4%	n/a	43
56	BYD Yuan Plus	81	0.4%	n/a	48
57	Chevrolet N400	80	0.4%	n/a	n/a
58	MG ZS	80	0.4%	n/a	62
59	Honda HR-V	75	0.4%	n/a	68
60	Hyundai Grand Metro Taxi	74	0.4%	n/a	59
61	VW Taos	74	0.4%	n/a	63
62	Chevrolet NLR	73	0.4%	n/a	n/a
63	Kia Eko Taxi	71	0.4%	n/a	49
64	Suzuki S-Cross	69	0.3%	n/a	34
65	Citroen Basalt	64	0.2%	new	71
66	Foton FHR Miler	62	0.3%	n/a	n/a
67	Renault Kangoo	62	0.3%	n/a	61
68	Cupra Formentor	61	0.3%	n/a	42
69	Chevrolet NKR	58	0.3%	n/a	n/a
70	Daewoo LR7D9-Maxen	58	0.3%	n/a	n/a
71	Nissan Qashqai	58	0.3%	n/a	74
72	Chery Tiggo 7 MHEV	57	0.3%	new	n/a
73	Chevrolet FRR	57	0.3%	n/a	n/a
74	Hyundai Venue	57	0.3%	n/a	n/a
75	Subaru Crosstrek	57	0.3%	n/a	53

Source: ANDEMOS

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