Moldova February 2026: Geely EX5 storms into pole position

27 March 2026 at 14:35

Surprise in Moldova: the Geely EX5 is the best-selling vehicle in February.

Based on data by our local partner CE Auto, the Moldovan new car market surges 25.9% year-on-year in February to 826 sales. The year-to-date tally is now up 14.4% to 1,424 units. We have a big surprise atop the models charts: for its very first Top 10 finish the Geely EX5 is the overall best-seller with 6.5% share. It even climbs to 2nd place in the YTD charts. This is the first time a Chinese model is #1 in Moldova. The EX5 knocks down traditional leader the Toyota RAV4 (+55.2%) despite the latter sporting a significant YoY gain. In third place, the BYD Song Plus (+113.3%) hits its highest ranking since January 2025 (#2). The BAIC X7 scores its first ever Top 10 finish at #8. Along with the Geely Coolray and Cityray there are five Chinese nameplates in this month’s Top 10.

Previous month: Moldova January 2026: BAIC X55 up to third place

One year ago: Moldova February 2025: Dacia Duster back to #1, Jetour T2 in Top 10

Full February 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.

Moldova February 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Feb-26	%	/25	Jan	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Geely EX5	54	6.5%	n/a	n/a	56	3.9%	n/a	2	n/a
2	Toyota RAV4	45	5.4%	+ 55.2%	1	92	6.5%	+ 76.9%	1	1
3	BYD Song Plus	32	3.9%	+ 113.3%	n/a	43	3.0%	– 2.3%	6	6
4	Toyota Corolla Cross	27	3.3%	n/a	5	49	3.4%	n/a	4	7
5	Skoda Kodiaq	26	3.1%	– 29.7%	4	49	3.4%	– 26.9%	4	4
6	Kia Sportage	24	2.9%	+ 9.1%	2	51	3.6%	+ 0.0%	3	2
7	Geely Coolray	23	2.8%	n/a	n/a	32	2.2%	n/a	8	n/a
8	BAIC X7	22	2.7%	n/a	n/a	30	2.1%	n/a	12	n/a
8	Dacia Duster	22	2.7%	– 55.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
10	Geely Cityray	21	2.5%	#DIV/0!	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	Hyundai Tucson	16	1.9%	+ 45.5%	8	32	2.2%	+ 28.0%	7	5
n/a	Suzuki Vitara	13	1.6%	– 7.1%	6	31	2.2%	– 6.1%	10	8
n/a	BAIC X55	7	0.8%	#DIV/0!	3	32	2.2%	n/a	8	n/a

Source: CE Auto

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