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UK March 2026: Jaecoo 7 overall best-seller!
The Jaecoo 7 is #1 in the UK in March.
Itβs a strong month for UK new car sales, with March, traditionally the biggest month of the year as it coincides with the biannual license plate change, up 6.6% year-on-year to 380,627 units. This is the best March result since pre-pandemic 2019. The year-to-date tally is now up 5.9% to 614,854. Encouragingly, private sales pull the market up at 10.1% to 162,470 units and 42.7% share vs. 41.3% a year ago. Fleet sales are up 3.5% to 208,853 and 54.9% share vs. 56.5% in March 2025 and business sales are up 18.8% to 9,304 and 2.4% share vs. 2.2%. Over Q1, private sales are up 9.9% to 250,094 and 40.7% share vs. 39.2% over the same period in 2025, fleet sales progress 2.8% to 350,632 and 57% share vs. 58.8% and business sales soar 20.1% to 14,128 and 2.3% share vs. 2%.
BEV sales surge 24.2% to 86,120 and 22.6% share vs. 19.4% a year ago. This is the largest ever monthly volume for BEVs in the UK, however the market share is well below the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate target of 33% for 2026. Meanwhile HEVs are up 7.3% to 60,268 and 15.8% share vs. 15.7% in March 2025, PHEVs soar 46.9% to 49,671 and 13% share vs. 9.5%, petrol drops -6.1% to 165,997 and 43.6% share vs. 49.5% and diesel sinks -11.4% to 18,571 and 4.9% share vs. 5.9%. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 14.5% to 137,614 and 22.4% share vs. 20.7% over Q1 2025, HEVs are up 6.2% to 91,372 and 14.9% share vs. 14.8%, PHEVs up 46.5% to 78,666 and 12.8% share vs. 9.2%, petrol down -3.5% to 276,689 and 45% share vs. 49.4% and diesel down -9.8% to 30,513 and 5% share vs. 5.8%.
In the brands ranking, the top 2 manufacturers go against the market and lose ground year-on-year. Volkswagen (-13.3%) is hit hard but easily holds onto the pole position with 7.2% share while BMW (-1.8%) edges down to 5.6% of the market. Kia (+0.7%) is up four spots on February to #3 and ranks #2 over Q1 vs. #4 over the Full Year 2025. Ford (-18.9%) also struggles while Audi (+2.7%) rounds out the Top 5 like last month and YTD. BYD surges 134% to #11 and 4% share and is up 130.1% YTD. Jaecoo (+573.8%) is up to #17 overall, with Alpine (+1723.1%), Leapmotor (+879.8%), Omoda (+184.2%) and Citroen (+144%) posting the largest gains below.
Model-wise, itβs a lightning strike atop the charts, with the Chinese Jaecoo 7 taking the overall lead in the all-important March month. It holds 2.6% of the market vs. 2.4% for the traditional leader, the Ford Puma. The Puma however remains #1 year-to-date but for just 559 sales. The Nissan Qashqai (+27.4%) is very robust, climbing back up from outside the February Top 10 directly into third place. The Kia Sportage (-7.2%) and Vauxhall Corsa (-7.8%) disappoint and round out the Top 5. The Tesla Model Y (#9) and BMW 1 Series (#10) point their bonnet inside the March Top 10.
Previous month: UK February 2026: Best February in 22 years, Ford Puma smashes share record
One year ago: UK March 2025: BEVs (+43.2%), VW (+42.5%) and Ford (+38.8%) lift market up 12.4%
Full March 2026 Top 53 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK March 2026 β brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-26 | % | /25 | Feb | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 27,351 | 7.2% | β 13.3% | 1 | 46,994 | 7.6% | β 11.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | BMWΒ Β | 21,185 | 5.6% | β 1.8% | 3 | 33,907 | 5.5% | β 4.6% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Kia | 20,136 | 5.3% | + 0.7% | 7 | 34,616 | 5.6% | β 1.3% | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | FordΒ Β | 19,178 | 5.0% | β 18.9% | 2 | 32,774 | 5.3% | β 5.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | AudiΒ Β | 17,987 | 4.7% | + 2.7% | 5 | 30,043 | 4.9% | + 8.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Toyota | 17,105 | 4.5% | β 7.6% | 11 | 25,408 | 4.1% | β 2.8% | 8 | 7 |
| 7 | MercedesΒ Β | 16,971 | 4.5% | β 3.9% | 4 | 28,296 | 4.6% | + 3.2% | 6 | 9 |
| 8 | VauxhallΒ Β | 16,107 | 4.2% | β 1.8% | 6 | 27,840 | 4.5% | + 1.7% | 7 | 13 |
| 9 | NissanΒ Β | 15,721 | 4.1% | β 6.3% | 16 | 24,310 | 4.0% | β 12.7% | 11 | 8 |
| 10 | MG | 15,720 | 4.1% | β 1.0% | 12 | 23,878 | 3.9% | β 3.1% | 13 | 10 |
| 11 | BYD | 15,162 | 4.0% | + 134.0% | 19 | 21,337 | 3.5% | + 130.1% | 15 | 17 |
| 12 | PeugeotΒ Β | 14,729 | 3.9% | β 8.9% | 9 | 24,828 | 4.0% | β 13.0% | 9 | 12 |
| 13 | Hyundai | 14,647 | 3.8% | + 1.4% | 10 | 24,201 | 3.9% | β 2.8% | 12 | 6 |
| 14 | Skoda | 14,139 | 3.7% | + 3.9% | 8 | 24,431 | 4.0% | + 8.2% | 10 | 11 |
| 15 | Land Rover | 13,753 | 3.6% | β 3.0% | 17 | 21,479 | 3.5% | + 1.6% | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | Volvo | 12,412 | 3.3% | + 4.3% | 15 | 19,125 | 3.1% | + 0.8% | 16 | 14 |
| 17 | Jaecoo | 12,034 | 3.2% | + 573.8% | 20 | 18,912 | 3.1% | + 484.6% | 17 | 23 |
| 18 | Renault | 11,441 | 3.0% | + 3.3% | 14 | 18,844 | 3.1% | + 6.5% | 18 | 15 |
| 19 | Tesla | 8,599 | 2.3% | + 20.0% | 18 | 11,739 | 1.9% | β 5.9% | 21 | 19 |
| 20 | Mini | 8,011 | 2.1% | + 31.6% | 13 | 14,040 | 2.3% | + 7.6% | 19 | 18 |
| 21 | Cupra | 7,218 | 1.9% | + 16.8% | 21 | 11,799 | 1.9% | + 17.6% | 20 | 20 |
| 22 | Mazda | 6,410 | 1.7% | β 7.0% | 22 | 10,543 | 1.7% | β 4.1% | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Omoda | 5,917 | 1.6% | + 184.2% | 25 | 9,049 | 1.5% | + 183.3% | 24 | 27 |
| 24 | Suzuki | 5,658 | 1.5% | + 67.1% | 26 | 8,588 | 1.4% | + 44.9% | 25 | 29 |
| 25 | Honda | 5,595 | 1.5% | β 4.4% | 28 | 7,351 | 1.2% | β 17.4% | 28 | 24 |
| 26 | Citroen | 5,490 | 1.4% | + 144.0% | 23 | 9,584 | 1.6% | + 118.4% | 23 | 26 |
| 27 | Dacia | 5,296 | 1.4% | β 11.3% | 27 | 8,452 | 1.4% | β 8.7% | 26 | 22 |
| 28 | Chery | 4,544 | 1.2% | new | 24 | 8,077 | 1.3% | new | 27 | 34 |
| 29 | Seat | 2,870 | 0.8% | β 28.9% | 30 | 4,830 | 0.8% | β 30.5% | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | Jeep | 2,796 | 0.7% | + 8.9% | 34 | 3,771 | 0.6% | β 7.7% | 33 | 32 |
| 31 | Porsche | 2,766 | 0.7% | β 21.8% | 31 | 4,481 | 0.7% | β 15.9% | 30 | 28 |
| 32 | Lexus | 2,674 | 0.7% | β 2.6% | 32 | 4,064 | 0.7% | β 7.7% | 32 | 31 |
| 33 | Polestar | 2,406 | 0.6% | β 1.2% | 29 | 4,151 | 0.7% | + 12.3% | 31 | 30 |
| 34 | Leapmotor | 1,891 | 0.5% | + 879.8% | 33 | 3,096 | 0.5% | + 1504.1% | 34 | 35 |
| 35 | Geely | 1,305 | 0.3% | new | 35 | 1,595 | 0.3% | new | 36 | 47 |
| 36 | Fiat | 1,167 | 0.3% | β 43.1% | 36 | 1,612 | 0.3% | β 60.5% | 35 | 33 |
| 37 | Changan | 540 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 753 | 0.1% | new | 37 | 49 |
| 38 | Alpine | 474 | 0.1% | + 1723.1% | 40 | 712 | 0.1% | + 1595.2% | 39 | 39 |
| 39 | Smart | 451 | 0.1% | + 17.1% | 42 | 583 | 0.1% | + 19.7% | 41 | 38 |
| 40 | Alfa Romeo | 429 | 0.1% | β 30.4% | 38 | 739 | 0.1% | β 0.3% | 38 | 36 |
| 41 | Subaru | 377 | 0.1% | β 39.9% | 37 | 657 | 0.1% | β 20.4% | 40 | 37 |
| 42 | Xpeng | 331 | 0.1% | new | 46 | 353 | 0.1% | new | 43 | 45 |
| 43 | KGM | 324 | 0.1% | β 11.7% | 39 | 578 | 0.1% | + 12.7% | 42 | 41 |
| 44 | Lotus | 157 | 0.0% | β 36.9% | 44 | 235 | 0.0% | β 63.5% | 45 | n/a |
| 45 | Genesis | 145 | 0.0% | β 32.2% | 43 | 292 | 0.0% | β 30.3% | 44 | 42 |
| 46 | GWM Ora | 94 | 0.0% | + 224.1% | 49 | 109 | 0.0% | + 26.7% | 46 | 46 |
| 47 | Maserati | 61 | 0.0% | β 6.2% | 47 | 104 | 0.0% | + 2.0% | 47 | 48 |
| 48 | Ineos | 44 | 0.0% | + 10.0% | 48 | 83 | 0.0% | + 50.9% | 49 | 51 |
| 49 | Abarth | 43 | 0.0% | β 51.7% | 45 | 91 | 0.0% | β 32.1% | 48 | 50 |
| 50 | DS | 22 | 0.0% | β 70.7% | 50 | 46 | 0.0% | β 76.8% | 50 | 43 |
| 51 | Chevrolet | 9 | 0.0% | β 10.0% | Β β | 10 | 0.0% | β 63.0% | 52 | 52 |
| 52 | Skywell | 5 | 0.0% | β 16.7% | 51 | 15 | 0.0% | + 114.3% | 51 | 54 |
| 53 | Jaguar | 0 | 0.0% | β 100.0% | 52 | 7 | 0.0% | β 99.6% | 53 | 40 |
| Β β | Other British | 521 | 0.1% | β 11.7% | Β β | 904 | 0.1% | β 24.2% | Β β | Β β |
| Β β | Other Imports | 209 | 0.1% | β 52.3% | Β β | 348 | 0.1% | β 42.6% | Β β | Β β |
UK March 2026 β models:
| Pos | Model | Mar-26 | % | /25 | Feb | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Jaecoo 7 | 10,064 | 2.6% | n/a | 5 | 15,569 | 2.5% | n/a | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | Ford Puma | 9,193 | 2.4% | β 17.4% | 1 | 16,128 | 2.6% | + 8.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 8,718 | 2.3% | + 27.4% | n/a | 12,853 | 2.1% | + 9.0% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia Sportage | 7,310 | 1.9% | β 7.2% | 2 | 14,190 | 2.3% | + 10.3% | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Vauxhall Corsa | 6,315 | 1.7% | β 7.8% | 8 | 10,552 | 1.7% | β 8.1% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Volvo XC40 | 6,311 | 1.7% | n/a | 6 | 9,288 | 1.5% | n/a | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | MG HS | 6,135 | 1.6% | β 3.2% | n/a | 9,147 | 1.5% | β 6.1% | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | VW Golf | 5,890 | 1.5% | β 8.6% | n/a | 9,176 | 1.5% | β 14.6% | 7 | 6 |
| 9 | Tesla Model Y | 5,177 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18 |
| 10 | BMW 1 Series | 4,936 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 24 |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 4,922 | 1.3% | β 23.9% | n/a | 8,512 | 1.4% | β 18.3% | 9 | 5 |
| n/a | Mini Cooper | 4,516 | 1.2% | n/a | 3 | 8,109 | 1.3% | n/a | 7 | 12 |
Source: SMMT
