The Jaecoo 7 is #1 in the UK in March.

It’s 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, it’s 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 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Volkswagen	27,351	7.2%	– 13.3%	1	46,994	7.6%	– 11.6%	1	1
2	BMW	21,185	5.6%	– 1.8%	3	33,907	5.5%	– 4.6%	3	2
3	Kia	20,136	5.3%	+ 0.7%	7	34,616	5.6%	– 1.3%	2	4
4	Ford	19,178	5.0%	– 18.9%	2	32,774	5.3%	– 5.6%	4	3
5	Audi	17,987	4.7%	+ 2.7%	5	30,043	4.9%	+ 8.0%	5	5
6	Toyota	17,105	4.5%	– 7.6%	11	25,408	4.1%	– 2.8%	8	7
7	Mercedes	16,971	4.5%	– 3.9%	4	28,296	4.6%	+ 3.2%	6	9
8	Vauxhall	16,107	4.2%	– 1.8%	6	27,840	4.5%	+ 1.7%	7	13
9	Nissan	15,721	4.1%	– 6.3%	16	24,310	4.0%	– 12.7%	11	8
10	MG	15,720	4.1%	– 1.0%	12	23,878	3.9%	– 3.1%	13	10
11	BYD	15,162	4.0%	+ 134.0%	19	21,337	3.5%	+ 130.1%	15	17
12	Peugeot	14,729	3.9%	– 8.9%	9	24,828	4.0%	– 13.0%	9	12
13	Hyundai	14,647	3.8%	+ 1.4%	10	24,201	3.9%	– 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%	– 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%	– 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%	– 7.0%	22	10,543	1.7%	– 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%	– 4.4%	28	7,351	1.2%	– 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%	– 11.3%	27	8,452	1.4%	– 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%	– 28.9%	30	4,830	0.8%	– 30.5%	29	25
30	Jeep	2,796	0.7%	+ 8.9%	34	3,771	0.6%	– 7.7%	33	32
31	Porsche	2,766	0.7%	– 21.8%	31	4,481	0.7%	– 15.9%	30	28
32	Lexus	2,674	0.7%	– 2.6%	32	4,064	0.7%	– 7.7%	32	31
33	Polestar	2,406	0.6%	– 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%	– 43.1%	36	1,612	0.3%	– 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%	– 30.4%	38	739	0.1%	– 0.3%	38	36
41	Subaru	377	0.1%	– 39.9%	37	657	0.1%	– 20.4%	40	37
42	Xpeng	331	0.1%	new	46	353	0.1%	new	43	45
43	KGM	324	0.1%	– 11.7%	39	578	0.1%	+ 12.7%	42	41
44	Lotus	157	0.0%	– 36.9%	44	235	0.0%	– 63.5%	45	n/a
45	Genesis	145	0.0%	– 32.2%	43	292	0.0%	– 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%	– 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%	– 51.7%	45	91	0.0%	– 32.1%	48	50
50	DS	22	0.0%	– 70.7%	50	46	0.0%	– 76.8%	50	43
51	Chevrolet	9	0.0%	– 10.0%	–	10	0.0%	– 63.0%	52	52
52	Skywell	5	0.0%	– 16.7%	51	15	0.0%	+ 114.3%	51	54
53	Jaguar	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	52	7	0.0%	– 99.6%	53	40
–	Other British	521	0.1%	– 11.7%	–	904	0.1%	– 24.2%	–	–
–	Other Imports	209	0.1%	– 52.3%	–	348	0.1%	– 42.6%	–	–

UK March 2026 – 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%	– 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%	– 7.2%	2	14,190	2.3%	+ 10.3%	3	2
5	Vauxhall Corsa	6,315	1.7%	– 7.8%	8	10,552	1.7%	– 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%	– 3.2%	n/a	9,147	1.5%	– 6.1%	8	8
8	VW Golf	5,890	1.5%	– 8.6%	n/a	9,176	1.5%	– 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%	– 23.9%	n/a	8,512	1.4%	– 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

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BYD is up to a record third place in March. The Sealion 08 is the #1 recent launch.

The Australian new vehicle market is off -2.6% year-on-year to 108,703 in March on what was a new March record in 2025. The year-to-date tally over Q1 is down -1.8% to 290,598. This month we are starting to see the consequences of the Middle Eastern war and inflated fuel prices. Sales by alimentation show petrol sales sinking -20.8% to 34,694 and diesel down -10.1% to 28,364. Reversely hybrids are up 6.7% to 17,953, BEVs rise 88.9% to 15,839 and a record 14.6% share vs. 7.5% a year ago in March 2025 and PHEVs gain 18.5% to 8,215. BEV share over Q1 stands at 11.8%. Private sales are down -4.8% to 52,176, business fleets off -2.7% to 40,296, rentals up 23.6% to 6,714 and government fleets down -20.9% to 2,234.

SUVs gain 2.5% to 69,258 and 63.7% share vs. 60.6% in March 2025 and 58.9% two years ago but light commercials drop -10.5% to 21,990 and 20.2% share vs. 22% last year and 21% in 2024, passenger cars fall -9.9% to 13,817 and 12.7% share vs. 13.7% in 2025 and heavy commercials gain 5.5% to 3,638 and 3.3% share vs. 3.1% last year. Excluding Tesla and Polestar sales, all states and territories are down this month bar Queensland up 3.9% to 22,812. New South Wales is down -5.9% to 31,513, Victoria down -2.5% to 28,791, Western Australia down -7.3% to 11,202, South Australia down -7.3% to 6,622, Tasmania down -1.7% to 1,744, Australian Capital Territory down -4.7% to 1,579 and Northern Territory off -17.3% to 795. Looking at sales by country of origin, China (+45.1%) cements its newfound dominance with 30,993 sales ahead of Japan (-20.4% to 26,892), Thailand (-7.1% to 20,251), South Korea (-1.8% to 13,055) and Germany (-10.2% to 4,513).

There is a big reshuffle in the brands ranking. Toyota (-19.3%) continues to underperform at 15.2% share. This is still well above twice any other carmaker in the country. Kia (+0.2%) is stable year-on-year but climbs to a record 2nd place, also hit in June 2022 and September 2022. The event of the month is the best-ever third place of BYD (+50%) with 6.6% share and just 103 sales below Kia. This is the first time a Chinese manufacturer enters the monthly Australian podium. Mazda (-10.6%) and Ford (-13.2%) both struggle and are relegated to #4 and #5 respectively. GWM (+29.3%) is back to #7 and ascends to a record volume (5,680) and share (5.2%). For its part Chery (+84.1%) ranks #10 and manages an unbelievable 14th straight month of record volumes at 4,018. Tesla is up 23.2% to #13, Geely up 542.6% to #20 and Zeekr up 533% to #27.

Model-wise, the Ford Ranger (-9.7%) keeps the lead but falls heavily, it is followed like last month by the Toyota Hilux (+2.1%) and Tesla Model Y (+63.4%). The Model Y is now up to #8 year-to-date vs. #10 over the Full Year 2025. Boosted by promotions on the outgoing generation and demo sales of the new model, the Nissan X-Trail (+25.3%) surges 40 spots on February to #4, the nameplate’s new ranking record eclipsing its previous best of #6 reached in September 2018 and February 2024. The Hyundai Kona (+15.2%) is strong at #6 followed by the Chery Tiggo 4 (+80.4%) down three spots on last month to #7 but staying #3 year-to-date. Notice also the BYD Sealion 7 (+243.8%) up to #11. Still handicapped by a lengthy generation changeover, the Toyota RAV4 (-68.5%) ranks #20 both for the month and YTD. The BYD Sealion 8 is the best-selling recent launch at #35 above the Zeekr 7X (#42), Geely Starray (#46) and BYD Atto 2 (#49).

Previous month: Australia March 2026: China becomes #1 source country, Toyota off -27.8% to lowest share in 3 years

One year ago: Australia March 2025: BYD #1 Chinese brand, BEVs down -19.9%

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

Australia March 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	16,574	15.2%	– 19.3%	1	44,490	15.3%	– 23.0%	1	1
2	Kia	7,320	6.7%	+ 0.2%	4	20,630	7.1%	+ 4.5%	3	4
3	BYD	7,217	6.6%	+ 50.0%	6	17,541	6.0%	+ 100.1%	6	8
4	Mazda	7,156	6.6%	– 10.6%	2	21,890	7.5%	– 12.9%	2	3
5	Ford	7,149	6.6%	– 13.2%	3	20,172	6.9%	– 5.7%	4	2
6	Hyundai	6,979	6.4%	+ 2.4%	5	19,101	6.6%	+ 4.5%	5	5
7	GWM	5,680	5.2%	+ 29.3%	8	14,878	5.1%	+ 28.5%	7	7
8	Mitsubishi	5,001	4.6%	– 31.2%	7	14,103	4.9%	– 26.0%	8	6
9	MG	4,218	3.9%	+ 7.4%	12	10,595	3.6%	– 7.1%	10	10
10	Chery	4,018	3.7%	+ 84.1%	9	11,736	4.0%	+ 93.8%	9	13
11	Nissan	3,715	3.4%	– 8.9%	16	7,361	2.5%	– 31.0%	13	12
12	Isuzu Ute	3,525	3.2%	+ 0.5%	10	9,838	3.4%	+ 7.9%	11	9
13	Tesla	3,485	3.2%	+ 23.2%	11	7,260	2.5%	+ 40.7%	14	15
14	Subaru	2,691	2.5%	– 15.9%	13	7,683	2.6%	– 20.3%	12	11
15	BMW	2,430	2.2%	– 1.1%	17	6,186	2.1%	+ 9.9%	16	17
16	Mercedes	2,153	2.0%	– 14.9%	14	6,445	2.2%	+ 3.0%	15	16
17	Volkswagen	1,880	1.7%	– 30.4%	15	5,905	2.0%	– 18.0%	17	14
18	Honda	1,519	1.4%	– 13.9%	18	4,186	1.4%	– 1.3%	18	19
19	Suzuki	1,331	1.2%	– 21.9%	20	3,193	1.1%	– 28.5%	20	20
20	Geely	1,208	1.1%	+ 542.6%	21	2,821	1.0%	+ 1400.5%	22	27
21	LDV	1,139	1.0%	– 6.3%	19	3,264	1.1%	– 8.3%	19	22
22	Lexus	1,126	1.0%	– 13.1%	23	2,834	1.0%	– 14.6%	21	21
23	Omoda Jaecoo	1,010	0.9%	new	24	2,516	0.9%	new	24	32
24	Audi	932	0.9%	– 24.5%	22	2,650	0.9%	– 21.9%	23	18
25	Land Rover	907	0.8%	– 2.6%	27	1,707	0.6%	– 13.0%	27	23
26	Volvo	760	0.7%	+ 4.8%	26	1,806	0.6%	– 5.1%	26	24
27	Zeekr	709	0.7%	+ 533.0%	25	1,832	0.6%	+ 768.2%	25	36
28	Mini	543	0.5%	– 11.1%	28	1,370	0.5%	– 1.7%	28	25
29	Skoda	420	0.4%	– 8.5%	30	1,111	0.4%	+ 1.0%	29	28
30	Renault	345	0.3%	– 11.1%	31	982	0.3%	– 15.6%	31	29
31	Denza	318	0.3%	new	32	627	0.2%	new	36	57
32	Porsche	300	0.3%	– 35.9%	29	1,067	0.4%	– 26.2%	30	26
33	Chevrolet	296	0.3%	– 17.8%	33	830	0.3%	– 17.6%	32	31
34	Ram	268	0.2%	+ 0.8%	34	811	0.3%	+ 5.6%	33	33
35	KGM	245	0.2%	– 35.2%	35	692	0.2%	– 37.9%	34	30
36	Cupra	227	0.2%	– 45.4%	36	644	0.2%	– 18.3%	35	34
37	Fiat	212	0.2%	+ 6.5%	41	408	0.1%	– 23.3%	38	37
38	Leapmotor	170	0.2%	+ 95.4%	45	277	0.1%	+ 100.7%	42	42
39	Polestar	160	0.1%	– 12.1%	37	465	0.2%	+ 19.5%	37	35
40	Genesis	131	0.1%	+ 8.3%	38	379	0.1%	+ 12.8%	39	39
41	Foton	109	0.1%	new	40	328	0.1%	new	40	51
42	Peugeot	102	0.1%	– 38.9%	42	252	0.1%	– 32.4%	43	41
43	JAC	82	0.1%	– 29.9%	39	303	0.1%	– 42.3%	41	40
44	Deepal	63	0.1%	new	43	233	0.1%	new	44	45
45	Jeep	58	0.1%	– 69.5%	44	191	0.1%	– 64.8%	45	38
46	GMC	35	0.0%	new	46	106	0.0%	new	46	46
47	Alfa Romeo	31	0.0%	– 29.5%	47	96	0.0%	– 19.3%	47	44
48	Farizon	25	0.0%	new	53	45	0.0%	new	50	–
49	Ferrari	20	0.0%	– 39.4%	49	54	0.0%	– 6.9%	49	49
50	Aston Martin	16	0.0%	– 30.4%	51	38	0.0%	– 30.9%	52	50
51	Bentley	15	0.0%	+ 25.0%	50	42	0.0%	+ 31.3%	51	52
52	Maserati	11	0.0%	– 75.6%	48	54	0.0%	– 38.6%	48	48
53	Lamborghini	6	0.0%	– 78.6%	52	31	0.0%	– 62.2%	53	47
54	McLaren	3	0.0%	– 66.7%	56	10	0.0%	– 50.0%	55	54
55	Lotus	2	0.0%	– 60.0%	–	3	0.0%	– 81.3%	57	53
56	Citroen	2	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	– 60.0%	58	56
57	Rolls-Royce	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	54	14	0.0%	– 26.3%	54	55
58	Jaguar	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	55	7	0.0%	– 95.4%	56	43

Australia March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Ranger	4,452	4.1%	– 9.7%	1	12,180	4.2%	– 7.9%	1	1
2	Toyota Hilux	4,167	3.8%	+ 2.1%	2	10,592	3.6%	– 3.7%	2	3
3	Tesla Model Y	2,818	2.6%	+ 63.4%	3	5,897	2.0%	+ 89.4%	8	10
4	Nissan X-Trail	2,438	2.2%	+ 25.3%	44	3,761	1.3%	– 17.5%	21	19
5	Mitsubishi Outlander	2,318	2.1%	– 22.9%	7	6,363	2.2%	– 14.9%	4	9
6	Hyundai Kona	2,316	2.1%	+ 15.2%	8	6,178	2.1%	+ 18.8%	6	7
7	Chery Tiggo 4	2,258	2.1%	+ 80.4%	4	6,807	2.3%	+ 103.9%	3	11
8	Isuzu D-Max	2,167	2.0%	+ 3.8%	6	6,057	2.1%	– 2.2%	7	4
9	Hyundai Tucson	2,042	1.9%	+ 11.5%	12	5,476	1.9%	+ 15.6%	12	12
10	GWM Haval Jolion	2,013	1.9%	+ 28.4%	10	5,606	1.9%	+ 34.8%	9	14
11	BYD Sealion 7	1,970	1.8%	+ 243.8%	16	4,468	1.5%	+ 512.1%	15	25
12	Mitsubishi Triton	1,922	1.8%	– 1.6%	9	5,604	1.9%	+ 21.9%	10	17
13	MG ZS	1,896	1.7%	– 6.1%	15	4,500	1.5%	– 9.1%	14	13
14	Mazda CX-5	1,859	1.7%	+ 7.2%	5	6,247	2.1%	+ 12.8%	5	8
15	Toyota Prado	1,850	1.7%	– 35.6%	18	4,515	1.6%	– 46.5%	13	6
16	Ford Everest	1,805	1.7%	– 14.0%	11	5,496	1.9%	+ 10.2%	11	5
17	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,687	1.6%	+ 38.3%	30	3,610	1.2%	+ 12.4%	22	27
18	GWM Haval H6	1,665	1.5%	+ 20.7%	21	3,844	1.3%	+ 20.1%	19	26
19	Kia Sportage	1,652	1.5%	– 10.6%	13	4,322	1.5%	– 22.8%	17	15
20	Toyota RAV4	1,362	1.3%	– 68.5%	35	3,842	1.3%	– 72.2%	20	2
21	Isuzu MU-X	1,358	1.2%	– 4.4%	17	3,961	1.4%	+ 35.7%	18	20
22	BYD Shark 6	1,314	1.2%	– 53.2%	25	3,480	1.2%	– 28.0%	24	18
23	Toyota Corolla	1,259	1.2%	– 17.6%	14	4,390	1.5%	– 6.0%	16	16
24	Toyota Hiace	1,246	1.1%	– 16.5%	19	3,413	1.2%	– 6.6%	25	24
25	Toyota Camry	1,197	1.1%	+ 52.1%	20	3,225	1.1%	+ 83.4%	27	36
26	Mazda CX-30	1,185	1.1%	+ 32.7%	26	3,246	1.1%	+ 6.0%	26	29
27	Subaru Forester	1,164	1.1%	+ 7.5%	29	2,979	1.0%	– 7.1%	31	22
28	Mazda CX-3	1,161	1.1%	– 4.8%	22	3,489	1.2%	– 19.6%	23	21
29	Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon	1,123	1.0%	+ 464.3%	32	2,857	1.0%	+ 216.0%	32	28
30	GWM Cannon/Cannon Alpha	1,100	1.0%	+ 115.5%	24	3,131	1.1%	+ 456.1%	29	45
31	Mazda BT-50	999	0.9%	– 21.8%	23	3,113	1.1%	– 19.5%	30	23
32	Kia Carnival	977	0.9%	+ 6.7%	31	3,161	1.1%	+ 31.6%	28	30
33	Subaru Crosstrek	885	0.8%	+ 1.3%	27	2,572	0.9%	– 11.5%	34	32
34	Kia Seltos	849	0.8%	+ 13.8%	36	2,132	0.7%	– 2.2%	38	38
35	BYD Sealion 8	836	0.8%	new	54	1,562	0.5%	new	n/a	–
36	Kia K4	784	0.7%	+ 70.8%	28	2,771	1.0%	+ 325.0%	33	50
37	Suzuki Jimny	751	0.7%	– 6.5%	37	1,958	0.7%	– 12.0%	39	48
38	Toyota Yaris Cross	723	0.7%	– 39.3%	34	2,456	0.8%	– 18.5%	35	31
39	Honda CR-V	714	0.7%	+ 6.7%	42	1,850	0.6%	+ 11.5%	40	59
40	Mazda3	702	0.6%	– 22.4%	45	2,138	0.7%	– 31.1%	37	35
41	Chery Tiggo 7 Pro	698	0.6%	+ 114.1%	33	2,323	0.8%	+ 227.2%	36	58
42	Zeekr 7X	679	0.6%	new	39	1,725	0.6%	new	n/a	146
43	Tesla Model 3	667	0.6%	– 39.6%	53	1,363	0.5%	– 33.4%	n/a	51
44	Hyundai i30	622	0.6%	– 31.1%	38	1,842	0.6%	– 29.8%	n/a	33
45	Geely EX5	606	0.6%	+ 222.3%	63	1,437	0.5%	+ 664.4%	n/a	78
46	Geely Starray	602	0.6%	new	55	1,384	0.5%	new	n/a	154
47	BMW X3/iX3	594	0.5%	+ 47.0%	85	1,440	0.5%	+ 73.1%	n/a	66
48	Kia EV5	587	0.5%	+ 22.8%	87	1,148	0.4%	– 1.6%	n/a	68
49	BYD Atto 2	572	0.5%	new	73	1,481	0.5%	new	n/a	168
50	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	570	0.5%	+ 10.5%	60	1,567	0.5%	+ 12.2%	n/a	55

Source: VFACTS

Toyota C-HR sales are up 73.3% in March in Ireland.

15,476 new cars found a buyer in Ireland in March, a steep -10.5% year-on-year drop leading to a Q1 volume edging up 0.3% to 64,958. Toyota (-13.1%) is back to its dominant position in the brands charts with 15.7% share and despite falling faster than the market. Skoda (-8.6%) advances two spots on last month to #2 and 9.6% share whereas Volkswagen (-35.3%) falls flat after topping the ranking in February. Kia (+3.4%) is the only gainer among the Top 7 brands, with Nissan (-18.5%) and BMW (-12.6%) hit the hardest. In contrast Mercedes (+155.6%), BYD (+81.4%) and Telsa (+71.2%) all surge. It’s BYD’s first Top 10 finish in 2026.

Over in the models ranking, Toyota spectacularly monopolises the podium (like a year ago in March 2025) with the Corolla (+7.9%), Yaris Cross (+0.7%) and a surging C-HR (+73.3%) the overall best-sellers. The Kia Sportage (-0.7%) is relegated to 4th place while the Nissan Qashqai (-13%) is up four spots on last month to #5 and the Nissan Juke (-20.5%) up six to #6, both despite steep falls. The Tesla Model 3 (+32%) is up to #10 and the Model Y (+156.2%) up to #14 but the real surprise of the month is the paltry score of the traditional leader, the Hyundai Tucson (-36.3%) down to #13 and losing the YTD top spot to the Toyota Yaris Cross.

Previous month: Ireland February 2026: Citroen (+189.9%), Opel (+175.2%) stand out

One year ago: Ireland March 2025: Toyota monopolises podium with RAV4, Yaris Cross and Corolla

Full March 2026 Top 38 All brands and Top 232 All models below.

Ireland March 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	2,427	15.7%	– 13.1%	3	8,946	13.8%	– 8.3%	1	1
2	Skoda	1,489	9.6%	– 8.6%	4	5,760	8.9%	– 2.0%	4	3
3	Volkswagen	1,383	8.9%	– 35.3%	1	6,541	10.1%	– 2.3%	2	2
4	Kia	1,287	8.3%	+ 3.4%	5	5,177	8.0%	+ 4.4%	5	5
5	Hyundai	1,031	6.7%	– 7.7%	2	6,222	9.6%	– 1.1%	3	4
6	Nissan	851	5.5%	– 18.5%	6	2,740	4.2%	– 11.5%	6	12
7	BMW	622	4.0%	– 12.6%	9	2,277	3.5%	– 5.8%	10	6
8	BYD	595	3.8%	+ 81.4%	13	2,033	3.1%	+ 97.0%	13	15
9	Tesla	570	3.7%	+ 71.2%	23	871	1.3%	– 0.2%	22	14
10	Mercedes	483	3.1%	+ 155.6%	14	1,675	2.6%	+ 20.7%	15	13
11	Ford	454	2.9%	– 25.6%	16	2,337	3.6%	+ 6.1%	9	9
12	Renault	404	2.6%	– 48.9%	8	2,274	3.5%	– 9.5%	11	11
13	Audi	386	2.5%	– 22.2%	7	2,391	3.7%	+ 2.9%	7	7
14	Seat	364	2.4%	– 12.7%	15	1,061	1.6%	– 19.7%	18	18
15	Peugeot	351	2.3%	– 30.1%	11	2,352	3.6%	– 9.1%	8	8
16	Suzuki	330	2.1%	– 22.4%	20	1,058	1.6%	– 22.0%	19	16
17	Opel	327	2.1%	+ 15.5%	12	1,780	2.7%	+ 31.5%	14	17
18	Dacia	326	2.1%	– 24.0%	10	2,059	3.2%	+ 4.8%	12	10
19	Volvo	269	1.7%	+ 6.3%	19	1,108	1.7%	+ 13.8%	17	20
20	Cupra	261	1.7%	+ 54.4%	17	1,286	2.0%	+ 31.6%	16	19
21	Citroen	240	1.6%	+ 42.9%	18	1,023	1.6%	+ 97.5%	20	22
22	MG	206	1.3%	– 1.9%	21	1,007	1.6%	+ 35.0%	21	21
23	Mazda	166	1.1%	– 65.1%	22	612	0.9%	– 37.1%	23	24
24	Land Rover	119	0.8%	+ 14.4%	24	372	0.6%	– 18.2%	25	25
25	Mini	106	0.7%	+ 171.8%	27	300	0.5%	– 21.7%	26	26
26	Lexus	102	0.7%	+ 0.0%	25	595	0.9%	– 9.4%	24	23
27	Xpeng	76	0.5%	+ 100.0%	26	273	0.4%	+ 347.5%	27	33
28	Polestar	53	0.3%	+ 2550.0%	30	163	0.3%	+ 239.6%	30	32
29	Honda	45	0.3%	– 27.4%	29	226	0.3%	+ 7.6%	28	29
30	Leapmotor	44	0.3%	new	28	169	0.3%	new	29	38
31	Fiat	25	0.2%	– 74.5%	34	66	0.1%	– 80.9%	32	27
32	Jeep	23	0.1%	– 4.2%	32	58	0.1%	– 18.3%	33	31
33	KGM/SsangYong	21	0.1%	+ 250.0%	35	31	0.0%	+ 82.4%	35	36
34	Porsche	20	0.1%	– 56.5%	31	135	0.2%	– 41.6%	31	28
35	DS	15	0.1%	– 65.1%	33	41	0.1%	– 59.0%	34	34
36	Alfa Romeo	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	36	18	0.0%	– 25.0%	36	35
37	Alpine	2	0.0%	n/a	–	13	0.0%	+ 550.0%	37	37
38	Bentley	1	0.0%	n/a	37	3	0.0%	+ 200.0%	38	43

Ireland March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota Corolla	559	3.6%	+ 7.9%	15	1,716	2.6%	+ 6.8%	4	6
2	Toyota Yaris Cross	546	3.5%	+ 0.7%	4	2,426	3.7%	+ 16.7%	1	4
3	Toyota C-HR	480	3.1%	+ 73.3%	36	1,233	1.9%	+ 0.4%	10	12
4	Kia Sportage	450	2.9%	– 0.7%	2	1,998	3.1%	+ 9.5%	3	3
5	Nissan Qashqai	395	2.6%	– 13.0%	9	1,214	1.9%	– 0.4%	11	18
6	Nissan Juke	360	2.3%	– 20.5%	12	1,018	1.6%	– 6.1%	14	23
7	Skoda Kodiaq	356	2.3%	– 28.2%	3	1,504	2.3%	– 0.1%	7	7
8	Toyota Yaris	328	2.1%	– 8.9%	24	1,081	1.7%	– 7.2%	12	14
9	Skoda Octavia	321	2.1%	– 22.5%	11	1,358	2.1%	– 25.4%	8	2
10	Tesla Model 3	301	1.9%	+ 32.0%	191	402	0.6%	– 38.7%	49	19
11	BYD Seal U	298	1.9%	+ 76.3%	25	910	1.4%	+ 59.6%	16	26
12	Hyundai Kona	277	1.8%	– 20.4%	5	1,534	2.4%	+ 6.5%	6	9
13	Hyundai Tucson	272	1.8%	– 36.3%	1	2,223	3.4%	– 21.6%	2	1
14	Tesla Model Y	269	1.7%	+ 156.2%	27	469	0.7%	+ 116.1%	39	27
15	Toyota Corolla Cross	268	1.7%	– 18.8%	10	1,648	2.5%	+ 41.3%	5	11
16	VW Tiguan	263	1.7%	– 17.6%	6	1,297	2.0%	+ 3.6%	9	8
17	Suzuki Swift	222	1.4%	+ 8.8%	26	596	0.9%	+ 64.2%	25	52
18	Opel Frontera	195	1.3%	new	13	861	1.3%	new	17	201
19	VW Golf	193	1.2%	– 32.8%	7	973	1.5%	– 22.1%	15	10
20	Skoda Karoq	176	1.1%	– 21.4%	35	606	0.9%	– 10.2%	24	21
21	Kia EV3	168	1.1%	+ 30.2%	39	576	0.9%	– 8.0%	28	25
22	Skoda Elroq	159	1.0%	+ 101.3%	65	451	0.7%	+ 412.5%	40	53
23	VW Tayron	158	1.0%	+ 0.0%	28	552	0.8%	+ 236.6%	31	31
24	VW ID.4	153	1.0%	– 49.3%	17	1,049	1.6%	+ 5.3%	13	13
25	Kia EV5	145	0.9%	new	37	414	0.6%	new	47	267
26	Skoda Enyaq	145	0.9%	+ 107.1%	73	416	0.6%	+ 34.6%	46	51
27	Toyota bZ4X	144	0.9%	+ 37.1%	40	517	0.8%	+ 111.9%	36	78
28	Audi Q3	133	0.9%	+ 40.0%	19	585	0.9%	+ 23.9%	26	41
29	Ford Puma	131	0.8%	– 35.8%	33	846	1.3%	+ 5.4%	18	24
30	Peugeot 3008	126	0.8%	– 23.2%	32	785	1.2%	– 24.5%	19	16
31	VW ID.3	123	0.8%	+ 89.2%	75	330	0.5%	+ 15.8%	61	62
32	Hyundai Inster	122	0.8%	+ 12100.0%	45	544	0.8%	+ 218.1%	32	32
33	Renault Symbioz	122	0.8%	– 9.0%	52	442	0.7%	– 24.3%	42	48
34	Seat Ateca	120	0.8%	+ 215.8%	–	231	0.4%	– 23.8%	90	65
35	Kia Stonic	118	0.8%	+ 87.3%	21	504	0.8%	+ 51.4%	37	47
36	VW Taigo	114	0.7%	+ 46.2%	97	231	0.4%	– 3.8%	91	74
37	Skoda Superb	113	0.7%	+ 8.7%	44	422	0.6%	– 8.9%	45	35
38	Mercedes E Class	112	0.7%	+ 143.5%	77	334	0.5%	+ 7.4%	57	73
39	VW T-Roc	110	0.7%	– 60.6%	16	726	1.1%	– 24.7%	20	15
40	BMW X1	109	0.7%	+ 16.0%	50	344	0.5%	+ 1.5%	56	50
41	BMW 5-Series	108	0.7%	– 12.2%	71	402	0.6%	– 14.1%	48	36
42	BYD Sealion 7	107	0.7%	new	41	471	0.7%	new	38	75
43	Ford Kuga	107	0.7%	– 35.2%	51	531	0.8%	+ 12.5%	34	34
44	Hyundai Ioniq 6	107	0.7%	+ 1428.6%	116	291	0.4%	+ 200.0%	68	162
45	Dacia Sandero	105	0.7%	– 14.6%	38	576	0.9%	– 35.6%	27	17
46	Seat Leon	104	0.7%	+ 173.7%	98	262	0.4%	+ 92.6%	78	91
47	VW T-Cross	101	0.7%	– 67.2%	47	352	0.5%	– 33.0%	55	44
48	Renault Austral	99	0.6%	+ 253.6%	34	447	0.7%	+ 99.6%	41	106
49	Seat Ibiza	99	0.6%	– 24.4%	54	249	0.4%	– 37.9%	85	67
50	Dacia Duster	96	0.6%	– 56.4%	22	646	1.0%	– 15.0%	22	20
51	Dacia Bigster	95	0.6%	new	29	643	1.0%	new	23	82
52	BMW X5	92	0.6%	– 43.9%	23	354	0.5%	– 37.7%	53	39
53	Hyundai i20	92	0.6%	– 47.4%	18	561	0.9%	– 18.6%	29	28
54	Skoda Kamiq	92	0.6%	+ 22.7%	64	387	0.6%	+ 2.4%	50	57
55	Volvo XC60	90	0.6%	– 20.4%	76	325	0.5%	– 4.7%	62	58
56	Ford Explorer	89	0.6%	+ 122.5%	114	332	0.5%	+ 47.6%	59	84
57	VW Polo	89	0.6%	– 65.6%	8	648	1.0%	– 3.3%	21	22
58	Peugeot 5008	84	0.5%	– 38.2%	30	539	0.8%	– 17.1%	33	29
59	Skoda Fabia	83	0.5%	– 27.2%	43	441	0.7%	+ 6.0%	43	46
60	Peugeot 2008	81	0.5%	+ 65.3%	49	531	0.8%	+ 43.5%	35	38
61	Citroen C3 Aircross	80	0.5%	+ 7900.0%	56	274	0.4%	+ 13600.0%	73	275
62	Hyundai Ioniq 5	79	0.5%	+ 132.4%	67	423	0.7%	+ 122.6%	44	68
63	Seat Arona	79	0.5%	– 61.8%	20	354	0.5%	– 25.8%	54	49
64	Xpeng G6	76	0.5%	+ 100.0%	48	273	0.4%	+ 347.5%	74	149
65	Kia Niro	75	0.5%	– 38.0%	61	260	0.4%	– 47.5%	80	42
66	Mercedes GLA	73	0.5%	+ 43.1%	72	285	0.4%	+ 33.2%	69	94
67	Kia Sorento	72	0.5%	– 56.1%	69	377	0.6%	– 17.7%	51	30
68	Cupra Formentor	71	0.5%	+ 108.8%	42	331	0.5%	+ 1.5%	60	63
69	Renault Captur	71	0.5%	– 72.5%	14	554	0.9%	– 16.4%	30	61
70	Volvo XC90	71	0.5%	+ 42.0%	99	268	0.4%	+ 25.2%	76	89
71	Citroen C3	70	0.5%	n/a	100	283	0.4%	+ 9333.3%	70	118
72	Cupra Terramar	68	0.4%	+ 23.6%	57	283	0.4%	+ 126.4%	71	95
73	BMW X3	67	0.4%	– 21.2%	68	219	0.3%	– 16.1%	95	60
74	BYD Seal 6	67	0.4%	new	137	90	0.1%	new	142	–
75	Mercedes GLC	67	0.4%	+ 11.7%	62	279	0.4%	+ 19.2%	72	80
76	Kia Picanto	66	0.4%	– 26.7%	93	200	0.3%	– 16.3%	100	85
77	Toyota Aygo X	64	0.4%	+ 0.0%	78	257	0.4%	+ 49.4%	83	105
78	Kia EV6	62	0.4%	– 34.0%	46	333	0.5%	– 35.8%	58	33
79	Suzuki Vitara	57	0.4%	– 49.6%	130	262	0.4%	– 21.8%	79	59
80	BMW iX3	55	0.4%	+ 2650.0%	167	65	0.1%	+ 261.1%	160	227
81	MGS5	55	0.4%	new	86	319	0.5%	new	65	163
82	Mercedes GLB	54	0.3%	+ 10.2%	162	77	0.1%	– 37.4%	150	141
83	Audi Q5	52	0.3%	+ 79.3%	92	257	0.4%	+ 52.1%	82	92
84	Ford Tourneo	51	0.3%	+ 24.4%	115	137	0.2%	+ 149.1%	124	76
85	Kia K4	51	0.3%	new	70	216	0.3%	new	96	–
86	Suzuki SX4 S-Cross	51	0.3%	– 46.3%	124	200	0.3%	– 65.7%	101	45
87	BYD Seal	50	0.3%	– 33.3%	79	223	0.3%	– 9.0%	93	87
88	Renault 5	49	0.3%	+ 69.0%	83	246	0.4%	+ 748.3%	86	103
89	MG3	48	0.3%	+ 77.8%	180	112	0.2%	+ 19.1%	132	137
90	Citroen C5 Aircross	47	0.3%	– 20.3%	58	252	0.4%	+ 33.3%	84	107
91	Lexus NX	47	0.3%	+ 38.2%	118	263	0.4%	+ 8.7%	77	79
92	Audi A3	46	0.3%	– 53.1%	31	183	0.3%	– 56.8%	104	40
93	Mazda CX-30	45	0.3%	+ 2.3%	119	136	0.2%	– 10.5%	125	127
94	Mini Cooper	45	0.3%	+ 164.7%	120	127	0.2%	– 52.4%	130	86
95	Audi A5	43	0.3%	– 33.8%	63	311	0.5%	– 7.7%	66	54
96	Cupra Tavascan	43	0.3%	+ 30.3%	88	244	0.4%	+ 37.1%	87	96
97	MG4	43	0.3%	– 53.3%	123	163	0.3%	– 47.2%	113	77
98	Nissan Ariya	43	0.3%	+ 13.2%	105	222	0.3%	+ 38.8%	94	116
99	Opel Corsa	43	0.3%	– 23.2%	101	323	0.5%	– 25.2%	63	70
100	Skoda Scala	43	0.3%	– 18.9%	102	174	0.3%	– 25.0%	107	90
101	BYD Dolphin Surf	42	0.3%	new	127	180	0.3%	new	105	206
102	BMW IX1	41	0.3%	– 21.2%	106	229	0.4%	+ 72.2%	92	97
103	Mini Countryman	41	0.3%	+ 241.7%	110	110	0.2%	+ 74.6%	133	135
104	Mercedes C Class	40	0.3%	– 16.7%	85	196	0.3%	+ 86.7%	103	112
105	Hyundai Bayon	38	0.2%	+ 81.0%	161	165	0.3%	– 11.3%	111	101
106	VW ID.7	38	0.2%	– 7.3%	126	161	0.2%	– 19.1%	115	93
107	BMW 2-Series	37	0.2%	– 2.6%	84	145	0.2%	+ 28.3%	118	123
108	Mazda3	37	0.2%	+ 164.3%	149	322	0.5%	+ 312.8%	64	161
109	BMW 3-Series	36	0.2%	– 12.2%	103	164	0.3%	+ 10.1%	112	99
110	Opel Grandland X	36	0.2%	– 60.9%	113	296	0.5%	+ 4.2%	67	72
111	Opel Mokka	36	0.2%	– 28.0%	59	207	0.3%	– 38.9%	98	66
112	Range Rover Sport	36	0.2%	– 14.3%	95	150	0.2%	– 23.1%	117	100
113	Volvo XC40	36	0.2%	+ 1100.0%	125	81	0.1%	+ 62.0%	147	154
114	Mazda CX-80	35	0.2%	+ 105.9%	108	127	0.2%	+ 119.0%	129	165
115	Kia EV9	34	0.2%	+ 47.8%	132	69	0.1%	– 34.3%	156	130
116	Mercedes GLE	34	0.2%	+ 161.5%	109	129	0.2%	+ 84.3%	128	142
117	Audi A6	33	0.2%	– 61.6%	55	269	0.4%	– 24.6%	75	55
118	Ford Focus	33	0.2%	– 73.2%	81	355	0.5%	– 34.4%	52	37
119	Toyota RAV4	33	0.2%	– 94.2%	–	41	0.1%	– 97.9%	178	5
120	Volvo EX40	33	0.2%	+ 13.8%	60	258	0.4%	+ 344.8%	81	110
121	MG HS	31	0.2%	+ 72.2%	143	161	0.2%	+ 54.8%	114	119
122	Nissan X-Trail	31	0.2%	– 62.2%	104	233	0.4%	– 30.0%	89	83
123	Dacia Jogger	30	0.2%	– 63.4%	89	166	0.3%	– 32.8%	109	81
124	Land Rover Discovery Sport	30	0.2%	+ 100.0%	178	44	0.1%	– 12.0%	173	182
125	Citroen Berlingo	29	0.2%	– 6.5%	140	84	0.1%	+ 2.4%	144	121
126	Lexus LBX	29	0.2%	– 21.6%	94	171	0.3%	– 27.5%	108	88
127	MG ZS	29	0.2%	– 48.2%	80	239	0.4%	+ 20.7%	88	98
128	Ford Capri	28	0.2%	+ 133.3%	145	109	0.2%	+ 101.9%	135	168
129	Hyundai Santa Fe	28	0.2%	– 37.8%	112	212	0.3%	– 41.6%	97	69
130	Kia EV4	28	0.2%	new	90	180	0.3%	new	106	176
131	Leapmotor B10	28	0.2%	new	147	71	0.1%	new	154	273
132	Mazda2	28	0.2%	– 9.7%	138	92	0.1%	– 5.2%	140	144
133	Polestar 3	28	0.2%	n/a	217	40	0.1%	+ 3900.0%	181	257
134	VW ID.5	28	0.2%	+ 64.7%	144	144	0.2%	+ 132.3%	120	151
135	Fiat Panda	25	0.2%	– 69.1%	–	25	0.0%	– 86.4%	194	124
136	BMW i4	24	0.2%	+ 0.0%	150	90	0.1%	+ 40.6%	141	136
137	Mercedes CLA	24	0.2%	– 42.9%	196	43	0.1%	– 72.4%	174	108
138	Peugeot 208	24	0.2%	– 78.2%	135	153	0.2%	– 52.0%	116	113
139	Peugeot 308	24	0.2%	+ 84.6%	141	166	0.3%	+ 277.3%	110	178
140	Range Rover	24	0.2%	+ 140.0%	122	76	0.1%	– 13.6%	152	146
141	Mercedes CLE Coupe	23	0.1%	+ 35.3%	111	105	0.2%	+ 15.4%	138	140
142	Renault 4	23	0.1%	new	153	140	0.2%	new	123	219
143	Volvo EX30	23	0.1%	– 50.0%	192	70	0.1%	– 71.4%	156	111
144	Cupra Born	22	0.1%	– 4.3%	107	201	0.3%	+ 34.0%	99	102
145	Mercedes A Class	22	0.1%	– 29.0%	151	64	0.1%	– 31.2%	162	145
146	Nissan Micra	22	0.1%	new	121	53	0.1%	new	167	–
147	Renault Megane	22	0.1%	– 24.1%	96	199	0.3%	+ 99.0%	102	129
148	Mazda CX-60	20	0.1%	+ 17.6%	82	141	0.2%	+ 74.1%	122	158
149	Ssangyong Torres	20	0.1%	+ 233.3%	205	30	0.0%	+ 200.0%	189	200
150	Audi Q2	19	0.1%	– 26.9%	91	142	0.2%	+ 27.9%	121	125
151	Cupra Leon	19	0.1%	– 9.5%	66	126	0.2%	– 18.7%	131	117
152	Kia PV5	18	0.1%	new	146	48	0.1%	new	169	–
153	Mini Aceman	18	0.1%	+ 500.0%	173	40	0.1%	+ 73.9%	180	208
154	Audi Q7	17	0.1%	– 48.5%	148	70	0.1%	– 40.2%	155	128
155	Honda HR-V	16	0.1%	– 27.3%	170	81	0.1%	+ 8.0%	146	152
156	Honda Jazz	16	0.1%	+ 23.1%	171	72	0.1%	+ 18.0%	153	160
156	Audi Q4	15	0.1%	– 21.1%	136	109	0.2%	+ 13.5%	134	115
157	Jeep Compass	15	0.1%	+ 1400.0%	–	15	0.0%	+ 200.0%	211	233
158	BYD Dolphin	14	0.1%	– 22.2%	139	89	0.1%	+ 50.8%	143	157
159	Polestar 4	14	0.1%	+ 600.0%	129	77	0.1%	+ 492.3%	151	172
160	Audi Q6 e-tron	13	0.1%	– 18.8%	165	59	0.1%	– 27.2%	166	150
161	BYD Atto 3	13	0.1%	– 80.3%	160	66	0.1%	– 58.2%	158	120
162	Land Rover Defender	13	0.1%	– 43.5%	158	32	0.0%	– 45.8%	188	147
163	Mercedes V Class	13	0.1%	+ 44.4%	203	24	0.0%	+ 0.0%	196	202
164	Volvo C40/EC40	13	0.1%	+ 333.3%	133	68	0.1%	+ 126.7%	157	179
165	BMW 1-Series	12	0.1%	– 64.7%	155	81	0.1%	– 25.7%	145	122
166	BMW IX2	12	0.1%	+ 200.0%	166	64	0.1%	+ 433.3%	161	164
167	BMW XM	12	0.1%	+ 100.0%	194	24	0.0%	– 17.2%	195	196
168	Ford Transit Custom	12	0.1%	+ 20.0%	223	15	0.0%	+ 7.1%	210	246
169	Leapmotor C10	12	0.1%	new	128	79	0.1%	new	149	253
170	Polestar 2	11	0.1%	n/a	186	46	0.1%	+ 35.3%	172	192
171	Honda Civic	10	0.1%	– 23.1%	134	40	0.1%	– 9.1%	179	187
172	Lexus RX	10	0.1%	+ 66.7%	142	63	0.1%	+ 6.8%	164	156
173	Renault Clio	10	0.1%	– 90.1%	53	133	0.2%	– 62.7%	126	43
174	Lexus RZ	9	0.1%	+ 350.0%	172	37	0.1%	+ 236.4%	184	225
175	Opel Combo	9	0.1%	+ 80.0%	174	27	0.0%	– 10.0%	193	170
176	Peugeot Rifter	9	0.1%	– 43.8%	159	33	0.1%	– 13.2%	187	169
177	VW Touareg	9	0.1%	+ 12.5%	156	35	0.1%	+ 12.9%	185	194
178	Citroen C4	8	0.1%	– 84.0%	131	108	0.2%	– 25.0%	136	114
179	DS 9	8	0.1%	n/a	–	8	0.0%	n/a	227	–
180	Jeep Avenger	8	0.1%	– 55.6%	157	42	0.1%	– 17.6%	175	143
181	Mercedes EQA	8	0.1%	– 27.3%	184	38	0.1%	+ 31.0%	183	199
182	Opel Astra	8	0.1%	– 88.9%	152	64	0.1%	– 67.7%	163	104
183	Porsche Cayenne	8	0.1%	– 60.0%	190	51	0.1%	– 42.7%	168	138
184	Range Rover Velar	8	0.1%	+ 100.0%	211	21	0.0%	+ 31.3%	202	224
185	Lexus UX	7	0.0%	+ 0.0%	179	48	0.1%	+ 9.1%	170	175
186	Range Rover Evoque	7	0.0%	– 30.0%	175	41	0.1%	– 4.7%	177	184
187	Renault Scenic	7	0.0%	– 87.3%	154	105	0.2%	– 25.5%	139	126
188	Audi A1	6	0.0%	– 40.0%	87	105	0.2%	+ 29.6%	137	132
189	BMW 4-Series	6	0.0%	– 57.1%	207	20	0.0%	– 45.9%	203	193
190	Hyundai i10	6	0.0%	– 84.6%	117	129	0.2%	– 37.4%	127	71
191	Mercedes AMG GT	6	0.0%	– 25.0%	201	34	0.1%	+ 47.8%	186	204
192	DS 7	5	0.0%	– 75.0%	183	23	0.0%	– 61.7%	197	180
193	Hyundai i30	5	0.0%	– 75.0%	168	80	0.1%	– 31.6%	148	131
194	Hyundai Ioniq 9	5	0.0%	new	195	61	0.1%	new	165	191
195	Toyota Prius	5	0.0%	– 61.5%	232	20	0.0%	– 77.0%	204	159
196	Audi Q8 E-Tron	4	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	– 20.0%	236	259
197	BYD Sealion 5	4	0.0%	new		4	0.0%	new	237	–
198	Leapmotor T03	4	0.0%	new	189	19	0.0%	new	205	264
199	Porsche 911/Carrera	4	0.0%	+ 0.0%	228	22	0.0%	+ 29.4%	201	223
200	Porsche Macan	4	0.0%	– 42.9%	156	39	0.1%	– 41.8%	182	156
201	Porsche Panamera	4	0.0%	– 66.7%	197	16	0.0%	– 60.0%	208	183
202	VW T7	4	0.0%	– 66.7%	164	30	0.0%	– 14.3%	190	174
203	Audi A6 e-tron	3	0.0%	new	176	47	0.1%	new	171	188
204	BMW iX	3	0.0%	+ 200.0%	177	22	0.0%	+ 175.0%	200	215
205	Honda CR-V	3	0.0%	– 25.0%	199	23	0.0%	+ 43.8%	198	198
206	Mercedes EQE SUV	3	0.0%	– 92.7%	–	3	0.0%	– 95.5%	244	171
207	Mercedes Vito Tourer	3	0.0%	+ 0.0%	226	4	0.0%	– 20.0%	239	254
208	Peugeot 408	3	0.0%	– 76.9%	163	144	0.2%	+ 29.7%	119	148
209	Alpine A290	2	0.0%	new	–	13	0.0%	new	213	237
210	Audi e-Tron GT	2	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	247	251
211	BMW X2	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	–	10	0.0%	– 9.1%	220	221
212	BMW X7	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	198	10	0.0%	– 9.1%	221	228
213	Citroen C2	2	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	n/a	238	–
214	Citroen Spacetourer	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	7	0.0%	+ 133.3%	229	265
215	DS 4	2	0.0%	– 91.3%	182	10	0.0%	– 72.2%	222	212
216	Mini Convertible	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	227	4	0.0%	– 42.9%	240	230
217	Volvo ES90	2	0.0%	new	234	17	0.0%	new	207	–
218	Alfa Romeo Giulia	1	0.0%	n/a	–	5	0.0%	– 16.7%	234	244
219	Alfa Romeo Junior	1	0.0%	n/a	206	10	0.0%	+ 100.0%	219	211
220	BMW 7 Series	1	0.0%	– 88.9%	–	14	0.0%	– 41.7%	212	209
221	BMW i5	1	0.0%	– 92.3%	193	15	0.0%	– 55.9%	209	186
222	BMW X6	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	255	272
223	BMW Z4	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	250	252
224	Citroen C4 X	1	0.0%	– 91.7%	215	9	0.0%	– 55.0%	224	216
225	Citroen C5 X	1	0.0%	– 85.7%	–	1	0.0%	– 94.1%	258	214
226	Ford Hearse	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	259	–
227	Land Rover Discovery	1	0.0%	n/a	200	8	0.0%	+ 100.0%	228	249
228	Mazda MX-5	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	224	7	0.0%	– 68.2%	230	181
229	Mercedes S Class	1	0.0%	– 88.9%	185	23	0.0%	+ 4.5%	199	205
230	Renault Rafale	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	231	6	0.0%	– 88.9%	233	173
231	Ssangyong Korando	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	269	240
232	Volvo V60	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	212	12	0.0%	– 7.7%	216	220

Source: SIMI

Xpeng holds a record 5.5% share in Iceland in March, with the G6 at #6.

1,283 new cars found a buyer in Iceland in March, a splendid 26.8% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally is up 54.3% to 3,483. Tesla (+28.2%) signs its first win of the year at 24.1% share, followed by Kia (+83.4%) at 22.4%. Nissan (+125.7%) also impresses at #3 and ranks #7 year-to-date vs. #14 over the Full Year 2025. Xpeng (+180%) breaks into the Top 5 for the first time with a stellar 5.5% share. Model-wise, the Tesla Model Y is the best-seller with 16% share, ahead of the Kia Sportage at 14.7% which takes the YTD lead. The Tesla Model 3 soars to #3, distancing the Kia Xceed and Nissan X-Trail. Xpeng places the G6 at #6 and the G9 at #17.

Previous month: Iceland February 2026: Dacia and Duster take control

One year ago: Iceland March 2025: Tesla and Model Y back in charge

Full March 2026 Top 40 All brands and Top 20 models below.

Iceland March 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/24	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla	309	24.1%	+ 28.2%	4	378	10.9%	+ 17.0%	4	2
2	Kia	288	22.4%	+ 83.4%	2	548	15.7%	+ 57.0%	1	1
3	Nissan	79	6.2%	+ 125.7%	7	120	3.4%	+ 30.4%	7	14
4	Toyota	75	5.8%	– 7.4%	3	258	7.4%	+ 2.0%	5	3
5	Xpeng	70	5.5%	+ 180.0%	8	110	3.2%	+ 115.7%	10	13
6	Suzuki	67	5.2%	– 5.6%	–	68	2.0%	– 49.3%	15	7
7	Skoda	49	3.8%	+ 11.4%	11	70	2.0%	– 24.7%	14	6
8	Dacia	30	2.3%	– 50.0%	1	391	11.2%	+ 349.4%	3	4
9	MG	30	2.3%	+ 1400.0%	9	154	4.4%	+ 1825.0%	6	24
10	BYD	27	2.1%	+ 92.9%	6	112	3.2%	+ 273.3%	9	8
11	Land Rover	25	1.9%	– 26.5%	10	116	3.3%	+ 46.8%	8	10
12	BMW	24	1.9%	+ 50.0%	22	44	1.3%	+ 15.8%	18	18
13	Mitsubishi	24	1.9%	+ 2300.0%	15	84	2.4%	+ 4100.0%	11	20
14	Volkswagen	21	1.6%	+ 75.0%	17	38	1.1%	+ 31.0%	19	12
15	Subaru	17	1.3%	+ 240.0%	26	21	0.6%	+ 16.7%	25	30
16	Hyundai	14	1.1%	– 39.1%	5	473	13.6%	+ 311.3%	2	5
17	Leapmotor	12	0.9%	new	13	50	1.4%	new	16	45
18	Mercedes	12	0.9%	– 45.5%	18	81	2.3%	– 1.2%	12	11
19	Renault	12	0.9%	+ 0.0%	34	73	2.1%	+ 170.4%	13	19
20	Volvo	12	0.9%	– 57.1%	12	48	1.4%	– 40.0%	17	9
21	FAW Hongqi	9	0.7%	+ 28.6%	30	10	0.3%	+ 11.1%	31	32
22	Peugeot	9	0.7%	– 40.0%	14	32	0.9%	– 3.0%	21	17
23	Polestar	9	0.7%	+ 28.6%	19	21	0.6%	– 4.5%	24	23
24	Smart	9	0.7%	+ 200.0%	16	35	1.0%	+ 483.3%	20	27
25	Audi	8	0.6%	– 60.0%	25	24	0.7%	– 40.0%	22	15
26	Lexus	7	0.5%	– 12.5%	23	16	0.5%	– 55.6%	27	25
27	Jeep	6	0.5%	+ 20.0%	–	16	0.5%	– 40.7%	26	28
28	Ford	5	0.4%	– 61.5%	20	15	0.4%	– 48.3%	28	21
29	JAC	4	0.3%	new	–	4	0.1%	new	35	58
30	Honda	3	0.2%	– 57.1%	32	12	0.3%	– 52.0%	29	26
31	KGM/Ssangyong	3	0.2%	– 57.1%	27	10	0.3%	– 47.4%	32	16
32	Porsche	3	0.2%	– 25.0%	24	11	0.3%	– 52.2%	30	31
33	Ineos	2	0.2%	n/a	33	4	0.1%	+ 300.0%	34	40
34	Mazda	2	0.2%	– 89.5%	21	23	0.7%	– 57.4%	23	22
35	Opel	2	0.2%	– 33.3%	28	5	0.1%	– 44.4%	33	29
36	Chevrolet	1	0.1%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	38	–
37	Dethleffs	1	0.1%	n/a	29	2	0.1%	n/a	36	50
38	Great Wall Motors	1	0.1%	n/a	31	2	0.1%	– 85.7%	37	35
39	LMC	1	0.1%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	40	46
40	Mini	1	0.1%	– 50.0%	–	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	41	36

Iceland March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	Feb	2026	%	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla Model Y	205	16.0%	3	270	7.8%	3	1
2	Kia Sportage	188	14.7%	2	414	11.9%	1	3
3	Tesla Model 3	103	8.0%	n/a	103	3.0%	7	5
4	Kia Xceed	60	4.7%	n/a	60	1.7%	14	n/a
5	Nissan X-Trail	56	4.4%	16	74	2.1%	10	n/a
6	Xpeng G6	52	4.1%	9	85	2.4%	9	13
7	Suzuki Vitara	38	3.0%	n/a	38	1.1%	19	16
8	Dacia Bigster	27	2.1%	4	132	3.8%	5	6
9	Suzuki Swift	25	1.9%	n/a	26	0.7%	26	17
10	Mitsubishi Outlander	24	1.9%	14	91	2.6%	8	32
11	Land Rover Defender	23	1.8%	10	69	2.0%	12	15
12	Nissan Qashqai	21	1.6%	19	32	0.9%	22	27
13	Toyota bZ4X	21	1.6%	6	58	1.7%	15	35
14	MG ZS	20	1.6%	15	129	3.7%	6	n/a
15	Skoda Kamiq	20	1.6%	n/a	20	0.6%	32	33
16	Toyota Yaris Cross	18	1.4%	5	71	2.0%	11	29
17	Xpeng G9	18	1.4%	n/a	25	0.7%	27	59
18	Toyota C-HR	16	1.2%	n/a	34	1.0%	20	34
19	Subaru Solterra	15	1.2%	n/a	16	0.5%	37	n/a
20	BYD Dolphin	14	1.1%	7	46	1.3%	18	47

Source: Manufacturers

The Nissan Qashqai holds a record 14.2% share in Hungary in March.

The Hungarian new passenger car market surges 32.1% year-on-year in March to a whopping 17,443 units, the biggest monthly volume since 2020. Q1 levels are up 10.8% to 36,455. The surprise leader this month is Nissan (+190.8%) tripling its sales year-on-year to reach a record 19.3% share. Nissan sells almost as much as #2 Toyota (+36.4%) and #3 Skoda (+53.4%) combined, even though the latter two both beat the market. As a result Nissan ends the Quarter just 12 sales below Toyota in the YTD race. Suzuki (-3.6%) struggles and falls to #4, a ranking it also holds year-to-date vs. #1 over the Full Year 2025. BMW (+39%) is the only additional Top 10 outpacing the market, while newcomer Chery is up to an all-time high #12.

The Nissan Qashqhai (+231.4%) surges to a whopping 14.2% share for the month and easily snaps the Q1 top with 9% of the market. The Skoda Octavia (+41.1%) ranks #2 both in March and year-to-date, toppling the Suzuki S-Cross (+0.2%). The Suzuki Vitara (+3.9%) follows at #4 while the Nissan X-Trail is up to an estimated 5th place and #9 so far this year vs. #33 over the Full Year 2025. Nissan also places the Juke at #10 for the month at #18 year-to-date vs. #91 last year.

Previous month: Hungary February 2026: Suzuki S-Cross, Vitara reclaim top spots

One year ago: Hungary March 2025: Nissan Qashqai best-seller

Full March 2026 Top 20 brands and Top 20 models below.

Hungary March 2026 – brands (Passenger Cars only):

Pos	Brand PC only	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026 1-3	%	/25	Pos	Pos
1	Nissan	3,362	19.3%	+ 190.8%	6	4,435	12.2%	+ 131.7%	2	8
2	Toyota	1,716	9.8%	+ 36.4%	1	4,447	12.2%	+ 28.0%	1	2
3	Skoda	1,675	9.6%	+ 53.4%	3	3,421	9.4%	+ 14.8%	3	3
4	Suzuki	1,491	8.5%	– 3.6%	2	3,219	8.8%	– 26.2%	4	1
5	Volkswagen	913	5.2%	+ 8.7%	4	2,104	5.8%	– 7.7%	5	4
6	Ford	769	4.4%	– 7.1%	5	1,825	5.0%	– 26.9%	7	5
7	BMW	699	4.0%	+ 39.0%	7	1,870	5.1%	+ 24.6%	6	7
8	Kia	626	3.6%	– 16.0%	8	1,568	4.3%	– 21.8%	8	6
9	Hyundai	577	3.3%	+ 26.0%	10	1,411	3.9%	+ 18.4%	9	10
10	Mercedes	530	3.0%	+ 17.3%	9	1,386	3.8%	+ 6.9%	10	9
11	Opel	459	2.6%	+ 14.8%	18	733	2.0%	+ 15.3%	15	12
12	Chery	413	2.4%	n/a	16	820	2.2%	n/a	13	n/a
13	Dacia	405	2.3%	– 18.0%	15	866	2.4%	– 6.2%	12	11
14	Tesla	368	2.1%	– 9.4%	n/a	485	1.3%	– 14.0%	20	16
15	Audi	366	2.1%	+ 2.8%	13	874	2.4%	– 0.7%	11	15
16	BYD	354	2.0%	+ 24.2%	12	818	2.2%	+ 52.6%	14	22
17	Volvo	284	1.6%	+ 6.0%	17	597	1.6%	– 13.5%	16	14
18	Mazda	251	1.4%	+ 97.6%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
19	Citroen	246	1.4%	n/a	20	573	1.6%	+ 176.8%	18	n/a
20	MG	245	1.4%	+ 45.0%	19	470	1.3%	n/a	21	19
n/a	Renault	242	1.4%	– 41.3%	11	596	1.6%	– 34.9%	17	13
n/a	Peugeot	204	1.2%	+ 1.5%	14	548	1.5%	+ 8.3%	19	17

Hungary March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026 1-3	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Nissan Qashqai	2,472	14.2%	+ 231.4%	4	3,277	9.0%	+ 163.6%	1	5
2	Skoda Octavia	803	4.6%	+ 41.1%	3	1,574	4.3%	– 1.6%	2	2
3	Suzuki S-Cross	656	3.8%	+ 0.2%	1	1,545	4.2%	– 27.8%	3	1
4	Suzuki Vitara	643	3.7%	+ 3.9%	2	1,367	3.7%	– 15.5%	4	3
5	Nissan X-Trail (est)	540	3.1%	n/a	n/a	644	1.8%	+ 129.2%	9	33
6	Toyota Yaris Cross	351	2.0%	+ 45.6%	8	1,021	2.8%	+ 70.2%	5	7
7	Toyota Corolla	346	2.0%	+ 5.5%	5	899	2.5%	+ 26.4%	6	12
8	Hyundai Tucson	304	1.7%	+ 77.8%	7	842	2.3%	+ 89.6%	7	14
9	Toyota C-HR	287	1.6%	+ 24.2%	n/a	612	1.7%	+ 9.7%	10	11
10	Nissan Juke	286	1.6%	n/a	n/a	438	1.2%	n/a	18	91
11	Skoda Kodiaq	262	1.5%	+ 3.1%	n/a	497	1.4%	– 8.3%	14	17
12	Kia Sportage	259	1.5%	+ 13.1%	6	699	1.9%	+ 15.5%	8	13
13	Toyota Corolla Cross	242	1.4%	+ 135.0%	10	557	1.5%	+ 45.4%	11	16
14	Dacia Duster	226	1.3%	– 31.9%	n/a	430	1.2%	– 37.3%	19	4
15	Ford Kuga	222	1.3%	+ 65.7%	n/a	514	1.4%	+ 19.3%	13	18
16	Skoda Superb	209	1.2%	n/a	n/a	489	1.3%	+ 100.4%	16	37
17	Toyota Aygo X	203	1.2%	n/a	n/a	450	1.2%	+ 115.3%	17	59
18	Ford Tourneo Custom	187	1.1%	n/a	9	493	1.4%	– 39.1%	15	8
19	Citroen C3 Aircross	182	1.0%	n/a	n/a	404	1.1%	n/a	20	78
20	VW T-Roc	171	1.0%	n/a	n/a	531	1.5%	+ 71.8%	12	25

Source: Dataforce. Many thanks to Csaba.

The Leapmotor T03 becomes the first Chinese model to enter the Italian podium.

New car sales in Italy are up by a solid 7.6% year-on-year in March to 185,367 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9.2% to 484,802. Private sales are up 18% to 95,638 and 51.2% share vs. 46.7% a year ago (up 7.7% to 53.2% share YTD), self registrations are up 8.3% to 15,397 and 8.2% share, unchanged on March 2025 (up 19.1% to 9.2% share YTD), long term leases fall -11.8% to 40,781 and 21.8% share vs. 26.6% in March 2025 (down -3.2% to 21.1% share YTD), short term rentals are up 9.7% to 25,082 and 13.4% share vs. 13.2% last year (up 51.3% to 11.4% share YTD) and company sales gain 7.6% to 9,790 and 5.2% share, unchanged (up 2% to 5.1% share YTD).

BEVs shoot up 71.7% to 16,137 and 8.6% share vs. 5.4% in March 2025 (up 65.3% to 7.8% share vs. 5.2% YTD) and PHEVs soar 114.5% to 16,998 and 9.1% share vs. 4.6% a year ago (up 123.3% to 8.8% share YTD). This way, rechargeable cars gain 91.3% to 33,135 and 17.7% share vs. 10% in March 2025 (up 91.7% to 81,098 and 16.6% share YTD vs. 9.5% over the same period in 2025.

In the brands ranking, Fiat (+27.2%) continues to catch up on lost time but sees its share drop from 13.4% in February to 11.4% this month. YTD volumes are up 29.8% to 12.7% share. Volkswagen (+2.7%) overtakes Toyota (-5.6%) for second place while Dacia (+4.3%) climbs back up five spots on last month #4, overtaking sister brand Renault (+1.8%), a soaring Audi (+27.4%), a freefalling Peugeot (-26.7%), BMW (+8.2%) and Jeep (-7.8%). Citroen (+11%) closes out the Top 10 in sturdy fashion. Kia (+22.3%) also makes itself entice at #11, while Chinese Leapmotor (+2727.2%) breaks its volume record at 5,513 units and BYD surges 190.6% to #17 and 2.8% share.

Model-wise, the Fiat Panda (-11.6%) accounts for 6% of its home market vs. 8% last month, entirely responsible for the brand’s drop vs. February. The Jeep Avenger (+6.1%) repeats at a record 2nd place with 2.8% share. Once again the biggest event of the month is delivered by the Leapmotor T03 (+2889.3%) up to a surreal and record third place. This is because of its price reduced to an incredible €4,900 after incentives and a further €3,000 rebate from the manufacturer. Its advertising campaign promotes it as “cheaper than your bike”. Almost 10,750 units of the T03 have now been registered in Italy since the start of the year, earning it a fifth place YTD. The Dacia Sandero (-15.1%) rallies back up 17 ranks on February to #4 but remains well below its year-ago level. Although it drops two spots on February, the Fiat Grande Panda (+1073%) posts an encouraging third consecutive month inside its home Top 5. The Nissan Qashqai (+2.9%) and Dacia Duster (+25.7%) are back inside the Top 10, with the Fiat 600 (+21.6%) lodging its best ranking since May 2025 at #12.

Previous month: Italy February 2026: Fiat Grande Panda up to #3, €4,900 Leapmotor T03 up to #4

One year ago: Italy March 2025: MG breaks into Top 10, sales up 6.2%

Full March 2026 Top 55 All brands and Top 50 models below.

Italy March 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Fiat	21,168	11.4%	+ 27.2%	1	61,408	12.7%	+ 29.8%	1	1
2	Volkswagen	12,356	6.7%	+ 2.7%	3	31,720	6.5%	+ 3.3%	3	3
3	Toyota	11,983	6.5%	– 5.6%	2	33,290	6.9%	– 1.7%	2	2
4	Dacia	9,732	5.3%	+ 4.3%	9	22,713	4.7%	– 26.9%	5	4
5	Renault	8,804	4.7%	+ 1.8%	4	23,121	4.8%	+ 12.1%	4	6
6	Audi	8,059	4.3%	+ 27.4%	6	22,224	4.6%	+ 18.5%	7	8
7	Peugeot	7,827	4.2%	– 26.7%	5	22,382	4.6%	– 12.5%	6	5
8	BMW	7,421	4.0%	+ 8.2%	7	20,648	4.3%	+ 5.4%	8	7
9	Jeep	6,971	3.8%	– 7.8%	8	19,716	4.1%	– 0.2%	9	9
10	Citroen	6,892	3.7%	+ 11.0%	11	18,028	3.7%	– 0.5%	10	11
11	Kia	6,089	3.3%	+ 22.3%	20	13,587	2.8%	+ 9.9%	14	15
12	Ford	5,956	3.2%	– 20.1%	13	15,311	3.2%	– 15.2%	13	10
13	Nissan	5,945	3.2%	– 7.7%	18	13,273	2.7%	– 2.8%	15	18
14	MG	5,907	3.2%	– 10.3%	10	15,647	3.2%	+ 1.9%	11	13
15	Mercedes	5,810	3.1%	– 10.0%	14	15,521	3.2%	+ 3.2%	12	12
16	Leapmotor	5,513	3.0%	+ 2727.2%	12	11,639	2.4%	+ 1927.7%	19	32
17	BYD	5,193	2.8%	+ 190.6%	15	12,854	2.7%	+ 224.4%	16	21
18	Skoda	4,385	2.4%	+ 23.9%	17	11,641	2.4%	+ 16.0%	18	16
19	Opel	4,336	2.3%	– 16.2%	16	12,058	2.5%	+ 4.5%	17	17
20	Omoda+Jaecoo	3,535	1.9%	+ 258.2%	22	8,991	1.9%	+ 337.3%	21	25
21	Suzuki	3,392	1.8%	– 7.8%	21	8,726	1.8%	– 6.7%	22	19
22	Hyundai	3,202	1.7%	– 34.0%	19	10,617	2.2%	– 16.2%	20	14
23	Alfa Romeo	3,037	1.6%	– 22.4%	23	7,387	1.5%	– 13.1%	23	20
24	Tesla	2,920	1.6%	+ 31.7%	32	4,419	0.9%	+ 27.4%	26	27
25	Cupra	2,468	1.3%	– 6.8%	24	6,052	1.2%	+ 16.5%	24	22
26	Mazda	2,064	1.1%	+ 72.9%	26	4,395	0.9%	+ 45.7%	27	28
27	Mini	1,878	1.0%	+ 33.3%	25	4,797	1.0%	+ 34.7%	25	24
28	Volvo	1,319	0.7%	– 3.1%	27	3,725	0.8%	+ 0.8%	28	26
29	Lancia	1,187	0.6%	+ 6.9%	30	3,200	0.7%	+ 9.4%	29	30
30	Honda	1,079	0.6%	+ 36.8%	28	3,132	0.6%	+ 40.3%	30	29
31	Seat	1,062	0.6%	– 29.2%	29	2,540	0.5%	– 8.4%	32	31
32	DR Motor	1,034	0.6%	– 28.4%	31	2,680	0.6%	– 37.3%	31	23
33	EVO	790	0.4%	+ 16.2%	36	1,962	0.4%	– 0.9%	34	35
34	Land Rover	713	0.4%	– 27.5%	33	1,983	0.4%	– 13.0%	33	34
35	EMC	667	0.4%	+ 211.7%	38	1,478	0.3%	+ 140.3%	37	38
36	Lexus	639	0.3%	– 2.1%	35	1,749	0.4%	– 0.2%	35	36
37	Porsche	625	0.3%	– 10.8%	37	1,503	0.3%	– 15.6%	36	33
38	DS	571	0.3%	– 16.4%	39	1,277	0.3%	– 7.5%	38	37
39	Geely	536	0.3%	new	46	909	0.2%	new	40	–
40	Subaru	428	0.2%	+ 56.2%	43	822	0.2%	+ 41.2%	41	39
41	DFSK	292	0.2%	+ 247.6%	40	799	0.2%	+ 189.5%	42	43
42	KGM	239	0.1%	+ 1738.5%	42	594	0.1%	+ 1000.0%	43	50
43	Sportequipe	220	0.1%	+ 38.4%	34	963	0.2%	+ 156.8%	39	40
44	Lynk & Co	142	0.1%	+ 343.8%	41	514	0.1%	+ 367.3%	44	45
45	Maserati	115	0.1%	– 24.8%	45	277	0.1%	– 41.6%	47	41
46	Ferrari	106	0.1%	+ 21.8%	48	270	0.1%	+ 17.9%	48	44
47	Lamborghini	94	0.1%	+ 77.4%	49	220	0.0%	+ 41.9%	49	48
48	Mitsubishi	79	0.0%	– 53.5%	51	111	0.0%	– 78.9%	51	42
49	Ich-X	66	0.0%	+ 247.4%	47	307	0.1%	+ 707.9%	46	n/a
50	Polestar	56	0.0%	+ 55.6%	50	162	0.0%	+ 80.0%	50	49
51	Tiger	46	0.0%	+ 4.6%	44	396	0.1%	+ 760.9%	45	n/a
52	Smart	40	0.0%	– 31.0%	52	87	0.0%	– 65.2%	52	46
53	Alpine	25	0.0%	– 7.4%	53	84	0.0%	+ 68.0%	53	n/a
54	Lotus	22	0.0%	– 29.0%	55	48	0.0%	– 37.7%	54	51
55	Aston Martin	12	0.0%	+ 50.0%	54	44	0.0%	+ 18.9%	55	53
56	Jaguar	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	56	4	0.0%	– 97.3%	56	52
57	Mahindra	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	–	1	0.0%	– 99.8%	57	47
–	Others	320	0.2%	+ 39.1%	–	796	0.2%	+ 40.9%	–	–

Italy March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Fiat Panda	11,123	6.0%	– 11.6%	1	37,029	7.6%	– 2.1%	1	1
2	Jeep Avenger	5,259	2.8%	+ 6.1%	2	16,403	3.4%	+ 14.7%	2	3
3	Leapmotor T03	5,022	2.7%	+ 2889.3%	4	10,749	2.2%	+ 1947.4%	5	n/a
4	Dacia Sandero	4,393	2.4%	– 15.1%	21	9,353	1.9%	– 43.8%	9	2
5	Fiat Grande Panda	4,387	2.4%	+ 1073.0%	3	13,186	2.7%	+ 3180.1%	3	37
6	Citroen C3	4,152	2.2%	– 18.8%	6	10,801	2.2%	– 30.1%	4	4
7	Nissan Qashqai	3,686	2.0%	+ 2.9%	16	8,176	1.7%	+ 13.9%	11	22
8	Renault Clio	3,653	2.0%	+ 22.8%	8	9,399	1.9%	+ 34.4%	7	9
9	Dacia Duster	3,600	1.9%	+ 25.7%	11	8,572	1.8%	– 20.2%	10	7
10	Toyota Aygo X	3,537	1.9%	+ 74.1%	7	9,689	2.0%	+ 79.3%	6	14
11	Toyota Yaris Cross	3,404	1.8%	– 8.9%	5	9,371	1.9%	+ 0.8%	8	5
12	Fiat 600	3,291	1.8%	+ 21.6%	31	5,859	1.2%	– 7.6%	25	19
13	VW T-Roc	3,261	1.8%	+ 29.9%	24	7,524	1.6%	+ 7.8%	15	11
14	MG ZS	3,118	1.7%	– 17.4%	10	8,024	1.7%	– 14.5%	12	10
15	Kia Sportage	2,931	1.6%	+ 14.7%	22	6,480	1.3%	+ 15.5%	22	20
16	BYD Atto 2	2,900	1.6%	new	37	4,218	0.9%	new	33	n/a
17	Toyota Yaris	2,894	1.6%	– 23.7%	13	7,936	1.6%	– 22.9%	14	6
18	Renault Captur	2,892	1.6%	– 2.6%	9	8,013	1.7%	+ 2.8%	13	13
19	Ford Puma	2,836	1.5%	– 3.1%	20	6,987	1.4%	– 1.2%	17	12
20	BMW X1	2,699	1.5%	+ 21.7%	18	6,961	1.4%	+ 20.9%	19	16
21	VW T-Cross	2,695	1.5%	+ 15.0%	12	6,980	1.4%	+ 8.3%	18	17
22	Peugeot 208	2,581	1.4%	– 46.8%	15	7,410	1.5%	– 36.5%	16	8
23	Opel Corsa	2,494	1.3%	– 29.9%	17	6,816	1.4%	– 14.4%	21	18
24	VW Tiguan	2,439	1.3%	+ 14.1%	14	6,865	1.4%	+ 15.0%	20	15
25	Peugeot 2008	2,237	1.2%	– 2.5%	25	5,419	1.1%	– 12.5%	26	21
26	Audi Q3	2,086	1.1%	+ 84.0%	19	6,291	1.3%	+ 67.7%	23	40
27	Fiat 500	1,960	1.1%	+ 1109.9%	39	4,190	0.9%	+ 574.7%	34	n/a
28	Peugeot 3008	1,922	1.0%	+ 7.0%	26	6,096	1.3%	+ 37.2%	24	23
29	Kia Picanto	1,906	1.0%	+ 73.4%	45	4,286	0.9%	+ 22.5%	32	30
30	Nissan Juke	1,764	1.0%	– 17.7%	40	3,936	0.8%	– 21.4%	38	34
31	MG 3	1,758	0.9%	– 18.0%	23	5,078	1.0%	+ 15.7%	27	31
32	Jeep Compass	1,698	0.9%	+ 28.1%	n/a	2,854	0.6%	+ 3.6%	49	n/a
33	VW Golf	1,647	0.9%	+ 7.6%	28	4,190	0.9%	– 1.1%	35	29
34	Tesla Model 3	1,628	0.9%	+ 4.0%	n/a	2,002	0.4%	– 9.3%	n/a	n/a
35	Suzuki Swift	1,553	0.8%	+ 22.1%	30	4,001	0.8%	+ 40.8%	37	35
36	Citroen C3 Aircross	1,546	0.8%	n/a	35	3,867	0.8%	n/a	39	n/a
37	Toyota C-HR	1,533	0.8%	– 14.6%	36	4,775	1.0%	– 14.8%	28	24
38	Hyundai Tucson	1,420	0.8%	+ 8.6%	27	4,429	0.9%	+ 23.7%	30	32
39	Ford Kuga	1,411	0.8%	+ 11.0%	n/a	3,037	0.6%	– 7.1%	47	43
40	Alfa Romeo Tonale	1,408	0.8%	– 23.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	39
41	Audi A1	1,403	0.8%	+ 61.4%	41	3,415	0.7%	+ 27.9%	41	46
42	BYD Seal U	1,398	0.8%	– 4.2%	32	4,614	1.0%	+ 63.0%	29	26
43	Omoda 5	1,388	0.7%	n/a	34	4,021	0.8%	n/a	36	n/a
44	Skoda Fabia	1,328	0.7%	– 0.3%	33	3,528	0.7%	+ 15.5%	40	36
45	Tesla Model Y	1,283	0.7%	+ 97.4%	n/a	2,390	0.5%	+ 90.4%	n/a	n/a
46	Alfa Romeo Junior	1,277	0.7%	– 18.3%	29	4,380	0.9%	+ 1.2%	31	28
47	Skoda Kamiq	1,251	0.7%	+ 48.9%	44	3,156	0.7%	+ 6.7%	46	38
48	Suzuki Vitara	1,230	0.7%	+ 10.5%	42	3,163	0.7%	+ 1.0%	45	41
49	Lancia Ypsilon	1,187	0.6%	+ 6.9%	46	3,200	0.7%	+ 9.4%	44	44
50	Mercedes GLC	1,179	0.6%	+ 33.5%	n/a	2,852	0.6%	+ 24.8%	50	n/a
n/a	Audi A3	1,135	0.6%	– 14.5%	43	3,373	0.7%	– 14.5%	42	25
n/a	Mercedes GLA	985	0.5%	– 34.8%	47	3,236	0.7%	– 10.2%	43	33
n/a	Hyundai i20	922	0.5%	n/a	38	2,896	0.6%	n/a	48	n/a

Source: UNRAE