Australia April 2026: BYD up to #2 brand, BEVs up 157.2% to record 16.4% share

5 May 2026 at 11:47

The BYD Sealion 7 ranks inside the Australian Top 10 in April.

94,049 new vehicles hit Australian roads in April, a 3.8% year-on-year increase. The year-to-date tally is now down -0.7% to 384,636. Private sales are up an encouraging 7.4% to 47,850 units, business fleets are up 2.2% to 34,898 but rentals are down -18.8% to 4,800 and government sales off -19.3% to 2,056. SUVs account for 66.1% of the market in April vs. 60.3% a year ago and 55.7% in 2025, light commercials are at 18.5% vs. 22.6% and 22%, passenger cars at 12.2% vs. 14.2% and 17.8% and heavy commercials at 3.2% vs. 3.8% in 2025. As far as country of production is concerned, China is up by a whopping 88.9% to cement its newfound leadership at 29,499 sales, followed by Japan (-18.2%) at 22,904, Thailand (-17.4%) at 15,873, South Korea (+1.4%) at 11,247 and Germany (+1.9%) at 4,438.

Petrol sales sink -30.1% to 25,399, diesel is down -21.7% to 22,414 and HEVs improve 27.1% to 18,162. The big news this month is the record share of BEVs at 16.4% thanks to sales up 157.2% to 15,459. This is compared with 6.6% in April 2025 and 14.6% last month which was a record at the time. It is all the more impressive because Tesla is weak this month. Finally PHEVs surge an even more spectacular 270.2% to 9,628 and 10.2% share vs. 2.8% in April 2025. Looking at sales by state and region, New South Wales is up 2.8% to 27,830, Victoria up 1.6% to 24,789, Queensland down -1.4% to 19,912, Western Australia up 4.4% to 10,093, South Australia up 3.6% to 6,074, Tasmania up 19.8% to 1,637, Australian Capital Territory up 16.2% to 1,392 and Northern Territory up 3.1% to 864.

There are a few striking trends at play in the brands charts. Toyota (-21.6%) continues its race to the bottom, enduring a 4th consecutive double-digit YoY loss and a 6th straight decline. The event of the month is delivered by BYD, up a spectacular 140.2% to snap the 2nd spot overall. Needless to say the Chinese carmaker breaks all its records this month with 7,702 sales and a stunning 8.2% share. Kia (+2.3%) is down one spot to #3, ahead of Hyundai (+8.2%) up two to #4. Ford (-21.6%) and Mazda (-14.3%) both struggle mightily, with the latter hitting its lowest ranking in at least 15 years.

Three Chinese brands follow: GWM (+21.8%), Chery (+89%) breaking its volume record for the 15th month in a row at 4,322 and also reaching a record share at 4.6%. MG (+18.5%) ranks #9. Mitsubishi (-23%) is kicked out of the Top 10 for the first time in at least 15 years and probably a lot more as it used to be a successful local producer here. The Chinese don’t stop there and a lot of them post record results this month. Geely (+519.1%) is inside the Top 15 and above 2,000 monthly sales for the first time, newcomer Omoda Jaecoo cracks the Top 20 at #19 with record volumes and share, Zeekr (+1634.5%) does the same at #24 and 1.1% share, while newcomer Denza breaks into the Top 30 for the first time at #28.

Looking at the models ranking, finally through with its painful generation changeover, the Toyota RAV4 (-2.1%) returns to the pole position for the first time this year. It distances the Ford Ranger (-9.2%) and a Toyota Hilux (-31.2%) clearly not helped by the new model. The Chery Tiggo 4 (+104.2%) is back to #4 and cements its third place YTD. Excellent showing for the Hyundai Kona (+34.5%), up to a splendid #4 YTD whereas its best ever ranking is #5 last October. The BYD Sealion 7 (+139.6%) is up three spots on March to #8 and the GWM Haval Jolion (+23.3%) is up one to #9. In fact BYD places five models in the Top 50: the Shark 6 (+6%) at #15, the new Sealion 8 at #30, the Atto 3 (+87%) at #40, the new Atto 2 at #41 and the new Atto 1 at #49. Other notable performers include the Geely EX5 (+271%) and #21, the new Zeekr 7X at #24, the new Geely Starray at #36 and the new Jaecoo J5 at #39.

Previous month: Australia March 2026: BYD first Chinese on monthly podium, BEVs (+88.9%) at record 14.6% share

One year ago: Australia April 2025: GWM and Chery break records, Toyota Hilux #1

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

Australia April 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Apr-26	%	/25	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	15,185	16.1%	– 21.6%	1	59,675	15.5%	– 22.7%	1	1
2	BYD	7,702	8.2%	+ 140.2%	3	25,243	6.6%	+ 110.8%	5	8
3	Kia	6,450	6.9%	+ 2.3%	2	27,080	7.0%	+ 4.0%	3	4
4	Hyundai	6,002	6.4%	+ 8.2%	6	25,103	6.5%	+ 5.3%	6	5
5	Ford	5,748	6.1%	– 21.6%	5	25,920	6.7%	– 9.8%	4	2
6	Mazda	5,636	6.0%	– 14.3%	4	27,526	7.2%	– 13.1%	2	3
7	GWM	4,717	5.0%	+ 21.8%	7	19,595	5.1%	+ 26.8%	7	7
8	Chery	4,322	4.6%	+ 89.0%	10	16,058	4.2%	+ 92.4%	9	13
9	MG	3,678	3.9%	+ 18.5%	9	14,273	3.7%	– 1.6%	10	10
10	Isuzu Ute	3,447	3.7%	+ 3.5%	12	13,285	3.5%	+ 6.7%	11	9
11	Mitsubishi	3,242	3.4%	– 23.0%	8	17,345	4.5%	– 25.5%	8	6
12	Nissan	2,376	2.5%	– 35.6%	11	9,737	2.5%	– 32.2%	12	12
13	Mercedes	2,083	2.2%	+ 5.9%	16	8,528	2.2%	+ 3.7%	14	16
14	Subaru	2,054	2.2%	– 15.5%	14	9,737	2.5%	– 19.3%	13	11
15	Geely	2,006	2.1%	+ 519.1%	20	4,827	1.3%	+ 842.8%	19	27
16	Volkswagen	1,911	2.0%	– 7.9%	17	7,816	2.0%	– 15.7%	16	14
17	BMW	1,510	1.6%	– 43.0%	15	7,696	2.0%	– 7.0%	17	17
18	Tesla	1,225	1.3%	+ 145.0%	13	8,485	2.2%	+ 49.9%	15	15
19	Omoda Jaecoo	1,181	1.3%	new	23	3,697	1.0%	new	24	32
20	Suzuki	1,108	1.2%	– 3.8%	19	4,301	1.1%	– 23.4%	20	20
21	Honda	1,091	1.2%	+ 0.2%	18	5,277	1.4%	– 1.0%	18	19
22	Lexus	1,080	1.1%	– 11.5%	22	3,914	1.0%	– 13.8%	22	21
23	Audi	1,050	1.1%	+ 57.2%	24	3,700	1.0%	– 8.9%	23	18
24	Zeekr	1,006	1.1%	+ 1634.5%	27	2,838	0.7%	+ 955.0%	25	36
25	LDV	908	1.0%	– 13.1%	21	4,172	1.1%	– 9.4%	21	22
26	Land Rover	631	0.7%	– 13.4%	25	2,338	0.6%	– 13.2%	27	23
27	Volvo	545	0.6%	+ 34.9%	26	2,351	0.6%	+ 1.9%	26	24
28	Denza	504	0.5%	new	31	1,131	0.3%	new	32	57
29	Mini	386	0.4%	– 8.7%	28	1,756	0.5%	– 3.4%	28	25
30	Porsche	356	0.4%	– 21.2%	32	1,423	0.4%	– 25.0%	29	26
31	Renault	309	0.3%	– 14.9%	30	1,291	0.3%	– 15.4%	31	29
32	Skoda	288	0.3%	+ 2.9%	29	1,399	0.4%	+ 1.4%	30	28
33	Chevrolet	249	0.3%	+ 0.0%	33	1,079	0.3%	– 14.1%	33	31
34	KGM	245	0.3%	– 6.8%	35	937	0.2%	– 32.0%	35	30
35	Polestar	233	0.2%	+ 15.3%	39	698	0.2%	+ 18.1%	37	35
36	Fiat	194	0.2%	+ 36.6%	37	602	0.2%	– 10.7%	38	37
37	Deepal	190	0.2%	new	44	423	0.1%	new	41	45
38	Ram	188	0.2%	– 32.9%	34	999	0.3%	– 4.7%	34	33
39	Cupra	170	0.2%	– 26.7%	36	814	0.2%	– 20.2%	36	34
40	Leapmotor	143	0.2%	+ 155.4%	38	420	0.1%	+ 116.5%	42	42
41	Foton	101	0.1%	new	41	429	0.1%	new	40	51
42	Genesis	85	0.1%	– 29.2%	40	464	0.1%	+ 1.8%	39	39
43	Peugeot	68	0.1%	– 32.0%	42	320	0.1%	– 32.3%	44	41
44	Jeep	65	0.1%	– 65.6%	45	256	0.1%	– 65.0%	45	38
45	JAC	56	0.1%	– 55.2%	43	359	0.1%	– 44.8%	43	40
46	Farizon	29	0.0%	new	48	74	0.0%	new	48	–
47	GMC	20	0.0%	new	46	126	0.0%	new	46	46
48	Alfa Romeo	17	0.0%	– 63.8%	47	113	0.0%	– 31.9%	47	44
49	Lamborghini	14	0.0%	– 33.3%	53	45	0.0%	– 56.3%	53	47
50	Aston Martin	12	0.0%	– 25.0%	50	50	0.0%	– 29.6%	52	50
51	Rolls-Royce	10	0.0%	– 9.1%	57	24	0.0%	– 20.0%	54	55
52	Bentley	9	0.0%	– 18.2%	51	51	0.0%	+ 18.6%	51	52
53	Maserati	8	0.0%	– 50.0%	52	62	0.0%	– 40.4%	49	48
54	Ferrari	6	0.0%	– 53.8%	49	60	0.0%	– 15.5%	50	49
55	McLaren	4	0.0%	– 50.0%	54	14	0.0%	– 50.0%	55	54
56	Lotus	2	0.0%	– 66.7%	55	5	0.0%	– 77.3%	57	53
57	Citroen	0	0.0%	n/a	56	2	0.0%	– 60.0%	58	56
58	Jaguar	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	–	7	0.0%	– 96.6%	56	43

Australia April 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	%	/25	Mar	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota RAV4	3,729	4.0%	– 2.1%	20	7,571	2.0%	– 57.0%	7	2
2	Ford Ranger	3,661	3.9%	– 9.2%	1	15,841	4.1%	– 8.2%	1	1
3	Toyota Hilux	2,835	3.0%	– 31.2%	2	13,427	3.5%	– 11.2%	2	3
4	Chery Tiggo 4	2,379	2.5%	+ 104.2%	7	9,186	2.4%	+ 104.0%	3	11
5	Isuzu D-Max	2,195	2.3%	+ 4.2%	8	8,252	2.1%	– 0.6%	5	4
6	Hyundai Kona	2,158	2.3%	+ 34.5%	6	8,336	2.2%	+ 22.5%	4	7
7	Toyota Prado	1,870	2.0%	– 16.3%	15	6,385	1.7%	– 40.2%	14	6
8	BYD Sealion 7	1,780	1.9%	+ 139.6%	11	6,248	1.6%	+ 324.2%	15	25
9	GWM Haval Jolion	1,754	1.9%	+ 23.3%	10	7,360	1.9%	+ 31.8%	9	14
10	Ford Everest	1,585	1.7%	– 29.1%	16	7,081	1.8%	– 1.9%	10	5
11	Mitsubishi Outlander	1,540	1.6%	+ 16.1%	5	7,903	2.1%	– 10.3%	6	9
12	MG ZS	1,521	1.6%	– 4.2%	13	6,021	1.6%	– 7.9%	16	13
13	Kia Sportage	1,421	1.5%	– 16.5%	19	5,743	1.5%	– 21.3%	17	15
14	Nissan X-Trail	1,404	1.5%	– 13.1%	4	5,165	1.3%	– 16.4%	20	19
15	BYD Shark 6	1,371	1.5%	+ 6.0%	22	4,851	1.3%	– 20.9%	22	18
16	Hyundai Tucson	1,366	1.5%	– 3.1%	9	6,842	1.8%	+ 11.3%	12	12
17	Mitsubishi Triton	1,316	1.4%	+ 16.5%	12	6,920	1.8%	+ 20.8%	11	17
18	Isuzu MU-X	1,252	1.3%	+ 2.4%	21	5,213	1.4%	+ 25.9%	18	20
19	Mazda CX-5	1,230	1.3%	– 23.5%	14	7,477	1.9%	+ 4.6%	8	8
20	GWM Haval H6	1,219	1.3%	+ 23.6%	18	5,063	1.3%	+ 14.6%	21	26
21	Geely EX5	1,202	1.3%	+ 271.0%	45	2,639	0.7%	+ 415.4%	38	78
22	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,152	1.2%	– 4.2%	17	4,762	1.2%	+ 7.9%	23	27
23	Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon	1,010	1.1%	– 1.2%	29	3,867	1.0%	+ 100.8%	32	28
24	Zeekr 7X	973	1.0%	new	42	2,698	0.7%	new	35	146
25	Toyota Camry	962	1.0%	+ 14.1%	25	4,187	1.1%	+ 61.0%	26	36
26	Subaru Forester	956	1.0%	+ 21.3%	27	3,935	1.0%	– 1.5%	31	22
27	Mazda CX-3	950	1.0%	– 9.8%	28	4,439	1.2%	– 17.6%	24	21
28	Kia Carnival	948	1.0%	+ 16.9%	32	4,109	1.1%	+ 27.9%	27	30
29	Mazda BT-50	946	1.0%	– 17.8%	31	4,059	1.1%	– 19.1%	28	23
30	BYD Sealion 8	929	1.0%	new	35	2,491	0.6%	new	41	–
31	Chery Tiggo 7 Pro	885	0.9%	+ 143.8%	41	3,208	0.8%	+ 199.0%	34	58
32	Toyota Hiace	866	0.9%	– 37.1%	24	4,279	1.1%	– 14.9%	25	24
33	GWM Cannon/Cannon Alpha	846	0.9%	+ 53.8%	30	3,977	1.0%	+ 257.3%	30	45
34	Tesla Model Y	822	0.9%	+ 193.6%	3	6,719	1.7%	+ 98.0%	13	10
35	Toyota Corolla	818	0.9%	– 50.7%	23	5,208	1.4%	– 17.7%	19	16
36	Geely Starray	804	0.9%	new	46	2,188	0.6%	new	44	154
37	Mazda CX-30	795	0.8%	– 6.8%	26	4,041	1.1%	+ 3.2%	29	29
38	Kia EV5	794	0.8%	+ 132.2%	48	1,942	0.5%	+ 28.7%	47	68
39	Jaecoo J5	692	0.7%	new	51	1,845	0.5%	new	50	–
40	BYD Atto 3	664	0.7%	+ 87.0%	66	1,748	0.5%	+ 82.8%	55	80
41	BYD Atto 2	660	0.7%	new	49	2,141	0.6%	new	46	168
42	Hyundai Venue	586	0.6%	– 7.0%	70	1,938	0.5%	– 21.1%	48	44
43	Kia K4	584	0.6%	+ 16.3%	36	3,355	0.9%	+ 190.7%	33	50
44	Suzuki Jimny	579	0.6%	– 15.5%	37	2,537	0.7%	– 12.8%	40	48
45	Mazda3	559	0.6%	– 19.7%	40	2,697	0.7%	– 29.0%	36	35
46	MG 3	559	0.6%	– 1.6%	53	2,418	0.6%	– 33.7%	43	42
47	Kia Seltos	550	0.6%	– 20.1%	34	2,682	0.7%	– 6.5%	37	38
48	Chery Tiggo 8 Pro	544	0.6%	+ 97.1%	76	1,638	0.4%	+ 75.9%	57	86
49	BYD Atto 1	533	0.6%	new	63	1,615	0.4%	new	58	311
50	MG 4	522	0.6%	+ 43.8%	71	1,538	0.4%	– 9.4%	63	95

Source: VFACTS

Iceland April 2026: Mitsubishi, Renault, Peugeot shine in market off -28.6%

Best Selling Cars Blog

By:Matt Gasnier

4 May 2026 at 08:59

The Mitsubishi Colt lands at #7 in Iceland in April.

New car sales in Iceland drop a harsh -28.6% year-on-year in April to just 1,033. However thanks to a stunning Q1 result (+54.3%), the year-to-date tally after 4 months is still in frank positive at +21.9% to 4,516. This month Toyota (-27.5%) takes the lead of the brands charts despite match the market’s fall. It distances Kia (-67.6%), which is still leader year-to-date.

Suzuki (+88.9%) and even more strikingly Mitsubishi (+971.4%) brave the gloomy context to post sensations gains. Renault (+614.3%) and Peugeot (+166.7%) also show great health in the remainder of the Top 10. BYD (-5.6%) is the best-selling Chinese brand at #9, followed by Xpeng (+8%) at #11. Tesla is off -68% to #13.

Model-wise, the Kia Sportage returns to the top spot it holds year-to-date, followed by the Toyota Yaris and Mitsubishi Outlander. The Renault Trafic and Suzuki Vitara round out the Top 5 ahead of the Suzuki Swift and a new entry: the Mitsubishi Colt, a rebadge of the Renault Clio. Notice also the Opel Frontera at #11, the Smart #5 at #13 and the BYD Sealion 7 at #17.

Previous month: Iceland March 2026: Tesla and Model Y on top, Xpeng up to #5

One year ago: Iceland April 2025: Kia Sportage distant leader, Dacia Bigster in Top 10

Full April 2026 Top 39 All brands and Top 20 models below.

Iceland April 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Apr-26	%	/25	Mar	2026	%	/24	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	158	15.3%	– 27.5%	4	416	9.2%	– 11.7%	3	3
2	Kia	106	10.3%	– 67.6%	2	654	14.5%	– 3.3%	1	1
3	Suzuki	85	8.2%	+ 88.9%	6	153	3.4%	– 14.5%	8	7
4	Mitsubishi	75	7.3%	+ 971.4%	13	159	3.5%	+ 1666.7%	7	20
5	Skoda	64	6.2%	– 46.7%	7	134	3.0%	– 37.1%	11	6
6	Renault	50	4.8%	+ 614.3%	19	123	2.7%	+ 261.8%	15	19
7	Mercedes	43	4.2%	– 8.5%	18	124	2.7%	– 3.9%	13	11
8	Peugeot	40	3.9%	+ 166.7%	22	72	1.6%	+ 50.0%	16	17
9	BYD	34	3.3%	– 5.6%	10	146	3.2%	+ 121.2%	9	8
10	Hyundai	30	2.9%	– 77.8%	16	503	11.1%	+ 101.2%	2	5
11	Xpeng	27	2.6%	+ 8.0%	5	137	3.0%	+ 80.3%	10	13
12	Opel	26	2.5%	+ 2500.0%	35	31	0.7%	+ 210.0%	25	29
13	Tesla	24	2.3%	– 68.0%	1	402	8.9%	+ 1.0%	4	2
14	Smart	24	2.3%	+ 2300.0%	24	59	1.3%	+ 742.9%	19	27
15	Weinsberg	24	2.3%	n/a	–	24	0.5%	n/a	29	34
16	Volvo	21	2.0%	– 51.2%	20	69	1.5%	– 43.9%	18	9
17	Leapmotor	19	1.8%	new	17	69	1.5%	new	17	45
18	Audi	17	1.6%	– 15.0%	25	41	0.9%	– 31.7%	22	15
19	FAW Hongqi	16	1.5%	+ 45.5%	21	26	0.6%	+ 30.0%	26	32
20	Mazda	15	1.5%	+ 200.0%	34	38	0.8%	– 35.6%	23	22
21	Polestar	15	1.5%	+ 400.0%	23	36	0.8%	+ 44.0%	24	23
22	Volkswagen	14	1.4%	– 39.1%	14	52	1.2%	+ 0.0%	21	12
23	Benimar	14	1.4%	+ 27.3%	–	14	0.3%	– 6.7%	35	33
24	Land Rover	12	1.2%	– 81.3%	11	128	2.8%	– 10.5%	12	10
25	BMW	10	1.0%	+ 0.0%	12	54	1.2%	+ 12.5%	20	18
26	Lexus	9	0.9%	+ 12.5%	26	25	0.6%	– 43.2%	27	25
27	KGM/Ssangyong	9	0.9%	+ 50.0%	31	19	0.4%	– 24.0%	32	16
28	MG	8	0.8%	+ 100.0%	9	162	3.6%	+ 1250.0%	6	24
29	Ford	8	0.8%	– 38.5%	28	23	0.5%	– 45.2%	30	21
30	Honda	8	0.8%	+ 0.0%	30	20	0.4%	– 39.4%	31	26
31	Capron	8	0.8%	n/a	–	8	0.2%	n/a	37	38
32	Nissan	4	0.4%	– 89.2%	3	124	2.7%	– 3.9%	14	14
33	JAC	4	0.4%	n/a	29	8	0.2%	n/a	36	58
34	Subaru	3	0.3%	+ 0.0%	15	24	0.5%	+ 14.3%	28	30
35	Porsche	3	0.3%	– 25.0%	32	14	0.3%	– 48.1%	34	31
36	Ineos	2	0.2%	n/a	33	6	0.1%	+ 500.0%	38	40
37	Randger	2	0.2%	+ 100.0%	–	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	42	43
38	Dacia	1	0.1%	– 99.3%	8	392	8.7%	+ 74.2%	5	4
39	LMC	1	0.1%	n/a	39	2	0.0%	n/a	41	46

Iceland April 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Apr-26	%	Mar	2026	%	Pos	FY25
1	Kia Sportage	51	4.9%	2	465	10.3%	1	3
2	Toyota Yaris	47	4.5%	n/a	99	2.2%	11	14
3	Mitsubishi Outlander	46	4.5%	10	140	3.1%	6	32
4	Renault Trafic	46	4.5%	n/a	115	2.5%	8	41
5	Suzuki Vitara	41	4.0%	7	79	1.7%	16	16
6	Suzuki Swift	40	3.9%	9	66	1.5%	20	17
7	Mitsubishi Colt	29	2.8%	n/a	29	0.6%	33	–
8	Toyota C-HR	29	2.8%	18	63	1.4%	21	34
9	Toyota Yaris Cross	27	2.6%	16	98	2.2%	13	29
10	Toyota bZ4X	25	2.4%	13	83	1.8%	14	35
11	Opel Frontera	24	2.3%	n/a	27	0.6%	36	54
12	Kia Xceed	20	1.9%	4	80	1.8%	15	n/a
13	Smart #5	20	1.9%	n/a	49	1.1%	23	n/a
14	Skoda Elroq	19	1.8%	n/a	41	0.9%	25	19
15	Skoda Kamiq	19	1.8%	15	39	0.9%	27	33
16	Skoda Kodiaq	19	1.8%	n/a	21	0.5%	43	12
17	BYD Sealion 7	17	1.6%	n/a	73	1.6%	19	18
18	Kia EV3	17	1.6%	n/a	29	0.6%	34	7
19	Tesla Model Y	17	1.6%	1	287	6.4%	3	1
20	Peugeot 3008	16	1.5%	n/a	27	0.6%	35	48

Source: Manufacturers

Panama March 2026: Market surges 42.5%, Jetour, Changan, Isuzu shine

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By:Matt Gasnier

1 May 2026 at 12:25

Changan sales are up 85% year-on-year in March.

March volumes in Panama shoot up 42.5% year-on-year to 6,473, leading the Q1 2026 tally up 17.6% to 16,405. Toyota (+29.2%) leads the way in the brands ranking above Hyundai (+39.1%) and Kia (+32.3%). Suzuki (+18.4%) is slower but advances to #4 ahead of Jetour (+109.2%). Geely (-5.8%) drops to #6 while Changan (+85%), Isuzu (+79.5%) and Mitsubishi (+72.6%) all post fantastic gains.

Model-wise, the Top 5 is unchanged on February. The Hyundai Grand i10 (+56.6%) repeats at #1 ahead of the Kia Soluto (+75.6%), Toyota Hilux (+7.3%), Yaris Cross (+21.6%) and Hyundai Creta (+82.1%). The Isuzu D-Max climbs to #6, equal with the Toyota Prado (+58%).

Previous month: Panama February 2026: Chinese up 52.6%, Jetour X70 Plus inside Top 10

Previous year: Panama Full Year 2025: Toyota Hilux signs 5th straight win

Full March 2026 Top 67 All brands and Top 10 models below.

Panama March 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	1,291	19.9%	+ 29.2%	1	3,213	19.6%	+ 0.8%	1	1
2	Hyundai	807	12.5%	+ 39.1%	2	2,101	12.8%	+ 20.3%	2	3
3	Kia	786	12.1%	+ 32.3%	3	2,020	12.3%	+ 2.0%	3	2
4	Suzuki	322	5.0%	+ 18.4%	6	800	4.9%	+ 18.5%	5	5
5	Jetour	272	4.2%	+ 109.2%	5	747	4.6%	+ 66.7%	6	8
6	Geely	260	4.0%	– 5.8%	4	804	4.9%	+ 13.6%	4	4
7	Mitsubishi	233	3.6%	+ 72.6%	8	531	3.2%	+ 27.6%	8	6
8	Changan	222	3.4%	+ 85.0%	7	537	3.3%	+ 37.3%	7	9
9	Isuzu	210	3.2%	+ 79.5%	9	446	2.7%	+ 49.2%	9	10
10	Nissan	161	2.5%	– 11.5%	10	387	2.4%	– 18.9%	10	7
11	Mazda	137	2.1%	+ 38.4%	13	350	2.1%	+ 18.6%	11	12
12	GAC Motors	130	2.0%	+ 68.8%	15	319	1.9%	+ 41.8%	15	14
13	Kaiyi	126	1.9%	+ 231.6%	16	336	2.0%	+ 148.9%	13	16
14	Ford	123	1.9%	+ 26.8%	11	311	1.9%	– 8.3%	16	11
15	Chery	121	1.9%	+ 142.0%	14	335	2.0%	+ 63.4%	14	17
16	Dongfeng	117	1.8%	+ 120.8%	12	340	2.1%	+ 137.8%	12	18
17	Forthing	98	1.5%	+ 8.9%	18	230	1.4%	– 18.1%	17	13
18	Honda	91	1.4%	+ 33.8%	20	227	1.4%	– 19.8%	18	15
19	Soueast	89	1.4%	new	21	196	1.2%	new	20	29
20	BMW	75	1.2%	+ 114.3%	23	150	0.9%	+ 41.5%	23	20
21	Jaecoo	68	1.1%	+ 385.7%	17	211	1.3%	+ 486.1%	19	24
22	Chevrolet	67	1.0%	+ 52.3%	19	177	1.1%	+ 53.9%	21	19
23	JAC	58	0.9%	+ 346.2%	28	100	0.6%	+ 212.5%	26	34
24	Lexus	56	0.9%	+ 60.0%	22	156	1.0%	+ 57.6%	22	21
25	BYD	53	0.8%	+ 15.2%	24	122	0.7%	+ 11.9%	25	22
26	GWM	52	0.8%	+ 108.0%	25	135	0.8%	+ 51.7%	24	23
27	Audi	40	0.6%	+ 166.7%	26	93	0.6%	+ 50.0%	27	32
28	Foton	40	0.6%	+ 150.0%	27	80	0.5%	+ 142.4%	28	33
29	Karry	24	0.4%	+ 140.0%	41	36	0.2%	+ 44.0%	37	42
30	Volkswagen	23	0.4%	+ 27.8%	35	56	0.3%	– 41.7%	30	28
31	Subaru	21	0.3%	– 36.4%	32	52	0.3%	– 33.3%	33	27
32	Maxus	20	0.3%	+ 100.0%	42	35	0.2%	– 12.5%	38	35
33	Mercedes	18	0.3%	+ 20.0%	30	49	0.3%	– 23.4%	34	31
34	MG	18	0.3%	+ 50.0%	31	54	0.3%	+ 54.3%	31	25
35	JMC	16	0.2%	– 23.8%	29	45	0.3%	+ 12.5%	35	26
36	Lynk & Co	16	0.2%	+ 433.3%	33	56	0.3%	+ 833.3%	29	44
37	Omoda	16	0.2%	– 40.7%	34	53	0.3%	– 27.4%	32	30
38	Ram	16	0.2%	+ 45.5%	37	34	0.2%	– 2.9%	39	36
39	Porsche	15	0.2%	+ 25.0%	45	37	0.2%	– 17.8%	36	39
40	Mini	11	0.2%	+ 83.3%	43	23	0.1%	+ 9.5%	42	45
41	Jeep	10	0.2%	+ 233.3%	39	21	0.1%	– 4.5%	43	43
42	Renault	9	0.1%	n/a	40	24	0.1%	n/a	41	61
43	Land Rover	8	0.1%	– 46.7%	36	28	0.2%	– 30.0%	40	37
44	Shineray	8	0.1%	n/a	46	13	0.1%	+ 550.0%	49	57
45	212	7	0.1%	new	49	17	0.1%	new	45	50
46	BAIC	7	0.1%	n/a	50	13	0.1%	n/a	48	69
47	Volvo	6	0.1%	– 62.5%	57	17	0.1%	– 65.3%	46	38
48	Acura	5	0.1%	– 37.5%	38	19	0.1%	– 44.1%	44	40
49	AITO	5	0.1%	new	59	6	0.0%	new	59	73
50	Bestune	5	0.1%	– 50.0%	47	16	0.1%	– 61.0%	47	41
51	Xiaomi	5	0.1%	new	48	9	0.1%	new	54	72
52	Rox	4	0.1%	new	58	6	0.0%	new	60	–
53	ZX Auto	4	0.1%	n/a	–	7	0.0%	+ 250.0%	58	54
54	Farizon	3	0.0%	n/a	51	9	0.1%	+ 350.0%	52	65
55	Fiat	3	0.0%	– 62.5%	52	10	0.1%	– 47.4%	50	47
56	Infiniti	3	0.0%	– 66.7%	54	9	0.1%	– 57.1%	53	48
57	JIM	3	0.0%	new	–	7	0.0%	new	56	66
58	Li Auto	3	0.0%	new	–	3	0.0%	new	62	76
59	Peugeot	3	0.0%	+ 0.0%	56	7	0.0%	– 36.4%	57	52
60	Buick	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	69	79
61	Cadillac	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	61	2	0.0%	– 71.4%	63	56
62	Denza	1	0.0%	new	–	1	0.0%	new	70	88
63	Higer	1	0.0%	n/a	53	7	0.0%	+ 250.0%	55	70
64	Tesla	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	73	53
65	Tourway	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	74	84
66	Xpeng	1	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	67	64
67	Zeekr	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	76	–

Panama March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Hyundai Grand i10	357	5.5%	+ 56.6%	1	867	5.3%	+ 37.4%	2	2
2	Kia Soluto	346	5.3%	+ 75.6%	2	810	4.9%	+ 27.2%	3	3
3	Toyota Hilux	293	4.5%	+ 7.3%	3	1,084	6.6%	+ 29.4%	1	1
4	Toyota Yaris Cross	236	3.6%	+ 21.6%	4	674	4.1%	+ 6.1%	4	4
5	Hyundai Creta	153	2.4%	+ 82.1%	5	400	2.4%	+ 29.9%	5	6
6	Isuzu D-Max	139	2.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
7	Toyota Prado	139	2.1%	+ 58.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
8	Kia Picanto	135	2.1%	+ 31.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
9	Toyota RAV4	124	1.9%	+ 24.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
10	Mitsubishi L200	120	1.9%	n/a	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13

Source: ADAP

New Zealand March 2026: Toyota Hilux leads the way, Dongfeng Box lands at #12

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By:Matt Gasnier

1 May 2026 at 11:22

The Dongfeng Box has a great start in New Zealand.

New light vehicle sales in New Zealand soar 25.1% year-on-year in March to 14,910 units, leading to a Q1 volume up 12.5% to 36,910. In the detail, passenger cars gain 19.4% to 10,063 sales while light commercials shoot up 38.9% to 4,847. Toyota (+8.6%) can’t match the flying market and holds 18.7% share vs. 18% so far this year. Ford (+31.3%) manages an excellent score at #2 unlike Mitsubishi (-14.1%) at #3. BYD (+221.9%) is up 3-fold year-on-year to #4 and 5.8% share, that’s a new ranking record eclipsing its previous best of #5 reached in December 2023 and June 2025. Tesla is up 271% to #8 and Dongfeng ranks #14 with 2.3% share.

Over in the models charts, the Toyota Hilux (+76.7%) gets a big new generation boost and claims the top spot for the first time since last July. The Ford Ranger (+46.1%) is relegated to 2nd place but holds onto the #1 ranking YTD. The Tesla Model Y surges to third place with 3.2% share, its best ranking since topping the charts outright in September 2023. The Mitsubishi Triton (-15.2%) and Nissan Navara (+6.5%) ensure there are four pickup trucks inside the March Top 5. The Toyota Hiace (+115.3%), Hyundai Tucson (#7), Toyota Corolla Cross (+65.9%) and MG ZS (+50.8%) also shine below. Finally the Dongfeng Box makes a splash at #12 and 1.7% for its first full month of sales.

Previous month: New Zealand February 2026: Hyundai Tucson and Nissan Navara impress

One year ago: New Zealand March 2025: Ford Ranger claws back on top, BYD Shark 6 at #13

Full March 2026 Top 25 brands and Top 25 models below.

New Zealand March 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota	2,792	18.7%	+ 8.6%	1	6,660	18.0%	– 9.1%	1	1
2	Ford	1,451	9.7%	+ 31.3%	2	3,954	10.7%	+ 31.2%	2	2
3	Mitsubishi	1,125	7.5%	– 14.1%	3	3,334	9.0%	+ 1.8%	3	3
4	BYD	866	5.8%	+ 221.9%	8	1,701	4.6%	+ 85.3%	6	10
5	Kia	719	4.8%	– 15.5%	4	2,452	6.6%	+ 2.9%	4	4
6	Nissan	697	4.7%	+ 3.7%	5	1,820	4.9%	+ 21.9%	5	7
7	MG	538	3.6%	+ 33.2%	7	1,391	3.8%	+ 20.5%	7	9
8	Tesla	538	3.6%	+ 271.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
9	Suzuki	505	3.4%	+ 24.1%	10	1,190	3.2%	– 10.0%	9	5
10	Hyundai	482	3.2%	+ 57.0%	6	1,296	3.5%	+ 65.9%	8	8
11	GWM	421	2.8%	+ 43.2%	12	1,082	2.9%	+ 20.0%	11	11
12	Mazda	420	2.8%	– 2.8%	9	1,174	3.2%	+ 7.8%	10	6
13	Honda	411	2.8%	– 25.9%	11	923	2.5%	– 22.2%	12	12
14	Dongfeng	336	2.3%	new	n/a	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	56
15	Chery	261	1.8%	new	13	668	1.8%	new	13	23
16	Isuzu	194	1.3%	+ 34.7%	15	527	1.4%	+ 7.6%	15	16
17	BMW	181	1.2%	– 13.4%	18	498	1.3%	– 6.9%	18	17
18	Land Rover	180	1.2%	+ 50.0%	24	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	n/a	22
19	Jaecoo	178	1.2%	+ 165.7%	n/a	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	n/a	24
20	Lexus	175	1.2%	+ 10.1%	19	426	1.2%	+ 5.2%	20	19
21	Mercedes	174	1.2%	+ 1.8%	16	504	1.4%	– 8.9%	17	15
22	Subaru	168	1.1%	– 20.0%	14	518	1.4%	– 14.2%	16	14
23	Volkswagen	152	1.0%	– 21.2%	17	494	1.3%	– 24.3%	19	13
24	LDV	147	1.0%	+ 32.4%	n/a	265	0.7%	– 9.9%	n/a	20
25	Audi	134	0.9%	+ 1.5%	23	326	0.9%	+ 17.7%	n/a	21

New Zealand March 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Mar-26	%	/25	Feb	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Toyota Hilux	1,182	7.9%	+ 76.7%	6	1,696	4.6%	– 10.0%	2	3
2	Ford Ranger	1,036	6.9%	+ 46.1%	1	2,485	6.7%	+ 39.1%	1	2
3	Tesla Model Y	480	3.2%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
4	Mitsubishi Triton	414	2.8%	– 15.2%	9	907	2.5%	– 9.8%	6	7
5	Nissan Navara	408	2.7%	+ 6.5%	3	1,224	3.3%	+ 70.9%	4	9
6	Toyota Hiace	338	2.3%	+ 115.3%	8	853	2.3%	+ 102.6%	8	10
7	Hyundai Tucson	304	2.0%	n/a	2	877	2.4%	n/a	7	15
8	Toyota RAV4	295	2.0%	– 58.2%	4	1,305	3.5%	– 46.6%	3	1
9	MG ZS	279	1.9%	+ 50.8%	10	727	2.0%	+ 33.6%	12	12
10	Toyota Corolla Cross	277	1.9%	+ 65.9%	13	762	2.1%	+ 76.4%	11	20
11	Mitsubishi ASX	270	1.8%	– 25.8%	5	1,070	2.9%	+ 14.7%	5	4
12	Dongfeng Box	260	1.7%	new	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	–
13	Nissan X-Trail	254	1.7%	+ 86.8%	16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
14	Mitsubishi Outlander	251	1.7%	– 28.7%	12	819	2.2%	– 17.5%	9	5
15	Kia Sportage	249	1.7%	n/a	14	565	1.5%	n/a	14	21
16	GWM Haval H6	232	1.6%	+ 82.7%	20	558	1.5%	+ 54.6%	15	17
17	BYD Shark 6	220	1.5%	+ 30.2%	26	403	1.1%	– 25.2%	n/a	14
18	Ford Everest	195	1.3%	+ 18.2%	7	766	2.1%	+ 55.1%	10	6
19	Kia Seltos	187	1.3%	– 36.6%	11	662	1.8%	– 29.6%	13	8
20	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	168	1.1%	n/a	24	417	1.1%	n/a	20	n/a
21	Toyota Corolla	159	1.1%	– 27.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
22	Suzuki Swift	156	1.0%	– 17.0%	17	479	1.3%	– 22.0%	18	16
23	Suzuki Fronx	144	1.0%	new	n/a	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	n/a
24	Jaecoo J7	143	1.0%	new	n/a	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	n/a
25	Toyota Yaris Cross	140	0.9%	n/a	18	556	1.5%	n/a	16	11
26	Mazda CX-5	135	0.9%	– 23.3%	23	416	1.1%	– 3.5%	21	19

Source: MIA

New Caledonia (France) Q1 2026: Suzuki and Dacia Duster dominate

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By:Matt Gasnier

1 May 2026 at 08:22

Suzuki holds 10.6% of the New Caledonian new car market over Q1.

Q1 volumes in New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located northeast of Australia, gain 44.8% year-on-year to 1,053 units, due to particularly low year-ago results. Suzuki (+115.4%) more than doubles its sales year-on-year to reach 10.6% share, toppling Toyota (+36.4%). Hyundai (+43.7%) matches the market while Dacia (+116.3%) shoots up to 8.8% share. Isuzu (+388.9%), BYD (+311.1%) and Fiat (+310%) post surreal gains below.

Model-wise, the Dacia Duster (+133.3%) dominates the charts with 6.6% share, distancing the Hyundai Tucson (+175%) and Suzuki Swift (+193.8%). The Isuzu D-Max (+485.7%) and Fiat Panda (+3500%) round out the Top 5. Notice also the BAIC X35 at #11, the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross at #12 and the BYD Shark 6 at #23.

Previous post: New Caledonia (France) January-February 2026: Dacia Duster distant leader

Previous year: New Caledonia (France) Full Year 2025: Toyota and Hilux stay on top in negative market

Full Q1 2026 Top 36 All brands and Top 25 models below.

New Caledonia (France) Q1 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	1-3 2026	%	/25	FY25
1	Suzuki	112	10.6%	+ 115.4%	3
2	Toyota	105	10.0%	+ 36.4%	1
3	Hyundai	102	9.7%	+ 43.7%	4
4	Dacia	93	8.8%	+ 116.3%	8
5	Ford	69	6.6%	+ 27.8%	5
6	Renault	64	6.1%	– 5.9%	2
7	Citroen	48	4.6%	– 18.6%	6
8	Isuzu	44	4.2%	+ 388.9%	15
9	Peugeot	42	4.0%	– 17.6%	7
10	Fiat	41	3.9%	+ 310.0%	14
11	Mitsubishi	41	3.9%	+ 13.9%	9
12	Subaru	39	3.7%	+ 50.0%	11
13	BYD	37	3.5%	+ 311.1%	12
14	Kia	36	3.4%	+ 50.0%	10
15	MG	25	2.4%	+ 316.7%	17
16	BAIC	20	1.9%	+ 25.0%	19
17	Nissan	18	1.7%	+ 63.6%	13
18	Honda	16	1.5%	+ 1500.0%	31
19	Geely	15	1.4%	+ 36.4%	22
20	Chevrolet	10	0.9%	+ 100.0%	24
21	ZNA	10	0.9%	+ 900.0%	34
22	Changan	7	0.7%	– 68.2%	16
23	FAW	7	0.7%	+ 250.0%	30
24	Audi	6	0.6%	+ 100.0%	29
25	BMW	6	0.6%	+ 0.0%	21
26	DFSK	5	0.5%	+ 25.0%	35
27	DS	5	0.5%	+ 150.0%	32
28	Great Wall	5	0.5%	+ 150.0%	23
29	Mercedes	5	0.5%	– 37.5%	18
30	Mini	5	0.5%	+ 150.0%	36
31	Ram	4	0.4%	+ 100.0%	38
32	Land Rover	3	0.3%	– 62.5%	27
33	Opel	3	0.3%	– 25.0%	20
34	Porsche	3	0.3%	+ 0.0%	28
35	Alfa Romeo	1	0.1%	– 50.0%	37
36	Mazda	1	0.1%	– 66.7%	33

New Caledonia (France) Q1 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	1-3 2026	%	/25	FY25
1	Dacia Duster	70	6.6%	+ 133.3%	3
2	Hyundai Tucson	55	5.2%	+ 175.0%	8
3	Suzuki Swift	47	4.5%	+ 193.8%	2
4	Isuzu D-Max	41	3.9%	+ 485.7%	18
5	Fiat Panda	36	3.4%	+ 3500.0%	44
6	Toyota Hilux	36	3.4%	+ 71.4%	1
7	Suzuki Jimny	35	3.3%	+ 16.7%	5
8	Ford Ranger	32	3.0%	+ 0.0%	4
9	Subaru Crosstrek	24	2.3%	+ 100.0%	14
10	Renault Kangoo	21	2.0%	+ 61.5%	6
11	BAIC X35	20	1.9%	+ 33.3%	23
12	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	19	1.8%	+ 533.3%	n/a
13	Ford Puma	18	1.7%	+ 38.5%	20
14	Citroen Berlingo	16	1.5%	+ 23.1%	11
15	Hyundai Grand i10	15	1.4%	+ 0.0%	9
16	Dacia Sandero	14	1.3%	+ 40.0%	40
17	Renault Trafic	14	1.3%	– 17.6%	17
18	Toyota RAV4	14	1.3%	+ 16.7%	12
19	Hyundai Staria	13	1.2%	– 18.8%	26
20	Subaru Forester	13	1.2%	+ 0.0%	15
21	Suzuki Ignis	13	1.2%	+ 160.0%	24
22	Toyota Yaris Cross	13	1.2%	+ 8.3%	39
23	BYD Shark 6	12	1.1%	new	n/a
24	Honda Jazz	12	1.1%	n/a	n/a
25	Peugeot Expert	12	1.1%	+ 20.0%	35
26	Suzuki S-Presso	12	1.1%	new	–
27	Toyota Yaris	12	1.1%	+ 71.4%	34