Mercedes has identified an issue with its battery that is at the heart of its recent Formula 1 race retirements which have cost both George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, and is working on a permanent fix.

After Russell’s Mercedes conked out while he was leading the Canadian Grand Prix last month, Antonelli suffered the same fate while running in second place in the Barcelona GP last weekend. Both were linked to a failure with Mercedes' battery.

While not specifically linked to the works team’s problem, customer squad McLaren has also suffered a run of electrical trouble; Lando Norris needed a battery change during the Monaco GP weekend and retired from the race with power unit settings being noted as the cause of his DNF, while both Norris and Oscar Piastri failed to start the Chinese GP with separate electrical issues.

Speaking immediately after the Barcelona GP, Wolff said Mercedes can’t afford the run of retirements in the battle for the F1 world titles and the team would “leave no stone unturned to understand” what was causing the unreliability.

Read Also: Kimi Antonelli's Barcelona GP retirement prompts reliability concerns at Mercedes

After diagnosing Antonelli's car after the Barcelona race, Mercedes technical director James Allison said the team has pinpointed the issue to its power unit’s battery and a permanent fix is being worked on.

“I think anyone who's a keen watcher of the sport will have seen that this has laid a few Mercedes engine cars low over the season so far,” Allison said on Mercedes’ Nu Silver Arrows Radio Show. “They're not all identical, but they do sort of originate in the same broad part of the battery.

George Russell, Mercedes

“I think that most of the areas of risk have been understood. And with a bit of luck, when we start to sort of phase in the new modules into the racing season – then our fortunes as a fleet should pick up.

“Obviously for us, that's an important thing. These DNFs are very, very painful.”

Speaking more broadly about how the team designs and builds parts with reliability in mind, Allison explained how the team aims to identify failures either in testing or in engine rigs to avoid being exposed in races – but inevitably, when pushed to extremes and in different racing conditions, previously unidentified weaknesses can appear.

“You accept that there will be failure. We try to make sure that failure happens in testing or on rigs and that it happens as little as possible when you're out there trying to earn championship points,” Allison said.

“Now, clearly it doesn't always work because occasionally the car will DNF and that is definitely a failure of our process and all of our attempts to deliver performance without the downside of that performance.

“But when a failure like that does happen, then in the first instance and perhaps before it's fully understood, then the team will tend to take a slight half-step backwards to be more cautious with the equipment, to push it slightly less hard, just to give a little bit of resilience to the kit that's obviously suffering.

James Allison, Mercedes

“But a different part of the team will try to figure out what was the root cause of that failure to design that out, prove that out and put something back on the table that is sufficiently robust.

“So you do a first intervention that is just to try to sort of give the vulnerable thing an easier life while then working on a proper cure that lets you really cane it.”

Mercedes hasn’t given a timeline on when the “proper cure” will be ready as it begins preparations for four race weekends across five weeks, starting with the Austrian GP next weekend.

But given its two DNFs in Canada and Barcelona have effectively cost 43 points - ignoring changes of positions for the sister car after the retirements - Mercedes' dominant position in the F1 world constructors' championship has been eroded to 72 points by Ferrari.

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Mercedes had a poor weekend at the Barcelona Grand Prix overall, given their status as the season’s strong favorites.

The Barcelona track was formerly the testing ground for the preseason due to its having characteristics of many different kinds of tracks.

With Barcelona coming a decent chunk into the season, it is now a track where teams bring big upgrades and look to fully realize their benchmark.

Despite Mercedes taking pole position, they ended up falling well short of a victory, losing to Ferrari by 19.5 seconds, and Kimi Antonelli suffered a reliability issue that cost him.

The car has certainly been bolstered by its class-leading power unit, which has given it a significant advantage in natural lap time.

However, Barcelona has exposed the car’s lack of speed in aerodynamic performance.

“The W17 is clearly a good car, not just a mediocre one elevated by a mega power unit. There was already more than a hint of its impressive downforce in Monaco, where Kimi Antonelli blitzed the opposition on a track that obviously isn’t power sensitive,” F1 reporter Scott Mitchell-Malm wrote for The Race.

“Putting three-tenths of a second on customer McLaren at a proper aero track like Barcelona showed the car’s one-lap potency. 

“Mercedes’ bid to win faded when early race leader George Russell started struggling in the second and third stints, though. Its faster driver Kimi Antonelli was happier with the pace of the car, so this was a silver lining – but he retired late on with yet another Mercedes technical problem. 

“Russell called it ‘a big concern,’ and the lack of pace he had on the hard compound gives Mercedes homework to do on the car side, too.”

With Ferrari making notable gains in car development, McLaren likely continuing to push, and Red Bull increasing their desperation, Mercedes cannot afford to sit on their hands.

\This past weekend’s developments highlight the need for a serious upgrade package.

Chery is up to #4 in Singapore in May.

It’s a stable result for the Singaporean new car market in May at +0.5% year-on-year to 4,478 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 22,353, up 15.7% over the same period in 2025. BYD (+41.6%) continues to dominate at 26.1% share, almost double the struggling #2 Toyota (-11.2%) at 13.2%. Tesla (-12.6%) is back up five spots on April to #3 but drops year-on-year. It is followed by a surging Chery (+453.2%), breaking into the Top 5 for the first time at #4, with Mercedes (-43.3%) and BMW (-51.3%) completely cratering below. Once again the Chinese impress: Zeekr is up 1066.7%, Maxus up 233.3%, MG up 232.8%, Xpeng up 130% and GAC up 68%. All in all, Chinese manufacturers account for 52% of the Singaporean market in May.

Previous month: Singapore April 2026: BYD breaks share record at 30.7%, GAC in Top 5

One year ago: Singapore May 2025: GAC, BYD, Tesla highlight surging market

Full May 2026 Top 47 All brands ranking below.

Singapore May 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	BYD	1,168	26.1%	+ 41.6%	1	5,807	26.0%	+ 51.7%	1	1
2	Toyota (incl Lexus)	593	13.2%	– 11.2%	2	2,952	13.2%	+ 8.6%	2	2
3	Tesla	360	8.0%	– 12.6%	8	2,043	9.1%	+ 115.7%	3	6
4	Chery	260	5.8%	+ 453.2%	7	1,060	4.7%	+ 534.7%	7	16
5	Mercedes	238	5.3%	– 43.3%	3	1,385	6.2%	– 34.2%	4	4
6	BMW	226	5.0%	– 51.3%	4	1,345	6.0%	– 37.6%	5	3
7	MG	203	4.5%	+ 232.8%	9	741	3.3%	+ 241.5%	9	13
8	Honda	178	4.0%	– 56.3%	6	1,062	4.8%	– 44.2%	6	5
9	GAC	173	3.9%	+ 68.0%	5	778	3.5%	+ 112.6%	8	11
10	Xpeng	161	3.6%	+ 130.0%	11	560	2.5%	+ 69.7%	11	12
11	Zeekr	140	3.1%	+ 1066.7%	10	565	2.5%	+ 534.8%	10	14
12	Kia	76	1.7%	– 22.4%	13	432	1.9%	– 18.2%	13	9
13	Nissan	75	1.7%	– 36.4%	14	497	2.2%	+ 5.7%	12	10
14	Hyundai	59	1.3%	– 56.3%	12	324	1.4%	– 48.2%	14	7
15	Maxus	50	1.1%	+ 233.3%	18	160	0.7%	+ 162.3%	23	26
16	Audi	49	1.1%	– 19.7%	16	263	1.2%	+ 12.4%	15	15
17	Mazda	47	1.0%	– 58.8%	22	215	1.0%	– 55.3%	19	8
18	Subaru	47	1.0%	– 46.0%	21	165	0.7%	– 36.0%	22	19
19	AvatR	45	1.0%	new	19	168	0.8%	new	21	31
20	Porsche	45	1.0%	– 10.0%	23	223	1.0%	– 18.3%	18	17
21	Volvo	44	1.0%	+ 25.7%	15	246	1.1%	+ 4.7%	16	18
22	Leapmotor	42	0.9%	new	20	134	0.6%	new	24	35
23	Dongfeng	30	0.7%	+ 100.0%	17	230	1.0%	+ 72.9%	17	22
24	Geely	30	0.7%	new	24	118	0.5%	new	25	37
25	Mini	24	0.5%	– 36.8%	26	98	0.4%	– 28.5%	26	24
26	Suzuki	23	0.5%	+ 0.0%	33	211	0.9%	+ 37.0%	20	21
27	Volkswagen	22	0.5%	– 55.1%	25	95	0.4%	– 66.5%	27	20
28	Deepal	18	0.4%	+ 20.0%	29	64	0.3%	+ 82.9%	29	28
29	Skoda	9	0.2%	– 73.5%	27	51	0.2%	– 67.7%	31	23
30	NIO	6	0.1%	new	41	24	0.1%	new	33	59
31	Polestar	5	0.1%	– 58.3%	30	41	0.2%	– 43.8%	32	27
32	Jaguar	4	0.1%	n/a	44	14	0.1%	+ 600.0%	38	43
33	Land Rover	4	0.1%	– 55.6%	31	65	0.3%	+ 12.1%	28	25
34	Smart	4	0.1%	– 60.0%	34	19	0.1%	– 44.1%	36	33
35	Alfa Romeo	3	0.1%	#DIV/0!	37	6	0.0%	+ 100.0%	43	47
36	Great Wall	3	0.1%	– 80.0%	36	19	0.1%	– 68.9%	35	29
37	Chevrolet	2	0.0%	n/a	–	3	0.0%	n/a	50	49
38	Cupra	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	35	15	0.1%	+ 36.4%	37	34
39	Jeep	2	0.0%	n/a	45	6	0.0%	– 25.0%	44	48
40	Ford	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	55	52
41	Hongqi	1	0.0%	new	–	1	0.0%	new	56	–
42	Lamborghini	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	46	5	0.0%	– 37.5%	45	44
43	Maserati	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	40	11	0.0%	– 54.2%	39	36
44	McLaren	1	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	n/a	48	50
45	Mitsubishi	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	57	–
46	Opel	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	32	60	0.3%	+ 500.0%	30	32
47	Rolls Royce	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	42	7	0.0%	+ 40.0%	42	46

Source: LTA

59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant.

The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so far this year, distancing Skoda (+5.1%) and BMW (-5.5%). Audi soars +13.6% YoY but drops one spot on last month to #4, with Seat (+22.1%) and Mercedes (+8.4%) also beating the market below. Cupra (-10.4%) is down on a record-setting year-ago result. BYD (+81.5%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 20 and repeats inside the Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row at #8.

Over in the models charts, the VW Golf (+27.9%) reclaims the top spot off the Skoda Octavia (-8.3%), now leading by more than 1,000 sales year-to-date. The BMW X3 (+147.6%) surges to #3, with the iX3 BEV variant accounting for 59% of its volume. The BMW X1 (-18.3%) follows with the Seat Ibiza (-20.9%) rounding out the Top 5. The Skoda Enyaq (+119%) surges to #6 while the Opel Frontera (+78.1%) scores its first ever Austrian Top 20 finish, landing directly at #7 with 48% of its volume coming from the BEV variant.

Previous month: Austria April 2026: BYD breaks into Top 10, smashes all records

One year ago: Austria May 2025: Cupra (+92.8%) repeats at record #5, market up 22.7%

Full May 2026 Top 57 All brands and Top 20 models below.

Austria May 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Volkswagen	3,924	15.4%	+ 11.1%	1	19,162	14.7%	+ 15.5%	1	1
2	Skoda	2,682	10.5%	+ 5.1%	2	14,108	10.8%	+ 16.8%	2	2
3	BMW	1,745	6.8%	– 5.5%	4	8,192	6.3%	– 7.9%	4	3
4	Audi	1,683	6.6%	+ 13.6%	3	9,144	7.0%	+ 14.3%	3	4
5	Seat	1,272	5.0%	+ 22.1%	5	6,478	5.0%	+ 20.3%	5	8
6	Mercedes	1,226	4.8%	+ 8.4%	6	6,034	4.6%	+ 15.4%	6	6
7	Cupra	1,030	4.0%	– 10.4%	8	5,001	3.8%	– 4.0%	7	10
8	BYD	1,002	3.9%	+ 81.5%	7	4,729	3.6%	+ 71.5%	9	15
9	Dacia	876	3.4%	– 13.2%	10	4,902	3.8%	– 5.1%	8	5
10	Toyota	837	3.3%	– 13.0%	11	4,290	3.3%	– 6.3%	10	9
11	Opel	836	3.3%	– 4.6%	15	3,773	2.9%	+ 17.0%	12	14
12	Peugeot	812	3.2%	+ 6.7%	13	4,183	3.2%	+ 27.1%	11	12
13	Renault	762	3.0%	– 1.3%	14	3,748	2.9%	– 6.2%	13	11
14	Kia	698	2.7%	+ 60.8%	16	3,283	2.5%	+ 35.4%	16	17
15	Ford	570	2.2%	– 12.0%	12	3,567	2.7%	+ 2.0%	14	13
16	Citroen	518	2.0%	– 5.6%	17	2,763	2.1%	+ 22.1%	18	20
17	Hyundai	502	2.0%	– 40.8%	9	3,424	2.6%	– 3.5%	15	7
18	Mazda	436	1.7%	– 28.9%	19	2,547	2.0%	– 4.7%	19	16
19	Fiat	379	1.5%	+ 64.1%	21	2,021	1.6%	+ 106.0%	21	23
20	MG	378	1.5%	– 29.2%	18	2,284	1.8%	+ 17.9%	20	19
21	Tesla	349	1.4%	– 45.7%	22	2,965	2.3%	+ 38.4%	17	18
22	Volvo	333	1.3%	– 10.0%	20	1,822	1.4%	+ 11.9%	22	21
23	Leapmotor	317	1.2%	+ 673.2%	28	882	0.7%	+ 500.0%	27	32
24	Suzuki	291	1.1%	– 25.0%	24	1,630	1.3%	– 15.9%	23	22
25	Mitsubishi	264	1.0%	+ 52.6%	29	973	0.7%	+ 20.4%	25	25
26	Jaecoo	251	1.0%	new	26	868	0.7%	new	28	42
27	Jeep	231	0.9%	+ 126.5%	23	1,085	0.8%	+ 99.4%	24	27
28	Nissan	195	0.8%	+ 209.5%	27	934	0.7%	– 36.0%	26	24
29	Omoda	143	0.6%	new	33	657	0.5%	new	31	57
30	Porsche	129	0.5%	– 29.9%	30	652	0.5%	– 23.7%	32	28
31	Honda	122	0.5%	– 1.6%	34	696	0.5%	+ 17.8%	29	30
32	Mini	122	0.5%	– 31.5%	25	607	0.5%	– 25.1%	33	26
33	Xpeng	118	0.5%	new	35	299	0.2%	new	36	43
34	Land Rover	102	0.4%	– 9.7%	32	688	0.5%	+ 16.0%	30	31
35	Polestar	98	0.4%	+ 69.0%	37	344	0.3%	+ 7.8%	35	33
36	Alfa Romeo	97	0.4%	– 24.8%	31	591	0.5%	– 7.4%	34	29
37	Smart	60	0.2%	+ 93.5%	36	227	0.2%	+ 84.6%	37	34
38	Lexus	33	0.1%	+ 17.9%	38	159	0.1%	+ 16.1%	38	37
39	KGM/SsangYong	28	0.1%	+ 27.3%	39	144	0.1%	+ 2.1%	39	36
40	Subaru	21	0.1%	– 68.2%	40	94	0.1%	– 52.8%	40	35
41	Alpine	10	0.0%	– 47.4%	41	54	0.0%	– 29.9%	42	38
42	DS	7	0.0%	– 36.4%	44	63	0.0%	+ 3.3%	41	39
43	Lamborghini	6	0.0%	– 25.0%	42	42	0.0%	+ 35.5%	43	40
44	Chery	5	0.0%	new	–	14	0.0%	new	48	–
45	DFM	5	0.0%	new	50	10	0.0%	new	50	61
46	Ferrari	4	0.0%	– 20.0%	46	21	0.0%	– 48.8%	44	41
47	Aston Martin	3	0.0%	– 57.1%	43	18	0.0%	– 21.7%	45	45
48	BAW	3	0.0%	new	–	4	0.0%	new	54	–
49	MAN	3	0.0%	– 25.0%	49	16	0.0%	+ 128.6%	47	48
50	Lucid	2	0.0%	n/a	–	3	0.0%	n/a	60	–
51	McLaren	2	0.0%	– 50.0%	48	9	0.0%	– 55.0%	52	49
52	NIO	2	0.0%	n/a	52	10	0.0%	+ 900.0%	51	52
53	BAIC	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	53	5	0.0%	– 61.5%	53	50
54	Chevrolet	1	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	n/a	55	63
55	Dongfeng	1	0.0%	new	–	1	0.0%	new	64	–
56	Morgan	1	0.0%	n/a	51	3	0.0%	+ 0.0%	61	62
57	Togg	1	0.0%	new	–	1	0.0%	new	68	–

Austria May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	VW Golf	724	2.8%	+ 27.9%	2	3,992	3.1%	+ 31.0%	1	2
2	Skoda Octavia	611	2.4%	– 8.3%	1	2,973	2.3%	– 12.3%	2	1
3	BMW X3	468	1.8%	+ 147.6%	14	1,634	1.3%	+ 70.6%	18	n/a
4	BMW X1	460	1.8%	– 18.3%	3	2,298	1.8%	– 8.6%	4	3
5	Seat Ibiza	404	1.6%	– 20.9%	4	2,223	1.7%	– 12.3%	5	4
6	Skoda Enyaq	392	1.5%	+ 119.0%	9	1,660	1.3%	+ 75.8%	17	20
7	Opel Frontera	390	1.5%	+ 78.1%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
8	VW Polo	388	1.5%	+ 10.2%	n/a	2,114	1.6%	+ 35.4%	6	11
9	VW Tiguan	384	1.5%	+ 4.9%	12	1,756	1.3%	– 0.6%	13	6
10	Toyota Yaris/Cross	380	1.5%	– 2.8%	10	1,992	1.5%	+ 13.3%	7	5
11	Skoda Elroq	360	1.4%	+ 6.2%	5	1,853	1.4%	+ 93.8%	9	17
12	Seat Leon	359	1.4%	+ 39.1%	7	1,831	1.4%	+ 43.4%	11	14
13	VW Bus	359	1.4%	+ 23.8%	n/a	1,515	1.2%	+ 22.5%	19	12
14	BYD Seal	348	1.4%	+ 78.5%	16	1,755	1.3%	+ 26.7%	14	15
15	Dacia Sandero	329	1.3%	+ 8.6%	17	1,667	1.3%	– 12.6%	16	10
16	Seat Ateca	315	1.2%	+ 86.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
17	VW T-Roc	314	1.2%	+ 11.3%	18	1,499	1.2%	+ 19.9%	20	n/a
18	Audi Q3	308	1.2%	+ 150.4%	20	1,800	1.4%	+ 184.8%	12	n/a
19	VW Caddy	302	1.2%	+ 26.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
20	BYD Atto	300	1.2%	+ 757.1%	6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
n/a	Tesla Model Y	296	1.2%	– 45.8%	n/a	2,343	1.8%	+ 55.5%	3	7
n/a	Skoda Karoq	292	1.1%	– 26.6%	11	1,848	1.4%	– 3.4%	10	8
n/a	Skoda Fabia	291	1.1%	– 8.8%	15	1,939	1.5%	+ 5.5%	8	9
n/a	Dacia Bigster	273	1.1%	+ 14.7%	n/a	1,678	1.3%	+ 331.4%	15	16
n/a	BYD Sealion	228	0.9%	– 14.6%	n/a	1,003	0.8%	– 1.4%	n/a	n/a
n/a	VW ID.3	220	0.9%	+ 11.7%	n/a	1,086	0.8%	+ 16.3%	n/a	n/a
n/a	Cupra Born	216	0.8%	+ 80.0%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Source: Statistik Austria

The BYD Atto 2 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in May.

25,080 new cars hit Portuguese roads in May, a 6.5% improvement which is a great result given May 2025 was already up 18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 110,731. This month Volkswagen (+10.8%) takes the lead of the brands charts with 7.3% share, only 16 sales above traditional leader Peugeot (-27%) in freefall. Mercedes (+3.6%) completes the podium. The best performer in the Top 10 is clearly Tesla (+348.8%) up 4-fold year-on-year and 19 spots on April to #6 with 5.8% share vs. 4% so far this year. BMW (+15%) and Toyota (+14.5%) are also strong in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, BYD (+68.3%) and MG (+39.1%) stand out.

Model-wise, the Tesla Model 3 (+1616.4%) surges ahead to land in pole position for the 5th time in Portuguese history after November 2023, May 2024, September 2024 and September 2025. The Citroen C3 (-2.9%) is back up six spots on last month to #2 while the Peugeot 2008 (-25.6%), in great difficulty, rounds out the podium but remains #1 year-to-date. The Dacia Duster (-9.8%) and Renault Captur (+6.8%) round out the Top 5 ahead of last month’s leader, the Peugeot 208 (+4%). Outstanding month for the Hyundai i20 (+32.9%) up to #8. The other performer of the month is the BYD Atto 2 (+585.7%) up 47 ranks to break into the Top 10 at #10.

Previous month: Portugal April 2026: Peugeot scores 1-2 with 208 and 2008 in the lead

One year ago: Portugal May 2025: Peugeot 2008 and Citroen C3 on top in surging market (+18.6%)

Full May 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 334 All models below.

Portugal May 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/24	Pos	FY25
1	Volkswagen	1,820	7.3%	+ 10.8%	7	6,090	5.5%	+ 6.2%	6	6
2	Peugeot	1,804	7.2%	– 27.0%	1	11,016	9.9%	+ 1.1%	1	1
3	Mercedes	1,774	7.1%	+ 3.6%	2	8,270	7.5%	+ 8.3%	2	2
4	Dacia	1,516	6.0%	– 12.5%	3	6,451	5.8%	– 16.4%	4	3
5	Renault	1,509	6.0%	– 1.6%	6	6,195	5.6%	– 19.8%	5	4
6	Tesla	1,463	5.8%	+ 348.8%	25	4,392	4.0%	+ 58.4%	9	8
7	BMW	1,453	5.8%	+ 15.0%	4	6,915	6.2%	+ 11.4%	3	5
8	Toyota	1,386	5.5%	+ 14.5%	5	5,756	5.2%	+ 6.8%	8	7
9	Citroen	1,320	5.3%	+ 1.9%	9	5,875	5.3%	+ 22.4%	7	9
10	Kia	996	4.0%	– 5.7%	10	4,116	3.7%	– 1.1%	12	12
11	Hyundai	985	3.9%	+ 11.8%	11	3,186	2.9%	+ 27.2%	16	13
12	BYD	966	3.9%	+ 68.3%	14	3,264	2.9%	+ 44.5%	15	20
13	Skoda	813	3.2%	– 6.9%	8	2,913	2.6%	+ 35.0%	17	19
14	Seat	743	3.0%	– 12.4%	12	3,447	3.1%	+ 6.7%	14	10
15	Opel	707	2.8%	+ 7.6%	13	4,347	3.9%	+ 29.7%	10	15
16	MG	679	2.7%	+ 39.1%	16	3,645	3.3%	+ 120.2%	13	22
17	Fiat	672	2.7%	– 29.6%	15	2,456	2.2%	– 1.7%	19	18
18	Audi	598	2.4%	+ 9.1%	19	2,164	2.0%	+ 12.1%	20	17
19	Volvo	595	2.4%	– 5.9%	18	2,875	2.6%	+ 18.2%	18	14
20	Ford	480	1.9%	– 14.7%	17	2,138	1.9%	– 11.9%	21	16
21	Cupra	324	1.3%	+ 60.4%	21	1,242	1.1%	+ 39.9%	24	23
22	Nissan	303	1.2%	– 54.1%	20	4,128	3.7%	– 7.0%	11	11
23	Mini	274	1.1%	+ 54.8%	22	1,371	1.2%	+ 43.0%	23	24
24	Jeep	258	1.0%	+ 11.7%	23	1,448	1.3%	+ 28.4%	22	25
25	Omoda	222	0.9%	new	24	725	0.7%	new	27	–
26	Xpeng	212	0.8%	+ 158.5%	26	764	0.7%	+ 149.7%	25	38
27	Jaecoo	149	0.6%	new	31	396	0.4%	new	30	–
28	Leapmotor	105	0.4%	+ 452.6%	29	444	0.4%	+ 1431.0%	29	n/a
29	Changan Deepal	102	0.4%	new	33	327	0.3%	new	34	–
30	Mitsubishi	98	0.4%	– 43.4%	28	754	0.7%	– 56.9%	26	21
31	Porsche	86	0.3%	– 32.3%	27	568	0.5%	– 25.9%	28	26
32	Land Rover	77	0.3%	– 8.3%	32	394	0.4%	– 20.6%	31	28
33	Ebro	68	0.3%	new	43	82	0.1%	new	42	–
34	DS	62	0.2%	– 50.4%	38	340	0.3%	– 23.4%	32	27
35	Smart	62	0.2%	+ 31.9%	30	250	0.2%	+ 6.8%	37	32
36	Lexus	59	0.2%	+ 0.0%	36	276	0.2%	– 1.8%	35	31
37	Mazda	51	0.2%	+ 37.8%	34	329	0.3%	+ 17.5%	33	30
38	Honda	50	0.2%	– 30.6%	37	264	0.2%	– 7.0%	36	29
39	Polestar	48	0.2%	+ 77.8%	35	243	0.2%	+ 46.4%	38	34
41	Alfa Romeo	34	0.1%	– 41.4%	39	189	0.2%	– 50.7%	39	33
40	KGM	29	0.1%	+ 7.4%	40	175	0.2%	+ 2.3%	41	36
42	Aion	22	0.1%	new	41	117	0.1%	new	40	–
43	Suzuki	20	0.1%	+ 66.7%	45	56	0.1%	– 33.3%	45	35
44	Alpine	15	0.1%	+ 400.0%	44	58	0.1%	+ 427.3%	44	45
45	Dongfeng	13	0.1%	– 18.8%	52	59	0.1%	+ 11.3%	43	46
46	Seres	12	0.0%	n/a	–	12	0.0%	n/a	53	–
47	NIO	9	0.0%	new	53	24	0.0%	new	49	–
48	Geely	7	0.0%	new	–	7	0.0%	new	57	–
49	Aston Martin	6	0.0%	+ 50.0%	49	26	0.0%	+ 30.0%	46	39
50	Forthing	6	0.0%	– 68.4%	56	21	0.0%	– 54.3%	51	48
51	Ferrari	5	0.0%	+ 25.0%	46	17	0.0%	+ 0.0%	52	43
52	Zeekr	5	0.0%	new	51	8	0.0%	new	56	–
53	Bentley	2	0.0%	– 66.7%	48	24	0.0%	+ 0.0%	48	41
54	Lamborghini	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	50	22	0.0%	+ 29.4%	50	42
55	Maserati	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	54	10	0.0%	– 47.4%	54	40
56	Moke International	1	0.0%	n/a	42	26	0.0%	n/a	47	–
57	Rolls Royce	1	0.0%	n/a	–	3	0.0%	+ 50.0%	60	53
58	Voyah	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	47	10	0.0%	+ 25.0%	55	49

Portugal May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla Model 3	1,047	4.2%	+ 1616.4%	229	2,484	2.2%	+ 28.4%	4	8
2	Citroen C3	807	3.2%	– 2.9%	8	2,942	2.7%	+ 7.5%	3	5
3	Peugeot 2008	669	2.7%	– 25.6%	2	3,897	3.5%	+ 4.1%	1	2
4	Dacia Duster	605	2.4%	– 9.8%	5	2,208	2.0%	– 16.0%	6	4
5	Renault Captur	503	2.0%	+ 6.8%	12	1,761	1.6%	– 21.7%	15	7
6	Peugeot 208	497	2.0%	+ 4.0%	1	3,068	2.8%	+ 9.9%	2	6
7	Toyota Yaris Cross	487	1.9%	+ 14.1%	4	2,076	1.9%	+ 22.4%	7	11
8	Hyundai i20	477	1.9%	+ 32.9%	11	1,421	1.3%	+ 71.2%	18	27
9	Seat Ibiza	462	1.8%	+ 0.7%	7	2,039	1.8%	+ 32.8%	8	17
10	BYD Atto 2	432	1.7%	+ 585.7%	57	900	0.8%	+ 381.3%	35	85
11	Tesla Model Y	415	1.7%	+ 57.8%	32	1,894	1.7%	+ 129.0%	12	15
12	VW T-Cross	385	1.5%	+ 28.3%	42	1,146	1.0%	+ 27.1%	25	26
13	VW Taigo	367	1.5%	+ 25.3%	31	1,082	1.0%	– 8.2%	27	32
14	Toyota Yaris	347	1.4%	+ 70.9%	16	1,098	1.0%	+ 1.8%	26	25
15	Dacia Sandero	336	1.3%	– 44.4%	3	2,275	2.1%	– 26.9%	5	3
16	Mercedes A-Class	332	1.3%	– 19.0%	10	2,003	1.8%	+ 8.8%	9	10
17	Citroen C3 Aircross	318	1.3%	+ 28.2%	15	1,657	1.5%	+ 539.8%	16	35
18	Renault Clio	315	1.3%	– 49.9%	6	1,976	1.8%	– 43.7%	11	1
19	Ford Puma	300	1.2%	+ 1.7%	9	1,270	1.1%	+ 21.1%	22	19
20	MG3	288	1.1%	+ 140.0%	251	1,031	0.9%	+ 200.6%	29	110
21	Kia Stonic	285	1.1%	– 40.3%	26	1,532	1.4%	– 9.8%	17	16
22	Opel Corsa	278	1.1%	+ 7.3%	23	1,979	1.8%	+ 15.4%	10	13
23	Toyota C-HR	276	1.1%	+ 126.2%	27	1,078	1.0%	+ 77.9%	28	41
24	Skoda Kamiq	270	1.1%	+ 7.6%	13	759	0.7%	+ 9.5%	43	37
25	BMW X1	262	1.0%	+ 3.1%	21	1,176	1.1%	+ 42.2%	24	22
26	Dacia Bigster	247	1.0%	+ 394.0%	84	676	0.6%	+ 531.8%	52	80
27	Fiat Grande Panda	238	0.9%	new	22	888	0.8%	new	36	74
28	Audi A3	231	0.9%	+ 14.4%	50	714	0.6%	+ 5.5%	46	36
29	Peugeot 308	231	0.9%	– 23.5%	33	1,319	1.2%	– 33.0%	19	9
30	Kia Xceed	224	0.9%	+ 16.7%	70	588	0.5%	– 8.4%	58	64
31	Mercedes GLC	224	0.9%	+ 111.3%	53	706	0.6%	+ 139.3%	47	54
32	VW T-Roc	223	0.9%	+ 10.4%	30	949	0.9%	– 5.5%	32	21
33	Dacia Jogger	219	0.9%	– 30.3%	19	807	0.7%	– 29.0%	38	20
34	VW Tiguan	216	0.9%	+ 21.3%	44	680	0.6%	+ 4.1%	51	39
35	Skoda Fabia	210	0.8%	+ 96.3%	24	782	0.7%	+ 177.3%	39	82
36	Jeep Avenger	209	0.8%	+ 2.0%	40	1,251	1.1%	+ 26.2%	23	23
37	Mercedes CLA	204	0.8%	+ 82.1%	20	1,005	0.9%	+ 85.1%	30	43
38	Kia Picanto	200	0.8%	+ 30.7%	29	763	0.7%	+ 57.0%	41	77
39	Mercedes C-Class	199	0.8%	+ 17.8%	38	750	0.7%	+ 14.9%	44	47
40	Renault Symbioz	199	0.8%	+ 131.4%	54	524	0.5%	+ 96.3%	67	107
41	Volvo XC40	197	0.8%	+ 23.1%	41	775	0.7%	+ 11.4%	40	49
42	BMW 1 Series	181	0.7%	+ 46.0%	72	910	0.8%	– 15.0%	34	34
43	Peugeot 3008	178	0.7%	– 60.5%	14	1,304	1.2%	– 2.2%	20	18
44	Volvo EX30	169	0.7%	– 22.5%	43	954	0.9%	+ 37.7%	31	33
45	Seat Leon	167	0.7%	+ 7.1%	52	763	0.7%	– 11.0%	42	24
46	BMW iX1	164	0.7%	+ 82.2%	25	635	0.6%	+ 22.8%	54	53
47	BYD Dolphin Surf	152	0.6%	+ 508.0%	73	424	0.4%	+ 1596.0%	81	102
48	Hyundai Kauai	151	0.6%	+ 19.8%	58	501	0.5%	+ 8.4%	70	61
49	Opel Frontera	148	0.6%	+ 25.4%	49	851	0.8%	+ 386.3%	37	46
50	Cupra Formentor	147	0.6%	+ 53.1%	63	527	0.5%	+ 28.9%	66	59
51	Xpeng G6	141	0.6%	+ 193.8%	46	518	0.5%	+ 181.5%	68	99
52	Fiat 600	135	0.5%	– 50.2%	79	558	0.5%	– 50.4%	61	29
53	Peugeot 5008	135	0.5%	– 39.2%	28	916	0.8%	+ 26.7%	33	38
54	Cupra Terramar	133	0.5%	+ 90.0%	61	442	0.4%	+ 160.0%	75	87
55	BYD Seal U	132	0.5%	– 15.9%	75	533	0.5%	+ 23.4%	65	58
56	Opel Mokka	131	0.5%	+ 67.9%	81	698	0.6%	+ 10.3%	49	50
57	Fiat 500	129	0.5%	n/a	37	393	0.4%	+ 1608.7%	87	288
58	Nissan Qashqai	128	0.5%	– 61.3%	56	1,836	1.7%	+ 7.5%	13	14
59	BMW 3 Series	126	0.5%	– 7.4%	39	697	0.6%	+ 3.4%	50	52
60	BMW 5 Series	126	0.5%	+ 2.4%	51	742	0.7%	+ 17.0%	45	42
61	Hyundai Bayon	125	0.5%	+ 101.6%	71	327	0.3%	+ 98.2%	93	120
62	Mercedes GLA	118	0.5%	– 30.2%	62	535	0.5%	– 29.8%	64	31
63	Renault 5	118	0.5%	+ 5.4%	60	569	0.5%	– 18.1%	59	30
64	Mercedes GLB	114	0.5%	+ 171.4%	55	398	0.4%	+ 150.3%	86	125
65	Mini Cooper	114	0.5%	+ 31.0%	48	602	0.5%	+ 41.6%	57	75
66	Seat Arona	114	0.5%	– 50.6%	35	645	0.6%	– 21.5%	53	28
67	MG ZS	110	0.4%	– 27.6%	18	1,275	1.2%	+ 165.6%	21	69
68	BMW iX2	108	0.4%	+ 17.4%	45	556	0.5%	+ 40.4%	62	71
69	Mercedes E-Class	106	0.4%	– 23.2%	47	701	0.6%	– 5.4%	48	45
70	Toyota Corolla	105	0.4%	– 32.3%	36	628	0.6%	+ 16.1%	55	67
71	Nissan Juke	104	0.4%	– 63.4%	17	1,797	1.6%	– 21.8%	14	12
72	Renault Megane E-Tech	104	0.4%	+ 593.3%	102	317	0.3%	+ 124.8%	96	130
73	Skoda Kodiaq	104	0.4%	+ 9.5%	66	340	0.3%	– 12.6%	92	68
74	VW Caddy	104	0.4%	+ 65.1%	94	325	0.3%	+ 51.9%	94	96
75	Citroen C5 Aircross	103	0.4%	+ 543.8%	83	468	0.4%	+ 457.1%	73	138
76	Kia EV3	103	0.4%	– 5.5%	64	459	0.4%	– 15.8%	74	66
77	Mercedes GLC Coupe	103	0.4%	+ 15.7%	74	432	0.4%	– 6.7%	78	70
78	BMW i4	102	0.4%	+ 12.1%	77	489	0.4%	– 0.8%	72	62
79	VW ID.4	97	0.4%	+ 131.0%	170	241	0.2%	+ 18.7%	111	116
80	Dacia Spring	95	0.4%	+ 43.9%	68	403	0.4%	– 25.2%	85	56
81	MG4	92	0.4%	+ 5.7%	82	270	0.2%	– 31.6%	102	89
82	Omoda 7	92	0.4%	new	–	92	0.1%	new	185	–
83	BYD Sealion 7	88	0.4%	+ 15.8%	69	408	0.4%	+ 23.3%	84	73
84	MG S5 EV	88	0.4%	+ 340.0%	95	348	0.3%	+ 1640.0%	91	108
85	VW Polo	88	0.4%	– 65.9%	124	416	0.4%	+ 20.6%	83	100
86	Mini Countryman	87	0.3%	+ 123.1%	80	370	0.3%	+ 35.0%	88	94
87	Jaecoo 5	86	0.3%	new	250	165	0.1%	new	132	–
88	Hyundai Inster	85	0.3%	+ 10.4%	100	263	0.2%	+ 24.6%	104	106
89	VW Golf	84	0.3%	– 25.7%	88	309	0.3%	– 3.1%	97	91
90	Mercedes EQA	83	0.3%	– 19.4%	78	491	0.4%	+ 6.0%	71	63
91	MG HS	79	0.3%	– 17.7%	65	602	0.5%	+ 57.6%	56	57
92	Omoda 5	79	0.3%	new	34	434	0.4%	new	77	324
93	Audi A5	78	0.3%	– 4.9%	86	356	0.3%	+ 97.8%	89	93
94	Deepal S05	76	0.3%	new	99	241	0.2%	new	110	267
95	Mini Aceman	73	0.3%	+ 52.1%	90	354	0.3%	+ 56.6%	90	92
96	BMW 2 Series	72	0.3%	+ 4.3%	96	422	0.4%	+ 5.2%	82	83
97	Fiat Panda	72	0.3%	– 89.2%	126	436	0.4%	– 66.1%	76	40
98	Opel Astra	72	0.3%	– 52.3%	67	515	0.5%	– 15.7%	69	72
99	Xpeng G9	71	0.3%	+ 173.1%	130	246	0.2%	+ 158.9%	108	169
100	Renault Austral	69	0.3%	+ 60.5%	115	296	0.3%	+ 72.1%	100	119
101	VW Multivan	68	0.3%	+ 19.3%	129	184	0.2%	– 29.0%	124	90
102	Audi Q6	67	0.3%	+ 17.5%	135	139	0.1%	– 43.3%	150	88
103	Skoda Elroq	67	0.3%	+ 148.1%	106	229	0.2%	+ 236.8%	114	137
104	Toyota Corolla Cross	67	0.3%	+ 139.3%	117	249	0.2%	+ 12.2%	106	117
105	Mercedes Vito Tourer	64	0.3%	+ 39.1%	151	209	0.2%	– 1.4%	119	147
106	BMW iX3	63	0.3%	n/a	93	210	0.2%	+ 3400.0%	118	345
107	Jaecoo 7	63	0.3%	new	85	231	0.2%	new	112	303
108	Audi Q3	62	0.2%	+ 933.3%	87	317	0.3%	+ 498.1%	95	167
109	VW Tayron	61	0.2%	+ 306.7%	97	250	0.2%	+ 443.5%	105	164
110	Leapmotor B10	60	0.2%	new	89	231	0.2%	new	113	229
111	Opel Grandland	60	0.2%	+ 100.0%	131	209	0.2%	+ 51.4%	120	163
112	Hyundai Tucson	59	0.2%	– 21.3%	108	305	0.3%	+ 8.9%	99	76
113	Mercedes CLE	59	0.2%	+ 96.7%	113	195	0.2%	+ 10.8%	122	131
114	BYD Atto 3	57	0.2%	– 65.2%	59	558	0.5%	– 4.6%	60	60
115	Citroen C4	55	0.2%	+ 1.9%	122	542	0.5%	– 12.2%	63	48
116	BMW X3	54	0.2%	– 36.5%	98	246	0.2%	+ 6.0%	107	78
117	Fiat 600e	54	0.2%	new	–	54	0.0%	new	221	–
118	Ford Tourneo/Transit Custom	54	0.2%	+ 145.5%	112	178	0.2%	– 12.7%	126	126
119	Kia EV2	54	0.2%	new	–	54	0.0%	new	222	–
120	Peugeot 408	53	0.2%	– 20.9%	127	306	0.3%	+ 68.1%	98	149
121	Volvo XC60	52	0.2%	– 59.7%	91	432	0.4%	– 16.8%	79	51
122	Omoda 9	51	0.2%	new	119	199	0.2%	new	121	294
123	Volvo EX40	51	0.2%	+ 363.6%	121	163	0.1%	+ 379.4%	135	185
124	Audi Q2	49	0.2%	– 16.9%	92	175	0.2%	– 12.5%	129	127
125	Kia Sportage	49	0.2%	+ 8.9%	114	290	0.3%	– 13.7%	101	86
126	BMW i5	48	0.2%	– 17.2%	109	243	0.2%	– 4.0%	109	97
127	Jeep Compass	48	0.2%	+ 269.2%	103	183	0.2%	+ 112.8%	125	172
128	Audi A6	47	0.2%	– 2.1%	177	121	0.1%	– 20.9%	164	122
129	Mitsubishi ASX	44	0.2%	– 6.4%	104	429	0.4%	– 36.7%	80	65
130	Skoda Superb	44	0.2%	– 24.1%	101	223	0.2%	+ 114.4%	115	123
131	Skoda Octavia	43	0.2%	– 58.3%	76	265	0.2%	+ 38.7%	103	113
132	BMW iX	41	0.2%	– 31.7%	154	164	0.1%	+ 10.1%	133	114
133	VW Passat	41	0.2%	+ 141.2%	105	149	0.1%	– 17.2%	142	132
134	BYD Seal	40	0.2%	– 13.0%	116	175	0.2%	– 59.8%	130	81
135	Renault Trafic	40	0.2%	+ 53.8%	184	125	0.1%	+ 38.9%	162	162
136	Fiat 500e	39	0.2%	+ 160.0%	178	97	0.1%	+ 90.2%	180	201
137	Volvo XC90	39	0.2%	+ 34.5%	118	141	0.1%	+ 7.6%	148	153
138	Audi Q4	38	0.2%	– 17.4%	133	150	0.1%	– 31.2%	141	105
139	BMW X5	37	0.1%	– 5.1%	146	100	0.1%	– 21.9%	175	158
140	Ford Explorer	37	0.1%	+ 37.0%	111	165	0.1%	+ 36.4%	131	141
141	Ford Tourneo Courier	37	0.1%	+ 105.6%	167	98	0.1%	– 40.6%	178	148
142	Renault Scenic E-Tech	37	0.1%	– 43.1%	139	159	0.1%	– 23.2%	137	133
143	Renault Twingo E-Tech	36	0.1%	new	224	53	0.0%	new	225	–
144	DS No4	34	0.1%	new	256	143	0.1%	new	144	272
145	Alfa Romeo Junior	33	0.1%	– 37.7%	140	156	0.1%	– 43.5%	139	111
146	BYD Dolphin	33	0.1%	– 15.4%	156	138	0.1%	– 45.5%	152	101
147	Honda HR-V	33	0.1%	+ 0.0%	148	143	0.1%	+ 13.5%	145	136
148	Hyundai i30	33	0.1%	– 45.9%	201	59	0.1%	– 52.8%	213	189
149	Renault 4	33	0.1%	+ 1550.0%	136	156	0.1%	+ 7700.0%	140	177
150	Mercedes EQE	32	0.1%	– 47.5%	150	159	0.1%	– 52.1%	136	79
151	Polestar 4	32	0.1%	+ 113.3%	120	158	0.1%	+ 53.4%	138	151
152	Volvo EX90	32	0.1%	+ 39.1%	192	135	0.1%	+ 145.5%	157	134
153	Hyundai Ioniq 5	31	0.1%	+ 29.2%	107	177	0.2%	+ 30.1%	127	142
154	VW ID.3	31	0.1%	+ 3.3%	160	136	0.1%	+ 19.3%	153	109
155	BYD Seal 6	30	0.1%	new	225	106	0.1%	new	170	242
156	Porsche 911	30	0.1%	+ 11.1%	123	164	0.1%	+ 16.3%	134	156
157	Skoda Enyaq	30	0.1%	+ 30.4%	144	100	0.1%	+ 163.2%	176	200
158	Leapmotor C10	29	0.1%	+ 262.5%	166	135	0.1%	+ 1127.3%	155	195
159	Peugeot Expert Traveller	29	0.1%	+ 314.3%	180	119	0.1%	+ 88.9%	166	182
160	Renault Rafale	29	0.1%	– 32.6%	176	121	0.1%	– 32.8%	165	104
161	Toyota bZ4X	29	0.1%	– 25.6%	213	140	0.1%	– 35.5%	149	146
162	BMW X2	27	0.1%	+ 350.0%	199	86	0.1%	– 43.0%	188	159
163	Mazda6e	27	0.1%	new	142	143	0.1%	new	146	184
164	Mercedes GLE	27	0.1%	– 22.9%	155	96	0.1%	+ 11.6%	182	155
165	Nissan Micra	27	0.1%	new	137	146	0.1%	new	143	373
166	Porsche Macan	27	0.1%	– 32.5%	153	185	0.2%	– 38.1%	123	103
167	Deepal S07	26	0.1%	new	182	86	0.1%	new	189	244
168	Lexus LBX	25	0.1%	– 10.7%	141	127	0.1%	– 4.5%	159	152
169	Volvo V60	25	0.1%	– 45.7%	181	124	0.1%	– 43.6%	163	115
170	Cupra Tavascan	24	0.1%	+ 60.0%	110	135	0.1%	+ 7.1%	154	129
171	DS 7	24	0.1%	– 58.6%	147	142	0.1%	– 33.3%	147	124
172	Ebro S700	24	0.1%	new	258	28	0.0%	new	256	–
173	Range Rover Sport	24	0.1%	– 20.0%	138	127	0.1%	– 28.2%	160	135
174	Mercedes Citan Tourer	23	0.1%	– 4.2%	149	101	0.1%	+ 31.2%	173	187
175	Nissan Primastar	23	0.1%	+ 666.7%	190	219	0.2%	+ 5375.0%	116	222
176	Skoda Scala	23	0.1%	– 74.2%	128	135	0.1%	– 42.3%	156	128
177	Smart #3	23	0.1%	– 11.5%	158	83	0.1%	– 35.2%	191	157
178	Ebro S400	22	0.1%	new	279	24	0.0%	new	265	–
179	KGM Torres	22	0.1%	– 8.3%	162	106	0.1%	– 17.2%	171	160
180	Kia EV4	22	0.1%	new	164	112	0.1%	new	169	225
181	Porsche Cayenne Coupe	22	0.1%	– 37.1%	152	131	0.1%	– 22.9%	158	144
182	Skoda Karoq	22	0.1%	– 81.7%	198	80	0.1%	– 49.7%	195	171
183	Toyota BZ4X Touring	22	0.1%	new	–	22	0.0%	new	268	–
184	Ford Capri	21	0.1%	+ 75.0%	185	53	0.0%	+ 12.8%	224	216
185	Mitsubishi Colt	21	0.1%	– 64.4%	172	113	0.1%	– 84.2%	168	44
186	Smart #5	21	0.1%	+ 2000.0%	145	73	0.1%	+ 7200.0%	201	224
187	Volvo EC40	21	0.1%	+ 200.0%	165	95	0.1%	+ 493.8%	183	235
188	Toyota Aygo X	20	0.1%	– 84.8%	159	214	0.2%	– 56.3%	117	84
189	BMW 4 Series	19	0.1%	+ 26.7%	173	125	0.1%	– 8.8%	161	165
190	Ford Transit	19	0.1%	+ 90.0%	183	176	0.2%	+ 282.6%	128	190
191	Lexus NX	19	0.1%	– 29.6%	221	98	0.1%	– 18.3%	179	150
192	Mercedes V-Class	19	0.1%	+ 0.0%	208	113	0.1%	– 7.4%	167	166
193	Mitsubishi Outlander	19	0.1%	– 62.7%	175	101	0.1%	+ 98.0%	174	196
194	Kia EV5	18	0.1%	new	194	73	0.1%	new	199	–
195	Mazda MX-5	18	0.1%	+ 350.0%	243	64	0.1%	+ 128.6%	208	237
196	Smart #1	18	0.1%	– 10.0%	157	94	0.1%	– 9.6%	184	175
197	Kia Niro	16	0.1%	+ 14.3%	196	48	0.0%	– 31.4%	228	199
198	Leapmotor T03	16	0.1%	+ 45.5%	188	78	0.1%	+ 333.3%	197	220
199	Renault Espace	16	0.1%	+ 14.3%	212	59	0.1%	– 4.8%	214	193
200	MG S6	15	0.1%	new	169	70	0.1%	new	205	–
201	Audi A1	14	0.1%	– 69.6%	174	138	0.1%	– 24.6%	151	118
202	Dacia Logan	14	0.1%	– 48.1%	134	82	0.1%	– 56.8%	193	139
203	Mercedes Sprinter	14	0.1%	– 46.2%	207	61	0.1%	– 29.1%	211	183
204	Aion UT	13	0.1%	new	–	13	0.0%	new	290	–
205	Citroen Spacetourer	13	0.1%	+ 85.7%	234	62	0.1%	+ 100.0%	210	205
206	Dongfeng Box	13	0.1%	– 18.8%	278	59	0.1%	+ 11.3%	212	197
207	Lexus RZ	13	0.1%	n/a	189	45	0.0%	+ 350.0%	230	264
208	VW ID.Buzz	13	0.1%	– 27.8%	204	56	0.1%	– 6.7%	219	188
209	Ebro S900	12	0.0%	new	260	16	0.0%	new	279	–
210	Kia EV6	12	0.0%	– 61.3%	195	54	0.0%	– 53.8%	223	170
211	Land Rover Discovery Sport	12	0.0%	+ 50.0%	262	44	0.0%	– 21.4%	234	221
212	Mercedes EQB	12	0.0%	– 81.3%	202	84	0.1%	– 68.7%	190	98
213	Peugeot e-Rifter	12	0.0%	+ 300.0%	143	82	0.1%	+ 134.3%	194	223
214	Polestar 3	12	0.0%	+ 500.0%	222	40	0.0%	+ 166.7%	241	266
215	Range Rover	12	0.0%	– 14.3%	211	58	0.1%	– 21.6%	215	194
216	Seres 5	12	0.0%	n/a	–	12	0.0%	n/a	297	405
217	Toyota Proace Verso	12	0.0%	– 42.9%	231	71	0.1%	– 44.5%	203	143
218	Cupra Leon	11	0.0%	+ 22.2%	200	56	0.1%	– 50.0%	217	161
219	Nissan X-Trail	11	0.0%	– 45.0%	268	33	0.0%	– 69.7%	248	179
220	Toyota Proace City Verso	11	0.0%	+ 22.2%	230	42	0.0%	– 26.3%	237	208
221	VW Caravelle	11	0.0%	– 38.9%	214	64	0.1%	– 26.4%	209	191
222	VW Crafter	11	0.0%	+ 10.0%	215	50	0.0%	+ 16.3%	226	214
223	Alpine A290	10	0.0%	+ 400.0%	205	44	0.0%	+ 528.6%	232	253
224	Ebro S800	10	0.0%	new	259	14	0.0%	new	289	–
225	Mercedes B-Class	10	0.0%	– 41.2%	237	65	0.1%	– 46.3%	207	140
226	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	10	0.0%	– 33.3%	210	71	0.1%	– 26.8%	202	211
227	Nissan Ariya	10	0.0%	– 37.5%	252	97	0.1%	– 47.8%	181	112
228	Opel Zafira Life	10	0.0%	– 23.1%	191	55	0.0%	+ 17.0%	220	207
229	Range Rover Evoque	10	0.0%	– 16.7%	197	73	0.1%	– 18.9%	200	180
230	Range Rover Velar	10	0.0%	+ 25.0%	326	26	0.0%	– 33.3%	263	238
231	VW ID.7	10	0.0%	+ 0.0%	296	27	0.0%	– 57.8%	260	218
232	Aion V	9	0.0%	new	132	104	0.1%	new	172	233
233	Cupra Born	9	0.0%	– 25.0%	125	82	0.1%	– 9.9%	192	173
234	Hyundai Ioniq 9	9	0.0%	new	171	29	0.0%	new	255	–
235	Land Rover Defender	9	0.0%	– 25.0%	187	66	0.1%	+ 11.9%	206	213
236	Mercedes G-Class	9	0.0%	– 35.7%	206	49	0.0%	– 18.3%	227	198
237	Audi Q5	8	0.0%	+ 700.0%	233	41	0.0%	+ 925.0%	238	254
238	Opel Combo	8	0.0%	+ 300.0%	228	39	0.0%	+ 178.6%	244	257
239	Toyota Prius	8	0.0%	– 52.9%	168	42	0.0%	– 40.0%	236	209
240	Citroen e-Berlingo	7	0.0%	+ 16.7%	218	78	0.1%	+ 333.3%	196	245
241	Hyundai i10	7	0.0%	– 90.8%	186	57	0.1%	– 74.0%	216	121
242	NIO Firefly	7	0.0%	new	322	15	0.0%	new	287	333
243	Suzuki Swift	7	0.0%	+ 16.7%	294	27	0.0%	– 40.0%	259	232
244	VW California	7	0.0%	+ 250.0%	271	18	0.0%	+ 500.0%	276	332
245	BMW XM	6	0.0%	– 25.0%	255	24	0.0%	– 48.9%	264	219
246	BMW Z4	6	0.0%	+ 200.0%	216	23	0.0%	+ 76.9%	266	277
247	Citroen Jumper	6	0.0%	n/a	–	7	0.0%	+ 600.0%	310	301
248	Ford Kuga	6	0.0%	– 57.1%	161	74	0.1%	– 33.3%	198	176
249	Kia EV9	6	0.0%	– 45.5%	310	28	0.0%	– 30.0%	257	227
250	Mercedes GLS	6	0.0%	+ 100.0%	319	16	0.0%	+ 77.8%	281	299
251	Renault Kangoo	6	0.0%	– 14.3%	245	40	0.0%	+ 73.9%	243	206
252	Suzuki eVitara	6	0.0%	new	–	6	0.0%	new	320	–
253	Volvo EX30 Cross Country	6	0.0%	new	n/a	19	0.0%	new	272	–
254	Citroen Berlingo	5	0.0%	+ 400.0%	303	13	0.0%	– 51.9%	291	260
255	Ford Mustang (incl. Mach E)	5	0.0%	+ 66.7%	248	22	0.0%	– 26.7%	267	248
256	Honda Jazz	5	0.0%	– 72.2%	242	43	0.0%	– 43.4%	235	192
257	Honda ZR-V	5	0.0%	– 50.0%	249	31	0.0%	+ 34.8%	251	247
258	Hyundai Santa Fe	5	0.0%	– 76.2%	236	35	0.0%	– 50.0%	246	202
259	KGM Actyon	5	0.0%	new	–	44	0.0%	new	233	–
260	Zeekr X	5	0.0%	new	331	6	0.0%	new	322	–
261	Audi Q8	4	0.0%	+ 300.0%	301	11	0.0%	+ 37.5%	298	273
262	BMW 7 Series	4	0.0%	+ 33.3%	240	32	0.0%	+ 3.2%	249	236
263	BMW i7	4	0.0%	+ 33.3%	276	14	0.0%	– 17.6%	288	289
264	Citroen C4 X	4	0.0%	– 69.2%	193	91	0.1%	– 35.5%	186	154
265	DS No8	4	0.0%	+ 100.0%	257	13	0.0%	+ 550.0%	292	313
266	Forthing S50EVK	4	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	5	0.0%	– 44.4%	329	308
267	Geely Starray	4	0.0%	new	–	4	0.0%	new	338	–
268	Honda Civic	4	0.0%	+ 0.0%	284	13	0.0%	+ 8.3%	294	261
269	Kia Sorento	4	0.0%	– 69.2%	288	26	0.0%	– 49.0%	261	217
270	Mercedes eVito Tourer	4	0.0%	+ 100.0%	292	13	0.0%	+ 44.4%	295	297
271	MG S9	4	0.0%	new	238	31	0.0%	new	253	–
272	Mitsubishi Grandis	4	0.0%	new	203	40	0.0%	new	240	287
273	Polestar 2	4	0.0%	– 60.0%	239	45	0.0%	– 6.3%	231	186
274	Porsche Taycan	4	0.0%	– 66.7%	217	37	0.0%	– 43.1%	245	215
275	Suzuki Vitara	4	0.0%	+ 33.3%	263	16	0.0%	– 30.4%	282	255
276	Alpine A390	3	0.0%	new	272	8	0.0%	new	306	–
277	Fiat Qubo L	3	0.0%	n/a	306	4	0.0%	n/a	336	–
278	Geely E5	3	0.0%	new	–	3	0.0%	new	348	–
279	Honda CR-V	3	0.0%	– 25.0%	219	32	0.0%	+ 6.7%	250	239
280	Hyundai Ioniq 6	3	0.0%	n/a	235	12	0.0%	+ 100.0%	296	292
281	Kia K4	3	0.0%	new	220	56	0.1%	new	218	–
282	Mazda2	3	0.0%	– 80.0%	179	70	0.1%	– 47.4%	204	168
284	MG Cyberster	3	0.0%	– 70.0%	267	18	0.0%	– 25.0%	274	251
285	Porsche Panamera	3	0.0%	– 70.0%	223	40	0.0%	– 47.4%	242	204
286	Suzuki S-Cross	3	0.0%	+ 50.0%	–	7	0.0%	– 53.3%	316	269
287	Volvo ES90	3	0.0%	new	270	34	0.0%	new	247	407
288	VW ID.5	3	0.0%	– 82.4%	295	8	0.0%	– 85.7%	308	226
289	Alpine A110	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	6	0.0%	+ 50.0%	317	329
290	Aston Martin DB12	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	298	5	0.0%	+ 66.7%	323	338
291	Aston Martin Vantage	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	4	0.0%	+ 0.0%	334	312
292	BMW X7	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	247	16	0.0%	+ 14.3%	278	268
293	BYD Tang EV	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	277	19	0.0%	+ 171.4%	271	285
294	Ferrari Amalfi	2	0.0%	new	281	5	0.0%	new	326	–
295	Ferrari Purosangue	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	305	5	0.0%	+ 25.0%	327	331
296	Lexus RX	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	312	5	0.0%	– 37.5%	330	295
297	Mercedes eSprinter	2	0.0%	n/a	–	3	0.0%	n/a	349	–
298	Mercedes GLE Coupe	2	0.0%	– 83.3%	244	28	0.0%	– 41.7%	258	210
299	Mercedes S-Class	2	0.0%	– 81.8%	227	31	0.0%	– 34.0%	252	234
300	Mercedes SL-Class	2	0.0%	n/a	320	5	0.0%	– 16.7%	331	326
301	Nio EL6	2	0.0%	new	–	5	0.0%	new	332	360
302	Renault Arkana	2	0.0%	– 88.9%	269	18	0.0%	– 83.2%	275	174
303	Renault Master	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	253	21	0.0%	+ 50.0%	270	263
304	Toyota RAV4	2	0.0%	– 96.4%	246	91	0.1%	– 67.3%	187	95
305	Alfa Romeo Tonale	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	232	30	0.0%	– 69.4%	254	212
306	Aston Martin DB12 Volante	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	299	3	0.0%	– 40.0%	343	310
307	Aston Martin DBX	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	273	9	0.0%	+ 12.5%	302	290
308	Bentley Bentayga	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	274	7	0.0%	+ 0.0%	309	307
309	Bentley Continental	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	275	15	0.0%	+ 0.0%	284	278
310	BMW X6	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	5	0.0%	– 16.7%	324	305
311	Citroen Jumpy	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	9	0.0%	+ 800.0%	303	335
312	Ferrari Roma Spider	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	3	0.0%	– 57.1%	346	312
313	Fiat Doblo	1	0.0%	n/a	282	5	0.0%	n/a	312	353
314	Fiat Ducato	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	241	15	0.0%	+ 25.0%	285	275
315	Ford Tourneo/Transit Connect	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	308	4	0.0%	– 89.5%	328	250
316	Forthing Friday	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	309	3	0.0%	– 76.9%	347	262
317	Forthing U-tour	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	–	13	0.0%	– 27.8%	293	265
318	Jeep Renegade	1	0.0%	– 90.9%	286	4	0.0%	– 87.5%	339	231
319	KGM Korando	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	287	16	0.0%	– 30.4%	280	279
320	KGM Tivoli	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	9	0.0%	– 47.1%	304	284
321	Lamborghini Temerario	1	0.0%	new	–	1	0.0%	new	368	402
322	Lamborghini Urus	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	265	17	0.0%	+ 30.8%	277	293
323	Maserati Grecale	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	313	7	0.0%	– 53.3%	312	270
324	Mazda CX-30	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	290	11	0.0%	– 38.9%	299	280
325	Mazda CX-60	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	291	7	0.0%	– 56.3%	313	286
326	Mazda3	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	316	11	0.0%	– 26.7%	300	291
327	Mercedes AMG GT	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	317	6	0.0%	– 66.7%	319	256
312	Mercedes e-Citan Tourer	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	373	282
329	Mercedes EQV	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	374	296
330	Mercedes Vito	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	362	354
331	Moke	1	0.0%	new	163	26	0.0%	new	262	359
332	Rolls Royce Cullinan	1	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	363	393
333	Tesla Model S	1	0.0%	n/a	–	8	0.0%	+ 100.0%	307	320
334	Voyah Courage	1	0.0%	new	254	9	0.0%	new	305	298

Source: ACAP

The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in South Korea in May.

New car sales in South Korea stumble -10.2% year-on-year in May to just 126,955 units. However it would have been worse without the help of foreign manufacturers, up 5.9% to 23.5% share whereas domestics ones drop -14.3% to 76.5% of their home market. Year-to-date, the market is now up just 1% to 686,008 units including 540,054 domestic manufacturers (-5.1%) and 145,954 foreigners (+32.3%).

Kia (-0.9%) celebrates 5 consecutive months at #1 with 35.2% share, confirming its newfound dominance over sister brand Hyundai (-20.7%) at only 30.9%. Kia now has a whopping 22,105-unit advantage over Hyundai year-to-date. Tesla (+65.4%) continues to stun, selling over 10,000 units for the third month in a row. BMW (+2.3%) passes a freefalling Genesis (-35.3%) for fourth place. Audi (+47.7%) and Lexus (+13.8%) defy the negative market with splendid YoY gains. BYD (+101.2%) slides outside the Top 10 at #12 but still doubles its sales year-on-year.

Looking at domestic models, the Kia Sorento (+1.3%) delivers an 8th win in the past 9 months, outselling the Hyundai Grandeur (+12.7%) like last month. The Kia Sportage (-10.1%) matches the market and is back up three spots on last month to #3, whereas the Kia Carnival (-31.7%) and Hyundai Avante (-29.7%) both implode. Excellent performance by the Kia EV3 (+61.9%), lodging a 4th straight Top 10 finish. The new Renault Korea Filante seems to have already peaked, down 9 ranks on last month to #31.

As for foreign nameplates, the Tesla Model Y (+40.5%) delivers a historic result: at 8,762 sales it is simply #1 in the overall market including domestic models. It is simply the first time we have ever seen a foreign model top the South Korean charts. Ever (at least since Korean manufacturers were born). The BMW 5 Series (-1.5%) is back above the Tesla Model 3 (+294.2%) with the Mercedes E Class (-45.3%) and BMW X3 (+33.9%) rounding out the Top 5. At #6, the new BYD Sealion 7 manages a 9th straight Top 10 finish.

Previous month: South Korea April 2026: Tesla and BYD break records

One year ago: South Korea May 2025: Hyundai Palisade breaks records in stable market

Full May 2026 Top 30 All brands, Top 55 All domestic models and Top 50 foreign models below.

South Korea May 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia	44,727	35.2%	– 0.9%	1	241,498	35.2%	+ 4.6%	1	2
2	Hyundai	39,203	30.9%	– 20.7%	2	219,393	32.0%	– 9.4%	2	1
3	Tesla	10,866	8.6%	+ 65.4%	3	45,020	6.6%	+ 250.8%	3	6
4	BMW	6,555	5.2%	+ 2.3%	5	32,581	4.7%	+ 2.7%	5	4
5	Genesis	6,161	4.9%	– 35.3%	4	39,088	5.7%	– 22.8%	4	3
6	Mercedes	3,553	2.8%	– 44.6%	6	24,211	3.5%	– 8.8%	6	5
7	KGM	3,318	2.6%	– 6.8%	8	18,170	2.6%	+ 18.8%	7	8
8	Renault Korea	2,893	2.3%	– 31.2%	7	17,787	2.6%	– 22.8%	8	7
9	Audi	1,509	1.2%	+ 47.7%	12	5,565	0.8%	+ 43.9%	12	12
10	Lexus	1,291	1.0%	+ 13.8%	11	6,125	0.9%	– 3.8%	10	10
11	Volvo	1,058	0.8%	– 6.3%	10	5,791	0.8%	+ 1.6%	11	9
12	BYD	1,032	0.8%	+ 101.2%	9	7,023	1.0%	+ 558.8%	9	16
13	Porsche	820	0.6%	– 31.2%	16	3,606	0.5%	– 23.4%	15	13
14	Toyota	804	0.6%	+ 10.9%	13	3,786	0.6%	+ 2.6%	14	14
15	GM Korea	793	0.6%	– 42.9%	14	4,118	0.6%	– 39.1%	13	11
16	Mini	604	0.5%	+ 2.4%	15	3,255	0.5%	+ 23.2%	16	15
17	Volkswagen	451	0.4%	– 15.4%	18	2,202	0.3%	+ 12.0%	17	18
18	Land Rover	424	0.3%	+ 14.6%	19	2,034	0.3%	+ 1.8%	18	17
19	Polestar	350	0.3%	– 23.1%	17	1,979	0.3%	+ 75.9%	19	20
20	Lincoln	85	0.1%	– 12.4%	20	263	0.0%	– 56.8%	24	23
21	Honda	75	0.1%	– 48.3%	24	352	0.1%	– 65.2%	22	22
22	Lamborghini	71	0.1%	+ 129.0%	27	151	0.0%	– 4.4%	28	26
23	GMC	52	0.0%	+ 108.0%	22	410	0.1%	+ 283.2%	21	30
24	Jeep	52	0.0%	– 60.0%	21	475	0.1%	– 29.8%	20	21
25	Cadillac	51	0.0%	– 47.4%	23	266	0.0%	+ 1.1%	23	25
26	Peugeot	51	0.0%	– 50.5%	28	263	0.0%	– 25.7%	25	24
27	Ford	41	0.0%	– 89.8%	25	261	0.0%	– 88.7%	26	19
28	Bentley	30	0.0%	– 6.3%	26	169	0.0%	+ 83.7%	27	27
29	Ferrari	20	0.0%	– 28.6%	29	95	0.0%	– 39.9%	29	28
30	Rolls-Royce	15	0.0%	– 28.6%	30	71	0.0%	– 17.4%	30	31
–	Total local manufacturers	97,095	76.5%	– 14.3%	–	540,054	78.7%	– 5.1%	–	–
–	Total foreign manufacturers	29,860	23.5%	+ 5.9%	–	145,954	21.3%	+ 32.3%	–	–
–	Total market	126,955	100.0%	– 10.2%	–	686,008	100.0%	+ 1.0%	–	–

South Korea May 2026 – domestic models:

Pos	Model	May-26	/25	Apr	2026	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia Sorento	7,836	+ 1.3%	1	46,865	+ 8.5%	1	1
2	Hyundai Grandeur	5,183	+ 12.7%	2	28,328	+ 0.9%	2	5
3	Kia Sportage	4,760	– 10.1%	6	25,087	– 20.9%	4	4
4	Kia Carnival	4,543	– 31.7%	5	23,935	– 33.1%	6	3
5	Hyundai Avante	4,526	– 29.7%	4	24,352	– 24.2%	5	2
6	Hyundai Sonata	4,118	– 0.4%	3	25,237	+ 16.7%	3	11
7	Kia Ray	3,419	– 14.5%	7	20,221	– 3.8%	8	12
8	Hyundai Porter	3,375	– 25.0%	8	22,127	– 7.9%	7	8
9	Kia Seltos	3,169	– 25.6%	12	16,860	– 29.2%	10	9
10	Kia EV3	3,021	+ 61.9%	10	15,593	+ 46.5%	12	22
11	Hyundai Santa Fe	2,862	– 42.4%	9	16,443	– 38.7%	11	7
12	Kia Bongo	2,644	+ 0.6%	14	13,884	– 7.8%	16	17
13	Kia EV5	2,581	new	15	12,773	new	17	49
14	Hyundai Ioniq 5	2,575	+ 105.2%	25	10,200	+ 89.6%	22	26
15	Kia PV5	2,303	new	21	12,651	new	18	45
16	Kia K5	2,237	– 26.1%	20	12,597	– 13.5%	19	16
17	Kia Morning	2,234	+ 46.3%	16	10,076	+ 87.2%	23	25
18	Genesis G80	2,220	– 40.2%	19	13,984	– 25.0%	15	13
19	Hyundai Bus/Truck	2,216	+ 54.7%	26	8,157	+ 26.5%	27	23
20	Hyundai Tucson	2,183	– 46.6%	11	17,197	– 22.6%	9	10
21	Hyundai Kona	2,095	+ 9.0%	18	14,797	+ 24.5%	14	19
22	Hyundai Staria	1,912	– 41.7%	17	11,857	– 26.9%	20	15
23	Hyundai Palisade	1,825	– 76.2%	13	15,456	– 39.0%	13	6
24	Genesis GV70	1,798	– 26.2%	23	11,639	– 17.6%	21	18
25	Kia K8	1,752	– 33.3%	28	8,984	– 29.0%	25	21
26	Genesis GV80	1,547	– 34.3%	24	9,853	– 27.2%	24	20
27	Hyundai Casper	1,536	+ 123.6%	32	6,781	+ 6.2%	29	24
28	Hyundai Ioniq 9	1,482	+ 70.9%	31	5,921	+ 108.4%	33	33
29	Kia Niro	1,355	+ 3.4%	30	6,581	+ 17.0%	32	27
30	Renault Korea Grand Koleos	1,248	– 62.1%	27	7,206	– 62.1%	28	14
31	Renault Korea Filante	1,201	new	22	8,300	new	26	–
32	Kia EV4	1,196	– 12.9%	29	6,707	+ 204.3%	30	34
33	KGM Musso	1,137	+ 180.7%	33	6,642	+ 430.1%	31	44
34	Hyundai Ioniq 6	1,049	+ 39.1%	39	4,202	+ 84.3%	36	42
35	Kia EV6	905	– 5.4%	34	4,477	+ 9.7%	34	30
36	Hyundai Venue	903	– 22.0%	35	4,455	+ 14.5%	35	28
37	KGM Musso EV	755	– 35.3%	36	3,718	+ 54.1%	37	37
38	Chevrolet Trax Crossover	648	– 42.2%	37	3,364	– 37.4%	38	29
39	KGM Tivoli	548	+ 21.2%	41	2,322	+ 16.5%	42	41
40	KGM Actyon	468	+ 136.4%	38	2,807	+ 75.5%	39	35
41	Renault Korea Arkana	444	– 3.7%	44	1,923	+ 6.8%	43	40
42	Genesis G90	405	– 45.0%	42	2,447	– 25.0%	40	36
43	Hyundai Nexo	338	+ 1436.4%	40	2,356	+ 249.0%	41	39
44	Kia EV9	263	+ 47.8%	43	1,160	+ 77.1%	46	53
45	Kia Tasman	250	– 81.5%	46	1,656	– 38.5%	45	32
46	KGM Torres	183	– 76.0%	45	1,757	– 55.3%	44	31
47	Chevrolet Trailblazer	143	– 44.4%	48	735	– 40.0%	48	48
48	Kia K9	141	+ 29.4%	50	595	– 22.6%	50	54
49	Hyundai ST1	130	+ 14.0%	49	632	+ 15.8%	49	55
50	Genesis GV60	129	+ 16.2%	51	451	+ 59.9%	54	58
51	KGM Rexton New Arena	128	+ 36.2%	52	463	– 12.1%	52	57
52	Kia Bus/Special	118	+ 3.5%	47	796	+ 34.0%	47	46
53	KGM Torres EVX	99	+ 10.0%	53	459	– 47.8%	53	52
54	Genesis G70	52	– 69.2%	54	557	– 29.7%	51	50
55	Genesis GV60 Magma	10	new	55	41	new	56	–

South Korea May 2026 – foreign models:

Pos	Model	May-26	/25	Apr	2026	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla Model Y	8,762	+ 40.5%	1	34,171	+ 269.1%	1	1
2	BMW 5 Series	2,060	– 1.5%	3	9,571	– 1.4%	3	3
3	Tesla Model 3	1,301	+ 294.2%	2	8,447	+ 146.9%	4	5
4	Mercedes E Class	1,285	– 45.3%	4	9,815	– 10.4%	2	2
5	BMW X3	743	+ 33.9%	6	3,408	+ 25.2%	6	8
6	BYD Sealion 7	655	new	9	3,360	new	7	25
7	Audi A6	615	+ 168.6%	n/a	681	– 29.1%	41	50
8	Lexus ES	572	+ 35.9%	20	2,127	– 24.7%	13	7
9	Mercedes GLC	560	– 37.5%	10	3,470	+ 6.8%	5	4
10	BMW X5	542	– 8.3%	11	2,942	+ 10.7%	9	10
11	BMW 3 Series	534	+ 5.3%	12	2,770	+ 23.0%	10	9
12	Tesla Model X	508	+ 25300.0%	14	1,619	+ 20137.5%	18	n/a
13	Mercedes GLE	433	– 37.8%	8	3,046	+ 24.0%	8	6
14	Lexus NX	419	+ 4.0%	18	2,263	+ 17.3%	11	18
15	BMW 7 Series	373	– 9.5%	13	2,248	+ 4.7%	12	13
16	Audi Q4 e-Tron	361	+ 19.1%	17	1,347	+ 15.7%	25	23
17	BMW X7	355	– 7.8%	15	1,936	– 5.7%	16	14
18	Polestar 4	350	+ 19.9%	7	1,977	+ 107.7%	15	26
19	Volvo XC60	336	– 30.3%	19	2,080	– 6.2%	14	11
20	Audi Q5	332	n/a	26	1,364	n/a	23	n/a
21	Volvo EX30	317	+ 112.8%	42	685	– 15.1%	40	47
22	Mercedes G Class	301	– 37.4%	24	1,017	– 35.3%	28	21
23	Porsche Cayenne	286	– 48.3%	28	908	– 52.0%	33	17
24	BMW X6	282	– 8.4%	27	1,383	– 16.7%	21	19
25	Mini Cooper Hatch	267	– 12.5%	22	1,604	+ 17.1%	19	15
26	BMW i5	234	+ 68.3%	21	1,381	+ 109.2%	22	36
27	Mercedes CLE	211	– 35.9%	23	1,356	– 9.1%	24	20
28	VW ID.4	209	+ 93.5%	32	1,002	+ 9.0%	30	43
29	Mercedes S Class	204	– 44.7%	25	1,547	– 13.1%	20	12
30	Lexus RX	200	+ 20.5%	30	1,026	+ 28.6%	27	33
31	Porsche Macan EV	197	+ 19.4%	48	0	– 100.0%	n/a	41
32	Toyota Alphard	181	+ 60.2%	36	725	+ 29.2%	36	42
33	Toyota Camry	180	+ 21.6%	29	1,013	+ 0.1%	29	31
34	BMW X1	176	– 0.6%	33	903	– 15.1%	35	28
35	Tesla Model S	170	+ 16900.0%	n/a	611	+ 3115.8%	44	n/a
36	Toyota Crown	161	+ 75.0%	47	562	+ 97.2%	47	n/a
37	BYD Dolphin	150	new	5	1,677	new	17	–
38	Toyota Prius	144	+ 45.5%	40	554	+ 65.9%	48	n/a
39	VW Golf	136	+ 70.0%	37	628	+ 271.6%	43	n/a
40	BMW iX1	134	+ 211.6%	44	0	– 100.0%	n/a	n/a
41	Volvo XC90	134	+ 61.4%	34	907	+ 91.4%	34	38
42	BMW X4	130	– 56.4%	35	976	– 32.9%	32	16
43	BMW 4 Series	128	– 31.2%	38	724	– 16.5%	37	32
44	BYD Seal	128	new	31	702	new	38	n/a
45	Land Rover Defender	128	n/a	n/a	570	+ 64.3%	45	49
46	Mercedes GLS	128	– 3.8%	n/a	314	– 53.3%	n/a	37
47	Porsche Taycan	125	+ 0.8%	39	999	+ 31.4%	31	35
48	Tesla Cybertruck	125	new	n/a	130	new	n/a	n/a
49	Mini Countryman	122	+ 8.9%	41	0	– 100.0%	n/a	40
50	Mercedes EQB	120	+ 1900.0%	46	569	+ 1164.4%	46	n/a

Source: KAIDA