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UK June 2026: Tesla Model Y and Model 3 on top
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in the UK in June.
New car sales in the UK are up a very satisfying +11.4% year-on-year in June to 213,166 units. This is the market’s first time above the 200,000 mark since pre-pandemic 2019. This way, the H1 volume is up 9.2% to 1,137,929. Encouragingly, private sales beat the market at +12.5% to 80,571 and 37.8% share vs. 37.4% in June 2025, while fleet sales advance 10.5% to 126,907 and 59.5% share vs. 60% last year and business sales are up 17.1% to 5,688 and 2.7% share vs. 2.5%. Year-to-date, private sales are up 12.6% to 452,830 and 39.8% share vs. 38.6% over H1 2025 while fleet sales gain 6.8% to 659,488 and 58% share vs. 59.2% last year. Business sales are up 12.5% to 25,611 and 2.3% share vs. 2.2%.
Looking at sales by propulsion, petrol is down -4% to 84,541 and 39.7% share vs. 46% in June 2025, diesel is down -24.4% to 8,099 and 3.8% share vs. 5.6%, HEV is up 25.3% to 29,874 and 14% share vs. 12.5%. BEV sales are up 35% to 63,950 and a round 30% share vs. 24.8% a year ago and PHEVs gain 24.9% to 26,702 and 12.5% share vs. 11.2% last year. Year-to-date, petrol is down -2.7% to 490,994 and 43.2% share vs. 48.4% over the same period in 2025, diesel is off -10.5% to 52,548 and 4.6% share vs. 5.6%, HEV gains 10.2% to 161,676 and 14.2% share vs. 14.1%, BEVs are up 26.6% to 284,579 and 25% share vs. 21.6% and PHEVs up 38.4% to 148,132 and 13% share vs. 10.3%.
Brand-wise, Volkswagen (-4.7%) keeps the lead despite going agains the positive market, holding 7.6% share vs. 7.9% over H1. Tesla (+57.7%) surges 20 spots on last month to reach #2 with 12,173 sales and 5.7% share, its best ranking and share since December 2024 (#2 and 6.1%) and largest volume since December 2022 (16,368). BMW (-7.5%) ranks #3 for the month and ascends to #2 year-to-date, a ranking it also held over the Full Year 2025. Audi (+18.8%) and MG (+37.5%) both beat the market and round out the Top 5. Notice also Omoda (+173.8%), Jaecoo (+149.6%) and BYD (+36.2%) all very healthy while newcomers Chery (#21) and Geely (#29) confirm their success. Leapmotor is up 1403.5% to #28.
Over in the models charts, Tesla brilliantly manages a 1-2 for the first time since December 2024, with the Model Y (+61.8%) at 3.2% share and the Model 3 (+52.9%) at 2.5%. As a result the Model Y cracks the YTD Top 10 at #10, with June accounting for 44% of its H1 sales. The Ford Puma (+19.6%) is relegated to third place but easily holds onto the YTD top spot. It is followed by the Kia Sportage (+34.9%) and Nissan Qashqai (-9.3%). #3 year-to-date, the Jaecoo 7 manages an 11th consecutive Top 10 finish at #7. At #10, the Ford Kuga signs a second Top 10 finish in the past 15 months after last February.
Previous month: UK May 2026: Vauxhall Frontera breaks into Top 10
One year ago: UK June 2025: BEVs up 39.1%, Hyundai hits record #4, Nissan Qashqai best-seller
Full June 2026 Top 55 All brands and Top 10 models below.
UK June 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 16,162 | 7.6% | – 4.7% | 1 | 90,150 | 7.9% | – 4.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Tesla | 12,173 | 5.7% | + 57.7% | 22 | 27,677 | 2.4% | + 21.8% | 20 | 19 |
| 3 | BMW | 11,767 | 5.5% | – 7.5% | 4 | 62,877 | 5.5% | – 4.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Audi | 11,431 | 5.4% | + 18.8% | 2 | 58,662 | 5.2% | + 9.6% | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | MG | 10,395 | 4.9% | + 37.5% | 6 | 48,741 | 4.3% | + 14.4% | 8 | 10 |
| 6 | Kia | 10,352 | 4.9% | + 3.1% | 3 | 62,845 | 5.5% | + 1.4% | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Ford | 10,284 | 4.8% | + 0.8% | 7 | 58,199 | 5.1% | – 3.6% | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Skoda | 9,212 | 4.3% | + 10.3% | 8 | 46,508 | 4.1% | + 6.1% | 9 | 11 |
| 9 | Hyundai | 9,033 | 4.2% | – 10.6% | 11 | 45,388 | 4.0% | – 6.9% | 11 | 6 |
| 10 | Toyota | 9,008 | 4.2% | + 6.9% | 10 | 45,584 | 4.0% | – 1.7% | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 8,145 | 3.8% | + 0.6% | 9 | 49,982 | 4.4% | + 4.2% | 6 | 9 |
| 12 | Nissan | 7,732 | 3.6% | – 18.7% | 19 | 40,953 | 3.6% | – 16.7% | 13 | 8 |
| 13 | Vauxhall | 7,597 | 3.6% | + 6.5% | 5 | 49,001 | 4.3% | + 5.0% | 7 | 13 |
| 14 | Renault | 6,957 | 3.3% | + 16.7% | 12 | 36,248 | 3.2% | + 9.1% | 15 | 15 |
| 15 | Volvo | 6,317 | 3.0% | + 10.1% | 18 | 35,352 | 3.1% | + 4.4% | 16 | 14 |
| 16 | BYD | 6,242 | 2.9% | + 36.2% | 14 | 37,795 | 3.3% | + 94.9% | 14 | 17 |
| 17 | Peugeot | 6,117 | 2.9% | – 24.1% | 16 | 41,427 | 3.6% | – 14.9% | 12 | 12 |
| 18 | Jaecoo | 6,071 | 2.8% | + 149.6% | 13 | 34,067 | 3.0% | + 305.6% | 18 | 23 |
| 19 | Mini | 5,506 | 2.6% | + 56.9% | 15 | 29,471 | 2.6% | + 34.2% | 19 | 18 |
| 20 | Land Rover | 4,525 | 2.1% | – 20.2% | 17 | 34,772 | 3.1% | – 1.3% | 17 | 16 |
| 21 | Chery | 3,836 | 1.8% | new | 21 | 17,979 | 1.6% | new | 23 | 34 |
| 22 | Omoda | 3,683 | 1.7% | + 173.8% | 23 | 18,761 | 1.6% | + 170.3% | 22 | 27 |
| 23 | Cupra | 3,254 | 1.5% | – 15.4% | 20 | 21,909 | 1.9% | + 14.6% | 21 | 20 |
| 24 | Dacia | 2,924 | 1.4% | + 7.2% | 25 | 15,222 | 1.3% | – 5.6% | 25 | 22 |
| 25 | Polestar | 2,554 | 1.2% | – 1.6% | 29 | 9,086 | 0.8% | + 9.2% | 30 | 30 |
| 26 | Citroen | 2,304 | 1.1% | – 15.7% | 24 | 16,530 | 1.5% | + 76.2% | 24 | 26 |
| 27 | Suzuki | 2,176 | 1.0% | + 53.6% | 26 | 13,741 | 1.2% | + 44.7% | 27 | 29 |
| 28 | Leapmotor | 2,150 | 1.0% | + 1403.5% | 34 | 6,770 | 0.6% | + 1149.1% | 33 | 35 |
| 29 | Geely | 2,119 | 1.0% | new | 33 | 6,497 | 0.6% | new | 34 | 47 |
| 30 | Porsche | 1,946 | 0.9% | + 22.6% | 27 | 9,526 | 0.8% | – 0.1% | 29 | 28 |
| 31 | Mazda | 1,925 | 0.9% | – 47.0% | 30 | 14,870 | 1.3% | – 20.9% | 26 | 21 |
| 32 | Seat | 1,740 | 0.8% | + 3.4% | 28 | 8,772 | 0.8% | – 28.8% | 31 | 25 |
| 33 | Lexus | 1,633 | 0.8% | – 11.3% | 32 | 8,033 | 0.7% | – 8.5% | 32 | 31 |
| 34 | Honda | 1,036 | 0.5% | – 38.3% | 31 | 10,783 | 0.9% | – 18.4% | 28 | 24 |
| 35 | Jeep | 1,020 | 0.5% | + 59.1% | 35 | 6,314 | 0.6% | – 4.7% | 35 | 32 |
| 36 | Fiat | 822 | 0.4% | + 8.6% | 36 | 3,748 | 0.3% | – 38.9% | 36 | 33 |
| 37 | Alpine | 449 | 0.2% | + 137.6% | 37 | 1,902 | 0.2% | + 481.7% | 37 | 39 |
| 38 | Alfa Romeo | 385 | 0.2% | + 93.5% | 38 | 1,624 | 0.1% | + 24.2% | 38 | 36 |
| 39 | Changan | 323 | 0.2% | new | 39 | 1,579 | 0.1% | new | 39 | 49 |
| 40 | Smart | 254 | 0.1% | + 104.8% | 40 | 1,159 | 0.1% | + 49.5% | 40 | 38 |
| 41 | Xpeng | 245 | 0.1% | + 114.9% | 43 | 767 | 0.1% | + 364.8% | 43 | 45 |
| 42 | Lotus | 194 | 0.1% | n/a | 42 | 578 | 0.1% | n/a | 45 | n/a |
| 43 | Subaru | 160 | 0.1% | – 30.1% | 44 | 939 | 0.1% | – 25.5% | 41 | 37 |
| 44 | Genesis | 147 | 0.1% | – 8.1% | 41 | 626 | 0.1% | – 20.7% | 44 | 42 |
| 45 | Abarth | 115 | 0.1% | + 576.5% | 45 | 313 | 0.0% | + 55.7% | 46 | 50 |
| 46 | KGM | 109 | 0.1% | – 26.8% | 46 | 843 | 0.1% | + 1.0% | 42 | 41 |
| 47 | Aion | 70 | 0.0% | new | 48 | 101 | 0.0% | new | 51 | – |
| 48 | Maserati | 64 | 0.0% | + 93.9% | 47 | 255 | 0.0% | + 49.1% | 47 | 48 |
| 49 | Skywell | 64 | 0.0% | + 3100.0% | 54 | 90 | 0.0% | + 718.2% | 52 | 54 |
| 50 | Mitsubishi | 58 | 0.0% | n/a | 51 | 70 | 0.0% | n/a | 53 | – |
| 51 | DS | 44 | 0.0% | – 92.4% | 52 | 112 | 0.0% | – 88.2% | 50 | 43 |
| 52 | Ineos | 19 | 0.0% | – 24.0% | 49 | 136 | 0.0% | + 3.8% | 49 | 51 |
| 53 | Chevrolet | 10 | 0.0% | + 233.3% | 53 | 40 | 0.0% | + 17.6% | 54 | 52 |
| 54 | GWM Ora | 7 | 0.0% | – 80.6% | 50 | 144 | 0.0% | – 25.4% | 48 | 46 |
| 54 | Maxus | 2 | 0.0% | – 75.0% | 54 | 4 | 0.0% | – 90.7% | 55 | 53 |
| 55 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 8 | 0.0% | – 99.5% | 54 | 40 |
| – | Other British | 219 | 0.1% | + 8.4% | – | 1,534 | 0.1% | – 10.8% | – | – |
| – | Other Imports | 79 | 0.0% | – 42.8% | – | 675 | 0.1% | – 34.5% | – | – |
UK June 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 6,765 | 3.2% | + 61.8% | n/a | 15,341 | 1.3% | n/a | 10 | 18 |
| 2 | Tesla Model 3 | 5,408 | 2.5% | + 52.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 20 |
| 3 | Ford Puma | 5,284 | 2.5% | + 19.6% | 1 | 29,642 | 2.6% | + 12.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Kia Sportage | 4,554 | 2.1% | + 34.9% | 2 | 25,828 | 2.3% | + 12.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Nissan Qashqai | 4,544 | 2.1% | – 9.3% | 5 | 23,102 | 2.0% | + 4.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | MG HS | 3,246 | 1.5% | – 9.0% | n/a | 16,721 | 1.5% | + 3.8% | 7 | 8 |
| 7 | Jaecoo 7 | 3,145 | 1.5% | n/a | 4 | 23,840 | 2.1% | n/a | 3 | 13 |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 3,082 | 1.4% | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10 |
| 9 | Mini Cooper | 3,004 | 1.4% | n/a | 7 | 16,295 | 1.4% | n/a | 8 | 12 |
| 10 | Ford Kuga | 2,948 | 1.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 19 |
| n/a | VW Golf | 2,894 | 1.4% | + 7.7% | 6 | 17,552 | 1.5% | + 4.0% | 6 | 6 |
| n/a | Vauxhall Corsa | 2,607 | 1.2% | – 27.2% | 3 | 18,470 | 1.6% | – 8.2% | 5 | 4 |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 2,553 | 1.2% | – 4.1% | n/a | 16,031 | 1.4% | + 5.0% | 9 | 7 |
Source: SMMT
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