The MG HS is up to a record 4th place in Austria in June.
34,256 new cars hit Austrian roads in June, a splendid 22.9% year-on-year improvement. The YTD total is now up 15% to 164,529. Volkswagen (+5.2%) and Skoda (+15.8%) remain atop the brands charts but both trail the market. BMW (+27.8%) outpaces it slightly but itβs Hyundai (+119.4%) that delivers the biggest gain in the Top 20, up 13 spots on May to #4 with 5.9% share. MG (+79.2%) is up 11 ranks to #9 with 1,301 sales and 3.8% share. This is the first time MG crosses the 1,000 monthly sales mark (previous best 726 in June 2025), and also a record ranking (previous best #14 in December 2024) and share (previous best 2.7% in March 2025). Leapmotor (+756.8%), BYD (+105.9%), Fiat (+94.8%) and Mazda (+60.4%) also impress below.
Over in the models charts, the Skoda Octavia (+16.3%) signs a second win in the past three months but remains at #2 year-to-date below the VW Golf (stable), itself down to #6 for the month. The Hyundai Tucson (+144.5%) justifies the brandβs performance and leaps from outside the May Top 20 directly into 2nd place. It earns a YTD Top 20 ranking as a result at #15. The Tesla Model Y (-21.6%) ranks #3 but freefalls year-on-year. Record performance by the MG HS (+510.1%) scoring its first ever Top 20 finish, directly at #4. The BMW X3 (+269%) is pushed up to #5 by its new iX3 BEV variant (65% of its June volume). Outstanding performances also by the Cupra Born (+312.7%), Opel Frontera (+239.3%) and BYD Seal (+131.1%).
37% of BMW X3 sales in June come from the iX3 BEV variant.
296,378 new cars hit German roads in June, a very solid 15.7% year-on-year improvement. Keep in mind June 2025 was off -13.8% on the year prior. The H1 2026 volume is up 5.8% to 1,484,393. This is to be compared with pre-pandemicΒ June 2019 levels of 325,231 sales for the month and 1,849,000 YTD. BEV sales surge 78.2% to 84,057 and 28.4% share vs. 18.4% in June 2025 and 14.6% two years ago. So far this year, BEVs are up 48% to 368,006 and 24.8% share vs. 17.7% over the same period in 2025 and 12.5% in 2024. PHEVs advance 25.8% to 32,212 and 10.9% share vs. 10% last year and are up 17.9% YTD to 163,793 and 11% share vs. 9.9%.
The Tesla Model Y ranks #3 in Germany in June.
Brand leader Volkswagen (+5.9%) trails its home market and sees its share thaw to 17.2% vs. 18.8% a year ago and 18.4% year-to-date (-4.3%). BMW (+18.6%) reclaims the 2nd spot for the first time this year, with Skoda (+23.5%) also up on rank on last month to #3. Mercedes (+5.9%) falls to #4 and is passed by BMW in the year-to-date ranking. Audi (+17.1%) also shines but is a distant 5th. Seat (+23.8%) and Dacia (+22.1%) are in great shape, with the latter hitting its highest volume since scrappage scheme-crazy 2009. Outside the Top 10, Tesla (+317.6%) and BYD (+273.7%) post surreal gains with Cupra (+39.8%) and Renault (+30.8%) also robust.Β
The Renault Twingo is already the best-selling recent launch in Germany.
Over in the models charts, the VW Golf (+10.4%) manages to increase the gap with the #2, the VW T-Roc (+1.8%) at 2.7% share vs. 2.3%. The Tesla Model Y (+361.9%) surges 23 spots on May to land in third place overall, its best performance since last March. The VW Tiguan (+18.1%) is relegated to 4th place despite a solid gain. The BMW X1 (+18.5%) is also strong at #5, with 49% of its June volume coming from the iX1 BEV variant. The Mini lineup (+59.7%) repeats at #6 ahead of the Mercedes GLC (+67.8%) and Skoda Octavia (+22.4%). The BMW X3 soars 111.7% to #10, the iX3 BEV version representing 37% of its total sales. The best-selling recent launch is the Renault Twingo (#118) ahead of the Kia EV2 (#120) and Mitsubishi Grandis (#128).
7,433 new cars hit Finnish roads in June, a small 1.9% year-on-year improvement. This is enough to tilt the year-to-date volume into positive territory, albeit by just 7 sales at 36,585. Toyota (+70.6%) posts another fantastic month, climbing to 21.9% share, its highest since last October (22%). Skoda (+17.7%) overtakes a plunging Volkswagen (-35.9%) which was #1 a year ago in June 2025. Mercedes (+52.1%), Tesla (+70.4%) and BMW (+39.9%) are all on a roll below. In contrast Volvo (-20.3%) and Kia (-56.4%) implode. Excellent performances by Audi (+31.2%), Seat (+40.8%), Cupra (+173.7%), BYD (+553.8%) and Smart (+204.5%).
For the second month in a row, Toyota places five models inside the Top 6: the Corolla (+84.3%) repeats at #1 followed by the Yaris (+64.7%). The bZ4x (+3400%) surges to third place with 350 sales and 4.7% share, both records. The Yaris Cross (-15.5%) is down three spots on May to #5 and the C-HR (+108.6%) down one to #6. The Tesla Model Y (+63.7%) is once again the odd one out, this time at #4. The new Mercedes CLA (+1530.8%) continues to make waves at #6, with the VW T-Roc (+608.7%) and Tesla Model 3 (+85%) both in outstanding shape. Finally the BMW iX3 breaks into the Top 10 for the first time at #10.
The BMW iX3 breaks into the Swedish Top 10 for the first time.
The Swedish new car market is up 8% year-on-year in June to 29,759 units, tilting the H1 volume into positive territory at +0.6% to 141,851. BEV sales are up 21.3% year-on-year to 13,014 and 43.7% share vs. 38.9% a year ago in June 2025 while PHEVs gain 3.5% to 7,515 and 25.3% share vs. 26.4% last year. This means rechargeable vehicles hold a mammoth 69% share in June vs. 65.3% a year ago. Volvo (+16.6%) brilliantly doubles its home marketβs growth rate to reach 18.4% share vs. 17.3% year-to-date. It is followed like last month by Volkswagen (-5.5%), Kia (+32.8%) and Toyota (+32.1%). BMW (+23.7%) completes the Top 5 in very solid fashion. The biggest gainer in the Top 10 is however Tesla (+56.3%) up to #8. Lynk & Co (+365.9%) and BYD (+350.6%) shoot up below.
The Top 5 models all outpace the market with double-digit gains. The Volvo XC60 (+23.1%) is back in charge for the first time this year with a stunning 7% share, grabbing the YTD leadership in the process. The Tesla Model Y (+57.4%) is up one spot on last month to #2, distancing the Volvo EX/XC40 (+34.4%), Polestar 4 (+21.2%) and VW Tiguan (+50.2%). This the Polestarβs best ranking since last December (#3). Below the Volvo EX30 (-2.5%), the BMW iX3 (+3426.7%) breaks into the Top 10 for the first time, landing at a spectacular 7th place overall with 1.8% share. It ranks #22 year-to-date. The Kia EV2 (#19) is the best-selling recent launch above the Kia EV5 (#23), Volvo EX60 (#41 for its 1st month) and Mazda 6e (#42).