The BYD Dolphin Mini breaks its volume record in May.

The Brazilian new light vehicle market surges another 23.7% year-on-year in May to 263,648 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up 18.6% to 1,099,358. This is well above the first five months of pre-pandemic 2019 (1,035,481). Fiat (+7.7%) trails the market but leads the way again at 18.8% share, vs. 16.4% for #2 Volkswagen (+16.5%). Chevrolet (+28.4%) is strong at #3 but the best performer in the Top 10 is once again BYD (+85.9%) reaching a record ranking (#4), volume (21,704) and share (8.2%). Hyundai (+6.5%) is knocked down to #5, with GWM (+131.2%) breaking into the Top 10 for the first time at #10. Ford (+49%) and Nissan (+40.4%) impress below while newcomer Geely equals its ranking record at #14 and reaches all time high volumes (5,173) and share (2%).

Model wise, the Fiat Strada (+29.9%) continues on its splendid run at 5.8% share, distancing the VW Polo (-18.5%) struggling again. The VW T-Cross (+0.5%) is up two spots on last month to #3, the nameplate’s first appearance inside the Brazilian podium since last January. The Hyundai HB20 (-3.7%) and Fiat Argo (-8.7%) round out the Top 5 but both disappoint. Below the Chevrolet Onix (+25.3%), the BYD Dolphin Mini (+194%) breaks its volume record at 7,577, while the VW Tera (+3784.1%) celebrates one year in market by re-entering the Top 10 at #8. The BYD Dolphin (+166.3%) slices its record ranking in 2 at #15, with the GWM Haval H6 (+78%) up to #20 and the new Geely EX2 up to #22.

Previous month: Brazil April 2026: BYD and Geely smash records in market up 21%

One year ago: Brazil May 2025: Market up 16.4%, BYD up to #6, VW Polo and Honda HR-V shine

Full May 2026 Top 48 All brands and Top 257 All models below.

Brazil May 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Fiat	49,642	18.8%	+ 7.7%	1	221,866	20.2%	+ 11.2%	1	1
2	Volkswagen	43,313	16.4%	+ 16.5%	2	179,994	16.4%	+ 20.8%	2	2
3	Chevrolet	27,712	10.5%	+ 28.4%	3	113,889	10.4%	+ 16.4%	3	3
4	BYD	21,704	8.2%	+ 85.9%	5	77,821	7.1%	+ 96.6%	5	8
5	Hyundai	20,239	7.7%	+ 6.5%	4	80,301	7.3%	+ 14.8%	4	4
6	Toyota	14,817	5.6%	– 5.1%	6	65,444	6.0%	– 11.6%	6	5
7	Renault	11,060	4.2%	+ 1.7%	7	53,011	4.8%	+ 4.8%	7	6
8	Jeep	10,395	3.9%	– 1.3%	9	46,171	4.2%	– 0.5%	8	7
9	Honda	10,287	3.9%	+ 11.4%	8	43,507	4.0%	+ 5.0%	9	9
10	GWM	7,438	2.8%	+ 131.2%	12	28,495	2.6%	+ 132.8%	12	13
11	Nissan	7,120	2.7%	+ 40.4%	11	30,872	2.8%	+ 3.5%	10	10
12	Caoa Chery	6,659	2.5%	+ 8.2%	10	29,857	2.7%	+ 27.0%	11	11
13	Ford	5,223	2.0%	+ 49.0%	13	22,574	2.1%	+ 22.4%	13	12
14	Geely	5,173	2.0%	new	14	12,310	1.1%	new	15	27
15	Citroen	4,575	1.7%	+ 44.4%	15	14,957	1.4%	– 7.9%	14	14
16	Ram	2,514	1.0%	– 1.1%	16	11,867	1.1%	+ 3.7%	16	15
17	Omoda	1,785	0.7%	n/a	17	8,282	0.8%	+ 59057.1%	17	30
18	Peugeot	1,728	0.7%	– 17.4%	20	7,696	0.7%	– 21.8%	18	17
19	Mitsubishi	1,562	0.6%	– 37.6%	18	7,564	0.7%	– 30.4%	19	16
20	Jaecoo	1,391	0.5%	+ 405.8%	24	3,694	0.3%	+ 1091.6%	22	24
21	Mercedes	1,303	0.5%	+ 46.9%	19	6,460	0.6%	+ 66.2%	20	19
22	BMW	1,245	0.5%	– 4.6%	21	5,929	0.5%	– 4.1%	21	18
23	Caoa Changan	1,164	0.4%	new	32	1,464	0.1%	new	31	–
24	Leapmotor	893	0.3%	new	25	2,849	0.3%	new	24	35
25	Iveco	772	0.3%	+ 45.7%	27	1,904	0.2%	+ 7.4%	29	23
26	Jetour	691	0.3%	new	26	1,978	0.2%	new	27	–
27	Volvo	645	0.2%	– 18.4%	23	3,335	0.3%	– 9.3%	23	20
28	Kia	529	0.2%	+ 49.0%	28	2,412	0.2%	+ 42.5%	26	25
29	Porsche	340	0.1%	– 25.3%	29	1,922	0.2%	– 17.6%	28	21
30	Denza	332	0.1%	new	38	786	0.1%	new	35	44
31	Audi	293	0.1%	– 3.9%	30	1,644	0.1%	– 18.2%	30	22
32	Effa	291	0.1%	+ 68.2%	31	1,338	0.1%	+ 48.2%	32	29
33	Land Rover	197	0.1%	– 15.8%	33	1,169	0.1%	– 17.3%	33	28
34	MG	187	0.1%	new	34	939	0.1%	new	34	39
35	Lexus	122	0.0%	+ 177.3%	35	558	0.1%	+ 37.8%	37	33
36	Mini	100	0.0%	– 1.0%	36	596	0.1%	+ 15.3%	36	31
37	Zeekr	49	0.0%	n/a	37	336	0.0%	+ 80.6%	38	36
38	Foton	43	0.0%	+ 4200.0%	39	199	0.0%	+ 19800.0%	40	37
39	JAC	43	0.0%	– 45.6%	41	272	0.0%	– 32.8%	39	34
40	Riddara	42	0.0%	n/a	–	46	0.0%	+ 109.1%	42	41
41	Neta	7	0.0%	n/a	45	102	0.0%	+ 142.9%	41	38
42	Suzuki	6	0.0%	– 95.7%	42	46	0.0%	– 93.7%	43	32
43	Ferrari	5	0.0%	n/a	40	38	0.0%	+ 123.5%	44	43
44	Lamborghini	4	0.0%	n/a	43	20	0.0%	+ 400.0%	46	45
45	McLaren	3	0.0%	+ 50.0%	44	9	0.0%	+ 0.0%	48	46
46	Hitech	2	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	n/a	51	49
47	Rolls Royce	2	0.0%	n/a	–	5	0.0%	n/a	49	51
48	Maserati	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	54	–

Brazil May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Fiat Strada	15,395	5.8%	+ 29.9%	1	68,738	6.3%	+ 34.2%	1	1
2	VW Polo	10,523	4.0%	– 18.5%	2	43,157	3.9%	– 5.6%	2	2
3	VW T-Cross	9,455	3.6%	+ 0.5%	5	36,296	3.3%	+ 1.1%	4	4
4	Hyundai HB20	8,357	3.2%	– 3.7%	8	32,023	2.9%	+ 6.9%	7	5
5	Fiat Argo	8,274	3.1%	– 8.7%	3	36,201	3.3%	– 2.8%	5	3
6	Chevrolet Onix	7,713	2.9%	+ 25.3%	4	37,140	3.4%	+ 34.5%	3	6
7	BYD Dolphin Mini	7,577	2.9%	+ 194.0%	7	29,224	2.7%	+ 158.4%	9	30
8	VW Tera	7,574	2.9%	+ 3784.1%	11	32,132	2.9%	+ 16377.9%	6	21
9	Hyundai Creta	6,599	2.5%	+ 23.7%	6	30,396	2.8%	+ 22.7%	8	7
10	VW Nivus	5,806	2.2%	+ 26.5%	13	23,965	2.2%	+ 34.1%	13	20
11	Fiat Mobi	5,728	2.2%	– 11.3%	12	28,420	2.6%	+ 5.7%	10	8
12	Renault Kwid	5,238	2.0%	– 2.0%	10	25,956	2.4%	+ 23.2%	11	14
13	Hyundai HB20S	5,205	2.0%	+ 17.7%	21	17,349	1.6%	+ 36.7%	21	26
14	Chevrolet Tracker	5,099	1.9%	+ 17.7%	14	24,734	2.2%	+ 11.2%	12	12
15	BYD Dolphin	4,963	1.9%	+ 166.3%	30	12,542	1.1%	+ 161.4%	31	48
16	Fiat Pulse	4,763	1.8%	+ 42.1%	15	20,568	1.9%	+ 25.1%	17	23
17	Jeep Compass	4,584	1.7%	– 19.4%	17	22,910	2.1%	– 0.3%	14	10
18	Honda HR-V	4,549	1.7%	– 29.0%	19	18,343	1.7%	– 29.0%	20	11
19	Fiat Toro	4,405	1.7%	– 6.1%	18	21,700	2.0%	+ 8.9%	15	18
20	GWM Haval H6	4,328	1.6%	+ 78.0%	35	16,199	1.5%	+ 59.2%	24	28
21	Jeep Renegade	4,323	1.6%	+ 18.6%	27	16,524	1.5%	– 4.3%	22	22
22	Geely EX2	4,321	1.6%	new	25	10,397	0.9%	new	40	89
23	Fiat Fastback	4,121	1.6%	– 14.3%	16	20,630	1.9%	+ 2.0%	16	16
24	Toyota Hilux	3,982	1.5%	– 10.0%	20	19,479	1.8%	+ 4.9%	19	19
25	Chevrolet Onix Plus	3,806	1.4%	– 3.0%	23	16,446	1.5%	– 9.0%	23	17
26	Toyota Yaris Cross	3,641	1.4%	new	24	11,727	1.1%	new	36	–
27	BYD Song Pro	3,565	1.4%	+ 107.8%	28	13,666	1.2%	+ 35.2%	29	36
28	Ford Ranger	3,529	1.3%	+ 32.2%	29	14,023	1.3%	+ 7.7%	28	27
29	Toyota Corolla Cross	3,495	1.3%	– 36.6%	26	15,493	1.4%	– 37.4%	25	13
30	Nissan Kait	3,352	1.3%	new	36	12,255	1.1%	new	32	242
31	Honda WR-V	3,254	1.2%	new	32	14,093	1.3%	new	27	69
32	Nissan Kicks	3,197	1.2%	– 11.4%	39	14,328	1.3%	– 27.7%	26	15
33	Fiat Fiorino	3,105	1.2%	+ 51.9%	40	10,793	1.0%	+ 40.4%	39	37
34	VW Saveiro	3,099	1.2%	– 44.0%	9	20,123	1.8%	– 17.2%	18	9
35	Chevrolet S10	3,008	1.1%	+ 8.5%	34	11,797	1.1%	+ 5.6%	35	31
36	VW Virtus	2,931	1.1%	– 11.6%	33	13,242	1.2%	– 1.6%	30	25
37	Chery Tiggo 7	2,883	1.1%	– 10.2%	38	12,092	1.1%	+ 4.3%	33	24
38	Chevrolet Sonic	2,778	1.1%	new	–	2,778	0.3%	new	69	–
39	Citroen Basalt	2,744	1.0%	+ 46.5%	58	6,687	0.6%	– 20.9%	46	39
40	BYD Song Plus	2,742	1.0%	– 5.4%	31	11,240	1.0%	+ 78.4%	37	35
41	Fiat Cronos	2,734	1.0%	+ 2.1%	46	9,665	0.9%	– 23.5%	42	32
42	Chery Tiggo 5X	2,482	0.9%	+ 97.5%	22	11,925	1.1%	+ 149.0%	34	49
43	Chevrolet Spin	2,254	0.9%	+ 2.7%	43	8,022	0.7%	– 4.2%	43	34
44	Toyota Corolla	2,219	0.8%	– 31.4%	37	11,078	1.0%	– 28.0%	38	29
45	BYD King	1,896	0.7%	+ 136.1%	44	6,562	0.6%	+ 20.2%	48	52
46	Ram Rampage	1,858	0.7%	– 14.8%	42	10,017	0.9%	+ 6.2%	41	33
47	VW Taos	1,670	0.6%	+ 71.3%	52	6,191	0.6%	– 19.2%	50	51
48	Omoda 5	1,643	0.6%	new	41	7,625	0.7%	new	44	111
49	Chevrolet Montana	1,542	0.6%	– 17.7%	45	6,766	0.6%	– 19.8%	45	38
50	Honda City	1,502	0.6%	+ 15.4%	49	5,932	0.5%	– 14.2%	51	44
51	Jeep Commander	1,456	0.6%	+ 21.4%	50	6,672	0.6%	+ 10.7%	47	43
52	Jaecoo 7	1,391	0.5%	+ 405.8%	64	3,694	0.3%	+ 1087.8%	64	65
53	Chery Tiggo 8	1,289	0.5%	– 13.1%	51	5,773	0.5%	– 9.9%	52	42
54	Citroen C3	1,267	0.5%	+ 45.6%	48	5,634	0.5%	+ 9.0%	54	50
55	Renault Kardian	1,266	0.5%	– 13.0%	47	6,272	0.6%	– 30.7%	49	40
56	Renault Boreal	1,244	0.5%	new	55	4,776	0.4%	new	58	93
57	Renault Duster	1,225	0.5%	– 7.3%	56	5,241	0.5%	– 26.9%	55	41
58	GWM Haval H9	1,220	0.5%	new	60	4,866	0.4%	new	57	112
59	Toyota Hilux SW4	1,187	0.5%	– 11.0%	53	5,661	0.5%	– 18.8%	53	45
60	VW Tiguan	1,187	0.5%	+ 660.9%	107	1,432	0.1%	+ 112.8%	88	92
61	CAOA Changan Uni-T	1,164	0.4%	new	91	1,461	0.1%	new	86	–
62	Chevrolet Spark EUV	1,054	0.4%	new	54	3,085	0.3%	new	67	102
63	Mitsubishi Triton	971	0.4%	+ 8.9%	59	4,213	0.4%	+ 49.9%	61	55
64	Honda City Hatch	964	0.4%	– 19.3%	63	4,895	0.4%	– 21.0%	56	47
65	Peugeot 2008	954	0.4%	– 21.6%	69	3,779	0.3%	– 34.3%	63	54
66	Geely EX5	852	0.3%	new	77	1,913	0.2%	new	75	134
67	Renault Master	839	0.3%	– 42.3%	61	4,480	0.4%	– 31.9%	60	46
68	Renault Oroch	825	0.3%	– 5.4%	57	4,599	0.4%	– 3.7%	59	53
69	Iveco Daily	772	0.3%	+ 45.7%	71	1,904	0.2%	+ 7.4%	76	62
70	GWM Poer P30	753	0.3%	new	67	2,497	0.2%	new	71	114
71	Mercedes Sprinter	716	0.3%	+ 550.9%	65	3,416	0.3%	+ 453.6%	65	68
72	Ford Territory	700	0.3%	+ 272.3%	62	4,096	0.4%	+ 82.4%	62	59
73	Leapmotor C10	630	0.2%	new	70	2,334	0.2%	new	74	151
74	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	526	0.2%	– 37.5%	66	2,855	0.3%	– 17.0%	68	56
75	Peugeot 208	508	0.2%	– 34.1%	72	2,618	0.2%	– 23.2%	70	57
76	GWM Ora 03	490	0.2%	+ 170.7%	80	1,587	0.1%	+ 33.8%	81	81
77	Ram Dakota	477	0.2%	new	74	1,426	0.1%	new	89	–
78	Fiat Titano	467	0.2%	– 28.9%	75	2,336	0.2%	– 38.8%	73	60
79	Ford Maverick	439	0.2%	+ 194.6%	89	1,802	0.2%	+ 181.6%	77	73
80	BMW X1	397	0.2%	– 14.3%	84	1,761	0.2%	– 14.1%	79	61
81	VW Amarok	380	0.1%	+ 1166.7%	73	1,413	0.1%	– 29.4%	90	86
82	Fiat Ducato	374	0.1%	+ 36.5%	98	1,360	0.1%	– 28.4%	91	80
83	Renault Kangoo	372	0.1%	– 12.3%	78	1,332	0.1%	– 6.9%	92	71
84	Kia K2500	369	0.1%	+ 43.6%	83	1,762	0.2%	+ 63.0%	78	85
85	GWM Tank 300	365	0.1%	– 39.6%	81	2,415	0.2%	+ 175.4%	72	78
86	Nissan Versa	357	0.1%	– 36.5%	68	3,112	0.3%	– 29.6%	66	58
87	VW Delivery Express	337	0.1%	+ 59.7%	97	1,111	0.1%	+ 17.1%	96	90
88	Denza B5	332	0.1%	new	127	786	0.1%	new	108	243
89	Jetour T2	313	0.1%	new	86	942	0.1%	new	103	–
90	BMW 3 Series	310	0.1%	– 26.9%	87	1,526	0.1%	– 12.7%	83	72
91	BYD Yuan Pro	300	0.1%	– 46.0%	99	1,475	0.1%	+ 20.1%	85	67
92	Citroen Aircross	285	0.1%	new	82	1,535	0.1%	new	82	126
93	Jetour S06	284	0.1%	new	104	627	0.1%	new	114	–
94	GWM Wey 07	282	0.1%	new	94	931	0.1%	new	104	150
95	Fiat Scudo	275	0.1%	+ 27.9%	100	1,449	0.1%	– 10.2%	87	75
96	BYD Yuan Plus	273	0.1%	– 63.6%	95	1,487	0.1%	+ 55.2%	84	99
97	Leapmotor B10	263	0.1%	new	101	515	0.0%	new	123	–
98	Chevrolet Trailblazer	259	0.1%	+ 83.7%	76	1,144	0.1%	+ 48.8%	94	94
99	Effa V21	241	0.1%	+ 79.9%	96	1,110	0.1%	+ 66.7%	97	96
100	BMW X3	227	0.1%	+ 587.9%	93	1,082	0.1%	+ 488.0%	98	130
101	BYD Atto 8	227	0.1%	new	90	570	0.1%	new	119	–
102	Volvo XC60	222	0.1%	+ 22.7%	92	1,132	0.1%	+ 7.9%	95	77
103	Citroen Jumpy	215	0.1%	+ 1553.8%	115	638	0.1%	+ 202.4%	112	139
104	Ford Transit	202	0.1%	– 39.3%	105	947	0.1%	– 18.6%	101	87
105	VW Golf	196	0.1%	n/a	–	196	0.0%	n/a	155	–
106	Nissan Frontier	186	0.1%	– 48.8%	108	845	0.1%	– 76.5%	106	63
107	Toyota Hiace	183	0.1%	n/a	109	947	0.1%	n/a	102	165
108	Volvo EX30	179	0.1%	– 58.3%	85	1,208	0.1%	– 29.1%	93	79
109	Peugeot Expert	171	0.1%	+ 256.3%	106	834	0.1%	+ 146.0%	107	120
110	Ford Bronco Sport	170	0.1%	+ 314.6%	103	967	0.1%	+ 60.9%	100	88
111	MG 4	157	0.1%	n/a	113	561	0.1%	n/a	120	234
112	VW Jetta	148	0.1%	+ 169.1%	117	717	0.1%	+ 64.1%	110	122
113	Omoda 7	142	0.1%	new	116	657	0.1%	new	111	183
114	Ford F-150	131	0.0%	+ 36.5%	120	502	0.0%	+ 0.4%	124	115
115	Mercedes GLA	128	0.0%	+ 45.5%	125	454	0.0%	– 12.0%	127	116
116	Mercedes GLC Coupe	122	0.0%	n/a	112	549	0.0%	n/a	121	146
117	BYD Seal	121	0.0%	– 68.8%	132	636	0.1%	– 42.0%	113	82
118	Porsche 911	114	0.0%	+ 72.7%	130	593	0.1%	+ 56.9%	117	123
119	Ram 3500	112	0.0%	– 41.7%	124	286	0.0%	– 66.0%	143	107
120	Audi Q5	110	0.0%	+ 10.0%	118	719	0.1%	+ 23.5%	109	110
121	Land Rover Defender	109	0.0%	+ 98.2%	126	543	0.0%	+ 44.4%	122	132
122	Porsche Cayenne	107	0.0%	– 43.4%	121	603	0.1%	– 17.8%	116	101
123	BMW X2	104	0.0%	– 30.2%	156	238	0.0%	– 47.5%	148	104
124	Chevrolet Equinox	103	0.0%	– 14.2%	110	588	0.1%	– 29.3%	118	91
125	Jetour T1	94	0.0%	new	114	409	0.0%	new	129	–
126	Volvo EX40	91	0.0%	+ 355.0%	138	284	0.0%	+ 1320.0%	144	155
127	Mercedes C Class	85	0.0%	– 30.9%	119	482	0.0%	– 13.0%	126	105
128	Kia Sportage	83	0.0%	+ 97.6%	147	319	0.0%	– 0.9%	141	147
129	Porsche Macan	76	0.0%	– 35.0%	129	499	0.0%	– 28.3%	125	100
130	Volvo XC90	76	0.0%	– 20.0%	128	422	0.0%	– 14.7%	128	128
131	Mercedes GLC	74	0.0%	– 66.5%	133	367	0.0%	– 56.9%	134	103
132	Lexus NX	73	0.0%	+ 170.4%	136	326	0.0%	+ 92.9%	139	149
133	Toyota GR Yaris	71	0.0%	new	–	71	0.0%	new	194	–
134	Vovlo EC40	68	0.0%	+ 134.5%	152	268	0.0%	+ 824.1%	146	148
135	Ram 2500	66	0.0%	– 15.4%	153	125	0.0%	– 69.3%	171	143
136	BMW X5	61	0.0%	n/a	137	396	0.0%	+ 5.6%	131	118
137	Mitsubishi Outlander	59	0.0%	n/a	135	377	0.0%	n/a	133	124
138	Mini Hatch 3 Portas	56	0.0%	– 3.4%	143	310	0.0%	+ 0.3%	142	129
139	Mercedes GLB	55	0.0%	– 65.8%	122	398	0.0%	– 4.3%	130	108
140	Citroen Jumper	52	0.0%	+ 30.0%	142	186	0.0%	+ 17.0%	157	168
141	Hyundai Kona	52	0.0%	+ 333.3%	139	326	0.0%	+ 482.1%	138	142
142	Audi A5	51	0.0%	+ 628.6%	141	354	0.0%	+ 224.8%	135	131
143	Peugeot Boxer	50	0.0%	+ 92.3%	123	243	0.0%	+ 105.9%	147	170
144	Renault Koleos	48	0.0%	new	150	126	0.0%	new	170	–
145	Ford Mustang	47	0.0%	+ 113.6%	148	206	0.0%	– 24.5%	154	135
146	Peugeot Partner Rapid	44	0.0%	n/a	144	221	0.0%	n/a	151	184
147	Riddara RD6	42	0.0%	new	–	46	0.0%	+ 142.1%	211	222
148	Mercedes GLE	41	0.0%	– 46.8%	155	216	0.0%	– 44.0%	153	138
149	Mercedes GLE Coupe	41	0.0%	n/a	163	183	0.0%	n/a	158	177
150	Effa V22	40	0.0%	+ 73.9%	170	181	0.0%	– 1.6%	159	156
151	Toyota RAV4	39	0.0%	– 87.5%	154	969	0.1%	– 16.7%	99	84
152	Chevrolet Captiva	38	0.0%	n/a	111	891	0.1%	n/a	105	172
153	Foton Tunland	38	0.0%	+ 3700.0%	146	194	0.0%	+ 19300.0%	156	163
154	Kia Carnival	34	0.0%	+ 3.0%	176	109	0.0%	– 10.7%	177	174
155	Land Rover Discovery	33	0.0%	– 5.7%	164	142	0.0%	– 65.0%	167	144
156	Audi Q3	32	0.0%	– 69.8%	198	44	0.0%	– 94.1%	214	127
157	Chevrolet Silverado	31	0.0%	– 52.3%	140	385	0.0%	+ 30.5%	132	133
158	Jeep Wrangler	31	0.0%	+ 3000.0%	216	62	0.0%	+ 87.9%	199	191
159	BYD Shark	30	0.0%	– 70.9%	131	338	0.0%	– 37.1%	136	121
160	Kia Niro	30	0.0%	+ 100.0%	162	162	0.0%	+ 54.3%	163	173
161	Range Rover Sport	30	0.0%	n/a	151	153	0.0%	n/a	166	179
162	BMW X6	29	0.0%	– 39.6%	159	170	0.0%	– 16.3%	162	154
163	Zeekr 7X	29	0.0%	new	149	178	0.0%	new	160	201
164	Nissan Sentra	28	0.0%	– 94.8%	145	332	0.0%	– 83.3%	137	64
165	Mini Countryman	25	0.0%	+ 31.6%	160	175	0.0%	+ 80.4%	161	171
166	Porsche Panamera	24	0.0%	– 11.1%	168	128	0.0%	– 33.7%	169	161
167	Audi A3 Sedan	23	0.0%	– 51.1%	183	94	0.0%	– 57.3%	183	152
168	Audi RS3 Sedan	23	0.0%	n/a	200	57	0.0%	n/a	201	230
169	Lexus UX	23	0.0%	n/a	177	105	0.0%	+ 2000.0%	179	196
170	Lexus RX	22	0.0%	n/a	169	118	0.0%	n/a	173	187
171	Chevrolet Blazer EV	21	0.0%	+ 2000.0%	173	104	0.0%	+ 477.8%	181	199
172	BMW 2 Series Gran Coupe	19	0.0%	+ 850.0%	172	136	0.0%	+ 2166.7%	168	200
173	JAC Hunter	19	0.0%	+ 11.8%	202	159	0.0%	– 3.0%	164	160
174	Mini Aceman	19	0.0%	new	174	111	0.0%	new	176	205
175	MG Cyberster	18	0.0%	new	178	54	0.0%	new	204	240
176	BMW M3	17	0.0%	+ 6.3%	167	117	0.0%	+ 143.8%	174	188
177	Mercedes G class	16	0.0%	– 11.1%	166	97	0.0%	+ 6.6%	182	194
178	JAC EJV5.5	15	0.0%	new	–	20	0.0%	new	234	–
179	BMW M2	13	0.0%	+ 18.2%	180	105	0.0%	+ 10.5%	178	164
180	BMW X7	13	0.0%	n/a	192	71	0.0%	– 24.5%	193	182
181	Hyundai Palisade	13	0.0%	n/a	185	74	0.0%	n/a	192	212
182	Range Rover Evoque	13	0.0%	– 38.1%	171	105	0.0%	– 34.4%	180	167
183	Audi Q8	12	0.0%	+ 0.0%	193	62	0.0%	– 34.7%	198	176
184	Citroen C3 Aircross	12	0.0%	– 96.7%	161	277	0.0%	– 87.4%	145	70
185	MG S5	12	0.0%	new	134	324	0.0%	new	140	253
186	Porsche Boxster	12	0.0%	– 72.1%	190	49	0.0%	– 78.0%	208	162
187	Audi Q7	11	0.0%	+ 37.5%	206	50	0.0%	– 15.3%	205	195
188	Audi SQ5	11	0.0%	n/a	187	86	0.0%	n/a	185	214
189	BMW 1 Series	11	0.0%	+ 1000.0%	188	60	0.0%	+ 757.1%	200	271
190	BMW IX1	11	0.0%	– 80.4%	210	67	0.0%	– 58.6%	195	157
191	Kia Sorento	11	0.0%	n/a	213	43	0.0%	n/a	215	–
192	Zeekr 001	11	0.0%	new	205	46	0.0%	new	212	231
193	BMW 4 Series Cabrio	10	0.0%	– 16.7%	179	55	0.0%	+ 44.7%	202	197
194	Effa V25	10	0.0%	– 37.5%	211	47	0.0%	– 11.3%	210	198
195	Honda CR-V	10	0.0%	– 85.9%	184	124	0.0%	– 71.2%	172	136
196	Audi A3	9	0.0%	+ 125.0%	189	75	0.0%	+ 87.5%	189	175
197	Volvo EX90	9	0.0%	– 64.0%	244	20	0.0%	– 54.5%	235	211
198	Zeekr X	9	0.0%	n/a	158	112	0.0%	+ 229.4%	175	193
199	Hyundai Tucson	8	0.0%	– 95.7%	212	50	0.0%	– 94.3%	206	109
200	BMW iX2	7	0.0%	n/a	236	15	0.0%	n/a	242	218
201	VW ID.Buzz	7	0.0%	n/a	235	12	0.0%	+ 140.0%	247	238
202	Chevrolet Camaro	6	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	8	0.0%	– 33.3%	252	248
203	Land Rover Discovery Sport	6	0.0%	– 82.9%	165	159	0.0%	+ 59.0%	165	178
204	Mercedes E Class	6	0.0%	– 25.0%	195	50	0.0%	– 9.1%	207	207
205	Mitsubishi Pajero Sport	6	0.0%	– 97.0%	234	34	0.0%	– 96.4%	218	98
206	Porsche Cayman	6	0.0%	– 50.0%	196	27	0.0%	– 67.5%	224	192
207	Suzuki Vitara	6	0.0%	n/a	223	21	0.0%	n/a	233	–
208	Audi RS6 Avant	5	0.0%	– 28.6%	209	25	0.0%	– 21.9%	225	210
209	BYD Sealion 7	5	0.0%	new	–	5	0.0%	new	264	–
210	BYD Tan	5	0.0%	– 68.8%	203	74	0.0%	+ 48.0%	191	186
211	Chery Arrizo 6	5	0.0%	– 97.5%	224	67	0.0%	– 90.7%	196	106
212	Ford Mustang Mach-E	5	0.0%	n/a	175	30	0.0%	n/a	220	226
213	Foton eView Grand	5	0.0%	n/a	–	5	0.0%	n/a	267	287
214	Honda ZR-V	5	0.0%	– 97.7%	201	84	0.0%	– 91.6%	187	97
215	Hyundai HR	5	0.0%	– 98.7%	215	75	0.0%	– 95.3%	190	83
216	JAC E-JS1	5	0.0%	– 91.5%	–	83	0.0%	– 64.1%	188	153
217	Mercedes CLA	5	0.0%	– 93.5%	182	90	0.0%	– 62.2%	184	137
218	Mercedes GLS	5	0.0%	n/a	219	41	0.0%	n/a	216	245
219	Neta Aya	5	0.0%	n/a	256	35	0.0%	n/a	217	229
220	Range Rover	5	0.0%	– 94.4%	222	22	0.0%	– 93.2%	232	158
221	Audi RS Q8	4	0.0%	n/a	208	22	0.0%	n/a	231	244
222	BMW i7	4	0.0%	n/a	221	23	0.0%	n/a	229	264
223	BMW X4	4	0.0%	– 93.9%	229	32	0.0%	– 92.9%	219	145
224	JAC E- JS3	4	0.0%	new	–	4	0.0%	new	276	–
225	Lexus RZ	4	0.0%	n/a	225	8	0.0%	n/a	254	–
226	BMW 5 Series	3	0.0%	– 82.4%	194	28	0.0%	– 62.7%	222	189
227	Ferrari 812 GTS	3	0.0%	n/a	249	5	0.0%	n/a	265	292
228	Lamborghini Huracan	3	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	n/a	277	294
229	Mercedes AMG SL Roadster	3	0.0%	n/a	218	16	0.0%	n/a	240	–
230	Mercedes E-Sprinter	3	0.0%	n/a	–	24	0.0%	n/a	228	235
231	BMW i4	2	0.0%	n/a	207	10	0.0%	n/a	249	270
232	BMW IX	2	0.0%	– 50.0%	228	15	0.0%	– 68.1%	241	208
233	Ferrari 296 GTB	2	0.0%	n/a	248	6	0.0%	n/a	261	274
234	Hitech-E Ecotech 2	2	0.0%	n/a	251	4	0.0%	n/a	275	–
235	Honda Accord	2	0.0%	– 87.5%	239	19	0.0%	– 84.9%	236	180
236	McLaren 750S	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	3	0.0%	+ 200.0%	283	300
237	Mercedes S Class	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	233	10	0.0%	+ 400.0%	250	252
238	Neta X	2	0.0%	n/a	257	67	0.0%	n/a	197	225
239	Renault Kwid E-tech	2	0.0%	– 71.4%	191	219	0.0%	+ 217.4%	152	125
240	Rolls Royce Cullinan	2	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	n/a	279	288
241	Audi Q6 e-tron	1	0.0%	new	220	27	0.0%	new	223	277
242	Audi Q8 e-tron	1	0.0%	n/a	247	7	0.0%	n/a	256	213
243	BMW IX3	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	–	6	0.0%	– 76.9%	260	228
244	Fiat 500	1	0.0%	n/a	–	6	0.0%	n/a	263	276
245	Honda Civic	1	0.0%	– 97.0%	252	17	0.0%	– 98.2%	238	119
246	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	–	2	0.0%	– 97.7%	286	216
247	Kia EV5	1	0.0%	new	240	5	0.0%	new	269	260
248	Kia Stonic	1	0.0%	– 87.5%	253	11	0.0%	– 80.7%	248	215
249	Lamborghini Urus	1	0.0%	n/a	241	13	0.0%	n/a	245	251
250	Maserati MC20	1	0.0%	new	–	1	0.0%	new	304	–
251	McLaren Artura	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	242	5	0.0%	– 16.7%	270	263
252	Mercedes AMG GT	1	0.0%	n/a	217	17	0.0%	n/a	239	–
253	Peugeot 3008	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	307	268
254	Porsche Taycan	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	199	23	0.0%	– 25.8%	230	233
255	Ram 1500	1	0.0%	– 98.9%	258	13	0.0%	– 98.3%	246	117
256	Range Rover Velar	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	197	45	0.0%	– 21.1%	213	206
257	Renault Sandero	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	4	0.0%	– 97.7%	278	185

Source: Manufacturers

New research is causing quite some controversy on Reddit — but it makes some very interesting points.

Apple's new Siri, empowered by a custom Google Gemini model in the cloud, was supposed to run on Apple silicon, or so the maker of iPhones had assured not too long ago. Yet, Apple has struggled to accommodate Google's behemoth of a model on its own servers, forcing the Cupertino-based tech giant to resort to a NVIDIA GPU-based band-aid of sorts to safeguard at least a shred of its privacy-related credentials, all the while hosting the Siri-enabling Gemini model on Google's servers. Apple has to host the new Siri-enabling behemoth of a model on Google's servers for optimal inference, and […]

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The Vauxhall Frontera ends May in 9th place.

New car sales in the UK gain 7.1% year-on-year in May to 160,662 units, the best May result since pre-pandemic 2019 but still -12.6% below the level of 7 years ago. The year-to-date volume after 5 months is up 8.7% to 924,763. Encouragingly, private sales are up 17.2% to 65,781 and 40.9% share vs. 37.4% a year ago while fleet sales are up just 1.8% to 91,765 and 57.1% share vs. 60% in May 2025. Business sales drop -18.8% to 3,116 and 1.9% share vs. 2.6%. In terms of power source, BEVs surge 34.2% to 43,931 and 27.3% share vs. 21.8% a year ago, PHEVs are up 23.9% to 22,167 and 13.8% share vs. 11.9%, HEVs edge up 1.8% to 20,719 and 12.9% share vs. 13.6%, petrol is down -7.1% to 66,223 and 41.2% share vs. 47.5% and diesel skids -2.2% to 7,622 and 4.7% share vs. 5.2%.

Looking at the brands ranking, Volkswagen (+4%) easily stays on top at 8.8% share, significantly above the 8% it holds year-to-date. Audi (+12.4%) leapfrogs past Kia (+4.4%), BMW (-8.8%) and Ford (-18.6%) to land in 2nd place, a ranking it last held in November. Vauxhall (+9.4%) delivers a rare strong month and climbs back up five spots on April to #5. MG (+12.6%) is also strong at #6 and 4.6% share. Hyundai (-16.3%) and Skoda (-10.9%) are hit hard below. Further down, Jaecoo (+210.1%) is up five ranks on last month to #13, a new ranking record for the brand eclipsing the #17 of last March. BYD (+70.5%) is also on fire at #14 while Mini (+78.7%) does even better at #15. Omoda (+84.6%), Citroen (+60.1%) and Tesla (+45.5%) make themselves noticed.

Model-wise, the Ford Puma (+8.8%) and Kia Sportage (+5.6%) are in the lead again while the Vauxhall Corsa (+14.2%) is up four ranks on last month to #3, the nameplate’s first podium finish since April 2025. Surprise leader in March, the Jaecoo 7 is back up six spots to #4 and remains at #3 year-to-date. The Nissan Qashqai (-7.4%) is in difficulty and rounds out the Top 5. The VW Golf (+42.5%), Mini Cooper (+25.3%) and VW Tiguan (+21.6%) are all in outstanding shape below. Finally, the Vauxhall Frontera breaks into the UK Top 10 for the very first time at #9 with 1.5% share.

Previous month: UK April 2026: Market up 24% on low year-ago volumes, Omoda 5 breaks into Top 10

One year ago: UK May 2025: Stable market (+1.6%), Hyundai Kona hits record ranking

Full May 2026 Top 55 All brands and Top 10 models below.

UK May 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Volkswagen	14,110	8.8%	+ 4.0%	1	73,988	8.0%	– 4.2%	1	1
2	Audi	9,098	5.7%	+ 12.4%	5	47,231	5.1%	+ 7.6%	5	5
3	Kia	8,955	5.6%	+ 4.4%	2	52,493	5.7%	+ 1.0%	2	4
4	BMW	8,503	5.3%	– 8.8%	3	51,110	5.5%	– 3.5%	3	2
5	Vauxhall	7,675	4.8%	+ 9.4%	10	41,404	4.5%	+ 4.7%	7	13
6	MG	7,463	4.6%	+ 12.6%	6	38,346	4.1%	+ 9.4%	8	10
7	Ford	6,911	4.3%	– 18.6%	4	47,915	5.2%	– 4.5%	4	3
8	Skoda	6,621	4.1%	– 10.9%	8	37,296	4.0%	+ 5.1%	9	11
9	Mercedes	6,552	4.1%	– 7.5%	7	41,837	4.5%	+ 4.9%	6	9
10	Toyota	6,187	3.9%	– 4.5%	14	36,576	4.0%	– 3.6%	10	7
11	Hyundai	6,077	3.8%	– 16.3%	9	36,355	3.9%	– 6.0%	11	6
12	Renault	5,646	3.5%	+ 8.2%	15	29,291	3.2%	+ 7.4%	16	15
13	Jaecoo	5,207	3.2%	+ 210.1%	18	27,996	3.0%	+ 369.2%	18	23
14	BYD	5,157	3.2%	+ 70.5%	12	31,553	3.4%	+ 113.1%	14	17
15	Mini	5,151	3.2%	+ 78.7%	16	23,965	2.6%	+ 29.9%	19	18
16	Peugeot	5,114	3.2%	– 16.9%	11	35,310	3.8%	– 13.0%	12	12
17	Land Rover	4,934	3.1%	+ 6.3%	19	30,247	3.3%	+ 2.3%	15	16
18	Volvo	4,918	3.1%	– 0.3%	13	29,035	3.1%	+ 3.2%	17	14
19	Nissan	4,832	3.0%	– 29.8%	17	33,221	3.6%	– 16.2%	13	8
20	Cupra	3,484	2.2%	+ 14.7%	20	18,655	2.0%	+ 22.1%	20	20
21	Chery	3,166	2.0%	new	22	14,143	1.5%	new	24	34
22	Tesla	2,934	1.8%	+ 45.5%	33	15,504	1.7%	+ 3.3%	21	19
23	Omoda	2,754	1.7%	+ 84.6%	21	15,078	1.6%	+ 169.4%	22	27
24	Citroen	2,084	1.3%	+ 60.1%	23	14,226	1.5%	+ 114.0%	23	26
25	Dacia	2,048	1.3%	– 5.1%	24	12,298	1.3%	– 8.2%	26	22
26	Suzuki	1,656	1.0%	+ 45.0%	27	11,565	1.3%	+ 43.1%	27	29
27	Porsche	1,539	1.0%	+ 10.9%	26	7,580	0.8%	– 4.6%	29	28
28	Seat	1,412	0.9%	– 23.6%	34	7,032	0.8%	– 33.9%	30	25
29	Polestar	1,305	0.8%	+ 11.2%	31	6,532	0.7%	+ 14.0%	31	30
30	Mazda	1,276	0.8%	– 51.7%	30	12,945	1.4%	– 14.7%	25	21
31	Honda	1,241	0.8%	– 13.5%	29	9,747	1.1%	– 15.6%	28	24
32	Lexus	1,177	0.7%	– 21.3%	28	6,400	0.7%	– 7.8%	32	31
33	Geely	1,134	0.7%	new	25	4,378	0.5%	new	35	47
34	Leapmotor	944	0.6%	+ 863.3%	36	4,620	0.5%	+ 1057.9%	34	35
35	Jeep	685	0.4%	– 36.7%	32	5,294	0.6%	– 11.5%	33	32
36	Fiat	606	0.4%	– 39.8%	35	2,926	0.3%	– 45.6%	36	33
37	Alpine	368	0.2%	+ 843.6%	37	1,453	0.2%	+ 952.9%	37	39
38	Alfa Romeo	290	0.2%	+ 82.4%	39	1,239	0.1%	+ 11.7%	39	36
39	Changan	287	0.2%	new	38	1,256	0.1%	new	38	49
40	Smart	165	0.1%	+ 75.5%	40	905	0.1%	+ 39.0%	40	38
41	Genesis	116	0.1%	– 31.4%	43	479	0.1%	– 23.8%	44	42
42	Lotus	85	0.1%	+ 51.8%	44	384	0.0%	– 48.4%	45	n/a
43	Xpeng	81	0.1%	+ 1250.0%	42	522	0.1%	+ 923.5%	43	45
44	Subaru	70	0.0%	– 39.7%	45	779	0.1%	– 24.5%	41	37
45	Abarth	69	0.0%	+ 176.0%	46	198	0.0%	+ 7.6%	46	50
46	KGM	63	0.0%	– 37.6%	41	734	0.1%	+ 7.0%	42	41
47	Maserati	55	0.0%	+ 129.2%	47	191	0.0%	+ 38.4%	47	48
48	Aion	31	0.0%	new	–	31	0.0%	new	51	–
49	Ineos	16	0.0%	– 44.8%	48	117	0.0%	+ 10.4%	49	51
50	GWM Ora	12	0.0%	– 63.6%	49	137	0.0%	– 12.7%	48	46
51	Mitsubishi	12	0.0%	n/a	–	12	0.0%	n/a	54
52	DS	9	0.0%	– 93.6%	50	68	0.0%	– 81.7%	50	43
53	Chevrolet	8	0.0%	n/a	51	30	0.0%	– 3.2%	52	52
54	Skywell	7	0.0%	n/a	52	26	0.0%	+ 188.9%	53	54
54	Maxus	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	–	2	0.0%	– 94.3%	55	53
55	Jaguar	0	0.0%	n/a	–	7	0.0%	– 99.6%	54	40
–	Other British	210	0.1%	+ 10.5%	–	1,315	0.1%	– 13.4%	–	–
–	Other Imports	150	0.1%	– 7.4%	–	596	0.1%	– 33.3%	–	–

UK May 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Ford Puma	4,019	2.5%	+ 8.8%	1	24,358	2.6%	+ 11.0%	1	1
2	Kia Sportage	3,439	2.1%	+ 5.6%	2	21,274	2.3%	+ 8.3%	2	2
3	Vauxhall Corsa	3,075	1.9%	+ 14.2%	7	15,863	1.7%	– 4.1%	5	4
4	Jaecoo 7	3,027	1.9%	n/a	10	20,695	2.2%	n/a	3	13
5	Nissan Qashqai	2,859	1.8%	– 7.4%	3	18,558	2.0%	+ 8.7%	4	3
6	VW Golf	2,637	1.6%	+ 42.5%	4	14,658	1.6%	+ 3.2%	6	6
7	Mini Cooper	2,605	1.6%	+ 25.3%	5	13,291	1.4%	n/a	9	12
8	VW Tiguan	2,395	1.5%	+ 21.6%	8	12,647	1.4%	+ 0.1%	10	9
9	Vauxhall Frontera	2,372	1.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	128
10	Hyundai Tucson	2,194	1.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
n/a	MG HS	2,182	1.4%	+ 42.4%	9	13,475	1.5%	+ 7.4%	8	8
n/a	Volvo XC40	2,118	1.3%	+ 6.2%	n/a	13,478	1.5%	+ 6.9%	7	7

Source: SMMT

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