Cyprus May 2026: BYD up to record #3, Kia monopolises podium

22 June 2026 at 11:00

Kia Xceed sales double year-on-year in May, awaiting the new model (pictured).

Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cypriot new car market edging down -1.2% year-on-year in May to 1,312 units. The year-to-date volume remains in stark negative at -11.1% to just 6,111. Kia (+16.7%) defies the negative context to reach 20.2% share, its second consecutive month above the 20% milestone. In 2nd place, Toyota (+36.9%) is in even better shape and progresses to 11.6% share vs. 8.2% year-to-date. Newcomer BYD, launched last July, breaks into the Cypriot podium for the very first time and holds 6.8% of the market. Land Rover (+252.9%) surges to #7 with Renault (+16.7%) and Mercedes (+13.2%) are also solid in the remainder of the Top 10.

Model-wise, the Kia Stonic (-5.9%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date despite a slight YoY loss. In fact Kia spectacularly monopolises the podium with the Xceed (+102.9%) and EV3 (+67.7%) in tow. At #5, the Sportage (stable) makes it four Kias in the Top 5. The odd one out is the Toyota C-HR (+144.4%) up eight spots on last month to #4. The Renault Captur (+100%) doubles its sales YoY and surges from outside the April Top 20 directly to #8. Meanwhile the BYD Seal U manages a second ever Top 10 finish at #9.

Previous month: Cyprus April 2026: Hyundai Tucson #1, Kia Stonic #1 YTD

One year ago: Cyprus May 2025: Volkswagen up 46.3%, Jeep Avenger on podium

Full May 2026 Top 35 All brands and Top 20 models below.

Cyprus May 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia	265	20.2%	+ 16.7%	1	1,038	17.0%	– 17.2%	1	1
2	Toyota	152	11.6%	+ 36.9%	5	501	8.2%	– 16.6%	3	2
3	BYD	89	6.8%	new	4	388	6.3%	new	5	18
4	BMW	71	5.4%	– 5.3%	6	361	5.9%	– 11.3%	7	6
5	Nissan	66	5.0%	– 37.7%	7	568	9.3%	– 2.2%	2	5
6	Renault	63	4.8%	+ 16.7%	8	240	3.9%	– 17.8%	9	8
7	Land Rover	60	4.6%	+ 252.9%	11	176	2.9%	+ 25.7%	12	15
8	Mercedes	60	4.6%	+ 13.2%	9	286	4.7%	– 21.6%	8	7
9	Jeep	57	4.3%	– 6.6%	10	215	3.5%	– 24.3%	10	9
10	Skoda	49	3.7%	– 18.3%	15	134	2.2%	– 21.6%	14	13
11	Volkswagen	49	3.7%	– 72.8%	3	396	6.5%	– 36.7%	4	4
12	Dacia	42	3.2%	+ 5.0%	12	194	3.2%	+ 16.9%	11	11
13	Ford	41	3.1%	– 12.8%	16	129	2.1%	– 46.0%	15	12
14	Hyundai	40	3.0%	– 56.5%	2	368	6.0%	– 36.3%	6	3
15	Peugeot	30	2.3%	+ 66.7%	13	126	2.1%	+ 80.0%	16	19
16	Audi	27	2.1%	– 57.8%	14	154	2.5%	– 39.6%	13	10
17	Mini	20	1.5%	+ 100.0%	18	93	1.5%	– 41.5%	19	14
18	Volvo	20	1.5%	+ 53.8%	26	104	1.7%	– 15.4%	17	17
19	Lexus	18	1.4%	+ 38.5%	22	79	1.3%	– 1.3%	20	20
20	Porsche	14	1.1%	– 39.1%	20	99	1.6%	– 27.2%	18	16
21	Citroen	11	0.8%	+ 83.3%	30	50	0.8%	+ 316.7%	25	28
22	Cupra	10	0.8%	+ 11.1%	23	54	0.9%	+ 25.6%	22	22
23	Ssangyong	10	0.8%	+ 25.0%	21	54	0.9%	+ 50.0%	23	25
24	MG	8	0.6%	+ 100.0%	17	75	1.2%	+ 150.0%	21	21
25	Suzuki	7	0.5%	– 30.0%	25	30	0.5%	+ 0.0%	27	27
26	Opel	6	0.5%	+ 20.0%	29	24	0.4%	+ 50.0%	30	29
27	Mazda	5	0.4%	– 28.6%	28	28	0.5%	– 24.3%	28	26
28	BAIC	4	0.3%	new	27	26	0.4%	new	29	–
29	Honda	4	0.3%	– 42.9%	24	52	0.9%	+ 10.6%	24	23
30	Maserati	4	0.3%	+ 300.0%	33	15	0.2%	+ 87.5%	31	32
31	Seat	4	0.3%	+ 33.3%	19	30	0.5%	– 50.0%	26	24
32	Bentley	3	0.2%	+ 200.0%	–	7	0.1%	+ 16.7%	33	30
33	Alfa Romeo	1	0.1%	n/a	31	9	0.1%	+ 125.0%	32	31
34	Ferrari	1	0.1%	n/a	–	3	0.0%	– 50.0%	34	33
35	Rolls Royce	1	0.1%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	36	35

Cyprus May 2026 – models:

Note: This ranking features the Top 30 models year-to-date and are ranked based on their May sales. The ranking may therefore not be 100% accurate.

Pos	Model	May-26	%	/25	Apr	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia Stonic	95	7.2%	– 5.9%	2	326	5.3%	– 24.0%	1	1
2	Kia Xceed	69	5.3%	+ 102.9%	3	188	3.1%	+ 37.2%	6	14
3	Kia EV3	52	4.0%	+ 67.7%	4	158	2.6%	+ 97.5%	7	19
4	Toyota C-HR	44	3.4%	+ 144.4%	12	153	2.5%	+ 9.3%	9	8
5	Kia Sportage	39	3.0%	+ 0.0%	5	268	4.4%	– 20.9%	2	2
6	Nissan Qashqai	39	3.0%	– 15.2%	13	268	4.4%	+ 16.5%	3	4
7	Toyota Yaris Cross	35	2.7%	+ 12.9%	11	142	2.3%	+ 3.6%	10	10
8	Renault Captur	32	2.4%	+ 100.0%	n/a	86	1.4%	+ 62.3%	14	n/a
9	BYD Seal U	31	2.4%	new	n/a	107	1.8%	new	12	n/a
10	Jeep Avenger	28	2.1%	– 41.7%	10	154	2.5%	– 12.5%	8	7
11	Dacia Sandero (est)	25	1.9%	n/a	39	63	1.0%	+ 34.0%	26	27
12	Range Rover Sport (est)	24	1.8%	n/a	98	59	1.0%	+ 78.8%	29	48
13	Hyundai Tucson	23	1.8%	– 46.5%	1	207	3.4%	– 17.2%	5	3
14	Toyota Yaris (est)	23	1.8%	+ 187.5%	107	60	1.0%	– 15.5%	28	25
15	Ford Puma (est)	20	1.5%	– 37.5%	47	56	0.9%	– 27.3%	30	26
16	Peugeot 3008	20	1.5%	+ 33.3%	17	74	1.2%	+ 60.9%	21	n/a
17	Mini Countryman	18	1.4%	+ 200.0%	15	70	1.1%	– 51.0%	23	15
18	BYD Dolphin Surf	17	1.3%	new	9	84	1.4%	new	15	n/a
19	Volvo XC40	17	1.3%	+ 466.7%	n/a	71	1.2%	+ 14.5%	22	24
20	Nissan Juke	15	1.1%	– 64.3%	20	216	3.5%	– 5.3%	4	6
n/a	Dacia Duster	13	1.0%	– 45.8%	18	82	1.3%	+ 60.8%	16	18
n/a	VW Taigo	13	1.0%	+ 30.0%	n/a	68	1.1%	– 27.7%	24	21
n/a	BMW X1	12	0.9%	– 33.3%	n/a	79	1.3%	– 45.5%	17	13
n/a	Nissan X-Trail	12	0.9%	– 14.3%	n/a	63	1.0%	– 29.2%	27	20
n/a	VW T-Cross	11	0.8%	– 74.4%	14	79	1.3%	– 38.8%	18	12
n/a	VW T-Roc	11	0.8%	– 82.5%	7	134	2.2%	– 46.0%	11	5
n/a	VW Tiguan	9	0.7%	– 64.0%	n/a	67	1.1%	– 4.3%	25	22
n/a	Hyundai Kona	7	0.5%	– 50.0%	19	78	1.3%	– 62.9%	19	11
n/a	Kia Picanto	4	0.3%	– 66.7%	6	74	1.2%	– 52.9%	20	17
n/a	BYD Atto 3	1	0.1%	new	8	90	1.5%	new	13	n/a

Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT

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