The BYD Dolphin is the 2nd best-selling foreign model in South Korea in June.

The South Korean new light vehicle market is up by a robust 9.5% year-on-year in June to 159,348 units. This is divided into 121,289 units (+3%) for local carmakers and 38,059 (+37%) for foreigners. The H1 2026 tally is up 2.5% to 845,356, including 661,343 domestic brands (-3.7%) and 184,013 foreigners (+33.2%). Kia (+18.7%) has now been the #1 brand at home for 6 straight months, having established its dominance over sister brand Hyundai (-2.5%) in difficulty again. Kia is almost 27,000 units ahead of Hyundai YTD, which should ensure a Full Year victory. In third place for the 5th straight month, Tesla continues to shine with sales up 74.4% to 7% share and above the 10,000 unit-mark for the 4th month in a row. BYD (+2014.5%) smashes its records to #7 with 4,652 sales and 2.9% share (Previous best was reached last April at #9 with 2,023 sales and 1.3% share).

In the local models ranking, the Hyundai Grandeur (+80.4%) soars to pole position for the first time this year, dislodging the Kia Sorento (+8.1%) which remains the faraway YTD leader. The Kia Seltos (+31.1%) is up seven spots on May to #3, the nameplate’s first podium finish after 84 months in market. Its previous best was #4 hit in September 2019 and October 2024. The Carnival (-6.7%) and Sportage (-2.9%) ensure there are four Kia models in the Top 5. The Kia EV5 is the most popular recent launch and repeats at a record #13. The Tesla Model Y (+49.1%) once again obliterates the foreign models charts with over 9,000 sales. The event of the month is the arrival at #2 of the BYD Dolphin (+35 spots on last month), with the BMW 5 Series (+0.5%), Mercedes E Class (-18.5%) and GLC (-20.8%) rounding out the Top 5. BYD also places the Sealion 7 at #6 and the Atto 3 at #14.

Previous month: South Korea May 2026: Tesla Model Y first foreign model to top charts outright

One year ago: South Korea June 2025: Kia Sorento and Hyundai Avante on top

Full June 2026 Top 30 All brands, Top 52 All local models and Top 50 foreign models below.

South Korea June 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Jun-26	%	/25	May	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia	54,981	34.5%	+ 18.7%	1	296,479	35.1%	+ 7.0%	1	2
2	Hyundai	50,296	31.6%	– 2.5%	2	269,689	31.9%	– 8.2%	2	1
3	Tesla	11,119	7.0%	+ 74.4%	3	56,139	6.6%	+ 192.2%	3	6
4	Genesis	7,936	5.0%	– 24.1%	5	47,024	5.6%	– 23.1%	4	3
5	BMW	6,569	4.1%	+ 0.2%	4	39,150	4.6%	+ 2.3%	5	4
6	Mercedes	5,565	3.5%	– 7.8%	6	29,776	3.5%	– 8.6%	6	5
7	BYD	4,652	2.9%	+ 2014.5%	12	11,675	1.4%	+ 807.9%	9	16
8	KGM	3,637	2.3%	+ 19.6%	7	21,807	2.6%	+ 19.0%	7	8
9	Renault Korea	3,400	2.1%	– 32.2%	8	21,187	2.5%	– 24.5%	8	7
10	Audi	1,772	1.1%	+ 70.1%	9	7,337	0.9%	+ 49.4%	12	12
11	Lexus	1,694	1.1%	+ 37.7%	10	7,819	0.9%	+ 3.0%	10	10
12	Volvo	1,679	1.1%	+ 57.4%	11	7,470	0.9%	+ 10.4%	11	9
13	Toyota	1,401	0.9%	+ 73.2%	14	5,187	0.6%	+ 15.3%	13	14
14	GM Korea	1,039	0.7%	– 17.8%	15	5,157	0.6%	– 35.7%	14	11
15	Mini	836	0.5%	+ 7.9%	16	4,091	0.5%	+ 19.7%	16	15
16	Porsche	716	0.4%	– 32.2%	13	4,322	0.5%	– 25.0%	15	13
17	Volkswagen	602	0.4%	– 16.0%	17	2,804	0.3%	+ 4.5%	17	18
18	Polestar	433	0.3%	+ 65.9%	19	2,412	0.3%	+ 74.0%	19	20
19	Land Rover	426	0.3%	– 15.6%	18	2,460	0.3%	– 1.8%	18	17
20	Ford	74	0.0%	– 78.1%	27	335	0.0%	– 87.3%	23	19
21	Jeep	72	0.0%	– 71.4%	24	547	0.1%	– 41.1%	20	21
22	GMC	67	0.0%	+ 458.3%	23	477	0.1%	+ 300.8%	21	30
23	Peugeot	65	0.0%	– 31.6%	26	328	0.0%	– 26.9%	24	24
24	Lamborghini	64	0.0%	+ 28.0%	22	215	0.0%	+ 3.4%	28	26
25	Lincoln	59	0.0%	– 37.2%	20	322	0.0%	– 54.2%	25	23
26	Bentley	58	0.0%	+ 141.7%	28	227	0.0%	+ 95.7%	27	27
27	Cadillac	52	0.0%	– 18.8%	25	318	0.0%	– 2.8%	26	25
28	Honda	47	0.0%	– 66.9%	21	399	0.0%	– 65.4%	22	22
29	Ferrari	20	0.0%	– 23.1%	29	115	0.0%	– 37.5%	29	28
30	Rolls-Royce	15	0.0%	+ 15.4%	30	86	0.0%	– 13.1%	30	31
–	Total local manufacturers	121,289	76.1%	+ 3.0%	–	661,343	78.2%	– 3.7%	–	–
–	Total foreign manufacturers	38,059	23.9%	+ 37.0%	–	184,013	21.8%	+ 33.2%	–	–
–	Total market	159,348	100.0%	+ 9.5%	–	845,356	100.0%	+ 2.5%	–	–

South Korea June 2026 – local models:

Pos	Model	Jun-26	/25	May	2026	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Hyundai Grandeur	10,062	+ 80.4%	2	38,390	+ 14.1%	2	5
2	Kia Sorento	8,561	+ 8.1%	1	55,426	+ 8.4%	1	1
3	Kia Seltos	6,685	+ 31.1%	9	23,545	– 18.6%	9	9
4	Kia Carnival	6,267	– 6.7%	4	30,202	– 28.9%	5	3
5	Kia Sportage	6,176	– 2.9%	3	31,263	– 17.9%	3	4
6	Hyundai Sonata	5,102	+ 21.0%	6	30,339	+ 17.4%	4	11
7	Hyundai Avante	4,316	– 42.3%	5	28,668	– 27.6%	6	2
8	Hyundai Palisade	4,211	– 23.0%	23	19,667	– 36.1%	12	6
9	Kia Ray	4,159	– 2.4%	7	24,380	– 3.5%	8	12
10	Hyundai Santa Fe	4,068	– 25.3%	11	20,511	– 36.4%	10	7
11	Hyundai Porter	3,828	– 12.0%	8	25,955	– 8.5%	7	8
12	Hyundai Tucson	3,285	– 26.2%	20	20,482	– 23.2%	11	10
13	Kia EV5	3,192	new	13	15,965	new	17	49
14	Kia K5	3,150	+ 9.6%	16	15,747	– 9.7%	18	16
15	Hyundai Kona	3,077	+ 16.7%	21	17,874	+ 23.1%	14	19
16	Hyundai Staria	3,035	– 20.1%	22	14,892	– 25.6%	20	15
17	Genesis G80	2,944	– 16.9%	18	16,928	– 23.8%	15	13
18	Kia EV3	2,838	+ 50.6%	10	18,431	+ 47.2%	13	22
19	Kia Bongo	2,531	– 12.7%	12	16,415	– 8.6%	16	17
20	Genesis GV70	2,428	– 19.1%	24	14,067	– 17.9%	21	18
21	Hyundai Bus/Truck	2,375	+ 54.4%	19	10,532	+ 31.9%	26	23
22	Kia PV5	2,349	new	15	15,000	new	19	45
23	Kia K8	1,981	– 18.2%	25	10,965	– 27.3%	25	21
24	Kia Morning	1,919	+ 59.4%	17	11,995	+ 82.1%	22	25
25	Kia Niro	1,880	+ 86.7%	29	8,461	+ 27.5%	29	27
26	Genesis GV80	1,840	– 37.7%	26	11,693	– 29.1%	24	20
27	Hyundai Ioniq 5	1,694	+ 13.8%	14	11,894	+ 73.2%	23	26
28	Hyundai Casper	1,485	+ 23.2%	27	8,266	+ 8.9%	30	24
29	KGM Musso	1,333	+ 209.3%	33	7,975	+ 373.6%	31	44
30	Renault Korea Filante	1,324	new	31	9,624	new	27	–
31	Hyundai Ioniq 9	1,318	+ 71.8%	28	7,239	+ 100.6%	33	33
32	Renault Korea Grand Koleos	1,313	– 68.0%	30	8,519	– 63.1%	28	14
33	Hyundai Venue	1,123	+ 3.4%	36	5,578	+ 12.1%	34	28
34	Kia EV4	1,019	– 5.0%	32	7,726	+ 135.8%	32	34
35	Chevrolet Trax Crossover	842	– 16.1%	39	4,206	– 34.0%	38	29
36	Kia EV6	820	+ 12.8%	35	5,297	+ 10.2%	35	30
37	Hyundai Ioniq 6	773	+ 14.7%	34	4,975	+ 68.4%	36	42
38	Renault Korea Arkana	763	+ 56.7%	42	2,686	+ 17.4%	43	40
39	KGM Torres	624	– 4.6%	47	2,381	– 48.1%	44	31
40	Kia Bus/Special	603	+ 424.3%	37	2,019	+ 184.8%	45	46
41	KGM Musso EV	578	+ 2.7%	38	4,296	+ 44.4%	37	37
42	KGM Actyon	528	+ 99.2%	41	3,335	+ 78.9%	39	35
43	Hyundai Nexo	459	+ 818.0%	44	2,815	+ 288.3%	40	39
44	Kia EV9	392	+ 246.9%	45	1,552	+ 102.1%	47	53
45	KGM Tivoli	372	– 1.8%	40	2,694	+ 13.6%	42	41
46	Genesis G90	361	– 46.0%	43	2,808	– 28.6%	41	36
47	Kia Tasman	320	– 75.4%	46	1,976	– 50.5%	46	32
48	Genesis G70	228	+ 10.7%	55	785	– 21.3%	49	50
49	Chevrolet Trailblazer	174	– 28.7%	48	909	– 38.2%	48	48
50	Kia K9	139	+ 51.1%	49	734	– 14.8%	50	54
51	Genesis GV60	135	+ 68.8%	51	586	+ 61.9%	52	58
52	Hyundai ST1	85	+ 10.4%	50	717	+ 15.1%	51	55

South Korea June 2026 – foreign models:

Pos	Model	Jun-26	/25	May	2026	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla Model Y	9,188	+ 49.1%	1	43,359	+ 181.2%	1	1
2	BYD Dolphin	2,828	new	37	4,505	new	6	–
3	BMW 5 Series	2,266	+ 0.5%	2	11,837	– 1.0%	3	3
4	Mercedes E Class	2,114	– 18.5%	4	11,929	– 12.0%	2	2
5	Mercedes GLC	1,221	+ 20.8%	9	4,691	+ 10.1%	5	4
6	BYD Sealion 7	1,117	new	6	4,477	new	7	25
7	Tesla Model X	1,027	+ 51250.0%	12	2,646	+ 26360.0%	15	n/a
8	Toyota RAV4	674	+ 171.8%	n/a	993	+ 0.1%	37	30
9	Mercedes GLE	634	+ 4.8%	13	3,680	+ 20.2%	9	6
10	Volvo EX30	624	+ 494.3%	21	1,309	+ 43.5%	29	47
11	BMW X3	619	+ 13.8%	5	4,027	+ 23.3%	8	8
12	Lexus ES	545	+ 16.7%	8	2,672	– 18.8%	14	7
13	Lexus NX	530	+ 34.5%	14	2,793	+ 20.2%	12	18
14	BYD Atto 3	503	+ 135.0%	n/a	1,781	+ 39.1%	23	22
15	BMW X5	495	+ 34.1%	10	3,437	+ 13.6%	10	10
16	Audi A6	455	n/a	7	1,136	+ 18.3%	33	50
17	BMW 3 Series	448	– 22.0%	11	3,218	+ 13.9%	11	9
18	Audi Q4 e-Tron	438	+ 26.2%	16	1,785	+ 18.1%	22	23
19	Polestar 4	433	+ 266.9%	18	2,410	+ 125.2%	17	26
20	Audi Q5	427	+ 4170.0%	20	1,791	+ 17810.0%	21	n/a
21	BMW 7 Series	427	+ 6.8%	15	2,675	+ 5.0%	13	13
22	Tesla Model 3	414	+ 97.1%	3	8,861	+ 144.0%	4	5
23	Tesla Model S	394	+ 13033.3%	35	1,005	+ 4468.2%	36	n/a
24	Mini Cooper Hatch	389	+ 16.1%	25	1,993	+ 16.9%	19	15
25	Volvo XC60	366	– 1.9%	19	2,446	– 5.6%	16	11
26	Mercedes G Class	327	+ 34.0%	22	1,344	– 26.0%	27	21
27	Volvo EX30 CC	322	new	n/a	346	new	n/a	–
28	BMW X7	305	– 17.3%	17	2,241	– 7.4%	18	14
29	BMW i5	300	+ 78.6%	26	1,681	+ 103.0%	24	36
30	Mercedes S Class	292	– 19.1%	29	1,839	– 14.1%	20	12
31	Lexus RX	288	+ 32.7%	30	1,314	+ 29.5%	28	33
32	VW ID.4	249	+ 12.2%	28	1,251	+ 9.6%	30	43
33	Mercedes CLE	242	– 22.2%	27	1,598	– 11.4%	26	20
34	BMW X6	221	– 23.8%	24	1,604	– 17.8%	25	19
35	Toyota Camry	214	+ 20.2%	33	1,227	+ 3.1%	31	31
36	Mercedes C Class	206	– 44.8%	n/a	441	– 74.2%	n/a	27
37	BYD Seal	204	+ 3300.0%	44	906	+ 15000.0%	41	n/a
38	VW Golf	198	+ 34.7%	39	826	+ 161.4%	43	n/a
39	Porsche Taycan	196	+ 43.1%	47	1,195	+ 33.2%	32	35
40	Toyota Alphard	186	+ 60.3%	32	911	+ 34.6%	39	42
41	BMW X1	176	– 16.6%	34	1,079	– 15.3%	34	28
42	Lexus UX	165	+ 126.0%	n/a	216	– 6.9%	n/a	n/a
43	Porsche Cayenne	158	– 57.8%	23	1,066	– 53.0%	35	17
44	Mini Countryman	157	+ 31.9%	49	157	– 81.7%	n/a	40
45	BMW 4 Series	154	– 28.0%	43	878	– 18.8%	42	32
46	Mercedes GLS	145	+ 52.6%	46	459	– 40.2%	n/a	37
47	Range Rover Sport	138	– 11.5%	n/a	614	– 7.4%	47	45
48	Porsche Panamera	137	+ 9.6%	n/a	689	– 44.7%	45	34
49	Mini Electric	134	– 22.1%	n/a	540	+ 191.9%	n/a	n/a
50	Porsche Macan EV	123	– 34.2%	31	123	– 80.5%	n/a	41

Source: KAIDA

The Nissan Qashqai is #1 in Hungary over H1 but 80% are reexported.

15,100 new passenger cars were registered in Hungary in June, a fantastic +31.2% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally halfway through the year is up 74,905, up 13.3% on H1 2025. Including LCV the June tally stands at 17,686 with H1 volumes up 11.3% to 86,697. Petrol sales account for 20.6% of total PC volumes over H1 vs. 23.9% last year, diesel is at 9.5% vs. 11.3%, mild hybrids are at 35.6% vs. 35.7%, full hybrids at 15.8% vs. 14.8%, PHEVs at 8% vs. 5.5% and BEVs at 10% vs. 8.5% over the First Half of 2025. Private sales represent 36% of the H1 volume vs. 64% for fleet sales, but looking at BEV sales only the fleet share rises to 76% vs. 80% over the Full Year 2025.

Skoda (+74.1%) threepeats at #1 in the PC brands ranking with 11.3% share vs. 9.9% over H1, keeping YTD leader Toyota (+25%) in 2nd place. Suzuki (+26.8%) is up 26.8% to #3. Nissan shoots up 468.6% to #4 and 7.1% share and ranks #3 year-to-date at +89.6% to 9.1% share. However this is almost entirely due to reexports which account for a whopping 81.4% of its sales over the First Half of 2025. The average reexport ratio is 18.7% vs. 21.8% last year. BYD (+227.2%), Hyundai (+45.8%) and MG (+41%) also shine below. Over in the PC+LCV brands ranking and over H1, Toyota (+16.1%) leads the way with 11.5% share above Ford (-16.6%) and Skoda (+25.9%). Nissan is up 86.1% to #4.

Looking at models (PC+LCV), the Skoda Octavia (+78%) is in the lead above the Nissan Qashqai (+713.7%), the latter owing its score to roughly 80% reexports. The Suzuki S-Cross (+68.7%) and Vitara (+33.5%) follow with the Toyota Corolla (+45.1%), Hyundai Tucson (+194%) and Kia Sportage (+69.7%) in tow. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+54%), Skoda Kodiaq (+41.9%) and Toyota C-HR (+21.8%) also make it into the Top 10. As for H1 figures, the Nissan Qashqai (+124.1%) is in pole position ahead of the Skoda Octavia (+15%), Suzuki S-Cross (-9.9%) and Vitara (-14.1%). The Chery Tiggo 7 (#25) is the best-selling recent launch above the Dacia Bigster (#28) and Omoda 5 (#30).

Previous month: Hungary May 2026: Volkswagen up 46.3%, BYD, Omoda and Jaecoo shine

One year ago: Hungary June 2025: Skoda Octavia and Dacia Duster on top

Full June 2026 Top 15 PC brands and Top 40 models, H1 2026 Top 20 PC brands, Top 10 PC+LCV brands and Top 100 PC+LCV models below.

Hungary June 2026 – brands (PC only):

Pos	Brand PC only	Jun-26	%	/25	May	2026 1-6	%	/25	Pos	Pos
1	Skoda	1,710	11.3%	+ 74.1%	1	7,387	9.9%	+ 26.0%	2	3
2	Toyota	1,432	9.5%	+ 25.0%	2	8,110	10.8%	+ 15.7%	1	2
3	Suzuki	1,202	8.0%	+ 26.8%	4	6,207	8.3%	– 16.5%	4	1
4	Nissan	1,069	7.1%	+ 468.6%	6	6,784	9.1%	+ 89.6%	3	8
5	Volkswagen	1,057	7.0%	+ 16.0%	3	5,131	6.9%	+ 10.0%	5	4
6	BMW	735	4.9%	+ 22.1%	5	3,909	5.2%	+ 19.0%	6	7
7	Kia	673	4.5%	– 8.7%	11	3,146	4.2%	– 25.8%	8	6
8	Ford	665	4.4%	– 11.2%	7	3,801	5.1%	– 21.0%	7	5
9	Hyundai	614	4.1%	+ 45.8%	8	2,999	4.0%	+ 22.8%	9	10
10	Mercedes	502	3.3%	– 11.8%	9	2,854	3.8%	+ 3.5%	10	9
11	BYD	494	3.3%	+ 227.2%	10	2,126	2.8%	+ 143.8%	11	22
12	Dacia	489	3.2%	– 6.3%	13	2,048	2.7%	– 3.9%	12	11
13	Renault	443	2.9%	– 8.8%	14	1,545	2.1%	– 22.6%	16	13
14	Chery	332	2.2%	n/a	15	1,898	2.5%	n/a	14	n/a
15	Audi	331	2.2%	+ 9.2%	12	1,904	2.5%	+ 9.6%	13	15
n/a	Opel	318	2.1%	– 12.4%	18	1,568	2.1%	+ 8.1%	15	12
n/a	MG	299	2.0%	+ 41.0%	17	1,160	1.5%	+ 38.9%	18	19
n/a	Peugeot	254	1.7%	– 21.4%	19	1,094	1.5%	– 21.5%	19	17
n/a	Volvo	228	1.5%	– 12.6%	n/a	1,229	1.6%	– 14.2%	17	14
n/a	Omoda	167	1.1%	n/a	16	990	1.3%	n/a	20	n/a
n/a	Jaecoo	139	0.9%	n/a	20	788	1.1%	+ 177.5%	24	n/a
n/a	Citroen	88	0.6%	– 48.5%	n/a	950	1.3%	+ 56.5%	22	n/a
n/a	Tesla	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	894	1.2%	– 18.5%	23	16
n/a	Mazda	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	966	1.3%	+ 38.4%	21	21

Hungary H1 2026 – brands (PC+LCV) and Reexport ratios:

Pos	Brand	H1 2026	%	/25	Reexp	No Reexp	/25
1	Toyota	9,929	11.5%	+ 16.1%	8.1%	9,128	+ 12.9%
2	Ford	7,389	8.5%	– 16.6%	32.0%	5,027	+ 3.4%
3	Skoda	7,387	8.5%	+ 25.9%	2.7%	7,187	+ 27.5%
4	Nissan	6,788	7.8%	+ 86.1%	81.4%	1,262	– 3.4%
5	Suzuki	6,207	7.2%	– 16.5%	6.9%	5,780	– 3.1%
6	Volkswagen	6,114	7.1%	+ 8.7%	6.3%	5,727	+ 22.1%
7	Mercedes	3,960	4.6%	+ 9.4%	7.2%	3,675	+ 14.8%
8	BMW	3,909	4.5%	+ 19.0%	4.2%	3,744	+ 44.1%
9	Kia	3,247	3.7%	– 23.4%	2.2%	3,176	– 23.4%
10	Renault	3,024	3.5%	– 1.1%	31.1%	2,085	+ 21.2%

Hungary June 2026 – models (PC+LCV):

Pos	Model	Jun-26	%	/25	2026 1-6	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Skoda Octavia	874	4.9%	+ 78.0%	3,540	4.1%	+ 15.0%	2	2
2	Nissan Qashqai	830	4.7%	+ 713.7%	5,123	5.9%	+ 124.1%	1	5
3	Suzuki S-Cross	604	3.4%	+ 68.7%	2,965	3.4%	– 9.9%	3	1
4	Suzuki Vitara	454	2.6%	+ 33.5%	2,438	2.8%	– 14.1%	4	3
5	Toyota Corolla	373	2.1%	+ 45.1%	1,728	2.0%	+ 27.9%	6	12
6	Hyundai Tucson	341	1.9%	+ 194.0%	1,726	2.0%	+ 122.4%	7	14
7	Kia Sportage	302	1.7%	+ 69.7%	1,336	1.5%	+ 12.3%	9	13
8	Toyota Yaris Cross	288	1.6%	+ 54.0%	1,789	2.1%	+ 47.6%	5	7
9	Skoda Kodiaq	271	1.5%	+ 41.9%	1,077	1.2%	– 1.3%	13	17
10	Toyota C-HR	251	1.4%	+ 21.8%	1,221	1.4%	+ 6.5%	10	11
11	Ford Ranger	249	1.4%	+ 77.9%	1,480	1.7%	+ 11.4%	8	9
12	Ford Kuga	245	1.4%	+ 169.2%	1,109	1.3%	+ 50.1%	11	18
13	Dacia Duster	239	1.4%	– 39.6%	1,080	1.2%	– 29.6%	12	4
14	Tesla Model Y	236	1.3%	+ 51.3%	636	0.7%	– 29.0%	31	19
15	Toyota Hilux	226	1.3%	n/a	572	0.7%	+ 94.6%	39	35
16	Ford Transit Custom (LCV)	194	1.1%	+ 218.0%	969	1.1%	+ 93.8%	16	32
17	VW T-Roc	193	1.1%	+ 65.0%	1,055	1.2%	+ 65.9%	14	25
18	Skoda Superb	192	1.1%	+ 43.3%	984	1.1%	+ 72.3%	15	37
19	VW Golf	174	1.0%	+ 20.8%	852	1.0%	+ 36.5%	19	26
20	Renault Captur	170	1.0%	n/a	439	0.5%	n/a	49	62
21	Skoda Scala	170	1.0%	+ 486.2%	619	0.7%	+ 84.2%	33	46
22	Renault Kangoo Van	165	0.9%	n/a	381	0.4%	n/a	64	138
23	Renault Master	160	0.9%	n/a	841	1.0%	n/a	20	49
24	BYD Seal U	153	0.9%	– 39.3%	541	0.6%	– 28.2%	41	27
25	MG ZS	152	0.9%	+ 166.7%	604	0.7%	+ 60.2%	36	48
26	Chery Tiggo 7	149	0.8%	new	672	0.8%	new	25	90
27	Dacia Bigster	144	0.8%	new	654	0.8%	new	28	41
28	Ford Transit	139	0.8%	+ 131.7%	640	0.7%	– 23.4%	29	31
29	Hyundai Kona	139	0.8%	+ 41.8%	380	0.4%	– 19.8%	65	45
30	VW Tiguan	139	0.8%	+ 110.6%	670	0.8%	+ 81.6%	26	55
31	KGM Korando	138	0.8%	– 48.5%	435	0.5%	– 76.4%	51	6
32	Suzuki Swift	136	0.8%	+ 17.2%	706	0.8%	– 6.0%	24	22
33	Seat Leon	130	0.7%	n/a	352	0.4%	n/a	72	82
34	Mercedes GLC/Coupe	124	0.7%	n/a	655	0.8%	n/a	27	73
35	Toyota Proace Max	122	0.7%	+ 40.2%	625	0.7%	+ 59.8%	32	54
36	Toyota Yaris	118	0.7%	+ 66.2%	608	0.7%	+ 10.5%	34	29
37	Jeep Avenger	115	0.7%	n/a	323	0.4%	– 4.4%	76	64
38	BMW X3	114	0.6%	+ 22.6%	470	0.5%	+ 11.9%	46	57
39	Fiat Ducato	107	0.6%	+ 9.2%	480	0.6%	– 30.3%	45	40
40	Toyota Proace City (PC)	107	0.6%	– 15.7%	415	0.5%	– 22.3%	56	38

Hungary H1 2026 – models (PC+LCV):

Pos	Model	2026 1-6	%	/25	FY25
1	Nissan Qashqai	5,123	5.9%	+ 124.1%	5
2	Skoda Octavia	3,540	4.1%	+ 15.0%	2
3	Suzuki S-Cross	2,965	3.4%	– 9.9%	1
4	Suzuki Vitara	2,438	2.8%	– 14.1%	3
5	Toyota Yaris Cross	1,789	2.1%	+ 47.6%	7
6	Toyota Corolla	1,728	2.0%	+ 27.9%	12
7	Hyundai Tucson	1,726	2.0%	+ 122.4%	14
8	Ford Ranger	1,480	1.7%	+ 11.4%	9
9	Kia Sportage	1,336	1.5%	+ 12.3%	13
10	Toyota C-HR	1,221	1.4%	+ 6.5%	11
11	Ford Kuga	1,109	1.3%	+ 50.1%	18
12	Dacia Duster	1,080	1.2%	– 29.6%	4
13	Skoda Kodiaq	1,077	1.2%	– 1.3%	17
14	VW T-Roc	1,055	1.2%	+ 65.9%	25
15	Skoda Superb	984	1.1%	+ 72.3%	37
16	Ford Transit Custom (LCV)	969	1.1%	+ 93.8%	32
17	Ford Tourneo Custom	918	1.1%	– 34.0%	8
18	Nissan X-Trail	860	1.0%	+ 72.0%	33
19	VW Golf	852	1.0%	+ 36.5%	26
20	Renault Master	841	1.0%	n/a	49
21	Toyota Corolla Cross	823	0.9%	– 11.6%	16
22	Toyota Aygo X	783	0.9%	+ 113.9%	59
23	Ford Puma	750	0.9%	+ 119.9%	74
24	Suzuki Swift	706	0.8%	– 6.0%	22
25	Chery Tiggo 7	672	0.8%	new	90
26	VW Tiguan	670	0.8%	+ 81.6%	55
27	Mercedes GLC/Coupe	655	0.8%	n/a	73
28	Dacia Bigster	654	0.8%	new	41
29	Ford Transit	640	0.7%	– 23.4%	31
30	Omoda 5	640	0.7%	+ 0.5%	23
31	Tesla Model Y	636	0.7%	– 29.0%	19
32	Toyota Proace Max	625	0.7%	+ 59.8%	54
33	Skoda Scala	619	0.7%	+ 84.2%	46
34	Toyota Yaris	608	0.7%	+ 10.5%	29
35	Chery Tiggo 8	604	0.7%	new	129
36	MG ZS	604	0.7%	+ 60.2%	48
37	Nissan Juke	599	0.7%	+ 99.0%	91
38	Citroen C3 Aircross	591	0.7%	new	78
39	Toyota Hilux	572	0.7%	+ 94.6%	35
40	Opel Frontera	564	0.7%	+ 75.2%	75
41	BYD Seal U	541	0.6%	– 28.2%	27
42	Jaecoo 7	538	0.6%	new	56
43	Mercedes Citan	513	0.6%	+ 36.4%	53
44	BMW X1/iX1	482	0.6%	n/a	89
45	Fiat Ducato	480	0.6%	– 30.3%	40
46	BMW X3	470	0.5%	+ 11.9%	57
47	BYD Atto 2	449	0.5%	n/a	n/a
48	Kia Ceed	449	0.5%	n/a	58
49	Renault Captur	439	0.5%	n/a	62
50	BMW 5 Series	438	0.5%	+ 26.6%	69
51	KGM Korando	435	0.5%	– 76.4%	6
52	Mercedes Sprinter	429	0.5%	– 7.5%	43
53	Skoda Karoq	421	0.5%	+ 26.0%	66
54	Mercedes GLE/Coupe	417	0.5%	n/a	67
55	Ford Transit Custom (PC)	416	0.5%	– 20.3%	39
56	Toyota Proace City (PC)	415	0.5%	– 22.3%	38
57	Volvo XC60	414	0.5%	– 43.8%	21
58	Ford Transit Courier	406	0.5%	+ 18.0%	50
59	VW Passat	403	0.5%	n/a	71
60	BMW X5	402	0.5%	+ 7.8%	61
61	VW Tayron	397	0.5%	new	111
62	Peugeot 3008	386	0.4%	n/a	51
63	Chery Tiggo 4	382	0.4%	new	n/a
64	Renault Kangoo Van	381	0.4%	n/a	138
65	Hyundai Kona	380	0.4%	– 19.8%	45
66	VW T-Cross	376	0.4%	+ 8.4%	79
67	VW Caddy	372	0.4%	– 67.6%	15
68	Kia Xceed	367	0.4%	+ 7.6%	83
69	Volvo XC40	367	0.4%	n/a	72
70	Toyota RAV4	360	0.4%	– 75.6%	10
71	BYD Dolphin Surf	353	0.4%	new	148
72	Seat Leon	352	0.4%	n/a	82
73	BMW 3 Series	335	0.4%	– 63.7%	20
74	Peugeot 2008	331	0.4%	– 45.1%	44
75	Opel Corsa	329	0.4%	n/a	68
76	Jeep Avenger	323	0.4%	– 4.4%	64
77	Opel Combo	319	0.4%	– 12.1%	60
78	VW Transporter	317	0.4%	n/a	126
79	Renault Symbioz	299	0.3%	new	n/a
80	Audi A3	297	0.3%	n/a	70
81	BYD Atto 3	291	0.3%	n/a	118
82	Lexus NX	287	0.3%	– 19.8%	81
83	Audi Q3	282	0.3%	n/a	112
84	Audi A5	278	0.3%	n/a	96
85	Hyundai i30	278	0.3%	– 51.3%	42
86	MG 3	270	0.3%	n/a	141
87	Peugeot Boxer	267	0.3%	– 16.6%	76
88	BYD Sealion 7	258	0.3%	new	120
89	Renault Trafic	257	0.3%	n/a	87
90	Tesla Model 3	256	0.3%	– 50.0%	34
91	Mercedes V Class	251	0.3%	– 19.6%	63
92	Jaecoo 5	250	0.3%	new	n/a
93	Mazda CX-60	243	0.3%	n/a	100
94	Omoda 9	243	0.3%	new	–
95	Skoda Fabia	243	0.3%	n/a	102
96	Mercedes CLA	241	0.3%	n/a	150
97	Chery Tiggo 9	240	0.3%	new	–
98	Iveco Daily	240	0.3%	n/a	115
99	BMW iX3	239	0.3%	new	n/a
100	VW Touran	235	0.3%	n/a	97
101	BMW 4 Series Coupe/Cabrio	227	0.3%	n/a	95
102	Honda HR-V	227	0.3%	n/a	144
103	Toyota Camry	227	0.3%	n/a	84

Source: Dataforce, many thanks to Csaba.

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