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France October 2026: Renault Twingo, BYD Atto 2 reach record rankings, BEVs (+81.6%) at 41.5% share

Matt Gasnier — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 02:05:00 +0000

The Renault Twingo IV is up to a record 4th place at home.

The French new car market is up year-on-year for the 6th straight month, with October volumes up 7% to 149,341. The year-to-date tally is now up 4.4% to 1,384,293. In a record fuel price context, petrol sales implode -44.2% year-on-year to just 14,910 and 10% share vs. 19.2% a year ago and 26.9% in October 2024, diesel sinks -65% to 2,034 and 1.4% share vs. 4.2% in 2025 and 6.5% two years ago. HEVs are down -6% to 55,354 and 37.1% share vs. 42.2% one year ago and 40.4% in 2024. In contrast plug in vehicles are on a roll. PHEVs are up 13.4% to 10,571 and 7.1% share vs. 6.7% in 2025 and 8% in 2024. Once again the big story this month is the surge of BEV sales, reaching 61,958 in October which is up 81.6% over October 2025 for a 41.5% share, just below the record 41.7% reached last month and to be compared with 24.4% a year ago and 15.4% two years ago. Year-to-date, BEVs are up 79.2% to 449,303 and 32.5% share vs. 18.9% over the same period in 2025 and 17% in 2024.

The BYD Atto 2 surges to #11 overall in October.

Looking at the brands ranking, Renault (+4.2%) trails the market but is still up year-on-year at 17.4% share, in line with the 17.2% it commands year-to-date. Peugeot (-2%) disappoints again at 12.3% of the market, well below the already weak 13% it holds so far this year. Citroen (+11.4%) is in great shape, staying at #3 which is a ranking it now also holds year-to-date, overtaking a struggling Dacia (-23.8%) down to #5 for the month. Toyota (-3.1%) is up two spots on September to snap the 4th place overall and stay at #5 year-to-date ahead of Volkswagen (-13.3%). BMW surges 20.2% to #7, passing Skoda (+4.1%) at #8. BYD (+345.5%) is estimated to climb to a record 9th place overall, the Chinese carmaker’s first ever incursion inside the French Top 10. MG (+46.8%) should also secure a spot in the Top 10 at #10. Tesla (+35.2%), Fiat (+28.8%) and Kia (+21.3%) shine below just as newcomer Jaecoo pushes forward to a new all time high 17th place with 1.9% share.

First Top 20 finish for the Renault 4 at home.

Model-wise, the Peugeot 208 (+0.4%) is stable at #1, followed by the Citroen C3 (+32.5%), at its highest since last February when it won the race. The Renault Clio VI confirms it is now a step below the previous generation’s level at just 3.5% share, remaining at #4 year-to-date. It appears Renault customers are increasingly attracted to the brand’s BEV offerings: the Twingo IV is up a further three spots on September to a record 4th place, even outselling the superstar Renault 5 (+2.5%) to become the country’s best-selling BEV for the first time. Twingo and R5 sales account for almost double the Clio VI volume this month. Add to this a record showing by the Renault 4 (+48.7%) breaking into its home Top 20 for the first time at #17 (previous best #26 in November 2025). The other big event this month is the BYD Atto 2 (+3782%) stopping just short of a spectacular Top 10 finish at #11. Successful newcomers include the Jaecoo 7 up 10 spots on last month to #23 and the Kia EV2 up five to #24.

Full brands and models data will be uploaded to this article when made available to us.

Previous month: France September 2026: Tesla Model Y, Renault 5, Twingo lift EV sales up 108.1% to record 41.7% share

One year ago: France October 2025: Renault 5 smashes share record, BEVs at 24.4% share

Full October 2026 Top 20 brands and Top 50 models below.

France October 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Oct-26	%	/25	Sep	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Renault	25,936	17.4%	+ 4.2%	1	238,448	17.2%	+ 3.4%	1	1
2	Peugeot	18,420	12.3%	– 2.0%	2	179,714	13.0%	– 4.9%	2	2
3	Citroen	11,144	7.5%	+ 11.4%	3	105,070	7.6%	+ 9.7%	3	4
4	Toyota	9,021	6.0%	– 3.1%	6	86,081	6.2%	– 4.6%	5	6
5	Volkswagen	8,412	5.6%	– 13.3%	7	84,590	6.1%	– 4.4%	6	5
6	Dacia	8,338	5.6%	– 23.8%	4	104,742	7.6%	– 12.0%	4	3
7	BMW	5,370	3.6%	+ 20.2%	9	47,473	3.4%	+ 0.5%	8	7
8	Skoda	4,770	3.2%	+ 4.1%	8	44,115	3.2%	+ 8.7%	9	8
9	BYD (e)	4,544	3.0%	+ 345.5%	11	27,210	2.0%	+ 176.5%	16	24
10	MG (e)	4,473	3.0%	+ 46.8%	12	30,015	2.2%	+ 25.7%	13	14
11	Mercedes	4,223	2.8%	+ 14.9%	10	34,262	2.5%	+ 0.8%	11	11
12	Kia	3,943	2.6%	+ 21.3%	13	29,898	2.2%	+ 8.6%	14	13
13	Hyundai	3,923	2.6%	+ 0.6%	15	30,809	2.2%	– 13.0%	12	10
14	Audi	3,050	2.0%	– 29.7%	14	35,986	2.6%	– 4.8%	10	9
15	Nissan	2,926	2.0%	+ 13.8%	21	21,238	1.5%	– 3.6%	19	16
16	Ford	2,901	1.9%	+ 1.4%	17	25,967	1.9%	– 16.6%	18	12
17	Jaecoo	2,865	1.9%	new	18	12,483	0.9%	new	23	62
18	Fiat	2,752	1.8%	+ 28.8%	16	26,889	1.9%	+ 62.8%	17	20
19	Mini	2,551	1.7%	+ 8.9%	20	21,064	1.5%	+ 0.9%	20	17
20	Tesla	2,410	1.6%	+ 35.2%	5	47,609	3.4%	+ 117.1%	7	18

France October 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Oct-26	%	/25	Sep	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Peugeot 208	7,613	5.1%	+ 0.4%	2	64,128	4.6%	+ 3.3%	1	2
2	Citroen C3	6,411	4.3%	+ 32.5%	3	48,785	3.5%	+ 4.3%	3	4
3	Renault Clio VI	5,251	3.5%	+ 6901.3%	4	43,944	3.2%	+ 54830.0%	4	141
4	Renault Twingo IV	4,747	3.2%	new	7	19,226	1.4%	new	18	344
5	Renault 5	4,666	3.1%	+ 2.5%	5	36,662	2.6%	+ 39.5%	7	7
6	Dacia Sandero	4,218	2.8%	– 22.3%	6	50,707	3.7%	– 7.3%	2	3
7	Peugeot 3008	3,666	2.5%	+ 51.2%	9	30,172	2.2%	– 9.8%	8	6
8	Peugeot 2008	3,473	2.3%	– 35.3%	8	41,172	3.0%	– 11.3%	5	5
9	Toyota Yaris Cross	3,182	2.1%	+ 47.8%	16	24,646	1.8%	– 7.0%	10	11
10	Renault Scenic V	3,037	2.0%	+ 81.9%	10	23,559	1.7%	+ 88.2%	14	22
11	BYD Atto 2	2,368	1.6%	+ 3782.0%	26	9,816	0.7%	+ 1817.2%	35	200
12	Toyota Yaris	2,265	1.5%	– 27.3%	14	24,160	1.7%	– 8.7%	12	10
13	Citroen C3 Aircross II	2,205	1.5%	– 25.9%	12	25,122	1.8%	+ 98.8%	9	18
14	Dacia Duster III	2,018	1.4%	– 24.5%	11	24,450	1.8%	– 25.3%	11	9
15	Renault Symbioz	1,914	1.3%	– 33.2%	15	21,514	1.6%	– 18.9%	17	12
16	Renault Captur	1,813	1.2%	– 28.7%	13	23,936	1.7%	– 23.1%	13	8
17	Renault 4	1,786	1.2%	+ 48.7%	32	9,770	0.7%	+ 145.4%	36	64
18	Tesla Model Y	1,748	1.2%	+ 5.3%	1	39,589	2.9%	+ 128.5%	6	15
19	Hyundai Kona	1,741	1.2%	+ 63.0%	20	12,493	0.9%	+ 23.3%	26	37
20	Peugeot 308	1,699	1.1%	– 4.0%	18	21,521	1.6%	– 13.7%	16	13
21	Citroen C5 Aircross II	1,669	1.1%	+ 179.6%	17	17,380	1.3%	+ 1118.8%	19	99
22	VW T-Roc II	1,581	1.1%	+ 13075.0%	30	14,074	1.0%	+ 117183.3%	22	159
23	Jaecoo 7	1,559	1.0%	new	33	6,345	0.5%	new	60	373
24	Kia EV2	1,506	1.0%	new	29	5,437	0.4%	new	71	–
25	Peugeot 5008 III	1,481	1.0%	+ 24.9%	23	15,448	1.1%	+ 5.2%	21	17
26	Nissan Qashqai	1,454	1.0%	+ 20.6%	50	11,097	0.8%	+ 8.4%	31	30
27	Mini Hatch	1,427	1.0%	+ 19.2%	34	11,059	0.8%	+ 4.2%	32	35
28	BMW iX1	1,412	0.9%	+ 73.9%	64	8,948	0.6%	+ 32.2%	40	47
29	Jaecoo 5	1,306	0.9%	new	25	6,138	0.4%	new	63	–
30	BMW X1	1,287	0.9%	+ 67.8%	37	9,735	0.7%	+ 12.9%	37	40
31	VW Polo	1,223	0.8%	– 45.6%	21	15,607	1.1%	– 15.4%	20	14
32	Opel Frontera	1,177	0.8%	+ 73.3%	57	7,378	0.5%	+ 83.5%	53	84
33	Fiat Grande Panda	1,110	0.7%	+ 24.4%	44	7,245	0.5%	+ 93.7%	55	83
34	Renault Austral	1,101	0.7%	– 32.8%	19	13,551	1.0%	– 16.5%	24	16
35	Skoda Elroq	1,067	0.7%	+ 19.8%	22	11,386	0.8%	+ 99.6%	28	58
36	Toyota Aygo X	1,059	0.7%	– 24.9%	56	11,320	0.8%	+ 9.8%	29	39
37	Mercedes CLA	1,052	0.7%	+ 240.5%	36	7,564	0.5%	+ 234.5%	51	112
38	Kia EV4	1,015	0.7%	+ 2106.5%	41	6,741	0.5%	+ 2453.4%	57	202
39	Mercedes GLC	996	0.7%	+ 81.8%	39	5,167	0.4%	+ 33.0%	75	77
40	MG 3	992	0.7%	+ 26.9%	42	8,471	0.6%	+ 13.2%	43	42
41	Suzuki Swift	977	0.7%	– 11.7%	35	9,320	0.7%	– 12.2%	39	36
42	VW Golf	972	0.7%	– 9.7%	54	8,783	0.6%	– 11.1%	41	32
43	Dacia Bigster	963	0.6%	– 41.1%	31	13,597	1.0%	+ 5.9%	23	21
44	VW T-Cross	952	0.6%	– 15.5%	60	7,406	0.5%	– 32.4%	52	31
45	MG ZS	951	0.6%	– 27.6%	63	8,419	0.6%	– 14.7%	45	34
46	Toyota C-HR II	941	0.6%	– 29.8%	38	13,261	1.0%	+ 10.8%	25	29
47	Ford Puma	927	0.6%	– 25.4%	27	10,498	0.8%	– 22.5%	34	19
48	Mini Countryman	868	0.6%	+ 42.8%	68	7,136	0.5%	+ 21.3%	56	61
49	Hyundai Tucson	863	0.6%	– 34.8%	62	8,713	0.6%	– 25.1%	42	23
50	Ford Explorer	859	0.6%	+ 213.5%	98	5,344	0.4%	+ 230.1%	72	126

Source: PFA

Norway October 2026: Best October since 1985, BEVs at 98.8% share, Chinese at record 24.2% share

Matt Gasnier — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 01:35:00 +0000

The Xpeng G6 is up to a record 4th place in October

15,725 new cars found a buyer in Norway in October, up 41.2% year-on-year and the 2nd best ever volume for the month below the 17,826 units reached in October 1985. The year-to-date tally is up 5.2% to 130.921, a record at this stage of the year. BEV share stands at a record 98.8%, also reached last month. Unusually for a start of Quarter, Tesla (+130.7%) is the #1 brand in Norway, with all its models imported from China as Norway isn’t part of the EU and therefore doesn’t apply punitive tariffs for EVs imported from China. The American brand holds 9.8% of the market in October vs. 16.4% so far this year. Toyota (+2308.1%) compensates for a particularly poor year-ago score when the carmaker suffered from low inventory. Xpeng (+147.9%) is inside the Top 5 for the third time in the past 4 months and now ranks #6 year-to-date. BYD (+88%), Audi (+61.6%) and Kia (+60.5%) also shine below. All in all, Chinese manufacturers hold a record 24.2% share this month. We welcome GAC at #40.

Looking at the models charts, the Tesla Model Y (+141.4%) remains in pole position with 9.1% share, almost double any other model in the market. The Toyota bZ4X (+3927.8%) and VW ID.4 (+21.3%) ensure the podium is identical to the year-to-date order. The Xpeng G6 (+63.3%) shoots up 17 spots on last month to hit #4 which is a new ranking record for the nameplate. The Audi Q4 e-Tron (+128.6%) rounds out the Top 5 ahead of the Mercedes GLC down three ranks on September to #6 and the BMW iX3 up one to #7. The best-selling newcomer is the BYD EVO 4×4 aka Atto 3 Evo at #8 followed closely by the Toyota Urban Cruiser at #9.

Previous month: Norway September 2026: BEVs at record 98.8% share, Tesla at 26.3% share, Mercedes GLC shoots up

One year ago: Norway October 2025: Tesla Model Y, Volvo EX40 and VW ID.7 in photo finish

Full October 2026 Top 55 All brands and Top 192 All models below.

Norway October 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Oct-26	%	/25	Sep	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla	1,548	9.8%	+ 130.7%	1	21,523	16.4%	– 3.9%	1	1
2	Toyota	1,493	9.5%	+ 2308.1%	2	14,126	10.8%	+ 79.7%	2	4
3	Volkswagen	1,308	8.3%	– 16.4%	3	12,096	9.2%	– 26.7%	3	2
4	BMW	1,025	6.5%	+ 6.8%	6	7,419	5.7%	– 1.1%	5	5
5	XPeng	932	5.9%	+ 147.9%	10	5,813	4.4%	+ 104.8%	6	14
6	Volvo	851	5.4%	– 27.0%	4	9,136	7.0%	– 4.3%	4	3
7	BYD	816	5.2%	+ 88.0%	8	5,338	4.1%	+ 32.7%	8	10
8	Audi	787	5.0%	+ 61.6%	11	3,946	3.0%	– 21.2%	11	7
9	Mercedes	721	4.6%	+ 34.0%	5	4,779	3.7%	+ 4.7%	9	9
10	Skoda	690	4.4%	+ 12.9%	9	5,685	4.3%	– 10.1%	7	6
11	MG	457	2.9%	+ 2.9%	13	3,265	2.5%	– 13.9%	13	12
12	Kia	419	2.7%	+ 60.5%	7	4,256	3.3%	+ 57.0%	10	16
13	Ford	407	2.6%	– 30.2%	12	3,458	2.6%	– 26.8%	12	8
14	Hyundai	405	2.6%	– 10.6%	19	3,166	2.4%	– 27.5%	14	11
15	Nissan	364	2.3%	+ 46.8%	20	2,202	1.7%	– 45.4%	18	13
16	Zeekr	359	2.3%	+ 178.3%	14	2,250	1.7%	+ 140.1%	17	23
17	Changan Deepal	339	2.2%	+ 2160.0%	22	1,672	1.3%	+ 3383.3%	19	34
18	Subaru	306	1.9%	n/a	18	1,509	1.2%	+ 1107.2%	21	30
19	Smart	273	1.7%	+ 992.0%	17	1,626	1.2%	+ 2326.9%	20	36
20	Polestar	234	1.5%	– 6.4%	15	2,721	2.1%	– 5.3%	16	15
21	Suzuki	227	1.4%	+ 3683.3%	32	994	0.8%	+ 434.4%	26	27
22	Peugeot	210	1.3%	– 21.1%	16	2,944	2.2%	+ 40.7%	15	17
23	Mini	170	1.1%	+ 25.9%	30	802	0.6%	– 27.0%	28	24
24	Mazda	165	1.0%	– 48.4%	21	1,305	1.0%	+ 20.2%	22	19
25	Porsche	147	0.9%	+ 6.5%	26	802	0.6%	– 36.4%	29	21
26	Dongfeng	128	0.8%	+ 326.7%	29	600	0.5%	+ 59.2%	30	32
27	Opel	122	0.8%	– 22.8%	24	1,151	0.9%	+ 1.9%	23	22
28	Renault	121	0.8%	– 23.4%	27	834	0.6%	– 24.2%	27	20
29	Cupra	117	0.7%	+ 550.0%	23	555	0.4%	+ 433.7%	31	35
30	Lexus	107	0.7%	– 15.7%	28	1,091	0.8%	– 28.9%	25	18
31	Citroen	96	0.6%	+ 26.3%	25	1,142	0.9%	+ 14.9%	24	25
32	Leapmotor	84	0.5%	new	36	114	0.1%	new	39	–
33	Voyah	58	0.4%	– 18.3%	34	420	0.3%	+ 30.8%	33	29
34	NIO	41	0.3%	+ 5.1%	33	333	0.3%	– 6.7%	34	28
35	Seres	41	0.3%	+ 127.8%	35	224	0.2%	– 27.0%	35	33
36	Honda	38	0.2%	– 75.0%	31	528	0.4%	– 25.5%	32	26
37	Fiat	18	0.1%	+ 100.0%	37	186	0.1%	+ 250.9%	37	44
38	Exlantix	16	0.1%	+ 433.3%	38	52	0.0%	+ 44.4%	43	43
39	Mitsubishi	14	0.1%	+ 250.0%	41	96	0.1%	– 64.3%	40	37
40	GAC	13	0.1%	new	–	13	0.0%	new	51	–
41	Jeep	13	0.1%	– 23.5%	40	132	0.1%	+ 16.8%	38	42
42	JAC	9	0.1%	– 78.0%	39	211	0.2%	+ 13.4%	36	38
43	Land Rover	9	0.1%	– 59.1%	42	89	0.1%	– 29.9%	41	41
44	Alpine	6	0.0%	new	44	27	0.0%	new	47	–
45	Hongqi	6	0.0%	– 60.0%	45	57	0.0%	– 82.7%	42	31
46	KGM	3	0.0%	– 25.0%	46	31	0.0%	– 77.9%	46	40
47	Lamborghini	3	0.0%	+ 0.0%	52	18	0.0%	+ 50.0%	49	52
48	Alfa Romeo	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	43	32	0.0%	+ 60.0%	45	47
49	Amatør Bil	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	7	0.0%	+ 40.0%	56	58
50	Bentley	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	51	8	0.0%	– 11.1%	55	55
51	Bygg Bil	1	0.0%	n/a	–	7	0.0%	– 41.7%	57	53
52	Ferrari	1	0.0%	n/a	–	7	0.0%	– 41.7%	58	51
53	Lotus	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	48	17	0.0%	– 26.1%	50	46
54	Lucid	1	0.0%	n/a	49	9	0.0%	– 50.0%	54	49
55	Maxus	1	0.0%	– 92.9%	–	50	0.0%	– 53.3%	44	39

Norway October 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Oct-26	%	/25	Sep	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla Model Y	1,429	9.1%	+ 141.4%	1	17,647	13.5%	– 6.6%	1	1
2	Toyota bZ4X	725	4.6%	+ 3927.8%	4	5,568	4.3%	+ 2.0%	2	3
3	VW ID.4	553	3.5%	+ 21.3%	5	4,926	3.8%	– 14.3%	3	2
4	Xpeng G6	542	3.4%	+ 63.3%	21	2,672	2.0%	+ 38.8%	13	18
5	Audi Q4 e-Tron	535	3.4%	+ 128.6%	7	2,049	1.6%	+ 4.8%	20	16
6	Mercedes GLC	508	3.2%	n/a	3	2,278	1.7%	+ 56850.0%	18	234
7	BMW iX3	446	2.8%	+ 22200.0%	8	3,417	2.6%	+ 3123.6%	8	112
8	BYD EVO 4*4	437	2.8%	new	6	2,328	1.8%	new	16	–
9	Toyota Urban Cruiser	415	2.6%	new	10	4,781	3.7%	new	4	182
10	Volvo EX30	340	2.2%	– 22.0%	2	3,615	2.8%	– 1.0%	6	8
11	Changan Deepal S05	338	2.1%	n/a	24	1,659	1.3%	+ 82850.0%	22	89
12	Skoda Enyaq	324	2.1%	+ 37.9%	17	2,430	1.9%	– 30.8%	14	9
13	BYD Sealion 7	310	2.0%	– 16.4%	15	2,392	1.8%	– 13.7%	15	11
14	Volvo EX40	308	2.0%	– 47.4%	14	3,608	2.8%	+ 26.7%	7	7
15	VW ID.7	308	2.0%	– 47.4%	16	2,832	2.2%	– 39.8%	11	4
16	BMW ix1	303	1.9%	– 3.2%	18	2,031	1.6%	– 19.4%	21	14
17	Skoda Elroq	300	1.9%	– 13.3%	12	3,012	2.3%	+ 41.9%	9	13
18	Toyota C-HR+	299	1.9%	new	13	2,912	2.2%	new	10	–
19	Xpeng G9	236	1.5%	+ 436.4%	20	2,301	1.8%	+ 163.9%	17	31
20	Suzuki e Vitara	226	1.4%	new	58	990	0.8%	new	36	65
21	Zeekr 7GT	219	1.4%	new	23	803	0.6%	new	41	–
22	Smart #5	204	1.3%	+ 3980.0%	19	1,252	1.0%	+ 7725.0%	26	101
23	Audi Q6 e-tron	199	1.3%	+ 8.2%	35	1,433	1.1%	– 31.4%	23	15
24	Kia EV5	177	1.1%	new	9	807	0.6%	new	40	–
25	Hyundai Kona	176	1.1%	+ 58.6%	44	1,135	0.9%	– 31.0%	28	25
26	Ford Explorer	172	1.1%	– 49.0%	11	2,086	1.6%	– 21.5%	19	12
27	Nissan Ariya	169	1.1%	– 30.2%	36	1,019	0.8%	– 74.2%	34	10
28	VW ID.Polo	167	1.1%	new	66	292	0.2%	new	82	–
29	VW ID.3 Neo	160	1.0%	new	34	430	0.3%	new	67	–
30	Subaru Uncharted	155	1.0%	new	28	652	0.5%	new	49	–
31	MG S6	154	1.0%	new	33	1,044	0.8%	new	33	123
32	Nissan Leaf	134	0.9%	n/a	54	524	0.4%	+ 2178.3%	59	178
33	Subaru Outback	134	0.9%	new	38	532	0.4%	new	56	–
34	BMW i4	132	0.8%	– 59.0%	29	935	0.7%	– 57.1%	38	17
35	Polestar 4	130	0.8%	– 14.5%	30	1,417	1.1%	– 4.4%	24	23
36	Ford Capri	119	0.8%	– 32.4%	46	553	0.4%	– 46.6%	54	29
37	Tesla Model 3	119	0.8%	+ 50.6%	37	3,860	2.9%	+ 12.0%	5	5
38	XPeng X9	115	0.7%	new	72	545	0.4%	new	55	–
39	MG S5	114	0.7%	– 43.0%	51	755	0.6%	– 29.6%	43	30
40	Kia EV3	110	0.7%	– 36.8%	31	1,103	0.8%	– 37.5%	30	20
41	Dongfeng Vigo	109	0.7%	new	57	345	0.3%	new	72	–
42	Mazda CX-6e	105	0.7%	new	65	230	0.2%	new	87	–
43	VW ID.Buzz	103	0.7%	– 53.4%	43	778	0.6%	– 49.5%	42	22
44	Zeekr 7x	103	0.7%	+ 28.8%	32	1,135	0.9%	+ 135.5%	29	45
45	Hyundai Ioniq 5	100	0.6%	– 45.4%	39	1,058	0.8%	– 34.3%	31	21
46	Porsche Cayenne	99	0.6%	+ 1550.0%	48	373	0.3%	+ 1030.3%	63	141
47	Polestar 2	91	0.6%	+ 0.0%	25	954	0.7%	+ 22.6%	37	40
48	Opel Frontera	88	0.6%	+ 144.4%	53	613	0.5%	+ 102.3%	51	75
49	Mini Aceman	87	0.6%	+ 20.8%	70	432	0.3%	– 17.6%	66	49
50	Lexus RZ	85	0.5%	+ 25.0%	50	730	0.6%	– 15.9%	44	38
51	Mercedes GLB	85	0.5%	n/a	26	665	0.5%	n/a	48	–
52	Leapmotor C10	84	0.5%	new	93	113	0.1%	new	120	–
53	Cupra Tavascan	80	0.5%	+ 344.4%	130	160	0.1%	+ 83.9%	104	88
54	MG 4 Urban	78	0.5%	new	–	78	0.1%	new	126	–
55	Volvo EX90	78	0.5%	– 12.4%	52	879	0.7%	– 51.3%	39	26
56	Ford Mustang Mach-E	77	0.5%	+ 413.3%	63	373	0.3%	+ 24.7%	62	72
57	MG 4	76	0.5%	– 56.3%	22	1,159	0.9%	– 40.0%	27	19
58	Peugeot e-5008	71	0.5%	– 34.9%	47	1,049	0.8%	+ 46.9%	32	34
59	Volvo EX60	63	0.4%	new	134	153	0.1%	new	107	–
60	Peugeot e-2008	60	0.4%	– 15.5%	41	683	0.5%	+ 22.6%	46	48
61	Hyundai Ioniq 3	59	0.4%	new	178	60	0.0%	new	130	–
64	Nissan Micra	59	0.4%	new	73	646	0.5%	new	50	189
65	Renault 5	59	0.4%	– 13.2%	68	486	0.4%	– 14.9%	60	43
66	Voyah Courage	58	0.4%	– 4.9%	64	415	0.3%	+ 86.9%	68	77
67	Mazda 6e	57	0.4%	– 81.1%	40	1,013	0.8%	+ 175.3%	35	37
68	Hyundai Inster	52	0.3%	– 1.9%	61	605	0.5%	– 5.5%	52	46
69	Toyota Yaris Cross	51	0.3%	+ 218.8%	45	690	0.5%	– 41.1%	45	32
70	Citroen e-C3 Aircross	49	0.3%	+ 122.7%	56	557	0.4%	+ 315.7%	53	98
62	Kia PV5	49	0.3%	– 5.8%	67	335	0.3%	#DIV/0!	74	–
63	Peugeot e-3008	49	0.3%	– 23.4%	55	682	0.5%	+ 34.8%	47	42
71	Mini Countryman	48	0.3%	+ 60.0%	105	172	0.1%	– 47.1%	102	71
72	Audi A6 (e-Tron)	46	0.3%	– 28.1%	75	405	0.3%	– 54.6%	69	35
73	BMW iX	44	0.3%	– 60.7%	90	453	0.3%	– 65.2%	64	28
74	Smart #3	44	0.3%	+ 266.7%	89	184	0.1%	+ 457.6%	99	150
75	BMW i3	42	0.3%	new	–	42	0.0%	new	139	–
76	Mercedes Vito	42	0.3%	+ 7.7%	79	442	0.3%	– 3.5%	65	57
77	Seres 5	41	0.3%	+ 127.8%	87	224	0.2%	– 25.1%	89	63
78	BMW iX2	39	0.2%	– 71.5%	97	272	0.2%	– 65.4%	84	36
79	Xpeng P7+	39	0.2%	new	69	294	0.2%	new	81	–
80	BYD Dolphin	38	0.2%	– 9.5%	99	323	0.2%	– 37.5%	78	54
81	Honda e:NY1	38	0.2%	– 74.8%	49	525	0.4%	– 22.3%	58	47
82	Volvo EC40	38	0.2%	+ 18.8%	85	287	0.2%	– 29.8%	83	58
83	Kia EV2	35	0.2%	new	42	162	0.1%	new	103	–
84	Mercedes Sprinter	35	0.2%	+ 2.9%	98	217	0.2%	– 4.8%	90	90
85	Mini Cooper	35	0.2%	+ 6.1%	100	197	0.2%	– 20.9%	94	87
86	Porsche Macan	35	0.2%	– 70.8%	76	326	0.2%	– 68.4%	76	33
87	Mercedes CLA	34	0.2%	+ 1600.0%	60	531	0.4%	+ 1261.5%	57	133
88	Cupra Raval	32	0.2%	new	27	380	0.3%	new	70	–
89	Skoda Epiq	30	0.2%	new	78	76	0.1%	new	127	–
90	Renault Scenic	29	0.2%	– 34.1%	122	127	0.1%	– 64.8%	116	61
91	Smart #1	25	0.2%	+ 212.5%	62	190	0.1%	+ 955.6%	97	126
92	Ford Puma	24	0.2%	– 11.1%	71	319	0.2%	+ 19.0%	80	73
93	MG IM6	23	0.1%	– 23.3%	92	143	0.1%	+ 164.8%	110	79
94	Peugeot e-208	23	0.1%	+ 15.0%	80	347	0.3%	+ 45.8%	71	80
95	BYD Seal	22	0.1%	+ 120.0%	108	159	0.1%	– 30.9%	105	84
96	Citroen e-C3	22	0.1%	+ 4.8%	86	207	0.2%	– 62.1%	93	55
97	Kia EV9	22	0.1%	– 4.3%	88	260	0.2%	– 30.9%	85	64
98	NIO EL6	20	0.1%	+ 33.3%	103	130	0.1%	– 19.3%	115	93
99	Opel Grandland X	20	0.1%	– 68.8%	77	333	0.3%	+ 14.0%	75	56
100	Dongfeng Nammi Box	19	0.1%	– 36.7%	91	255	0.2%	– 31.8%	86	70
101	Renault 4	19	0.1%	– 26.9%	94	110	0.1%	+ 69.2%	122	103
102	Zeekr X	19	0.1%	– 36.7%	81	194	0.1%	– 26.5%	96	76
103	NIO Firefly	18	0.1%	+ 200.0%	84	148	0.1%	+ 770.6%	108	125
104	Skoda Enyaq Coupe	18	0.1%	+ 5.9%	133	122	0.1%	– 68.1%	117	66
105	Skoda Peaq	18	0.1%	new	95	44	0.0%	new	138	–
106	Zeekr 001	18	0.1%	– 5.3%	138	118	0.1%	– 38.2%	119	85
107	Subaru Solterra	17	0.1%	n/a	96	325	0.2%	+ 160.0%	77	67
108	Volvo ES90	16	0.1%	new	74	228	0.2%	new	88	160
109	Citroen e-C5 Aircross	15	0.1%	n/a	101	181	0.1%	+ 18000.0%	100	122
110	Exlantix ET	15	0.1%	+ 1400.0%	109	49	0.0%	+ 75.0%	136	118
111	BMW i5	14	0.1%	– 73.1%	102	154	0.1%	– 62.9%	106	59
112	Hyundai Ioniq 9	14	0.1%	– 68.9%	110	188	0.1%	+ 16.8%	98	78
113	Kia EV6	14	0.1%	– 77.8%	82	216	0.2%	– 61.4%	91	44
114	Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross	14	0.1%	new	118	94	0.1%	new	124	–
115	Renault Megane	14	0.1%	– 30.0%	113	111	0.1%	+ 9.9%	121	100
116	GAC Aion UT	13	0.1%	new	–	13	0.0%	new	175	–
117	Jeep Avenger	13	0.1%	– 23.5%	115	130	0.1%	+ 17.1%	114	106
118	Lexus UX	12	0.1%	– 79.7%	131	323	0.2%	– 51.6%	79	41
119	MG IM5	12	0.1%	+ 140.0%	116	83	0.1%	+ 232.0%	125	108
120	Kia Niro	11	0.1%	n/a	83	1,343	1.0%	n/a	25	–
121	Lexus ES	10	0.1%	n/a	121	36	0.0%	n/a	144	–
122	Citroen e-C4	9	0.1%	– 66.7%	114	179	0.1%	– 28.4%	101	86
123	JAC E30X	9	0.1%	– 75.7%	112	196	0.1%	+ 62.0%	95	97
124	Polestar 3	9	0.1%	+ 28.6%	107	336	0.3%	– 45.1%	73	39
125	VW ID.3	9	0.1%	– 96.9%	59	2,732	2.1%	– 36.6%	12	6
126	Fiat Grande Panda	8	0.1%	new	124	105	0.1%	new	123	174
127	Ford Tourneo Custom	8	0.1%	+ 0.0%	117	49	0.0%	– 47.9%	137	109
128	Opel Corsa	8	0.1%	– 66.7%	104	136	0.1%	– 38.2%	111	94
129	BYD Tang	7	0.0%	+ 75.0%	120	69	0.1%	– 53.4%	128	95
130	Porsche Taycan	6	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	27	0.0%	– 73.5%	152	107
131	Audi RS5	5	0.0%	n/a	135	25	0.0%	n/a	154	–
132	Cupra Born	5	0.0%	n/a	129	15	0.0%	– 11.8%	165	188
133	Fiat 500	5	0.0%	+ 400.0%	126	27	0.0%	+ 285.7%	151	207
134	Fiat 600e	5	0.0%	– 37.5%	123	53	0.0%	+ 15.2%	133	135
135	Hongqi EHS5	5	0.0%	new	141	51	0.0%	new	134	–
136	Mercedes C Class	5	0.0%	n/a	–	5	0.0%	n/a	212	–
137	Opel Mokka	5	0.0%	– 84.4%	128	51	0.0%	– 65.5%	135	96
138	VW Transporter/Caravelle	5	0.0%	n/a	–	13	0.0%	+ 116.7%	177	212
139	Alpine A290	4	0.0%	new	144	16	0.0%	new	162	–
140	Ford Transit	4	0.0%	n/a	176	13	0.0%	+ 333.3%	174	220
141	Hyundai Ioniq 6	4	0.0%	– 93.4%	136	120	0.1%	– 61.3%	118	74
142	Peugeot E-Traveller	4	0.0%	new	132	24	0.0%	new	156	–
143	Polestar 5	4	0.0%	new	119	14	0.0%	new	170	–
144	Porsche 911	4	0.0%	+ 300.0%	–	57	0.0%	+ 16.3%	131	132
145	Range Rover	4	0.0%	– 20.0%	163	27	0.0%	– 10.0%	153	157
146	Range Rover Sport	4	0.0%	– 20.0%	164	42	0.0%	+ 0.0%	140	137
147	KGM Torres EVX	3	0.0%	– 25.0%	148	31	0.0%	– 45.6%	147	121
148	Lamborghini Urus	3	0.0%	+ 0.0%	180	13	0.0%	+ 30.0%	176	200
149	Mercedes EQA	3	0.0%	– 98.1%	125	477	0.4%	– 61.3%	61	27
150	Mercedes EQS SUV	3	0.0%	– 72.7%	150	16	0.0%	– 56.8%	164	144
151	NIO ET5	3	0.0%	– 80.0%	111	38	0.0%	– 65.5%	143	105
152	Peugeot e-408	3	0.0%	n/a	106	134	0.1%	+ 13300.0%	112	308
153	Porsche Panamera	3	0.0%	+ 50.0%	–	14	0.0%	+ 16.7%	171	192
154	Volvo XC60	3	0.0%	– 72.7%	137	148	0.1%	– 57.6%	109	62
155	Volvo XC90	3	0.0%	– 72.7%	151	209	0.2%	– 48.9%	92	69
156	Alfa Romeo Junior	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	139	30	0.0%	+ 66.7%	149	172
157	Alpine A390	2	0.0%	new	167	11	0.0%	new	184	–
158	Audi e-Tron GT	2	0.0%	n/a	152	22	0.0%	+ 29.4%	157	184
159	BMW i7	2	0.0%	n/a	154	7	0.0%	+ 16.7%	200	222
160	BMW X5	2	0.0%	– 81.8%	156	35	0.0%	– 52.7%	146	113
161	BYD Seal U	2	0.0%	– 71.4%	172	66	0.1%	– 79.5%	129	68
162	Ford F-150 Lightning	2	0.0%	– 88.9%	175	9	0.0%	– 96.9%	193	82
163	Mazda CX-60	2	0.0%	– 50.0%	183	12	0.0%	– 68.4%	179	143
164	Mercedes eVito Tourer	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	187	14	0.0%	– 75.9%	169	130
165	Nissan Qashqai	2	0.0%	– 66.7%	193	12	0.0%	– 78.2%	183	136
166	Toyota Proace Verso	2	0.0%	– 88.9%	143	132	0.1%	– 39.2%	113	92
167	Volkswagen e-Caravelle	2	0.0%	new	–	9	0.0%	new	196	–
168	Volvo V90	2	0.0%	n/a	165	7	0.0%	– 82.5%	207	151
169	Amatør Bil Willys	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	262	–
170	Bentley Bentayga	1	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	232	240
171	BMW X1	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	155	13	0.0%	– 31.6%	172	177
172	Bygg Bil Cobra	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	270	283
173	Changan Deepal S07	1	0.0%	– 93.3%	173	13	0.0%	– 71.7%	173	148
174	Citroen SpaceTourer	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	3	0.0%	– 57.1%	225	214
175	Exlantix ES	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	174	3	0.0%	– 62.5%	226	173
176	Ferrari 12Cillindri	1	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	+ 300.0%	217	254
177	Ford Transit Custom	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	140	41	0.0%	+ 20.6%	141	155
178	Hongqi E-HS7	1	0.0%	– 92.9%	–	2	0.0%	– 99.0%	239	83
179	Kia EV4	1	0.0%	new	127	28	0.0%	new	150	138
180	Land Rover Defender	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	158	16	0.0%	– 55.6%	163	153
181	Lotus Emeya	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	2	0.0%	– 60.0%	243	221
182	Lucid Gravity	1	0.0%	new	160	7	0.0%	new	202	300
183	Maxus Euniq5	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	–	4	0.0%	– 80.0%	219	181
184	Mazda CX-30	1	0.0%	n/a	182	31	0.0%	+ 29.2%	148	161
185	Mercedes CLE	1	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	– 50.0%	245	233
186	Mercedes E Class	1	0.0%	– 93.3%	149	40	0.0%	– 56.5%	142	110
187	Mercedes GLA	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	n/a	289	–
188	Mercedes GLS	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	188	4	0.0%	– 66.7%	221	195
189	Opel Zafira Life	1	0.0%	n/a	162	11	0.0%	– 72.5%	187	145
190	Suzuki Across	1	0.0%	n/a	–	1	0.0%	– 90.0%	302	209
191	Toyota Land Cruiser	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	194	11	0.0%	– 35.3%	188	154
192	VW ID.Cross	1	0.0%	new	–	1	0.0%	new	305	–

Source: OFV AS

China exports September 2026: Chery Auto breaks record

Matt Gasnier — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 06:23:00 +0000

Chery Auto has exported almost 208,000 units in September, a record high

As we described in our latest China wholesales September 2026 update, passenger cars exports surge 73.7% year-on-year to 917,000 units, totalling 8,205,000 units year-to-date. Chery Auto retains the top spot (it has been the country’s biggest exporter for the past 23 years), which exports representing 70% of its total sales for the month. But there’s more: at almost 208,000 exports, Chery reaches a new historic monthly high for any Chinese OEM. BYD is in 2nd place, thanks to NEV exports up 153.9% year-on-year. SAIC Motor comes in third position ahead of Geely Auto up 162% year-on-year and GWM whose exports are now higher than its domestic sales.

Previous post: China exports June 2026: BYD catches up on Chery

Full September 2026 Top 5 exporter OEMs below.

China exports September 2026 – OEMs:

Pos	OEM	Sep-26	share
1	Chery Auto	207,814	20.0%
2	BYD Auto	179,877	17.3%
3	SAIC Passenger Vehicles	150,000	14.5%
4	Geely Auto	106,685	10.3%
5	Great Wall Motor	60,019	5.8%

Source: Manufacturers

France 1984: Peugeot 205 roars to pole position

Matt Gasnier — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:25:00 +0000

Peugeot 205

29/10/26 update: Now with Top 46 All brands and Top 195 All models.

Today we go back 42 years to study the French new car market in 1984. Consult also our updated 1983 post here:

France 1983: Renault 5 celebrates 10 years in first place, Renault 11 lands at #3

Consult over 130 years of French Historical Data here

New car sales in France sink -12.9% in 1984 to 1,757,673 units. Renault (-23.1%) is in great difficulty but stays atop the brands charts with a dominant 31% share. Peugeot (+5.4%) defies the negative market and sees its share jump from 14.9% last year to 18.1%. Citroen (-13.5%) is stuck in third place with 12.7% of the market, stable year-on-year. Ford (-3.7%) remains by far the most popular foreign carmaker in the country with an improved 7.9% share, distancing Fiat (-5.7%) and Opel (-1%), both up two spots on 1983 and overtaking Volkswagen (-19.3%). Talbot (-54.3%) freefalls to #8. Below, Austin (+12.1%) is up to #11 and Seat (+621.4%) is revived at #15.

Renault 11

After 10 years of reign of the Renault 5, the Peugeot 205 makes up for a shy start in 1983 and, helped by the arrival of the 3-door and GTI versions, it takes the lead of the models ranking with 9.8% share, the first Peugeot to be the annual #1 since the Peugeot 204 in 1971. Right in between the Renault 5 (-41.9%) – still #1 in January and February and #3 at year-end with 7.1% share – and the Peugeot 205, there was an interim leader in the French market. The Renault 11 ranked #1 from March to June 1984, peaking at brilliant 10% share in April. The 11 finishes the year in 2nd place with 8.2% share.

Very last month at #1 for the Renault 5 in February 1984

The Citroen BX (+17.7%) is up 3 spots to #4 with 6.1% share. Launched in March, the Renault 25 is a massive success and finishes the year in an outstanding 6th position with 4% share, the most successful large model for the brand in a very long time. The Renault Supercinq, launched in September, lands directly at #16 and ranked #2 in December. The Ford Fiesta (+11.7%) becomes the best-selling foreign model this year, up 3 spots to #10, and is followed by the Ford Escort (-20.4%) at #11, the VW Golf (-24%) at #14, the Opel Corsa (+21.7%) at #15, the Ford Sierra (-21.9%) at #17 and the Fiat Uno (+26.1%) at #18.

Full Year 1984 Top 46 All brands and Top 195 All models vs. Full Year 1983 data and every monthly Top 10 models below.

You can check out the monthly market shares of the Top 10 best-selling French models in 1984 here:

France 1984 – brands:

Pos	Brand	1984	%	/83	1983	%	Pos
1	Renault	544,691	31.0%	– 23.1%	708,137	35.1%	1
2	Peugeot	317,414	18.1%	+ 5.4%	301,162	14.9%	2
3	Citroen	224,056	12.7%	– 13.5%	259,028	12.8%	3
4	Ford	138,235	7.9%	– 3.7%	143,521	7.1%	4
5	Fiat	78,437	4.5%	– 5.7%	83,138	4.1%	7
6	Opel	76,456	4.3%	– 1.0%	77,195	3.8%	8
7	Volkswagen	73,286	4.2%	– 19.3%	90,859	4.5%	5
8	Talbot	40,225	2.3%	– 54.3%	87,957	4.4%	6
9	BMW	30,220	1.7%	– 8.8%	33,127	1.6%	9
10	Audi	24,231	1.4%	– 1.6%	24,616	1.2%	11
11	Austin	23,332	1.3%	+ 12.1%	20,810	1.0%	13
12	Lada	23,051	1.3%	– 4.5%	24,134	1.2%	12
13	Alfa Romeo	20,416	1.2%	– 26.8%	27,888	1.4%	10
14	Mercedes	19,008	1.1%	+ 0.9%	18,843	0.9%	14
15	Seat	17,068	1.0%	+ 621.4%	2,366	0.1%	26
16	Volvo	15,778	0.9%	+ 13.1%	13,956	0.7%	16
17	Datsun	14,694	0.8%	– 8.2%	16,001	0.8%	15
18	Mazda	14,597	0.8%	+ 7.1%	13,632	0.7%	17
19	Toyota	12,720	0.7%	– 1.0%	12,851	0.6%	18
20	Autobianchi	9,583	0.5%	+ 1.9%	9,404	0.5%	20
21	Lancia	9,208	0.5%	– 11.7%	10,428	0.5%	19
22	Honda	7,667	0.4%	– 6.8%	8,227	0.4%	21
23	Skoda	3,790	0.2%	– 28.1%	5,272	0.3%	22
24	Mitsubishi	3,505	0.2%	– 9.3%	3,863	0.2%	24
25	Triumph	2,862	0.2%	– 41.4%	4,882	0.2%	23
26	MG	2,328	0.1%	– 4.7%	2,444	0.1%	25
27	Polski	2,144	0.1%	+ 5.9%	2,024	0.1%	29
28	Rover	1,698	0.1%	– 26.5%	2,311	0.1%	27
29	Zastava	1,501	0.1%	– 16.3%	1,793	0.1%	31
30	Porsche	1,370	0.1%	– 15.0%	1,612	0.1%	32
31	Innocenti	1,274	0.1%	– 41.8%	2,190	0.1%	28
32	Saab	1,234	0.1%	+ 53.1%	806	0.0%	33
33	Talbot Matra	670	0.0%	– 63.3%	1,827	0.1%	30
34	Alpine Renault	277	0.0%	– 51.9%	576	0.0%	34
35	Jaguar	173	0.0%	– 13.1%	199	0.0%	35
36	Aro	164	0.0%	– 9.4%	181	0.0%	36
37	Ferrari	97	0.0%	– 26.0%	131	0.0%	37
38	Maserati	94	0.0%	+ 1780.0%	5	0.0%	44
39	Buick	20	0.0%	– 78.5%	93	0.0%	38
40	Morgan	15	0.0%	+ 25.0%	12	0.0%	42
41	Rolls-Royce/Bentley	12	0.0%	– 7.7%	13	0.0%	41
42	Jeep	11	0.0%	– 54.2%	24	0.0%	39
43	Lotus	11	0.0%	+ 0.0%	11	0.0%	43
44	Chevrolet	7	0.0%	– 56.3%	16	0.0%	40
45	GMC	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	3	0.0%	46
46	Oldsmobile	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	2	0.0%	47
47	Cadillac	0	0.0%	– 100.0%	4	0.0%	45

France Full Year 1984 – models:

Pos	Model	1984	%	/83	1983	%	Pos
1	Peugeot 205	171,702	9.8%	+ 62.5%	105,634	5.2%	6
2	Renault 11	144,688	8.2%	+ 14.2%	126,742	6.3%	3
3	Renault 5 Laureate	124,185	7.1%	– 41.9%	213,803	10.6%	1
4	Citroen BX	107,160	6.1%	+ 17.7%	91,069	4.5%	7
5	Peugeot 305	82,897	4.7%	– 22.7%	107,236	5.3%	4
6	Renault 25	71,035	4.0%	new	0	0.0%	–
7	Renault 9	67,476	3.8%	– 51.5%	139,229	6.9%	2
8	Renault 18	57,009	3.2%	– 46.3%	106,102	5.3%	5
9	Citroen Visa	54,731	3.1%	– 17.8%	66,603	3.3%	8
10	Ford Fiesta	50,304	2.9%	+ 11.7%	45,022	2.2%	13
11	Ford Escort	42,031	2.4%	– 20.4%	52,807	2.6%	10
12	Renault 4	41,415	2.4%	– 33.2%	62,043	3.1%	9
13	Peugeot 505	38,942	2.2%	– 15.5%	46,068	2.3%	12
14	VW Golf	38,636	2.2%	– 24.0%	50,866	2.5%	11
15	Opel Corsa	38,349	2.2%	+ 21.7%	31,512	1.6%	18
16	Renault Supercinq	31,537	1.8%	new	0	0.0%	–
17	Ford Sierra	29,016	1.7%	– 21.9%	37,155	1.8%	17
18	Fiat Uno	27,291	1.6%	+ 26.1%	21,644	1.1%	24
19	Peugeot 104	22,846	1.3%	– 43.5%	40,414	2.0%	15
20	Talbot Samba	21,029	1.2%	– 46.5%	39,279	1.9%	16
21	BMW 3 Series	19,603	1.1%	– 2.1%	20,030	1.0%	27
22	Citroen CX	17,847	1.0%	– 34.9%	27,426	1.4%	21
23	Opel Ascona	17,821	1.0%	– 17.6%	21,627	1.1%	25
24	Fiat Panda	17,581	1.0%	– 18.4%	21,556	1.1%	26
25	Opel Kadett	16,615	0.9%	– 12.3%	18,945	0.9%	28
26	Citroen 2 CV	16,496	0.9%	– 37.2%	26,281	1.3%	23
27	Ford Orion	15,808	0.9%	+ 175.4%	5,739	0.3%	49
28	VW Polo	15,340	0.9%	+ 0.5%	15,258	0.8%	31
29	Fiat Regata	15,092	0.9%	n/a	14	0.0%	176
30	Fiat Ritmo	14,874	0.8%	– 44.5%	26,803	1.3%	22
31	Audi 80	13,979	0.8%	+ 5.6%	13,240	0.7%	32
32	Talbot Horizon	12,672	0.7%	– 58.9%	30,795	1.5%	19
33	Citroen GSA	11,855	0.7%	– 58.7%	28,689	1.4%	20
34	Austin Metro	11,237	0.6%	– 14.0%	13,065	0.6%	33
35	Seat Ronda	10,007	0.6%	+ 323.0%	2,366	0.1%	75
36	VW Jetta	9,998	0.6%	– 4.3%	10,451	0.5%	37
37	Citroen LNA	9,692	0.6%	– 41.6%	16,589	0.8%	30
38	Mercedes 190	9,636	0.5%	+ 113.3%	4,517	0.2%	56
39	BMW 5 Series	9,131	0.5%	– 17.3%	11,035	0.5%	35
40	Autobianchi A112	9,128	0.5%	+ 4.0%	8,781	0.4%	40
41	Lada 2107	8,880	0.5%	+ 7972.7%	110	0.0%	148
42	Alfa Romeo Alfa 33	8,718	0.5%	+ 112.8%	4,096	0.2%	58
43	Mazda 323	8,033	0.5%	– 12.2%	9,146	0.5%	39
44	Audi 100	6,956	0.4%	– 18.7%	8,554	0.4%	41
45	Seat Fura	6,902	0.4%	new	0	0.0%	–
46	Volvo 343/345	6,818	0.4%	– 7.1%	7,336	0.4%	45
47	Austin Mini	6,700	0.4%	– 2.1%	6,841	0.3%	48
48	Talbot Solara	6,500	0.4%	– 61.1%	16,718	0.8%	29
49	Lada 1200	6,447	0.4%	– 19.4%	7,998	0.4%	42
50	Citroen Axel	6,262	0.4%	new	0	0.0%	–
51	VW Passat	5,840	0.3%	– 48.1%	11,243	0.6%	34
52	Austin Maestro	5,042	0.3%	+ 457.7%	904	0.0%	107
53	Toyota Corolla	4,761	0.3%	+ 249.6%	1,362	0.1%	96
54	Mazda 626	4,698	0.3%	+ 161.4%	1,797	0.1%	88
55	Lancia Prisma	4,053	0.2%	+ 24.3%	3,260	0.2%	60
56	Honda Civic	4,021	0.2%	+ 19.5%	3,364	0.2%	59
57	Datsun Sunny	3,955	0.2%	– 26.9%	5,413	0.3%	52
58	Lada 2105	3,934	0.2%	– 63.3%	10,723	0.5%	36
59	Alfa Romeo Alfetta	3,930	0.2%	– 28.8%	5,521	0.3%	50
60	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	3,770	0.2%	– 52.8%	7,995	0.4%	43
61	Lada Niva 4×4	3,730	0.2%	– 14.2%	4,345	0.2%	57
62	Lancia Delta	3,580	0.2%	– 22.0%	4,589	0.2%	55
63	Alfa Romeo Alfasud	3,398	0.2%	– 65.9%	9,956	0.5%	38
64	Mercedes 240	3,228	0.2%	– 40.7%	5,441	0.3%	51
65	Toyota Tercel	2,976	0.2%	– 44.5%	5,366	0.3%	53
66	Triumph Acclaim	2,862	0.2%	– 41.4%	4,881	0.2%	54
67	Datsun Micra	2,753	0.2%	+ 310.9%	670	0.0%	113
68	Datsun Bluebird	2,693	0.2%	– 12.8%	3,090	0.2%	62
69	Datsun Cherry	2,563	0.1%	– 5.9%	2,724	0.1%	66
70	Renault Fuego	2,512	0.1%	– 63.4%	6,857	0.3%	47
71	Renault 20	2,507	0.1%	– 94.4%	44,403	2.2%	14
72	Volvo 360	2,495	0.1%	+ 127.6%	1,096	0.1%	103
73	Renault Espace	2,428	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–
74	Volvo 244	2,272	0.1%	– 17.0%	2,736	0.1%	65
75	VW Santana	2,199	0.1%	+ 190.1%	758	0.0%	110
76	Toyota Lite-Ace	2,058	0.1%	– 13.3%	2,373	0.1%	74
77	Mitsubishi Colt	1,978	0.1%	– 31.8%	2,902	0.1%	63
78	Skoda S105	1,931	0.1%	– 27.7%	2,671	0.1%	68
79	Skoda S120	1,859	0.1%	– 28.5%	2,601	0.1%	71
80	Opel Rekord	1,820	0.1%	– 44.1%	3,254	0.2%	61
81	Mazda 929	1,813	0.1%	– 30.9%	2,623	0.1%	69
82	Honda Accord	1,776	0.1%	– 29.0%	2,500	0.1%	72
83	Audi Quattro	1,745	0.1%	– 20.5%	2,196	0.1%	78
84	Mercedes 300	1,703	0.1%	– 37.3%	2,714	0.1%	67
85	Polski Polonez	1,697	0.1%	– 2.6%	1,743	0.1%	90
86	Volvo 245	1,673	0.1%	– 15.3%	1,975	0.1%	82
87	Mercedes 280	1,623	0.1%	– 15.2%	1,915	0.1%	85
88	MG Metro	1,619	0.1%	– 25.9%	2,186	0.1%	79
89	Mercedes 230	1,541	0.1%	– 21.5%	1,963	0.1%	83
90	Volvo 760	1,504	0.1%	– 24.2%	1,983	0.1%	81
91	Honda Prelude	1,386	0.1%	– 2.6%	1,423	0.1%	94
92	VW Scirocco	1,382	0.1%	– 44.1%	2,472	0.1%	73
93	Fiat 127	1,357	0.1%	– 82.2%	7,636	0.4%	44
94	Innocenti Mini	1,263	0.1%	– 34.9%	1,939	0.1%	84
95	BMW 7 Series	1,237	0.1%	– 29.8%	1,761	0.1%	89
96	Saab 900	1,234	0.1%	+ 53.1%	806	0.0%	109
97	Toyota Celica	1,202	0.1%	– 44.7%	2,175	0.1%	80
98	Toyota Model F	1,183	0.1%	+ 325.5%	278	0.0%	130
99	Zastava Yugo	1,175	0.1%	– 17.9%	1,432	0.1%	93
100	Volvo 740	1,146	0.1%	new	0	0.0%	–
101	Opel Manta	1,110	0.1%	– 9.5%	1,226	0.1%	99
102	Ford Granada	1,035	0.1%	– 60.4%	2,615	0.1%	70
103	Mitsubishi Pajero	1,031	0.1%	+ 153.3%	407	0.0%	121
104	Rover 2600	973	0.1%	+ 9.9%	885	0.0%	108
105	Peugeot 604	957	0.1%	– 57.7%	2,262	0.1%	77
106	Mercedes 200/220	948	0.1%	– 50.0%	1,897	0.1%	86
107	Lancia Beta	916	0.1%	– 32.4%	1,355	0.1%	98
108	Fiat 126	882	0.1%	– 17.3%	1,066	0.1%	104
109	Fiat Argenta	799	0.0%	– 41.0%	1,355	0.1%	97
110	Audi 90	781	0.0%	+ 51.7%	515	0.0%	117
111	Datsun Prairie	710	0.0%	+ 1410.6%	47	0.0%	162
112	MG Maestro	709	0.0%	+ 174.8%	258	0.0%	132
113	Porsche 944	697	0.0%	– 6.6%	746	0.0%	111
114	Datsun Cedric	541	0.0%	– 61.8%	1,415	0.1%	95
115	Matra Rancho	537	0.0%	– 51.7%	1,111	0.1%	101
116	Datsun Vanette	505	0.0%	+ 50400.0%	1	0.0%	189
117	Lancia Trevi	502	0.0%	– 55.4%	1,126	0.1%	100
118	Honda Quintet	484	0.0%	– 48.5%	940	0.0%	106
119	Audi GT5 / GT5S	482	0.0%	+ 334.2%	111	0.0%	147
120	Opel Senator	478	0.0%	+ 22.9%	389	0.0%	125
121	Autobianchi Elegant	455	0.0%	– 27.0%	623	0.0%	114
122	Datsun Stanza	455	0.0%	– 75.9%	1,888	0.1%	87
123	Polski 125P	447	0.0%	+ 59.1%	281	0.0%	129
124	Fiat 131	445	0.0%	– 84.6%	2,895	0.1%	64
125	Austin Montego	353	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–
126	Toyota Camry	334	0.0%	– 32.8%	497	0.0%	119
127	Mitsubishi Lancer	330	0.0%	– 17.1%	398	0.0%	124
128	Rover 2000	313	0.0%	– 42.4%	543	0.0%	116
129	Porsche 924	306	0.0%	– 10.5%	342	0.0%	126
130	Alfa Romeo Alfa 90	305	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–
131	Audi 200	288	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–
132	Datsun Patrol	280	0.0%	– 41.3%	477	0.0%	120
133	Mercedes 500	279	0.0%	– 8.2%	304	0.0%	127
134	Alpine A310	277	0.0%	– 51.9%	576	0.0%	115
135	Opel Monza	263	0.0%	+ 8.7%	242	0.0%	135
136	Porsche 911	256	0.0%	– 36.6%	404	0.0%	122
137	Rover 2400	249	0.0%	– 50.7%	505	0.0%	118
138	BMW 6 Series	236	0.0%	– 17.5%	286	0.0%	128
139	Datsun Silvia	231	0.0%	+ 6.9%	216	0.0%	136
140	Alfa Romeo Spider	223	0.0%	– 18.3%	273	0.0%	131
141	Toyota Land Cruiser	202	0.0%	– 21.7%	258	0.0%	133
142	Zastava 1100	189	0.0%	new		0.0%	–
143	Aro	164	0.0%	– 9.4%	181	0.0%	137
144	Seat Ibiza	159	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–
145	Matra Murena	132	0.0%	– 81.5%	712	0.0%	112
146	Zastava 1300	131	0.0%	new		0.0%	–
147	Lancia Prima	118	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–
148	Porsche 928	111	0.0%	– 7.5%	120	0.0%	146
149	Ferrari	97	0.0%	– 26.0%	131	0.0%	145
150	Mitsubishi Galant	96	0.0%	– 37.7%	154	0.0%	140
151	Jaguar Sovereign	95	0.0%	+ 8.0%	88	0.0%	153
152	Maserati	94	0.0%	+ 1780.0%	5	0.0%	183
153	Range Rover	88	0.0%	– 37.6%	141	0.0%	143
154	Alfa Romeo Alfa 6	72	0.0%	+ 53.2%	47	0.0%	161
155	Mitsubishi Space Wagon	70	0.0%	new	0	0.0%	–
156	Peugeot 504	68	0.0%	– 95.6%	1,529	0.1%	92
157	Lada 1500/1600	60	0.0%	– 93.7%	958	0.0%	105
158	Fiat 124	59	0.0%	+ 5.4%	56	0.0%	160
159	Fiat 128	57	0.0%	+ 32.6%	43	0.0%	163
160	Mazda RX5/RX7	53	0.0%	– 19.7%	66	0.0%	157
161	Land Rover	51	0.0%	+ 24.4%	41	0.0%	164
162	Renault Divers	51	0.0%	– 19.0%	63	0.0%	158
163	Ford Capri	41	0.0%	– 73.0%	152	0.0%	141
164	Jaguar XJS	36	0.0%	+ 12.5%	32	0.0%	168
165	Lancia Gamma	36	0.0%	– 60.0%	90	0.0%	152
166	Mercedes 380	34	0.0%	– 43.3%	60	0.0%	159
167	Renault 30	31	0.0%	– 98.1%	1,664	0.1%	91
168	Jaguar XJ	30	0.0%	– 57.7%	71	0.0%	155
169	Rover 3500	22	0.0%	– 40.5%	37	0.0%	166
170	Talbot Tagora	22	0.0%	– 98.0%	1,097	0.1%	102
171	Buick	20	0.0%	– 78.5%	93	0.0%	151
172	Renault 14	17	0.0%	– 99.8%	7,231	0.4%	46
173	Mercedes 250	16	0.0%	– 50.0%	32	0.0%	169
174	Morgan	15	0.0%	+ 25.0%	12	0.0%	178
175	BMW Divers	13	0.0%	– 13.3%	15	0.0%	175
176	Citroen Divers	12	0.0%	– 65.7%	35	0.0%	167
177	Jaguar Vanden Plas	12	0.0%	+ 50.0%	8	0.0%	180
178	Rolls Bentley	12	0.0%	– 7.7%	13	0.0%	177
179	Innocenti 120L	11	0.0%	– 95.6%	251	0.0%	134
180	Jeep	11	0.0%	– 54.2%	24	0.0%	171
181	Lotus	11	0.0%	+ 57.1%	7	0.0%	182
182	Chevrolet	7	0.0%	– 56.3%	16	0.0%	174
183	Datsun Divers	5	0.0%	– 76.2%	21	0.0%	173
184	Toyota Carina	4	0.0%	– 99.0%	404	0.0%	123
185	Zastava Super	4	0.0%	– 96.0%	100	0.0%	149
186	Datsun 280 ZX	3	0.0%	– 92.3%	39	0.0%	165
187	Lancia Divers	3	0.0%	– 62.5%	8	0.0%	181
188	Zastava Contact	3	0.0%	– 98.2%	168	0.0%	138
189	Peugeot Divers	2	0.0%	– 90.9%	22	0.0%	172
190	Rover 2300	2	0.0%	– 98.7%	159	0.0%	139
191	Talbot Divers	2	0.0%	– 97.1%	68	0.0%	156
192	Citroen Dyane	1	0.0%	– 100.0%	2,286	0.1%	76
193	GMC	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	3	0.0%	186
194	Matra Divers	1	0.0%	– 75.0%	4	0.0%	185
195	Oldsmobile	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	2	0.0%	188
196	VW Divers	1	0.0%	– 88.9%	9	0.0%	179

Source: CCFA, L’Auto Journal, L’Argus, many thanks to STAC for sharing the data!

France September 2026: Tesla Model Y, Renault 5, Twingo lift EV sales up 108.1% to record 41.7% share

Matt Gasnier — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:59:00 +0000

The Twingo E-Tech is shaping up to be another neo-retro smash hit for Renault. 28/10 update: Now with Top 53 All brands and Top 300 models rankings 9/10 update: Now with Top 40 brands ranking It’s another satisfying month for new car sales in France, now up 11.6% year-on-year in September to 156,629 units. This…

Colombia September 2026: Toyota, Chery, MG shine in strongest monthly volume in 12 years

Matt Gasnier — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:48:00 +0000

The Chery E5 lands directly at #16.

New car sales in Colombia surge 36.1% year-on-year in September to 33,890 units. This is the highest monthly volume in the country in almost 12 years: since the 40,395 sales of December 2014. The year-to-date tally is now up 41.4% to 247,594. The brands podium is unchanged on last month: Kia (+9.4%) dominates ahead of a soaring Toyota (+89.3%) and Renault (+6.2%). Chevrolet (+16.2%) is back above Tesla, with the latter commanding 7.2% of the market. Hyundai (+45%) and Nissan (+44.6%) also significantly outpace the market in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, notice MG (+420.2%), Chery (+319.3%), GAC (+261.9%) and GWM (+254.2%) while newcomer Geely repeats at #21.

Over in the models charts, the Tesla Model Y is on top for the 7th consecutive month (it has never ranked below #1) but sees its share fall slightly month on month to 6.6%. The Toyota Corolla Cross (+134%) and Mazda CX-30 (+17.3%) both overtake the Kia K3 (+5.9%) to complete the podium. The Chevrolet Onix (+16.3%) is back up 7 spots on August to #5, distancing the Renault Duster Nacional (+14.4%), Kia Sportage (+24.7%) and Picanto (-37.7%), the latter in complete freefall on August 2025 when it ranked #1 overall. The Nissan Qashqai (+511.1%), Renault Duster E-Tech (+127.3%), Toyota Fortuner (+159.3%) and Chevrolet Tracker (+177.7%) shine below. The new Chery E5 cracks the Top 75, landing directly at #16.

Previous month: Colombia August 2026: Tesla Model Y #1 for 6th straight month, Toyota Hilux and Ford Territory shine

One year ago: Colombia September 2025: Sales up 45.2%, Kia (+77.1%) places Picanto and K3 on top

Full September 2026 Top 30 brands and Top 75 models below.

Colombia September 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Sep-26	%	/25	Aug	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Kia	3,918	11.6%	+ 9.4%	1	32,033	12.9%	+ 38.0%	1	1
2	Toyota	3,528	10.4%	+ 89.3%	2	22,488	9.1%	+ 19.0%	3	3
3	Renault	3,177	9.4%	+ 6.2%	3	24,480	9.9%	+ 8.5%	2	2
4	Chevrolet	2,607	7.7%	+ 16.2%	5	18,440	7.4%	+ 24.2%	4	5
5	Tesla	2,441	7.2%	new	4	16,554	6.7%	new	6	–
6	Mazda	2,000	5.9%	+ 3.4%	6	17,299	7.0%	+ 12.0%	5	4
7	Nissan	1,879	5.5%	+ 44.6%	7	11,292	4.6%	+ 19.3%	8	7
8	Suzuki	1,842	5.4%	+ 12.3%	8	13,550	5.5%	+ 45.9%	7	6
9	Hyundai	1,734	5.1%	+ 45.0%	9	10,877	4.4%	+ 33.6%	9	8
10	Volkswagen	1,348	4.0%	+ 23.4%	12	9,731	3.9%	+ 36.9%	10	9
11	BYD	1,148	3.4%	+ 3.3%	11	9,279	3.7%	+ 34.4%	11	10
12	Ford	1,028	3.0%	+ 75.7%	10	7,053	2.8%	+ 38.6%	12	11
13	Chery	784	2.3%	+ 319.3%	15	3,899	1.6%	+ 275.3%	14	18
14	Foton	589	1.7%	– 30.5%	14	5,889	2.4%	+ 27.9%	13	12
15	MG	515	1.5%	+ 420.2%	13	2,867	1.2%	+ 152.4%	16	24
16	Mercedes	485	1.4%	+ 21.6%	18	2,649	1.1%	+ 13.0%	17	13
17	Changan-Deepal	383	1.1%	+ 143.9%	16	2,934	1.2%	+ 206.6%	15	23
18	Citroen	361	1.1%	+ 31.8%	19	2,441	1.0%	+ 47.5%	19	16
19	BMW	281	0.8%	– 12.2%	17	2,224	0.9%	+ 21.7%	20	15
20	Dongfeng	280	0.8%	+ 40.0%	20	2,546	1.0%	+ 127.1%	18	21
21	Geely	266	0.8%	new	21	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	n/a
22	Honda	263	0.8%	+ 70.8%	22	1,689	0.7%	+ 49.3%	22	22
23	JMC-JMEV	218	0.6%	– 36.3%	29	1,828	0.7%	+ 8.3%	21	17
24	GWM	209	0.6%	+ 254.2%	30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
25	Jeep	207	0.6%	+ 11.3%	25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	27
26	Subaru	207	0.6%	+ 3.0%	23	1,402	0.6%	– 3.0%	24	19
27	Peugeot	166	0.5%	– 16.6%	26	1,562	0.6%	+ 17.4%	23	20
28	Kenworth	161	0.5%	+ 73.1%	24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29	GAC	152	0.4%	+ 261.9%	27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30	Jetour	135	0.4%	+ 92.8%	28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	29

Colombia September 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Sep-26	%	/25	Aug	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Tesla Model Y	2,224	6.6%	new	1	14,398	5.8%	new	1	–
2	Toyota Corolla Cross	1,151	3.4%	+ 134.4%	3	6,224	2.5%	– 9.5%	6	5
3	Mazda CX-30	908	2.7%	+ 17.3%	4	6,961	2.8%	+ 17.8%	3	2
4	Kia K3	903	2.7%	+ 5.9%	2	7,714	3.1%	+ 14.0%	2	1
5	Chevrolet Onix	884	2.6%	+ 16.3%	12	4,786	1.9%	+ 12.3%	9	6
6	Renault Duster Nacional	841	2.5%	+ 14.4%	5	6,264	2.5%	+ 10.4%	5	3
7	Kia Sportage	641	1.9%	+ 24.7%	8	5,224	2.1%	+ 132.6%	7	26
8	Kia Picanto	640	1.9%	– 37.7%	10	6,900	2.8%	+ 45.8%	4	4
9	Mazda2	628	1.9%	+ 29.2%	14	4,930	2.0%	+ 17.8%	8	7
10	Nissan Qashqai	605	1.8%	+ 511.1%	11	1,745	0.7%	+ 142.7%	41	68
11	BYD Yuan Up	578	1.7%	+ 36.0%	9	4,451	1.8%	+ 29.6%	10	8
12	Renault Duster E-Tech	559	1.6%	+ 127.2%	13	2,777	1.1%	n/a	19	54
13	Ford Territory	533	1.6%	new	7	3,430	1.4%	new	14	n/a
14	Toyota Fortuner	516	1.5%	+ 159.3%	18	2,404	1.0%	+ 53.3%	24	34
15	Chevrolet Tracker	486	1.4%	+ 177.7%	21	2,551	1.0%	+ 23.3%	22	27
16	Chery E5	483	1.4%	new	n/a	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	–
17	Toyota Hilux	481	1.4%	+ 50.3%	6	3,092	1.2%	+ 4.7%	17	11
18	Renault Kardian	417	1.2%	– 5.7%	16	3,318	1.3%	– 7.9%	15	9
19	Suzuki Dzire	416	1.2%	+ 147.6%	29	2,712	1.1%	#VALUE!	20	69
20	Hyundai Kona	414	1.2%	+ 76.9%	17	3,852	1.6%	+ 65.3%	12	15
21	Toyota Prado	401	1.2%	+ 120.3%	15	3,923	1.6%	+ 56.5%	11	16
22	Suzuki Swift	374	1.1%	– 22.4%	24	3,580	1.4%	+ 26.5%	13	10
23	Nissan Versa	338	1.0%	+ 57.2%	22	1,784	0.7%	+ 19.3%	40	35
24	Suzuki Fronx	338	1.0%	– 3.2%	31	2,625	1.1%	+ 40.6%	21	28
25	Suzuki S-Cross	333	1.0%	+ 5.0%	32	2,132	0.9%	+ 17.9%	32	30
26	VW T-Cross	325	1.0%	+ 19.9%	55	1,788	0.7%	– 11.7%	39	20
27	MG S5 EV	324	1.0%	new	28	1,475	0.6%	new	48	–
28	Ford Ranger	321	0.9%	+ 63.8%	27	2,248	0.9%	+ 23.9%	27	32
29	VW Tera	318	0.9%	+ 40.7%	25	2,196	0.9%	#VALUE!	29	61
30	Hyundai Tucson	315	0.9%	– 5.1%	23	2,537	1.0%	+ 38.3%	23	23
31	Nissan X-Trail	315	0.9%	+ 11.3%	34	2,143	0.9%	+ 34.8%	31	29
32	Kia Niro	311	0.9%	+ 49.5%	20	1,586	0.6%	+ 28.1%	45	40
33	Toyota RAV4	300	0.9%	n/a	64	980	0.4%	n/a	n/a	n/a
34	Renault Kwid	289	0.9%	+ 14.7%	36	2,370	1.0%	– 11.8%	25	14
35	Hyundai Grand i10	281	0.8%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
36	Renault Nueva Koleos	281	0.8%	n/a	37	1,494	0.6%	n/a	47	59
37	VW Polo	279	0.8%	+ 10.7%	33	2,310	0.9%	+ 11.7%	26	18
38	Chevrolet Sonic	270	0.8%	new	19	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	–
39	Renault Logan	268	0.8%	+ 4.3%	26	2,899	1.2%	+ 13.8%	18	12
40	Kia Seltos	256	0.8%	n/a	n/a	627	0.3%	– 13.3%	n/a	56
41	Nissan Kait	235	0.7%	new	44	1,182	0.5%	new	53	–
42	Hyundai HB20S	233	0.7%	+ 3.1%	60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	51
43	Kia Stonic	231	0.7%	+ 117.9%	39	3,193	1.3%	+ 258.4%	16	41
44	Tesla Model 3	216	0.6%	new	52	2,168	0.9%	new	30	–
45	Deepal S05	206	0.6%	+ 82.3%	38	1,827	0.7%	n/a	38	98
46	Kia Sonet	206	0.6%	+ 1.5%	35	1,878	0.8%	– 7.1%	37	19
47	BYD Seagull	201	0.6%	– 17.3%	30	1,918	0.8%	– 2.2%	34	25
48	Kia Soluto	199	0.6%	– 29.9%	54	1,592	0.6%	– 3.6%	44	33
49	Renault Arkana	193	0.6%	– 41.3%	50	1,979	0.8%	– 22.5%	33	13
50	Suzuki Jimny	193	0.6%	+ 40.9%	40	1,683	0.7%	+ 23.4%	42	38
51	Jeep Avenger	192	0.6%	+ 23.9%	53	1,154	0.5%	n/a	55	80
52	Nissan Nueva Kicks	181	0.5%	+ 4.0%	61	1,251	0.5%	– 6.4%	51	39
53	Toyota Yaris Hatch	167	0.5%	n/a	42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	–
54	Hyundai Grand Metro Taxi	164	0.5%	+ 7.9%	51	1,281	0.5%	+ 21.2%	50	46
55	Mazda CX-50	158	0.5%	– 4.2%	43	1,533	0.6%	+ 23.5%	46	44
56	Kenworth T880	157	0.5%	+ 78.4%	45	1,221	0.5%	n/a	52	95
57	JMC CHR	156	0.5%	– 35.5%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
58	Hyundai HB20	154	0.5%	– 5.5%	n/a	154	0.1%	– 82.0%	n/a	60
59	Toyota Yaris Cross	152	0.4%	+ 15.2%	41	1,679	0.7%	+ 5.3%	43	37
60	Nissan Frontier	145	0.4%	– 31.3%	56	1,886	0.8%	– 1.1%	35	22
61	Mazda3	143	0.4%	+ 6.7%	67	990	0.4%	– 3.7%	60	47
62	Renault Stepway	143	0.4%	– 49.3%	71	1,117	0.5%	– 43.4%	56	21
63	Chery iCAR 03	141	0.4%	n/a	46	1,883	0.8%	n/a	36	66
64	MG 4 Urban	140	0.4%	new	63	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	–
65	Geely EX5	135	0.4%	new	n/a	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	n/a
66	VW Nivus	133	0.4%	– 3.6%	66	1,009	0.4%	– 3.2%	59	50
67	Subaru Crosstrek	129	0.4%	+ 33.0%	70	710	0.3%	+ 15.1%	n/a	62
68	Geely EX2	128	0.4%	new	62	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	–
69	Kia Tasman	120	0.4%	new	59	n/a	n/a	new	n/a	–
70	Kia Eko Taxi	119	0.4%	– 31.6%	48	1,179	0.5%	n/a	54	43
71	Hyundai Venue	116	0.3%	n/a	n/a	834	0.3%	n/a	n/a	96
72	Chevrolet N400	115	0.3%	n/a	74	693	0.3%	+ 12.9%	n/a	71
73	Chevrolet Colorado	114	0.3%	– 32.5%	75	984	0.4%	– 3.1%	n/a	45
74	Renault Oroch	113	0.3%	– 7.4%	58	1,047	0.4%	+ 11.9%	57	52
75	Toyota Sequoia	113	0.3%	n/a	72	779	0.3%	n/a	n/a	n/a

Source: ANDEMOS, El Carro Colombiano

Slovakia September 2026: Skoda Kamiq scores first win

Matt Gasnier — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 03:23:00 +0000

The Skoda Kamiq is the best-selling vehicle in Slovakia for the first time.

The Slovak new car market edges down -2.3% year-on-year in September to 7,021 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -5.5% to 63,733. Brand leader Skoda (-2%) follows the market to 21.2% share, distancing a strong Volkswagen (+8.8%) at 9.9%. Kia (-12%) overtakes Toyota (-6.2%) for third place with a struggling Hyundai (-16.8%) rounding out the Top 5. Audi (+3.2%) is the only additional Top 10 gainer. Below, BYD (+688.2%) continues to gear up but drops two spots on August to #15, with Leapmotor (+350%), Mazda (+203.6%), Fiat (+69.7%) and Volvo (+46.2%) also shooting up.

Model-wise, the Skoda Kamiq (+63.9%) edges past the Octavia (-36.3%) to score its first ever win in Slovakia at 3.7% share. Its previous best was #2 reached in January 2023, March 2023, September 2023 and June 2026. The Octavia however remains the faraway YTD leader with 4.3% share. Meanwhile the Kia Sportage (+23.3%) ascends to a splendid #3, distancing the Skoda Fabia (-16.8%) and Karoq (-18.6%) both in great difficulty. The VW Golf (+119.8%) soars 8 spots on August to #6 with the Hyundai Tucson (+64.6%) also in great shape at #8. The Skoda Scala (+4.2%) edges up at #7 while the new Kia K4 scores its second ever Top 10 finish at #9 after hitting #8 in July.

Previous month: Slovakia August 2026: Skoda (+11.8%) defies negative market, Kamiq, Scala and Karoq in shape

One year ago: Slovakia October 2025: Citroen (+89.4%), Ford (+31.7%) highlight negative market

Full September 2026 Top 45 All brands and Top 282 All models below.

Slovakia September 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Sep-26	%	/25	Aug	1-9 2026	%	/25	Pos	Pos
1	Skoda	1,491	21.2%	– 2.0%	1	13,252	20.8%	– 5.1%	1	1
2	Volkswagen	693	9.9%	+ 8.8%	2	6,328	9.9%	– 3.2%	2	2
3	Kia	604	8.6%	– 12.0%	4	4,972	7.8%	– 23.3%	4	3
4	Toyota	577	8.2%	– 6.2%	3	5,589	8.8%	– 6.5%	3	4
5	Hyundai	451	6.4%	– 16.8%	5	4,683	7.3%	– 13.1%	5	5
6	Dacia	273	3.9%	– 7.5%	7	2,234	3.5%	– 12.5%	7	6
7	Mercedes	232	3.3%	– 23.4%	12	1,851	2.9%	– 20.4%	11	8
8	Audi	229	3.3%	+ 3.2%	10	1,847	2.9%	+ 0.4%	12	12
9	Peugeot	229	3.3%	– 20.5%	9	2,070	3.2%	– 16.2%	8	9
10	Citroen	218	3.1%	– 15.8%	6	2,238	3.5%	– 6.0%	6	7
11	BMW	198	2.8%	+ 2.1%	14	1,523	2.4%	– 21.2%	13	11
12	Suzuki	190	2.7%	+ 11.1%	8	2,053	3.2%	+ 44.6%	9	14
13	Renault	171	2.4%	– 10.9%	15	1,356	2.1%	– 18.4%	15	13
14	Ford	155	2.2%	– 44.0%	11	1,881	3.0%	– 8.7%	10	10
15	BYD	134	1.9%	+ 688.2%	13	1,097	1.7%	+ 1614.1%	16	31
16	Opel	121	1.7%	– 19.3%	16	1,389	2.2%	– 3.7%	14	15
17	MG	110	1.6%	+ 3.8%	22	828	1.3%	– 28.6%	17	16
18	Omoda	97	1.4%	new	21	508	0.8%	new	22	37
19	Mazda	85	1.2%	+ 203.6%	19	781	1.2%	+ 48.8%	19	23
20	Tesla	84	1.2%	new	45	228	0.4%	new	33	–
21	Volvo	76	1.1%	+ 46.2%	30	478	0.8%	– 24.5%	25	19
22	Chery	67	1.0%	new	20	339	0.5%	new	30	–
23	Honda	64	0.9%	+ 18.5%	24	546	0.9%	– 9.6%	21	21
24	Jaecoo	64	0.9%	new	17	431	0.7%	new	27	39
25	Fiat	56	0.8%	+ 69.7%	18	639	1.0%	+ 151.6%	20	27
26	Leapmotor	54	0.8%	+ 350.0%	31	299	0.5%	+ 1200.0%	32	34
27	Lexus	40	0.6%	+ 5.3%	23	483	0.8%	– 16.4%	24	20
28	Jeep	39	0.6%	+ 2.6%	32	384	0.6%	– 36.1%	28	25
29	Land Rover	32	0.5%	– 17.9%	33	331	0.5%	– 28.5%	31	26
30	KGM/Ssangyong	30	0.4%	– 62.5%	27	497	0.8%	– 36.5%	23	18
31	Nissan	29	0.4%	– 71.8%	26	782	1.2%	– 18.4%	18	17
32	Cupra	26	0.4%	– 52.7%	29	340	0.5%	– 35.5%	29	24
33	Subaru	25	0.4%	+ 150.0%	25	196	0.3%	– 24.3%	35	30
34	Seat	20	0.3%	– 54.5%	28	458	0.7%	– 24.8%	26	22
35	Xpeng	14	0.2%	+ 366.7%	36	106	0.2%	+ 1225.0%	37	38
36	DS	10	0.1%	+ 400.0%	38	77	0.1%	+ 51.0%	38	35
37	Mini	9	0.1%	+ 12.5%	40	73	0.1%	– 33.0%	39	33
38	Alfa Romeo	8	0.1%	– 83.7%	37	213	0.3%	– 20.2%	34	29
39	Porsche	6	0.1%	– 80.6%	35	185	0.3%	– 28.3%	36	28
40	Mitsubishi	4	0.1%	– 85.7%	41	46	0.1%	– 74.3%	40	32
41	DongFeng	2	0.0%	n/a	39	30	0.0%	– 14.3%	42	36
42	DR	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	42	34	0.1%	+ 466.7%	41	41
43	Ineos	1	0.0%	n/a	34	26	0.0%	+ 116.7%	43	–
44	Iveco	1	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	47	47
45	MAN	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	–	12	0.0%	– 33.3%	44	42

Slovakia September 2026 – models:

Pos	Model	Sep-26	%	/25	Aug	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	Skoda Kamiq	259	3.7%	+ 63.9%	3	1,919	3.0%	+ 30.3%	3	9
2	Skoda Octavia	256	3.6%	– 36.3%	1	2,744	4.3%	– 17.2%	1	1
3	Kia Sportage	222	3.2%	+ 23.3%	5	1,642	2.6%	– 8.2%	5	5
4	Skoda Fabia	203	2.9%	– 16.8%	2	1,982	3.1%	– 13.4%	2	3
5	Skoda Karoq	201	2.9%	– 18.6%	6	1,896	3.0%	– 4.0%	4	4
6	VW Golf	178	2.5%	+ 119.8%	14	975	1.5%	+ 10.9%	13	21
7	Skoda Scala	172	2.4%	+ 4.2%	4	1,563	2.5%	+ 5.0%	7	8
8	Hyundai Tucson	163	2.3%	+ 64.6%	8	1,322	2.1%	+ 2.4%	10	10
9	Kia K4	158	2.3%	new	11	873	1.4%	new	15	289
10	Hyundai i30	141	2.0%	– 33.5%	7	1,363	2.1%	– 8.2%	9	6
11	Skoda Kodiaq	136	1.9%	+ 0.0%	17	1,367	2.1%	– 14.1%	8	7
12	VW T-Cross	118	1.7%	+ 53.2%	19	927	1.5%	– 9.9%	14	14
13	Skoda Elroq	115	1.6%	+ 88.5%	26	696	1.1%	+ 26.3%	24	33
14	Dacia Sandero	104	1.5%	+ 5.1%	43	524	0.8%	– 14.5%	33	30
15	Toyota C-HR	101	1.4%	+ 68.3%	27	620	1.0%	+ 2.1%	26	22
16	Toyota Corolla	89	1.3%	– 6.3%	9	1,569	2.5%	+ 35.6%	6	12
17	Dacia Duster	87	1.2%	– 10.3%	16	731	1.1%	– 32.1%	23	13
18	Ford Puma	87	1.2%	+ 97.7%	47	294	0.5%	– 7.5%	59	60
19	Suzuki SX4 S-Cross	87	1.2%	– 2.2%	10	1,049	1.6%	+ 50.7%	12	23
20	Hyundai i20	86	1.2%	+ 17.8%	15	1,304	2.0%	– 4.5%	11	11
21	Suzuki Vitara	84	1.2%	+ 27.3%	23	816	1.3%	+ 65.5%	18	32
22	Audi Q3	83	1.2%	+ 31.7%	40	396	0.6%	– 5.7%	44	50
23	Toyota Yaris Cross	83	1.2%	– 11.7%	20	858	1.3%	+ 19.8%	16	19
24	VW Tiguan	82	1.2%	– 17.2%	13	793	1.2%	– 15.9%	19	16
25	Citroen C3	78	1.1%	+ 66.0%	21	835	1.3%	– 14.9%	17	17
26	VW Taigo	72	1.0%	+ 26.3%	30	640	1.0%	– 14.0%	25	28
27	Audi A3	71	1.0%	+ 238.1%	18	472	0.7%	+ 103.4%	40	74
28	Kia Xceed	70	1.0%	+ 70.7%	12	564	0.9%	+ 34.6%	30	42
29	Skoda Superb	69	1.0%	– 15.9%	41	745	1.2%	– 21.0%	22	15
30	Tesla Model Y	64	0.9%	new	–	185	0.3%	new	85	–
31	Kia Stonic	62	0.9%	– 7.5%	53	476	0.7%	– 10.9%	39	35
32	Opel Frontera	62	0.9%	+ 6.9%	38	535	0.8%	+ 108.2%	32	59
33	Toyota Yaris	62	0.9%	– 44.1%	34	515	0.8%	– 43.1%	34	20
34	Peugeot 3008	59	0.8%	– 6.3%	60	382	0.6%	– 26.7%	46	40
35	Toyota RAV4	59	0.8%	– 51.2%	42	367	0.6%	– 57.1%	50	18
36	VW T-Roc	58	0.8%	– 40.2%	22	774	1.2%	+ 72.8%	20	36
37	Jaecoo 7	56	0.8%	new	24	333	0.5%	new	54	224
38	Citroen C3 Aircross	55	0.8%	+ 52.8%	36	493	0.8%	+ 181.7%	37	80
39	Omoda 5	55	0.8%	new	55	274	0.4%	new	62	212
40	Toyota Corolla Cross	53	0.8%	– 30.3%	35	381	0.6%	– 27.8%	47	29
41	VW Tayron	53	0.8%	+ 0.0%	39	481	0.8%	+ 35.5%	38	49
42	Dacia Jogger	50	0.7%	– 7.4%	46	351	0.6%	– 23.2%	53	39
43	MG ZS	50	0.7%	– 21.9%	66	397	0.6%	– 46.9%	43	27
44	Peugeot 208	48	0.7%	– 42.2%	28	496	0.8%	– 30.1%	36	25
45	Peugeot 2008	46	0.7%	+ 21.1%	32	393	0.6%	– 10.7%	45	45
46	Chery Tiggo 7	45	0.6%	new	44	196	0.3%	new	80	–
47	BMW X5	42	0.6%	+ 55.6%	70	229	0.4%	+ 4.1%	71	73
48	Audi Q5	41	0.6%	– 31.7%	105	372	0.6%	+ 39.3%	49	62
49	BMW X1	41	0.6%	+ 272.7%	57	193	0.3%	– 9.8%	81	83
50	Citroen C4	40	0.6%	– 51.2%	33	325	0.5%	– 41.8%	56	26
51	Skoda Enyaq	39	0.6%	+ 160.0%	87	230	0.4%	+ 30.7%	70	90
52	Toyota Proace City Verso	39	0.6%	+ 44.4%	31	514	0.8%	+ 153.2%	35	88
53	Mercedes GLC	37	0.5%	– 37.3%	54	312	0.5%	– 25.9%	58	47
54	Renault Captur	36	0.5%	+ 50.0%	64	271	0.4%	– 35.3%	63	51
55	Skoda Epiq	35	0.5%	new	–	35	0.1%	new	204	–
56	Peugeot 5008	34	0.5%	+ 25.9%	102	183	0.3%	+ 108.0%	86	117
57	Citroen C5 Aircross	33	0.5%	+ 10.0%	45	332	0.5%	+ 78.5%	55	84
58	Renault Clio	33	0.5%	– 19.5%	96	225	0.4%	– 4.3%	74	68
59	Hyundai Kona	32	0.5%	– 17.9%	72	293	0.5%	– 30.1%	60	48
60	Leapmotor B10	32	0.5%	new	59	192	0.3%	new	82	197
61	MG HS	32	0.5%	+ 33.3%	84	225	0.4%	– 7.0%	72	65
62	Mercedes GLB	31	0.4%	+ 72.2%	123	153	0.2%	+ 24.4%	101	128
63	Dacia Bigster	30	0.4%	– 26.8%	37	601	0.9%	+ 74.7%	27	38
64	Toyota Proace	30	0.4%	+ 500.0%	48	270	0.4%	– 40.5%	64	46
65	BYD Seal U	29	0.4%	new	29	353	0.6%	new	52	–
66	Honda HR-V	29	0.4%	+ 45.0%	76	214	0.3%	+ 24.4%	77	97
67	BYD Atto 2	28	0.4%	new	85	139	0.2%	new	109	–
68	Jeep Avenger	28	0.4%	– 17.6%	109	288	0.5%	– 44.8%	61	43
69	Toyota Aygo X	28	0.4%	+ 133.3%	68	235	0.4%	– 34.9%	69	57
70	Ford Tourneo Courier	27	0.4%	+ 12.5%	75	136	0.2%	– 20.0%	110	95
71	Mercedes CLA	27	0.4%	+ 80.0%	130	158	0.2%	+ 139.4%	96	140
72	Omoda 9	26	0.4%	new	94	177	0.3%	new	88	–
73	Fiat Panda	24	0.3%	+ 71.4%	49	374	0.6%	+ 835.0%	48	106
74	Mercedes GLE	24	0.3%	– 40.0%	140	207	0.3%	– 35.7%	78	54
75	VW ID.4	24	0.3%	+ 700.0%	154	79	0.1%	+ 11.3%	148	146
76	Mercedes V Class	23	0.3%	– 28.1%	65	255	0.4%	+ 1.6%	66	71
77	Volvo XC40	23	0.3%	+ 76.9%	147	111	0.2%	– 24.0%	125	103
78	BYD Sealion 7	22	0.3%	+ 29.4%	58	215	0.3%	+ 235.9%	76	100
79	Fiat 600	22	0.3%	+ 83.3%	52	178	0.3%	+ 61.8%	87	104
80	Kia Seltos	22	0.3%	new	77	86	0.1%	new	141	–
81	Renault Arkana	22	0.3%	+ 175.0%	145	85	0.1%	– 14.1%	142	142
82	Volvo XC60	22	0.3%	+ 10.0%	88	147	0.2%	– 31.0%	105	77
83	Kia EV2	21	0.3%	new	91	80	0.1%	new	147	–
84	Leapmotor C10	21	0.3%	+ 133.3%	191	87	0.1%	+ 480.0%	138	203
85	Renault Trafic	21	0.3%	– 51.2%	80	268	0.4%	– 11.8%	65	56
86	VW Multivan	21	0.3%	– 19.2%	104	244	0.4%	– 49.5%	67	41
87	BYD Sealion 5	20	0.3%	new	86	57	0.1%	new	173	–
88	KGM/SsangYong Korando	20	0.3%	– 57.4%	50	364	0.6%	– 24.0%	51	37
89	Mazda CX-30	20	0.3%	+ 122.2%	78	217	0.3%	+ 59.6%	75	111
90	Tesla Model 3	20	0.3%	new	285	43	0.1%	new	194	–
91	Mazda CX-5	19	0.3%	n/a	79	185	0.3%	+ 302.2%	84	208
92	VW ID.7	19	0.3%	+ 18.8%	69	121	0.2%	– 23.4%	118	109
93	BMW X3	18	0.3%	– 18.2%	63	243	0.4%	– 4.7%	68	61
94	Mercedes GLS	18	0.3%	– 51.4%	111	113	0.2%	– 44.6%	122	72
95	Opel Mokka	18	0.3%	– 28.0%	101	321	0.5%	+ 96.9%	57	89
96	BMW X7	17	0.2%	+ 21.4%	106	144	0.2%	– 3.4%	106	107
97	Kia Picanto	17	0.2%	+ 6.3%	176	63	0.1%	– 20.3%	163	151
98	Mercedes E Class	17	0.2%	+ 183.3%	233	70	0.1%	– 30.0%	154	132
99	Renault Symbioz	17	0.2%	– 15.0%	73	148	0.2%	+ 46.5%	103	122
100	VW ID.3	17	0.2%	+ 183.3%	119	65	0.1%	+ 10.2%	159	171
101	VW Passat	17	0.2%	– 5.6%	89	157	0.2%	– 42.5%	97	63
102	Omoda 7	16	0.2%	new	100	57	0.1%	new	174	–
103	Peugeot 308	16	0.2%	+ 77.8%	61	225	0.4%	+ 19.7%	73	108
104	Subaru Outback	16	0.2%	+ 433.3%	197	61	0.1%	– 44.0%	166	136
105	Suzuki Swift	16	0.2%	+ 23.1%	97	156	0.2%	– 12.4%	98	93
106	VW Touareg	16	0.2%	– 61.9%	62	424	0.7%	+ 16.5%	42	44
107	BMW 5 Series	15	0.2%	– 11.8%	74	159	0.2%	– 16.3%	95	92
108	Ford Kuga	15	0.2%	– 87.7%	25	567	0.9%	– 11.0%	29	24
109	Honda CR-V	15	0.2%	+ 66.7%	99	153	0.2%	– 34.3%	100	76
110	Mazda CX-60	15	0.2%	+ 114.3%	117	118	0.2%	+ 25.5%	120	141
111	Mercedes S Class	15	0.2%	+ 114.3%	92	59	0.1%	+ 55.3%	170	179
112	Peugeot Rifter	15	0.2%	– 16.7%	132	153	0.2%	+ 104.0%	102	129
113	Toyota BZ4X	15	0.2%	n/a	98	122	0.2%	+ 103.3%	116	183
114	Nissan X-Trail	14	0.2%	– 60.0%	93	154	0.2%	– 36.4%	99	79
115	Renault Austral	14	0.2%	– 51.7%	125	135	0.2%	– 20.1%	111	98
116	BMW 3 Series	13	0.2%	+ 85.7%	184	82	0.1%	– 32.2%	145	123
117	BMW 4 Series	13	0.2%	– 31.6%	157	62	0.1%	– 64.4%	164	114
118	MG 3	12	0.2%	– 7.7%	144	123	0.2%	+ 1.7%	115	125
119	Nissan Qashqai	12	0.2%	– 81.5%	67	548	0.9%	– 16.5%	31	31
120	Opel Astra	12	0.2%	– 45.5%	179	114	0.2%	– 40.9%	121	101
121	Seat Leon	12	0.2%	– 25.0%	81	199	0.3%	– 24.6%	79	66
122	Ford Transit/Tourneo Custom	11	0.2%	– 59.3%	108	570	0.9%	+ 1.6%	28	34
123	Hyundai Santa Fe	11	0.2%	– 47.6%	115	111	0.2%	– 40.3%	124	94
124	Mazda CX-80	11	0.2%	+ 83.3%	193	81	0.1%	– 29.6%	146	127
125	Toyota Camry	11	0.2%	n/a	169	78	0.1%	+ 3800.0%	149	330
126	Volvo XC90	11	0.2%	+ 83.3%	181	120	0.2%	– 29.8%	119	96
127	BMW iX3	10	0.1%	+ 150.0%	171	67	0.1%	+ 157.7%	156	235
128	BYD Dolphin G	10	0.1%	new	222	27	0.0%	new	220	–
129	BYD Dolphin Surf	10	0.1%	new	137	91	0.1%	new	135	–
130	Chery Tiggo 4	10	0.1%	new	120	43	0.1%	new	189	–
131	Cupra Terramar	10	0.1%	– 64.3%	127	127	0.2%	– 39.5%	113	75
132	DS 7	10	0.1%	+ 400.0%	258	48	0.1%	+ 4.3%	185	192
133	Honda Civic	10	0.1%	+ 42.9%	128	64	0.1%	+ 28.0%	161	177
134	Jeep Compass	10	0.1%	+ 233.3%	116	77	0.1%	+ 87.8%	150	201
135	Range Rover Sport	10	0.1%	+ 0.0%	180	96	0.2%	– 9.4%	130	134
136	Renault Twingo	10	0.1%	new	–	10	0.0%	new	284	–
137	Audi A6	9	0.1%	– 30.8%	136	94	0.1%	– 33.8%	132	110
138	Audi Q6	9	0.1%	+ 0.0%	82	93	0.1%	+ 89.8%	133	181
139	Chery Tiggo 9	9	0.1%	new	121	67	0.1%	new	157	–
140	Lexus RX	9	0.1%	+ 0.0%	178	59	0.1%	– 42.7%	169	135
141	Mazda3	9	0.1%	+ 800.0%	163	87	0.1%	+ 11.5%	139	144
142	Mercedes GLA	9	0.1%	– 64.0%	118	102	0.2%	– 21.5%	128	119
143	MG S9	9	0.1%	new	212	22	0.0%	new	237	–
144	Opel Combo	9	0.1%	+ 200.0%	95	121	0.2%	+ 28.7%	117	148
145	Peugeot 408	9	0.1%	new	141	92	0.1%	new	134	–
146	Xpeng G6	9	0.1%	new	155	58	0.1%	new	172	–
147	BMW X2	8	0.1%	+ 166.7%	220	51	0.1%	– 32.0%	181	158
148	Ford Transit/Tourneo Connect	8	0.1%	– 38.5%	90	165	0.3%	+ 44.7%	91	115
149	Hyundai Bayon	8	0.1%	– 87.9%	160	172	0.3%	– 34.6%	89	70
150	Kia Sorento	8	0.1%	– 50.0%	110	147	0.2%	– 47.7%	104	58
151	Lexus LBX	8	0.1%	+ 100.0%	192	67	0.1%	– 40.7%	158	131
152	Mazda CX-6e	8	0.1%	new	268	9	0.0%	new	287	–
153	Mercedes G Class	8	0.1%	+ 60.0%	83	163	0.3%	– 22.4%	93	78
154	Mini Cooper	8	0.1%	+ 0.0%	235	56	0.1%	– 36.4%	176	152
155	Opel Vivaro	8	0.1%	– 11.1%	131	70	0.1%	– 14.6%	155	157
156	Volvo V60	8	0.1%	+ 300.0%	245	35	0.1%	+ 337.5%	205	223
157	VW Touran	8	0.1%	– 72.4%	112	442	0.7%	+ 8.6%	41	52
158	BYD Seal	7	0.1%	new	138	41	0.1%	new	196	–
159	Citroen Berlingo	7	0.1%	– 83.3%	107	188	0.3%	– 45.3%	83	53
160	Jaecoo 5	7	0.1%	new	189	87	0.1%	new	137	–
161	Kia PV5	7	0.1%	new	177	59	0.1%	new	168	294
162	Lexus NX	7	0.1%	+ 40.0%	56	163	0.3%	– 24.5%	92	81
163	Mercedes C Class	7	0.1%	+ 40.0%	210	50	0.1%	– 34.2%	183	159
164	Opel Grandland	7	0.1%	– 73.1%	166	141	0.2%	– 51.9%	108	67
165	Volvo EX30	7	0.1%	+ 0.0%	–	33	0.1%	– 25.0%	208	184
166	Audi A5	6	0.1%	– 50.0%	135	103	0.2%	– 34.4%	127	112
167	Audi Q8	6	0.1%	– 70.0%	183	167	0.3%	– 41.8%	90	69
168	Cupra Formentor	6	0.1%	– 45.5%	114	112	0.2%	– 32.5%	123	87
169	Fiat 500	6	0.1%	n/a	204	27	0.0%	+ 68.8%	222	254
170	Ford Explorer	6	0.1%	– 53.8%	174	39	0.1%	– 9.3%	198	174
171	Honda ZR-V	6	0.1%	– 33.3%	187	54	0.1%	– 34.1%	179	143
172	Kia Ceed	6	0.1%	– 97.9%	190	760	1.2%	– 72.3%	21	2
173	Land Rover Defender	6	0.1%	– 64.7%	129	124	0.2%	– 20.0%	114	102
174	Range Rover	6	0.1%	+ 500.0%	196	43	0.1%	– 8.5%	192	180
175	Range Rover Velar	6	0.1%	+ 100.0%	279	24	0.0%	– 42.9%	235	186
176	Skoda Enyaq Coupe	6	0.1%	– 45.5%	216	75	0.1%	– 52.8%	151	118
177	Citroen Spacetourer	5	0.1%	– 75.0%	186	41	0.1%	– 68.9%	197	121
178	Lexus ES	5	0.1%	– 68.8%	–	95	0.1%	+ 21.8%	131	113
179	Lexus UX	5	0.1%	+ 25.0%	122	70	0.1%	+ 25.0%	153	167
180	Opel Corsa	5	0.1%	– 28.6%	194	87	0.1%	– 71.8%	140	64
181	Renault 5	5	0.1%	– 54.5%	167	43	0.1%	– 12.2%	193	154
182	Ssangyong Rexton	5	0.1%	– 58.3%	217	48	0.1%	– 50.5%	187	139
183	Toyota Urban Cruiser	5	0.1%	new	134	17	0.0%	new	254	–
184	Xpeng P7+	5	0.1%	new	149	14	0.0%	new	264	–
185	Alfa Romeo Stelvio	4	0.1%	+ 33.3%	150	26	0.0%	– 3.7%	225	220
186	BMW 7 Series	4	0.1%	– 33.3%	201	36	0.1%	– 41.9%	203	169
187	BMW X6	4	0.1%	– 33.3%	113	60	0.1%	– 18.9%	167	145
188	BYD Seal 6 DM-I Touring	4	0.1%	new	223	83	0.1%	new	144	310
189	Cupra Leon	4	0.1%	– 63.6%	172	64	0.1%	– 34.7%	160	138
190	Hyundai Inster	4	0.1%	– 42.9%	161	52	0.1%	– 13.3%	180	172
191	KGM/SsangYong Torres	4	0.1%	– 69.2%	152	56	0.1%	– 56.9%	175	120
192	Mercedes A Class	4	0.1%	– 81.8%	209	29	0.0%	– 65.1%	216	150
193	Mercedes Sprinter	4	0.1%	+ 300.0%	273	24	0.0%	+ 9.1%	234	232
194	MG S5	4	0.1%	– 20.0%	234	18	0.0%	+ 38.5%	246	252
195	Porsche Cayenne	4	0.1%	– 81.0%	133	90	0.1%	– 21.1%	136	124
196	Range Rover Evoque	4	0.1%	n/a	278	18	0.0%	– 55.0%	247	194
197	Renault Rafale	4	0.1%	– 20.0%	142	61	0.1%	– 53.1%	165	126
198	Renault Scenic E-Tech	4	0.1%	+ 300.0%	214	19	0.0%	+ 171.4%	242	284
199	Seat Arona	4	0.1%	– 73.3%	103	144	0.2%	– 6.5%	107	116
200	Alfa Romeo Junior	3	0.0%	– 93.3%	156	160	0.3%	– 27.3%	94	82
201	BMW IX	3	0.0%	+ 200.0%	219	38	0.1%	+ 11.8%	200	187
202	BYD Seal 5	3	0.0%	new	126	72	0.1%	new	152	248
203	Chery Tiggo 8	3	0.0%	new	158	33	0.1%	new	206	–
204	Fiat Scudo	3	0.0%	n/a	228	13	0.0%	n/a	266	–
205	Kia EV4	3	0.0%	– 66.7%	162	43	0.1%	n/a	190	250
206	Kia EV5	3	0.0%	new	206	33	0.1%	new	207	–
207	Lexus GS	3	0.0%	n/a	266	5	0.0%	n/a	310	–
208	Lexus RZ	3	0.0%	new	207	6	0.0%	new	306	–
209	Mercedes EQS	3	0.0%	– 25.0%	272	4	0.0%	– 71.4%	319	249
210	MG 4 EV Urban	3	0.0%	new	164	37	0.1%	new	202	–
211	Seat Ateca	3	0.0%	– 76.9%	146	97	0.2%	– 45.8%	129	105
212	Subaru e-Outback	3	0.0%	new	284	4	0.0%	new	321	–
213	Subaru Uncharted	3	0.0%	new	242	14	0.0%	new	263	–
214	Suzuki e Vitara	3	0.0%	new	168	25	0.0%	new	230	–
215	VW Caravelle	3	0.0%	– 75.0%	246	25	0.0%	– 3.8%	231	226
216	Audi Q2	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	248	25	0.0%	– 24.2%	228	202
217	Audi Q7	2	0.0%	– 88.2%	182	110	0.2%	– 39.6%	126	99
218	BMW 2 Series Active/Gran Tourer	2	0.0%	– 92.0%	251	9	0.0%	– 86.4%	286	168
219	BMW i4	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	252	18	0.0%	– 64.7%	243	190
220	BMW i5	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	202	16	0.0%	– 11.1%	256	238
221	BMW XM	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	221	18	0.0%	– 5.3%	244	234
222	Cupra Born	2	0.0%	n/a	255	3	0.0%	– 91.4%	322	217
223	Cupra Raval	2	0.0%	new	173	7	0.0%	new	294	–
224	Dacia Spring	2	0.0%	– 50.0%	151	27	0.0%	– 56.5%	221	161
225	Dongfeng Box S31	2	0.0%	n/a	203	30	0.0%	– 3.2%	214	191
226	Honda Jazz	2	0.0%	– 77.8%	159	55	0.1%	– 17.9%	177	165
227	Honda Prelude	2	0.0%	new	–	6	0.0%	new	305	–
228	Hyundai i10	2	0.0%	– 88.9%	–	16	0.0%	– 92.8%	257	85
229	Hyundai Staria	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	230	13	0.0%	– 61.8%	267	195
230	Kia EV3	2	0.0%	– 77.8%	231	39	0.1%	– 52.4%	199	149
231	Mazda2	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	208	28	0.0%	– 31.7%	218	188
232	Mercedes CLE	2	0.0%	– 60.0%	270	31	0.0%	– 20.5%	212	205
233	Mitsubishi ASX	2	0.0%	– 92.6%	236	29	0.0%	– 62.8%	217	137
234	Nissan Juke	2	0.0%	– 33.3%	165	42	0.1%	+ 2.4%	195	206
235	Peugeot Traveller	2	0.0%	– 87.5%	124	131	0.2%	– 2.2%	112	130
236	Renault 4	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	18	0.0%	+ 200.0%	248	264
237	Renault Kangoo	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	240	49	0.1%	– 27.9%	184	156
238	Volvo C40	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	287	7	0.0%	– 41.7%	301	259
239	Volvo S80	2	0.0%	n/a	244	13	0.0%	+ 225.0%	269	309
240	VW Caddy	2	0.0%	– 88.9%	148	84	0.1%	– 58.2%	143	91
241	VW ID.BUZZ	2	0.0%	n/a	–	9	0.0%	– 40.0%	290	247
242	VW Polo	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	170	64	0.1%	+ 146.2%	162	185
243	Alfa Romeo Tonale	1	0.0%	n/a	218	16	0.0%	+ 300.0%	255	295
244	BMW 1 Series	1	0.0%	n/a	250	32	0.1%	– 31.9%	209	178
245	BMW iX1	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	253	17	0.0%	– 15.0%	249	214
246	BYD Atto 3 EVO	1	0.0%	new	185	19	0.0%	new	241	–
247	Cupra Ateca	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	225	18	0.0%	+ 200.0%	245	275
248	Cupra Tavascan	1	0.0%	n/a	–	13	0.0%	+ 8.3%	265	261
249	DR 6.0	1	0.0%	new	–	17	0.0%	new	251	338
250	Fiat Doblo	1	0.0%	– 85.7%	205	44	0.1%	– 38.9%	188	155
251	Ford Capri	1	0.0%	– 90.0%	–	29	0.0%	– 42.0%	215	176
252	Hyundai Ioniq 5	1	0.0%	n/a	–	3	0.0%	– 90.6%	326	211
253	Hyundai Ioniq 6	1	0.0%	n/a	175	14	0.0%	– 50.0%	261	229
254	Ineos Grenadier	1	0.0%	n/a	71	26	0.0%	+ 116.7%	226	266
255	Iveco Daily	1	0.0%	n/a	–	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	334	341
256	Jaecoo 8	1	0.0%	new	–	11	0.0%	new	279	–
257	Jeep Wrangler	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	261	12	0.0%	– 42.9%	270	242
258	Kia EV6	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	262	17	0.0%	– 75.0%	252	170
259	Kia EV9	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	263	12	0.0%	– 58.6%	271	218
260	Kia Niro	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	139	27	0.0%	– 62.0%	224	166
261	Leapmotor T03	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	265	20	0.0%	+ 150.0%	240	258
262	MAN TGE	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	–	12	0.0%	– 33.3%	272	251
263	Mazda MX-5	1	0.0%	n/a	–	5	0.0%	+ 400.0%	311	324
264	Mercedes AMG GT	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	11	0.0%	– 8.3%	280	243
265	Mercedes SL	1	0.0%	n/a	–	5	0.0%	– 28.6%	312	305
266	Mercedes T-class	1	0.0%	n/a	274	12	0.0%	+ 20.0%	275	245
267	Mini Countryman	1	0.0%	n/a	275	11	0.0%	+ 0.0%	281	253
268	Mitsubishi Grandis	1	0.0%	new	276	7	0.0%	new	297	326
269	Mitsubishi Outlander	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	–	10	0.0%	– 44.4%	283	230
270	Nissan Micra	1	0.0%	new	237	28	0.0%	new	219	–
271	Porsche 911	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	213	48	0.1%	– 21.3%	186	173
272	Porsche Macan	1	0.0%	– 83.3%	195	26	0.0%	– 33.3%	227	189
273	Renault Espace	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	280	17	0.0%	– 34.6%	253	219
274	Seat Ibiza	1	0.0%	n/a	215	14	0.0%	+ 1300.0%	262	350
275	SsangYong Actyon	1	0.0%	– 66.7%	282	16	0.0%	+ 23.1%	258	233
276	Subaru Crosstrek	1	0.0%	– 80.0%	153	55	0.1%	+ 5.8%	178	164
277	Subaru Forester	1	0.0%	– 50.0%	51	59	0.1%	– 28.9%	171	153
278	Subaru Solterra	1	0.0%	n/a	241	3	0.0%	– 70.0%	332	281
279	Toyota Land Cruiser	1	0.0%	– 92.9%	286	32	0.1%	– 67.3%	210	133
280	Toyota Prius	1	0.0%	n/a	–	10	0.0%	+ 0.0%	285	257
281	Volvo ES90	1	0.0%	new	–	12	0.0%	new	277	–
282	VW California	1	0.0%	n/a	288	15	0.0%	n/a	260	–

Source: ZAP

Singapore September 2026: BYD, Tesla, Chery, GAC defy negative market, Chinese at 52.9% share

Matt Gasnier — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 02:44:00 +0000

Chery sales double year-on-year in September.

New car sales in Singapore drop -7.7% year-on-year in September to 4,340 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +8% to 40,986. At 26.4% of the market, BYD (+13.8%) defies the negative market and hits its highest share since last April (30.7% which remains a record). Tesla (+14.7%) stays in 2nd place with 9.4% share which is below the 10.1% it commands year-to-date. Toyota (-40.3%) freefalls to 8.9% ahead of Mercedes (-19.3%) and Honda (-43.2%) both also sinking hard. In contrast Chery (+100%) and GAC (+84.1%) surge ahead to #6 and #7 respectively. Xpeng (+82%) and MG (+59.6%) also make it into the Top 10 like last month. Below, AvatR (+533.3%) and Maxus (+160.9%) stand out. All in all, Chinese carmakers hold 52.9% of the Singaporean market vs. 35.5% a year ago in September 2025 thanks to sales up 37.5%. This is the second highest Chinese share below the 55.5% reach last April.

Previous month: Singapore August 2026: GAC at all-time high, Chinese at 51.7% share

One year ago: Singapore September 2025: BYD hits record 21.4% share, Zeekr breaks into Top 10

Full September 2026 Top 48 All brands ranking below.

Singapore September 2026 – brands:

Pos	Brand	Sep-26	%	/25	Aug	2026	%	/25	Pos	FY25
1	BYD	1,145	26.4%	+ 13.8%	1	10,173	24.8%	+ 36.1%	1	1
2	Tesla	406	9.4%	+ 14.7%	2	4,129	10.1%	+ 65.8%	3	6
3	Toyota (incl Lexus)	388	8.9%	– 40.3%	3	4,800	11.7%	– 11.9%	2	2
4	Mercedes	242	5.6%	– 19.3%	4	2,542	6.2%	– 32.1%	4	4
5	Honda	214	4.9%	– 43.2%	8	1,911	4.7%	– 46.4%	6	5
6	Chery	200	4.6%	+ 100.0%	9	1,853	4.5%	+ 297.6%	7	16
7	GAC	197	4.5%	+ 84.1%	5	1,549	3.8%	+ 103.3%	9	11
8	BMW	187	4.3%	– 60.0%	6	2,218	5.4%	– 44.4%	5	3
9	Xpeng	182	4.2%	+ 82.0%	10	1,246	3.0%	+ 98.1%	10	12
10	MG	174	4.0%	+ 59.6%	7	1,593	3.9%	+ 139.9%	8	13
11	Zeekr	129	3.0%	– 18.4%	11	1,104	2.7%	+ 189.0%	11	14
12	Nissan	100	2.3%	+ 16.3%	12	858	2.1%	– 1.6%	12	10
13	Mazda	78	1.8%	– 26.4%	14	459	1.1%	– 49.3%	16	8
14	Kia	77	1.8%	– 18.1%	13	735	1.8%	– 21.1%	13	9
15	Porsche	63	1.5%	– 14.9%	20	449	1.1%	– 10.7%	18	17
16	Maxus	60	1.4%	+ 160.9%	15	479	1.2%	+ 219.3%	15	26
17	AvatR	57	1.3%	+ 533.3%	16	418	1.0%	+ 1717.4%	21	31
18	Volvo	49	1.1%	– 33.8%	19	454	1.1%	– 9.2%	17	18
19	Audi	45	1.0%	– 44.4%	18	442	1.1%	– 15.6%	19	15
20	Leapmotor	40	0.9%	new	22	294	0.7%	new	24	35
21	Subaru	39	0.9%	– 27.8%	17	405	1.0%	– 13.3%	22	19
22	Hyundai	33	0.8%	– 68.9%	26	505	1.2%	– 55.3%	14	7
23	Dongfeng	30	0.7%	+ 57.9%	24	440	1.1%	+ 100.9%	20	22
24	Deepal	29	0.7%	+ 61.1%	21	284	0.7%	+ 212.1%	25	28
25	Suzuki	29	0.7%	+ 93.3%	23	312	0.8%	+ 17.3%	23	21
26	Geely	24	0.6%	+ 140.0%	25	241	0.6%	+ 1908.3%	26	37
27	Volkswagen	24	0.6%	– 35.1%	29	176	0.4%	– 62.6%	27	20
28	Great Wall	21	0.5%	+ 133.3%	27	81	0.2%	– 5.8%	31	29
29	Skoda	20	0.5%	– 16.7%	30	107	0.3%	– 57.9%	29	23
30	Mini	11	0.3%	– 64.5%	31	149	0.4%	– 32.0%	28	24
31	Land Rover	7	0.2%	– 84.4%	34	95	0.2%	– 40.6%	30	25
32	Polestar	5	0.1%	– 58.3%	35	59	0.1%	– 52.8%	33	27
33	NIO	4	0.1%	new	33	44	0.1%	new	35	59
34	Proton	4	0.1%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	n/a	53	–
35	Cupra	3	0.1%	– 57.1%	37	30	0.1%	+ 0.0%	37	34
36	Alfa Romeo	2	0.0%	n/a	36	12	0.0%	+ 300.0%	42	47
37	Bentley	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	–	10	0.0%	– 41.2%	45	39
38	Ferrari	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	38	14	0.0%	– 26.3%	41	40
39	Ford	2	0.0%	n/a	–	3	0.0%	+ 0.0%	54	52
40	Hongqi	2	0.0%	new	32	40	0.1%	new	36	–
41	Jaguar	2	0.0%	n/a	39	24	0.1%	+ 118.2%	38	43
42	Jeep	2	0.0%	n/a	42	11	0.0%	+ 37.5%	44	48
43	Lotus	2	0.0%	+ 100.0%	43	8	0.0%	– 50.0%	48	41
44	Maserati	2	0.0%	+ 0.0%	44	17	0.0%	– 51.4%	40	36
45	Opel	2	0.0%	– 66.7%	–	73	0.2%	+ 43.1%	32	32
46	Smart	2	0.0%	– 66.7%	28	56	0.1%	+ 16.7%	34	33
47	Aston Martin	1	0.0%	n/a	–	4	0.0%	+ 33.3%	51	53
48	Rolls Royce	1	0.0%	+ 0.0%	40	10	0.0%	– 23.1%	46	46

Source: LTA

Test Drive: The Jaecoo J5 EV

Matt Gasnier — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:35:00 +0000

Jaecoo stormed onto the global automotive scene last year, even becoming a Top 10 brand in the UK. If the “Temu Range Rover” J7 has conquered the UK market (#1 in March and September) and ranked #10 across Europe in September, the smaller, cheaper J5 has also made itself noticed, ranking #7 in Australia in May and inside the YTD Top 20 as of end September. We will test drive the EV variant, available at launch from AUD$36,990 in Australia (23,100€ or US$25,900). Keep in mind the petrol variant starts at a puny AUD$25,990 (16,300€ or US$18,200)… Note from 1st of July the price has been upped to a still very reasonable AUD$39,990 (25,100€ or US$28,100).

Although less strikingly so than the J7, the Jaecoo J5 also has an air of “baby Temu” Range Rover, with the EV variant sporting a closed grille which makes it rather bland compared to the true grille of the J5 petrol and hybrid. The allure is boxy and sturdy, in line with today’s car design fashion. Inside, the dashboard is far from the low-cost quality we could have expected from its price. Various textures including fabric ensure the feel is a lot more premium than what it charges for. Like the Zeekr 7X we drove last month, there is a dedicated Pet Mode: on top of scratch-resistant materials used in the cockpit, this model keeps the climate control running while displaying a message to the outside world that the owner will be returning shortly.

We are welcomed by a large portrait oriented 13.2-inch entertainment touchscreen alongside an 8.88-inch LCV driver display. The central touchscreen looks a bit daunting (and superfluous) to deal with due to its size and the near absence of physical buttons, but kudos to Jaecoo for featuring it at this price. The cockpit offers plenty of storage, with two cup holders and a large box between the front seats and lots of space underneath the centre console. There is also a double wireless phone charger. We also have a panoramic sunroof, something that has become somewhat of a mandatory requirement with Chinese cars.

Start the car and the environment is very smooth and soft, notably the blinker and driver assist noises. No blaring alert for going over the speed limit, for example. Note I couldn’t connect my phone with Apple Car Play on this test drive. The rear visibility is excellent, and the car in general feels comfortable to drive. The acceleration is, as per all BEVs, very strong. It is an even smoother ride than the (much) more expensive Zeekr 7X we drove last month. The suspensions absorb bumps better also. Make no mistake, this is an urban SUV that is not designed to go off-road. The gear stalk is, here too, on the right of the steering wheel. In terms of navigation, there is no way to plan charging stops depending on the battery level, so you will need to use apps on your phone to do it. There is also no one-pedal option.

Jaecoo announces a 402 km WLTP range for the J5 EV. This is very reasonable for the price and more than enough for Australian customers who drive less than 40 km on average each day. Given this is an urban SUV, we are well within what is considered acceptable. According to the salesperson on the day, the small 58.9 kWh LFP battery recharges from 0% to 80% in 28 minutes, but official figures are 30 to 80% in 28 minutes, which is weaker than the BEV average. The electric motor is a 155 kW single permanent-magnet synchronous motor and the J5 is a front-wheel drive.

The J5 EV delivers the 0 to 100 km/h in 7.7 seconds. It comes at 4,380 mmm long, 1,860 mm wide and 1,650 mm high with a 2,620 mm wheelbase. It weighs 1,710 kg, heavy, but in line with other compact BEVs. Boot space is generous at 384 L to cargo over and 480 L to roof. A strong sale argument at Jaecoo is the overall warranty and battery warranty of 8 years / unlimited km which is outstanding and designed to inspire confidence with buyers. There is also an 8 years capped-price servicing.

All in all, the J5 EV delivers an impressive equipment-to-price ratio and its ride is better than expected. The interior environment is refined, both in terms of driver assistance alerts and materials, with a massive portrait touch screen, all belying its cutthroat pricing. This is something the Chinese have now got us used to. Competitors at this price are few and far between and all Chinese, such as the Leapmotor B10, BYD Atto 2 and Chery E5.

Media post: Are the Tata Safari’s Premium Features Practical?

Marketing — Mon, 26 Oct 2026 13:01:00 +0000

Premium features can make a car feel luxurious, but their real value becomes apparent during everyday use. A large touchscreen, ventilated seats or panoramic sunroof may look impressive, but how much do these features actually improve the driving and ownership experience?

The Tata Safari combines three-row practicality with an extensive range of premium features. From advanced infotainment to passenger comfort and driver-assistance technology, the SUV offers a range of conveniences designed to make daily commutes and longer journeys easier.

Let’s explore which features offer genuine practical benefits.

Ventilated Seats for Everyday Comfort

In India’s hot and humid weather, ventilated seats can be more than just a luxury.

The Tata Safari offers ventilated front seats on higher variants, helping improve comfort during warm-weather driving. The six-seater Accomplished X+ and higher configurations also offer ventilated second-row captain seats.

This can be particularly useful for families who frequently travel long distances or spend considerable time in traffic.

The Safari also offers winged comfort headrests for second-row passengers, adding another layer of convenience during longer journeys.

A Large Touchscreen with Useful Technology

Modern infotainment systems are no longer limited to music and navigation.

The Safari Accomplished Ultra features a 36.9 cm cinematic infotainment screen by Harman, powered by Samsung Neo QLED technology. It also offers Dolby Atmos and a 10-speaker JBL audio system.

While the premium audio experience adds entertainment value, the infotainment system’s practical benefits extend to navigation, connected-car functions and vehicle information.

Features such as built-in Mappls Auto navigation and iRA 2.0 connectivity can make it more convenient to access useful information.

Does the Panoramic Sunroof Add Value?

A panoramic sunroof is often considered a desirable premium feature, particularly in larger SUVs.

The Safari offers a voice-assisted panoramic sunroof on applicable variants, allowing occupants to enjoy a more open cabin atmosphere.

However, its practical value depends on personal preferences and usage. Buyers who enjoy natural light and an airy cabin may appreciate it, while others might prioritise features they use more frequently.

A sunroof can enhance the experience, but it shouldn’t necessarily determine the entire purchase decision.

Research Features Before Choosing a Variant

One important consideration is that not every Tata Safari variant offers the same premium equipment.

For example, the Accomplished X introduces ventilated front seats and a powered tailgate, while the Accomplished X+ adds second-row ventilated captain seats in the six-seater configuration and additional driver-assistance technology. The Accomplished Ultra introduces a larger cinematic display and additional technological upgrades.

Buyers can use online platforms like ACKO Drive to explore Tata Safari variants, compare specifications, features and prices, and identify which configuration offers the equipment they actually need.

Once the right variant is selected, buyers can also purchase a new car online through ACKO Drive, making the journey from research to buying more convenient.

A Powered Tailgate Makes Loading Easier

Some premium features offer straightforward practical benefits.

The Safari’s gesture-controlled powered tailgate, available on higher variants, allows users to open the boot using a foot gesture.

This can be particularly convenient when carrying shopping bags or luggage and finding it difficult to operate the tailgate manually.

For families that frequently load and unload belongings, this feature may prove more useful than purely decorative upgrades.

Advanced Safety Technology for Added Assistance

The Safari offers several driver-assistance features designed to support everyday driving.

Higher variants include Level 2 and Level 2+ ADAS, with functions such as autonomous emergency braking, lane-keeping assistance, forward collision warning and adaptive cruise control on applicable configurations.

These technologies can provide additional assistance during highway journeys and in certain traffic conditions.

However, ADAS remains a driver-assistance system rather than a replacement for attentive driving. Its usefulness depends on road conditions, system limitations and how frequently the vehicle is used in suitable environments.

Premium Comfort for Rear Passengers

The Safari’s premium features aren’t focused exclusively on the driver.

Available equipment includes second-row sunblinds, Electric Boss Mode, powered co-driver seat adjustment and dual-zone automatic climate control.

Electric Boss Mode allows second-row passengers to adjust the front passenger seat to create additional legroom.

The SUV also provides second- and third-row AC vents and charging facilities across all three rows.

These features can be particularly valuable for families where multiple passengers regularly travel together.

Connected Technology Beyond Entertainment

The Safari’s iRA 2.0 connected-car system offers functions such as remote engine start and stop, remote climate control, vehicle health information and location-based services.

These features can help owners access vehicle information and certain controls remotely, subject to compatibility and applicable conditions.

For example, checking vehicle status or using remote climate functions can add convenience to everyday ownership.

Unlike some premium features that primarily enhance appearance, connected technology can offer practical benefits beyond the cabin.

Final Thoughts

The Tata Safari’s premium features aren’t simply about creating a luxurious impression. Many offer genuine everyday benefits, particularly for families and frequent travellers.

Ventilated seats, a powered tailgate, connected technology, rear-passenger conveniences and driver-assistance systems can improve comfort and usability.

However, not every feature will be equally valuable to every buyer.

Ultimately, the most practical Tata Safari variant isn’t necessarily the one with the longest equipment list. It’s the one that offers the premium features you’ll genuinely use throughout ownership.