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May By Brand

2026 By Brand

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	May
	2026	2025	% change	Mkt share ’26	Mkt share ’25
BEV	43,931	32,738	34.2%	27.3%	21.8%
HEV	20,719	20,351	1.8%	12.9%	13.6%
PHEV	22,167	17,898	23.9%	13.8%	11.9%
PETROL	66,223	71,291	-7.1%	41.2%	47.5%
DIESEL	7,622	7,792	-2.2%	4.7%	5.2%
TOTAL	160,662	150,070	7.1%

	Year to date
	2026	2025	% change	Mkt share ’26	Mkt share ’25
BEV	220,629	177,487	24.3%	23.9%	20.9%
HEV	131,802	122,942	7.2%	14.3%	14.5%
PHEV	121,430	85,657	41.8%	13.1%	10.1%
PETROL	406,453	416,811	-2.5%	44.0%	49.0%
DIESEL	44,449	48,006	-7.4%	4.8%	5.6%
TOTAL	924,763	850,903	8.7%

	May
	2026	2025	% change	Mkt share ’26	Mkt share ’25
Private	65,781	56,131	17.2%	40.9%	37.4%
Fleet	91,765	90,103	1.8%	57.1%	60.0%
Business	3,116	3,836	-18.8%	1.9%	2.6%
Total	160,662	150,070	7.1%

	Year to date
	2026	2025	% change	Mkt share ’26	Mkt share ’25
Private	372,226	330,388	12.7%	40.3%	38.8%
Fleet	532,625	502,600	6.0%	57.6%	59.1%
Business	19,912	17,915	11.1%	2.2%	2.1%
Total	924,763	850,903	8.7%

	May				% Change
MARQUE	2026	% Market share	2025	% Market share	% Change
Abarth	69	0.04	25	0.02	176.00
Aion	31	0.02	0	0.00	0.00
Alfa Romeo	290	0.18	159	0.11	82.39
Alpine	368	0.23	39	0.03	843.59
Audi	9,098	5.66	8,091	5.39	12.45
Bmw	8,503	5.29	9,327	6.22	-8.83
Byd	5,157	3.21	3,025	2.02	70.48
Changan	287	0.18	0	0.00	0.00
Chery	3,166	1.97	0	0.00	0.00
Chevrolet	8	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Citroen	2,084	1.30	1,302	0.87	60.06
Cupra	3,484	2.17	3,037	2.02	14.72
Dacia	2,048	1.27	2,159	1.44	-5.14
Ds	9	0.01	141	0.09	-93.62
Fiat	606	0.38	1,006	0.67	-39.76
Fisker	0	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Ford	6,911	4.30	8,489	5.66	-18.59
Geely	1,134	0.71	0	0.00	0.00
Genesis	116	0.07	169	0.11	-31.36
Gwm	12	0.01	33	0.02	-63.64
Honda	1,241	0.77	1,434	0.96	-13.46
Hyundai	6,077	3.78	7,259	4.84	-16.28
Ineos	16	0.01	29	0.02	-44.83
Jaecoo	5,207	3.24	1,679	1.12	210.13
Jaguar	0	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Jeep	685	0.43	1,083	0.72	-36.75
Kgm	63	0.04	101	0.07	-37.62
Kia	8,955	5.57	8,579	5.72	4.38
Land Rover	4,934	3.07	4,643	3.09	6.27
Leapmotor	944	0.59	98	0.07	863.27
Lexus	1,177	0.73	1,496	1.00	-21.32
Lotus	85	0.05	56	0.04	51.79
Maserati	55	0.03	24	0.02	129.17
Maxus	2	0.00	3	0.00	-33.33
Mazda	1,276	0.79	2,641	1.76	-51.68
Mercedes	6,552	4.08	7,086	4.72	-7.54
Mg	7,463	4.65	6,625	4.41	12.65
Mini	5,151	3.21	2,883	1.92	78.67
Mitsubishi	12	0.01	0	0.00	0.00
Nissan	4,832	3.01	6,884	4.59	-29.81
Omoda	2,754	1.71	1,492	0.99	84.58
Peugeot	5,114	3.18	6,153	4.10	-16.89
Polestar	1,305	0.81	1,174	0.78	11.16
Porsche	1,539	0.96	1,388	0.92	10.88
Renault	5,646	3.51	5,216	3.48	8.24
Seat	1,412	0.88	1,847	1.23	-23.55
Skoda	6,621	4.12	7,434	4.95	-10.94
Skywell	7	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Smart	165	0.10	94	0.06	75.53
Subaru	70	0.04	116	0.08	-39.66
Suzuki	1,656	1.03	1,142	0.76	45.01
Tesla	2,934	1.83	2,016	1.34	45.54
Toyota	6,187	3.85	6,481	4.32	-4.54
Vauxhall	7,675	4.78	7,016	4.68	9.39
Volkswagen	14,110	8.78	13,562	9.04	4.04
Volvo	4,918	3.06	4,934	3.29	-0.32
Xpeng	81	0.05	6	0.00	1,250.00
Other British	210	0.13	232	0.15	-9.48
Other Imports	150	0.09	162	0.11	-7.41
Grand Total	160,662	100.00	150,070	100.00	7.06

	YEAR-TO-DATE				% Change
MARQUE	2026	% Market share	2025	% Market share	% Change
Abarth	198	0.02	184	0.02	7.61
Aion	31	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Alfa Romeo	1,239	0.13	1,109	0.13	11.72
Alpine	1,453	0.16	138	0.02	952.90
Audi	47,231	5.11	43,914	5.16	7.55
Bmw	51,110	5.53	52,972	6.23	-3.52
Byd	31,553	3.41	14,807	1.74	113.10
Changan	1,256	0.14	0	0.00	0.00
Chery	14,143	1.53	0	0.00	0.00
Chevrolet	30	0.00	31	0.00	-3.23
Citroen	14,226	1.54	6,649	0.78	113.96
Cupra	18,655	2.02	15,274	1.80	22.14
Dacia	12,298	1.33	13,397	1.57	-8.20
Ds	68	0.01	371	0.04	-81.67
Fiat	2,926	0.32	5,379	0.63	-45.60
Fisker	0	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Ford	47,915	5.18	50,198	5.90	-4.55
Geely	4,378	0.47	0	0.00	0.00
Genesis	479	0.05	629	0.07	-23.85
Gwm	137	0.01	157	0.02	-12.74
Honda	9,747	1.05	11,542	1.36	-15.55
Hyundai	36,355	3.93	38,669	4.54	-5.98
Ineos	117	0.01	106	0.01	10.38
Jaecoo	27,996	3.03	5,967	0.70	369.18
Jaguar	7	0.00	1,725	0.20	-99.59
Jeep	5,294	0.57	5,983	0.70	-11.52
Kgm	734	0.08	686	0.08	7.00
Kia	52,493	5.68	51,962	6.11	1.02
Land Rover	30,247	3.27	29,575	3.48	2.27
Leapmotor	4,620	0.50	399	0.05	1,057.89
Lexus	6,400	0.69	6,943	0.82	-7.82
Lotus	384	0.04	744	0.09	-48.39
Maserati	191	0.02	138	0.02	38.41
Maxus	2	0.00	35	0.00	-94.29
Mazda	12,945	1.40	15,178	1.78	-14.71
Mercedes	41,837	4.52	39,872	4.69	4.93
Mg	38,346	4.15	35,055	4.12	9.39
Mini	23,965	2.59	18,444	2.17	29.93
Mitsubishi	12	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Nissan	33,221	3.59	39,638	4.66	-16.19
Omoda	15,078	1.63	5,596	0.66	169.44
Peugeot	35,500	3.84	40,603	4.77	-12.57
Polestar	6,532	0.71	5,728	0.67	14.04
Porsche	7,580	0.82	7,944	0.93	-4.58
Renault	29,291	3.17	27,278	3.21	7.38
Seat	7,032	0.76	10,642	1.25	-33.92
Skoda	37,296	4.03	35,489	4.17	5.09
Skywell	26	0.00	9	0.00	188.89
Smart	905	0.10	651	0.08	39.02
Subaru	779	0.08	1,032	0.12	-24.52
Suzuki	11,565	1.25	8,082	0.95	43.10
Tesla	15,504	1.68	15,002	1.76	3.35
Toyota	36,576	3.96	37,926	4.46	-3.56
Vauxhall	41,404	4.48	39,549	4.65	4.69
Volkswagen	73,988	8.00	77,192	9.07	-4.15
Volvo	29,035	3.14	28,132	3.31	3.21
Xpeng	522	0.06	51	0.01	923.53
Other British	1,315	0.14	1,234	0.15	6.56
Other Imports	596	0.06	893	0.10	-33.26
Grand Total	924,763	100.00	850,903	100.00	8.68

	May
1	FORD PUMA	4,019
2	KIA Sportage	3,439
3	VAUXHALL Corsa	3,075
4	JAECOO 7	3,027
5	NISSAN Qashqai	2,859
6	VOLKSWAGEN Golf	2,637
7	MINI Cooper	2,605
8	VOLKSWAGEN Tiguan	2,395
9	Vauxhall Frontera	2,372
10	Hyundai Tucson	2,194

	Year-to-date
1	FORD Puma	24,358
2	KIA Sportage	21,274
3	JAECOO 7	20,695
4	NISSAN Qashqai	18,558
5	VAUXHALL Corsa	15,863
6	VOLKSWAGEN Golf	14,658
7	VOLVO XC40	13,478
8	MG HS	13,475
9	MINI Cooper	13,291
10	VOLKSWAGEN Tiguan	12,647

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