Cyprus August 2024: Kia holds 26.8% share, places Picanto and Stonic on top
The Kia Picanto is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August.
Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market up 10.3% year-on-year in August to 812 sales, leading to a year-to-date tally up 9% to 10,962. Kia (+186.8%) posts a stellar month to reach 26.8% share, its highest since the 28.7% it reached in July 2023. Hyundai (+83.7%) is also very strong and ensures the Top 2 brands are Korean with a solid 11.1% share vs. 9.7% so far this year. Toyota (-17.8%) advances one spot on July to #3 ahead of Volkswagen (-41.8%) freefalling to #4 but climbing to #2 year-to-date ahead of Nissan (+10.3%). Mercedes (+90.5%) is also in outstanding shape, up three ranks on last month to #5. Model-wise, the Kia Picanto and Stonic take the lead with 11% and 9.6% share respectively. The Hyundai Tucson, Kia Sportage and VW T-Roc round out the Top 5 ahead of the Toyota C-HR and Kia Ceed.
Previous month: Cyprus July 2024: Volkswagen up 181.3%, Kia Stonic back to #1
One year ago: Cyprus August 2023: Volkswagen and Toyota Yaris lead market up 14.3%
Full August 2024 Top 32 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Cyprus August 2024 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-24 | % | /23 | Jul | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Kia | 218 | 26.8% | + 186.8% | 1 | 2,253 | 20.6% | + 15.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 90 | 11.1% | + 83.7% | 3 | 1,064 | 9.7% | + 40.6% | 5 | 3 |
| 3 | Toyota | 88 | 10.8% | – 17.8% | 4 | 1,130 | 10.3% | – 6.5% | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 71 | 8.7% | – 41.8% | 2 | 1,195 | 10.9% | + 50.9% | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 40 | 4.9% | + 90.5% | 8 | 462 | 4.2% | + 0.4% | 7 | 7 |
| 6 | Audi | 40 | 4.9% | – 7.0% | 7 | 385 | 3.5% | – 4.0% | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Nissan | 32 | 3.9% | + 10.3% | 5 | 1,164 | 10.6% | + 106.7% | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | BMW | 24 | 3.0% | + 60.0% | 6 | 532 | 4.9% | – 6.3% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Ford | 23 | 2.8% | + 53.3% | 10 | 290 | 2.6% | + 16.0% | 10 | 13 |
| 10 | Renault | 17 | 2.1% | – 34.6% | 11 | 244 | 2.2% | – 27.2% | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Land Rover | 17 | 2.1% | + 13.3% | 12 | 233 | 2.1% | + 67.6% | 12 | 17 |
| 12 | Porsche | 17 | 2.1% | – 41.4% | 21 | 211 | 1.9% | – 12.8% | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | MG | 17 | 2.1% | + 0.0% | 25 | 86 | 0.8% | + 7.5% | 21 | 19 |
| 14 | Jeep | 14 | 1.7% | + 16.7% | 14 | 209 | 1.9% | + 20.8% | 15 | 16 |
| 15 | Dacia | 13 | 1.6% | – 23.5% | 9 | 221 | 2.0% | – 3.9% | 13 | 12 |
| 16 | Lexus | 13 | 1.6% | – 13.3% | 17 | 121 | 1.1% | + 11.0% | 18 | 20 |
| 17 | Honda | 13 | 1.6% | + 30.0% | 15 | 100 | 0.9% | – 2.0% | 19 | 23 |
| 18 | Skoda | 12 | 1.5% | – 66.7% | 16 | 296 | 2.7% | – 25.1% | 9 | 10 |
| 19 | Mazda | 9 | 1.1% | + 28.6% | 18 | 97 | 0.9% | + 3.2% | 20 | 21 |
| 20 | Cupra | 9 | 1.1% | + 0.0% | 20 | 71 | 0.6% | – 33.6% | 22 | 18 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 7 | 0.9% | + 0.0% | 13 | 68 | 0.6% | – 26.9% | 23 | 24 |
| 22 | Maserati | 6 | 0.7% | n/a | 27 | 45 | 0.4% | – 6.3% | 26 | 27 |
| 23 | Volvo | 5 | 0.6% | – 88.6% | 22 | 147 | 1.3% | – 40.0% | 16 | 15 |
| 24 | Mini | 4 | 0.5% | n/a | 23 | 142 | 1.3% | – 59.2% | 17 | 8 |
| 25 | Ssangyong | 4 | 0.5% | + 33.3% | 24 | 57 | 0.5% | – 24.0% | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | Seat | 2 | 0.2% | n/a | 19 | 46 | 0.4% | – 49.5% | 25 | 22 |
| 27 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.2% | n/a | – | 6 | 0.1% | + 200.0% | 32 | 37 |
| 28 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | – | 17 | 0.2% | – 41.4% | 27 | 29 |
| 29 | Fiat | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 29 | 16 | 0.1% | + 1500.0% | 29 | 34 |
| 30 | Bentley | 1 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 26 | 11 | 0.1% | – 8.3% | 30 | 32 |
| 31 | Lotus | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 35 | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 40 | 40 |
| 32 | Tesla | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 41 | – |
Cyprus August 2024 – models:
Note: This ranking feature the Top 30 models year-to-date ranked based on their August sales and may therefore not be 100% accurate.
| Pos | Model | Aug-24 | % | /23 | Jul | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos | FY23 |
| 1 | Kia Picanto | 89 | 11.0% | + 4350.0% | 10 | 297 | 2.7% | – 3.9% | 9 | 10 |
| 2 | Kia Stonic | 78 | 9.6% | + 1850.0% | 1 | 897 | 8.2% | + 66.7% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai Tucson | 47 | 5.8% | + 487.5% | 2 | 704 | 6.4% | + 116.6% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Kia Sportage | 34 | 4.2% | + 466.7% | 3 | 697 | 6.4% | + 147.2% | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | VW T-Roc | 25 | 3.1% | – 47.9% | 4 | 434 | 4.0% | + 31.9% | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Toyota C-HR | 22 | 2.7% | + 266.7% | 9 | 254 | 2.3% | + 9.0% | 11 | 12 |
| 7 | Kia Ceed | 16 | 2.0% | + 220.0% | 13 | 285 | 2.6% | + 17.8% | 10 | 7 |
| 8 | Toyota RAV4 | 16 | 2.0% | + 128.6% | 12 | 154 | 1.4% | + 8.5% | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 15 | 1.8% | – 65.9% | 8 | 404 | 3.7% | + 18.1% | 6 | n/a |
| 10 | VW Golf | 12 | 1.5% | + 500.0% | 16 | 132 | 1.2% | + 428.0% | 15 | n/a |
| 11 | Audi Q3 | 12 | 1.5% | + 9.1% | 17 | 117 | 1.1% | – 7.9% | 19 | 24 |
| 12 | VW T-Cross | 11 | 1.4% | – 74.4% | 6 | 354 | 3.2% | + 105.8% | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Toyota Yaris | 11 | 1.4% | – 62.1% | n/a | 112 | 1.0% | – 44.0% | 20 | 1 |
| 14 | Nissan Juke | 10 | 1.2% | + 25.0% | 7 | 369 | 3.4% | + 63.3% | 7 | 11 |
| 15 | VW Taigo | 10 | 1.2% | – 56.5% | 23 | 90 | 0.8% | – 39.2% | 30 | 23 |
| 16 | Nissan X-Trail | 9 | 1.1% | + 28.6% | 11 | 181 | 1.7% | + 53.4% | 12 | 19 |
| 17 | Renault Captur | 9 | 1.1% | – 18.2% | 22 | 97 | 0.9% | – 33.1% | 28 | 20 |
| 18 | Nissan Qashqai | 8 | 1.0% | – 42.9% | 5 | 583 | 5.3% | + 175.0% | 4 | 9 |
| 19 | Ford Puma | 8 | 1.0% | + 166.7% | 15 | 125 | 1.1% | + 43.7% | 17 | 28 |
| 20 | Dacia Duster | 8 | 1.0% | – 27.3% | n/a | 105 | 1.0% | – 25.0% | 22 | 18 |
| n/a | Porsche Cayenne | 7 | 0.9% | – 12.5% | n/a | 128 | 1.2% | + 109.8% | 16 | n/a |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 7 | 0.9% | + 250.0% | 19 | 101 | 0.9% | + 119.6% | 25 | n/a |
| n/a | Hyundai Kona | 6 | 0.7% | – 40.0% | n/a | 101 | 0.9% | – 38.4% | 24 | 15 |
| n/a | Toyota Corolla | 5 | 0.6% | – 66.7% | 20 | 106 | 1.0% | – 25.4% | 21 | 17 |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 5 | 0.6% | + 66.7% | 14 | 104 | 0.9% | + 30.0% | 23 | 27 |
| n/a | Renault Arkana | 4 | 0.5% | – 42.9% | 21 | 119 | 1.1% | + 9.2% | 18 | 22 |
| n/a | Mini Countryman | 3 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 133 | 1.2% | – 60.3% | 14 | 4 |
| n/a | BMW X1 | 2 | 0.2% | n/a | 18 | 97 | 0.9% | – 16.4% | 27 | 25 |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 2 | 0.2% | – 95.0% | n/a | 93 | 0.8% | – 47.2% | 29 | 16 |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq | 1 | 0.1% | – 92.3% | n/a | 98 | 0.9% | + 8.9% | 26 | 21 |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT
