Cyprus January 2025: BMW surges to 2nd place

BMW holds 9.6% of the Cypriot market in January.

Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cypriot market edging up 2.5% to 1,565. This is a strong result given January 2024 was up 19.8% on the year prior. Kia (-16.6%) returns to the top of the brands charts (a ranking it held over the Full Year 2024) and this despite a harsh year-on-year loss. BMW (+30.2%) is up a spectacular 14 spots on December to land in 2nd place, dislodging Volkswagen (-34.6%) and Toyota (-35.8%) both in deep trouble. Renault (+234.6%), Mini (+218.2%), Volvo (+143.5%), Hyundai (+75.9%) and Mercedes (+53.6%) all sport surreal year-on-year upticks in the remainder of the Top 10, in a ranking that remains highly volatile.

Model-wise, the Kia Sportage (-33.8%) takes the lead with 5.8% share which is below its FY2024 level of 6.1%. The Kia Stonic (-12%) is the only additional Top 10 model in negative at #2. The Renault Arkana (+180.8%) jumps to #3, followed by the BMW X1 (+122.6%), Kia Xceed (+100%) and Hyundai Kona (+154.5%). The Seat Arona (+236.4%), Nissan Juke (+225%) and Mini Countryman (+115.8%) also shine.

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