Taiwan February 2025: CMC J Space cracks podium
The CMC J Space is up to a record third place in Taiwan in February.
New car sales in Taiwan edge up 4.8% year-on-year in February to 27,515 units, leading to a year-to-date tally off -12% to 62,579. Toyota (+4.7%) matches the market to a more reasonable 28.8% share vs. a record 36.4% in January. It is followed once again by Lexus (+31.3%) at 9% vs. 10.2% last month while CMC (+53.2%) soars past Mercedes (+29.3%) to close out the podium. Kia (+77.5%) jumps from outside the January Top 10 directly to 6th place with 4% share, just as Tesla (+11887.5%) posts a surreal gain to land at #10. BMW (+50.5%) and Ford (+13.6%) also beat the market.
Model-wise, the Toyota Corolla Cross (+42.2%) leaps up to 8.8% share, with the Toyota RAV4 (+0.4%) stable at #2. The new CMC J Space leaps to #3, its first ever podium finish at home. The Toyota Yaris Cross (+15.1%) is knocked down to #3 while the Toyota Town Ace (-20.1%) repeats at #5. The Tesla Model Y is up 17 spots on January to #6, followed by the Lexus NX (-9.9%), Honda CR-V (-1.8%) and Toyota Corolla Altis (-13.9%) all underperforming. The Kia Carnival (+584%) breaks into the Top 10 for the first time at #10.
Previous month: Taiwan January 2025: Toyota and Lexus at all time high
One year ago: Taiwan February 2024: MG up to record third place, sales off -20% on Lunar New Year
Full February 2025 Top 13 brands and Top 50 models below.
Taiwan February 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota | 7,911 | 28.8% | + 4.7% | 1 | 20,672 | 33.0% | + 4.2% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Lexus | 2,476 | 9.0% | + 31.3% | 2 | 6,067 | 9.7% | + 22.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | CMC | 1,877 | 6.8% | + 53.2% | 4 | 3,972 | 6.3% | + 10.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 1,726 | 6.3% | + 29.3% | 3 | 4,812 | 7.7% | + 5.5% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Honda | 1,638 | 6.0% | + 9.6% | 5 | 2,996 | 4.8% | – 37.8% | 4 | 3 |
| 6 | Kia | 1,095 | 4.0% | + 77.5% | n/a | 1,512 | 2.4% | – 15.1% | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Hyundai | 1,053 | 3.8% | – 34.2% | 7 | 2,294 | 3.7% | – 47.1% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Ford | 1,009 | 3.7% | + 13.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | BMW | 972 | 3.5% | + 50.5% | 6 | 2,329 | 3.7% | – 1.9% | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Tesla | 959 | 3.5% | + 11887.5% | n/a | 1,324 | 2.1% | + 6520.0% | n/a | 11 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi | 930 | 3.4% | + 4.8% | 10 | 1,901 | 3.0% | – 16.9% | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Mazda | 897 | 3.3% | – 30.5% | 9 | 2,016 | 3.2% | – 6.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Nissan | 856 | 3.1% | – 25.9% | 8 | 2,027 | 3.2% | – 36.0% | 8 | 8 |
Taiwan February 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-25 | % | /24 | Jan | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 2,423 | 8.8% | + 42.2% | 1 | 6,759 | 10.8% | + 38.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota RAV4 | 1,593 | 5.8% | + 0.4% | 2 | 3,700 | 5.9% | + 17.0% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | CMC J Space | 1,345 | 4.9% | new | 6 | 2,763 | 4.4% | new | 4 | 50 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 1,060 | 3.9% | + 15.1% | 3 | 2,889 | 4.6% | + 7.8% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota Town Ace | 1,039 | 3.8% | – 20.1% | 5 | 2,584 | 4.1% | – 22.6% | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | Tesla Model Y | 890 | 3.2% | n/a | 23 | 1,200 | 1.9% | n/a | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | Lexus NX | 836 | 3.0% | – 9.9% | 4 | 2,443 | 3.9% | + 11.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Honda CR-V | 799 | 2.9% | – 1.8% | 10 | 1,428 | 2.3% | – 48.9% | 9 | 5 |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla Altis | 593 | 2.2% | – 13.9% | 7 | 1,642 | 2.6% | – 21.6% | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | Kia Carnival | 554 | 2.0% | + 584.0% | n/a | 554 | 0.9% | + 175.6% | 27 | n/a |
| 11 | Ford Focus | 503 | 1.8% | – 1.6% | 33 | 748 | 1.2% | – 46.6% | 20 | 16 |
| 12 | Mitsubishi Delica | 483 | 1.8% | + 12.9% | 15 | 986 | 1.6% | – 16.7% | 13 | 13 |
| 13 | Lexus RX | 472 | 1.7% | + 57.9% | 9 | 1,283 | 2.1% | + 32.0% | 10 | 21 |
| 14 | Mercedes GLC Class | 465 | 1.7% | + 84.5% | 8 | 1,479 | 2.4% | + 15.8% | 8 | 12 |
| 15 | CMC Zinger | 438 | 1.6% | – 4.4% | 11 | 1,038 | 1.7% | – 35.4% | 12 | 14 |
| 16 | Honda Fit | 410 | 1.5% | + 67.3% | 21 | 799 | 1.3% | + 4.6% | 17 | 20 |
| 17 | Lexus UX | 392 | 1.4% | + 159.6% | 14 | 930 | 1.5% | + 58.2% | 14 | 31 |
| 18 | Honda HR-V | 383 | 1.4% | – 0.3% | 24 | 686 | 1.1% | – 38.1% | 21 | 18 |
| 19 | Ford Kuga | 325 | 1.2% | n/a | 17 | 765 | 1.2% | n/a | 18 | 23 |
| 20 | Mazda CX-5 | 320 | 1.2% | – 23.6% | 18 | 751 | 1.2% | + 23.3% | 19 | 22 |
| 21 | Hyundai Tucson | 317 | 1.2% | – 50.7% | 32 | 566 | 0.9% | – 66.9% | 25 | 11 |
| 22 | Toyota Vios | 299 | 1.1% | – 4.5% | 12 | 886 | 1.4% | – 4.4% | 15 | 24 |
| 23 | Lexus LM | 286 | 1.0% | + 95.9% | 49 | 405 | 0.6% | – 12.5% | 41 | n/a |
| 24 | Nissan Kicks | 284 | 1.0% | – 20.7% | 20 | 674 | 1.1% | – 32.9% | 22 | 19 |
| 25 | MG HS | 277 | 1.0% | – 74.0% | 38 | 506 | 0.8% | – 80.5% | 32 | 9 |
| 26 | Lexus LBX | 275 | 1.0% | + 62.7% | 37 | 506 | 0.8% | + 199.4% | 31 | 41 |
| 27 | Hyundai Venue | 264 | 1.0% | + 12.8% | 26 | 559 | 0.9% | – 8.7% | 26 | 32 |
| 28 | Hyundai Porter | 259 | 0.9% | #DIV/0! | 47 | 389 | 0.6% | #DIV/0! | 42 | 33 |
| 29 | Luxgen n7 | 251 | 0.9% | + 325.4% | 13 | 815 | 1.3% | + 870.2% | 16 | 15 |
| 30 | Suzuki Swift | 249 | 0.9% | + 15.3% | 44 | 444 | 0.7% | – 11.0% | 36 | 40 |
| 31 | Porsche Macan | 236 | 0.9% | #DIV/0! | 22 | 621 | 1.0% | + 215.2% | 24 | n/a |
| 32 | Mazda3 | 236 | 0.9% | – 2.9% | 28 | 515 | 0.8% | + 1.6% | 30 | 37 |
| 33 | Toyota Alphard | 236 | 0.9% | + 242.0% | 40 | 451 | 0.7% | #VALUE! | 35 | n/a |
| 34 | Toyota Camry | 223 | 0.8% | + 25.3% | 29 | 495 | 0.8% | + 14.6% | 33 | 34 |
| 35 | Nissan Sentra | 218 | 0.8% | + 11.8% | 25 | 517 | 0.8% | – 21.7% | 29 | 30 |
| 36 | Mercedes GLE Class | 208 | 0.8% | – 22.7% | 30 | 471 | 0.8% | – 7.5% | 34 | 46 |
| 37 | Nissan X-Trail | 206 | 0.7% | – 34.8% | 19 | 631 | 1.0% | – 29.1% | 23 | 17 |
| 38 | Kia Sportage | 195 | 0.7% | – 41.1% | 36 | 428 | 0.7% | – 59.8% | 37 | 26 |
| 39 | Mitsubishi Colt Plus | 195 | 0.7% | – 1.0% | 39 | 424 | 0.7% | – 13.6% | 39 | 43 |
| 40 | Fuso Canter | 164 | 0.6% | #DIV/0! | 50 | 282 | 0.5% | #DIV/0! | 47 | n/a |
| 41 | Lexus ES | 158 | 0.6% | + 2.6% | 31 | 414 | 0.7% | – 7.0% | 40 | 47 |
| 42 | Toyota Sienta | 144 | 0.5% | #DIV/0! | 35 | 386 | 0.6% | #DIV/0! | 43 | 38 |
| 43 | Mercedes E Class | 141 | 0.5% | + 7.6% | 27 | 424 | 0.7% | – 1.4% | 38 | 39 |
| 44 | Mercedes V Class | 135 | 0.5% | #DIV/0! | 43 | 332 | 0.5% | + 138.8% | 45 | n/a |
| 45 | VW T-Roc | 131 | 0.5% | – 18.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | Mazda CX-30 | 129 | 0.5% | – 16.2% | 42 | 335 | 0.5% | + 8.8% | 44 | 42 |
| 47 | Mazda CX-60 | 127 | 0.5% | – 66.9% | n/a | 215 | 0.3% | – 44.0% | n/a | 45 |
| 48 | Mercedes GLA Class | 120 | 0.4% | + 96.7% | 41 | 330 | 0.5% | – 34.4% | 46 | n/a |
| 49 | VW Tiguan | 113 | 0.4% | – 34.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 36 |
| 50 | Mercedes C Class | 110 | 0.4% | – 23.1% | 45 | 254 | 0.4% | – 41.7% | 49 | n/a |
Source: u-car.com.tw
