Cyprus May 2025: Volkswagen up 46.3%, Jeep Avenger on podium
The Jeep Avenger scores its first podium finish in Cyprus.
Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cypriot new car market up 6.2% year-on-year in May to 1,328 units. This means the year-to-date volume is now down -6.8% to 6,874. Kia (-15%) holds onto the brands lead despite a heft year-on-year loss. Volkswagen (+46.3%) shoots up YoY and climbs to the 2nd place both for the month and YTD. In contrast Toyota (-17.8%), Nissan (-20.9%) and Hyundai (-55.1%) all collapse to round out the Top 5. Jeep (+454.5%), Skoda (+172.7%), BMW (+50%), Renault (+50%) and Audi (+20.8%) all shine below.
Model-wise, the Kia Stonic (-30.8%) reclaims the top spot it holds year-to-date with 7.6% share, distancing the VW T-Roc (-3.1%) and Jeep Avenger for the first time on the podium. The Nissan Qashqai (-29.2%) and Hyundai Tucson (-73.8%) follow. The VW T-Cross (+152.9%) is up seven spots on last month to #6, the Ford Puma (+128.6%) is estimated to land at #10 and the Kia EV3 is up a further three ranks on April to #12.
Previous month: Cyprus April 2025: Renault Arkana up to #2 in market off -31.8%
One year ago: Cyprus May 2024: Hyundai Tucson #1 again, Kia Stonic takes YTD lead
Full May 2025 Top 33 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Cyprus May 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-25 | % | /24 | Apr | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia | 227 | 17.1% | – 15.0% | 1 | 1,253 | 18.2% | – 12.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Volkswagen | 180 | 13.6% | + 46.3% | 3 | 626 | 9.1% | – 18.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Toyota | 111 | 8.4% | – 17.8% | 2 | 601 | 8.7% | – 21.9% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Nissan | 106 | 8.0% | – 20.9% | 10 | 581 | 8.5% | – 35.7% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 92 | 6.9% | – 55.1% | 4 | 578 | 8.4% | – 6.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | BMW | 75 | 5.6% | + 50.0% | 9 | 407 | 5.9% | + 13.7% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Audi | 64 | 4.8% | + 20.8% | 8 | 255 | 3.7% | + 6.3% | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | Jeep | 61 | 4.6% | + 454.5% | 7 | 284 | 4.1% | + 86.8% | 9 | 9 |
| 9 | Skoda | 60 | 4.5% | + 172.7% | 13 | 171 | 2.5% | – 30.5% | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Renault | 54 | 4.1% | + 50.0% | 6 | 292 | 4.2% | + 79.1% | 8 | 11 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 53 | 4.0% | – 15.9% | 5 | 365 | 5.3% | + 13.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | Ford | 47 | 3.5% | + 95.8% | 11 | 239 | 3.5% | + 25.1% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Dacia | 40 | 3.0% | + 37.9% | 14 | 166 | 2.4% | + 36.1% | 13 | 16 |
| 14 | Porsche | 23 | 1.7% | – 14.8% | 15 | 136 | 2.0% | – 19.5% | 16 | 15 |
| 15 | Peugeot | 18 | 1.4% | n/a | 17 | 70 | 1.0% | + 3400.0% | 19 | 31 |
| 16 | Land Rover | 17 | 1.3% | – 29.2% | 12 | 140 | 2.0% | – 13.6% | 15 | 13 |
| 17 | Volvo | 13 | 1.0% | + 0.0% | 22 | 123 | 1.8% | – 3.1% | 17 | 17 |
| 18 | Lexus | 13 | 1.0% | – 23.5% | 16 | 80 | 1.2% | + 6.7% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Mini | 10 | 0.8% | + 900.0% | 19 | 159 | 2.3% | + 23.3% | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Suzuki | 10 | 0.8% | + 150.0% | 27 | 30 | 0.4% | + 0.0% | 26 | 25 |
| 21 | Cupra | 9 | 0.7% | – 25.0% | 21 | 43 | 0.6% | – 10.4% | 22 | 24 |
| 22 | Ssangyong | 8 | 0.6% | + 14.3% | 24 | 36 | 0.5% | – 16.3% | 24 | 23 |
| 23 | Honda | 7 | 0.5% | – 46.2% | 18 | 47 | 0.7% | – 19.0% | 21 | 21 |
| 24 | Mazda | 7 | 0.5% | – 36.4% | 26 | 37 | 0.5% | – 35.1% | 23 | 20 |
| 25 | Citroen | 6 | 0.5% | n/a | 28 | 12 | 0.2% | + 500.0% | 28 | 33 |
| 26 | Opel | 5 | 0.4% | + 400.0% | 25 | 16 | 0.2% | + 433.3% | 27 | 36 |
| 27 | MG | 4 | 0.3% | + 0.0% | 20 | 30 | 0.4% | – 49.2% | 25 | 19 |
| 28 | Seat | 3 | 0.2% | + 0.0% | 23 | 60 | 0.9% | + 87.5% | 20 | 22 |
| 29 | Maserati | 1 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 30 | 8 | 0.1% | – 74.2% | 29 | 26 |
| 30 | Bentley | 1 | 0.1% | – 50.0% | – | 6 | 0.1% | + 20.0% | 31 | 30 |
| 31 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.1% | – 50.0% | 29 | 4 | 0.1% | – 66.7% | 32 | 29 |
| 32 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 33 | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 35 | 41 |
| 33 | Fiat | 1 | 0.1% | – 66.7% | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 92.3% | 38 | 28 |
Cyprus May 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-25 | % | /24 | Pos | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia Stonic | 101 | 7.6% | – 30.8% | 8 | 429 | 6.2% | – 23.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | VW T-Roc | 63 | 4.7% | – 3.1% | 3 | 248 | 3.6% | + 0.4% | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | Jeep Avenger | 48 | 3.6% | n/a | 7 | 176 | 2.6% | + 214.3% | 8 | 21 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 46 | 3.5% | – 29.2% | 12 | 230 | 3.3% | – 53.5% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 43 | 3.2% | – 73.8% | 1 | 250 | 3.6% | – 42.7% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | VW T-Cross | 43 | 3.2% | + 152.9% | 13 | 129 | 1.9% | – 53.6% | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Nissan Juke | 42 | 3.2% | – 8.7% | n/a | 228 | 3.3% | – 16.8% | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | Kia Sportage | 39 | 2.9% | – 22.0% | 4 | 339 | 4.9% | – 29.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | Kia Xceed | 34 | 2.6% | – 41.4% | n/a | 137 | 2.0% | – 25.1% | 15 | 11 |
| 10 | Ford Puma (est) | 32 | 2.4% | + 128.6% | n/a | 77 | 1.1% | + 10.0% | 21 | 17 |
| 11 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 31 | 2.3% | + 3.3% | 5 | 137 | 2.0% | – 55.2% | 14 | 6 |
| 12 | Kia EV3 | 31 | 2.3% | new | 15 | 80 | 1.2% | new | 20 | n/a |
| 13 | VW Tiguan (est) | 25 | 1.9% | + 47.1% | n/a | 70 | 1.0% | + 2.9% | 24 | 25 |
| 14 | Toyota RAV4 | 23 | 1.7% | – 8.0% | 11 | 95 | 1.4% | – 2.1% | 17 | 13 |
| 15 | BMW X1 | 18 | 1.4% | + 63.6% | 14 | 145 | 2.1% | + 98.6% | 11 | 22 |
| 16 | Toyota C-HR | 18 | 1.4% | – 51.4% | 10 | 140 | 2.0% | – 19.5% | 13 | 10 |
| 17 | Renault Arkana | 17 | 1.3% | – 32.0% | 2 | 168 | 2.4% | + 118.2% | 9 | 16 |
| 18 | Toyota Corolla | 15 | 1.1% | + 15.4% | 19 | 68 | 1.0% | – 10.5% | 25 | 23 |
| 19 | Hyundai Kona | 14 | 1.1% | + 75.0% | 16 | 210 | 3.1% | + 233.3% | 7 | 29 |
| 20 | Nissan X-Trail | 14 | 1.1% | – 22.2% | 20 | 89 | 1.3% | – 23.9% | 19 | 14 |
| n/a | BMW X2 | 13 | 1.0% | + 8.3% | n/a | 62 | 0.9% | + 67.6% | 28 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Picanto | 12 | 0.9% | – 70.0% | 6 | 157 | 2.3% | + 12.1% | 10 | 9 |
| n/a | VW Taigo | 10 | 0.8% | + 42.9% | 17 | 94 | 1.4% | + 59.3% | 18 | 24 |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris | 8 | 0.6% | – 20.0% | 9 | 71 | 1.0% | + 7.6% | 23 | 20 |
| n/a | Porsche Macan | 8 | 0.6% | + 700.0% | 21 | 61 | 0.9% | + 125.9% | 29 | n/a |
| n/a | Mini Countryman | 6 | 0.5% | + 500.0% | n/a | 143 | 2.1% | + 15.3% | 12 | 12 |
| n/a | Mercedes GLC | 6 | 0.5% | – 45.5% | 18 | 59 | 0.9% | – 6.3% | 30 | 30 |
| n/a | Dacia Spring | 4 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 62 | 0.9% | n/a | 27 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Ceed | 3 | 0.2% | – 85.7% | n/a | 74 | 1.1% | – 60.0% | 22 | n/a |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 3 | 0.2% | – 75.0% | n/a | 62 | 0.9% | – 23.5% | 26 | n/a |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT
