Cyprus September 2025: BYD up to #7 with 5% share
BYD holds 5% of the Cypriot market for its third month of sales.
According to data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market is up 6.8% year-on-year in September to 1,432 units, but the year-to-date tally is down -4.1% to 11,803. Kia (-2.8%) easily holds onto the brands top spot with 14.8% share, albeit well below its YTD level of 16.1%. Toyota (+51.9%) surges ahead to 11.2% share and reclaims the #2 YTD spot off Hyundai (-6.1%) in the process. Nissan (+137.7%) is in tremendous shape at #3 ahead of a struggling Volkswagen (-36.4%). Renault (+240.7%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 20 at #6 and 6.4% share. BYD storms into 7th place with 5% share for its third month in market. The Kia Stonic (+11.4%) is the best-seller for the month above the Renault Arkana and Toyota C-HR.
Previous month: Cyprus August 2025: Hyundai Tucson leads, Renault Arkana up to #5
One year ago: Cyprus September 2024: Kia Stonic leads, MG 4 inside Top 5
Full September 2025 Top 34 All brands and Top 10 models below.
Cyprus September 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Sep-25 | % | /24 | Aug | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia | 212 | 14.8% | – 2.8% | 4 | 1,899 | 16.1% | – 23.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 161 | 11.2% | + 51.9% | 2 | 1,106 | 9.4% | – 10.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nissan | 126 | 8.8% | + 137.7% | 3 | 1,001 | 8.5% | – 17.7% | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Volkswagen | 103 | 7.2% | – 36.4% | 6 | 1,040 | 8.8% | – 23.4% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Hyundai | 93 | 6.5% | – 6.1% | 1 | 1,044 | 8.8% | – 10.2% | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Renault | 92 | 6.4% | + 240.7% | 7 | 539 | 4.6% | + 98.9% | 8 | 11 |
| 7 | BYD | 71 | 5.0% | new | 11 | 96 | 0.8% | new | 21 | – |
| 8 | BMW | 64 | 4.5% | – 36.6% | 5 | 633 | 5.4% | + 0.0% | 6 | 6 |
| 9 | Jeep | 59 | 4.1% | – 16.9% | 8 | 460 | 3.9% | + 64.3% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | Audi | 51 | 3.6% | – 37.0% | 13 | 415 | 3.5% | – 10.9% | 10 | 8 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 45 | 3.1% | – 38.4% | 9 | 558 | 4.7% | + 4.3% | 7 | 7 |
| 12 | Dacia | 44 | 3.1% | + 109.5% | 10 | 391 | 3.3% | + 61.6% | 11 | 16 |
| 13 | Land Rover | 33 | 2.3% | + 17.9% | 19 | 238 | 2.0% | – 8.8% | 15 | 13 |
| 14 | MG | 33 | 2.3% | – 56.0% | 12 | 114 | 1.0% | – 29.2% | 20 | 19 |
| 15 | Volvo | 32 | 2.2% | + 0.0% | 17 | 202 | 1.7% | + 12.8% | 17 | 17 |
| 16 | Porsche | 26 | 1.8% | + 73.3% | 21 | 220 | 1.9% | – 2.7% | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Mini | 25 | 1.7% | – 19.4% | 20 | 248 | 2.1% | + 43.4% | 14 | 14 |
| 18 | Peugeot | 25 | 1.7% | n/a | 15 | 165 | 1.4% | + 5400.0% | 19 | 31 |
| 19 | Skoda | 24 | 1.7% | + 33.3% | 16 | 288 | 2.4% | – 8.3% | 13 | 12 |
| 20 | Lexus | 24 | 1.7% | + 4.3% | 18 | 174 | 1.5% | + 20.8% | 18 | 18 |
| 21 | Ford | 21 | 1.5% | – 27.6% | 14 | 373 | 3.2% | + 16.9% | 12 | 10 |
| 22 | Honda | 13 | 0.9% | + 44.4% | 22 | 95 | 0.8% | – 12.8% | 23 | 21 |
| 23 | Cupra | 11 | 0.8% | + 10.0% | 24 | 95 | 0.8% | + 17.3% | 22 | 24 |
| 24 | Ssangyong | 9 | 0.6% | – 55.0% | 29 | 60 | 0.5% | – 22.1% | 26 | 23 |
| 25 | Mazda | 7 | 0.5% | – 65.0% | 25 | 64 | 0.5% | – 45.3% | 25 | 20 |
| 26 | Suzuki | 6 | 0.4% | + 20.0% | 27 | 48 | 0.4% | – 34.2% | 28 | 25 |
| 27 | Maserati | 6 | 0.4% | + 500.0% | 32 | 16 | 0.1% | – 65.2% | 31 | 26 |
| 28 | Seat | 4 | 0.3% | – 33.3% | 23 | 85 | 0.7% | + 63.5% | 24 | 22 |
| 29 | Bentley | 4 | 0.3% | + 33.3% | 31 | 17 | 0.1% | + 21.4% | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Citroen | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | 30 | 52 | 0.4% | + 1633.3% | 27 | 33 |
| 31 | Opel | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | 26 | 26 | 0.2% | + 766.7% | 29 | 36 |
| 32 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0.1% | + 100.0% | 28 | 13 | 0.1% | – 27.8% | 32 | 27 |
| 33 | Rolls Royce | 1 | 0.1% | – 50.0% | 35 | 5 | 0.0% | + 25.0% | 35 | 35 |
| 34 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 37 | 41 |
Cyprus September 2025 – models:
Note: This models ranking features the Top 30 models year-to-date ordered based on their September sales and may therefore not be 100% accurate.
| Pos | Model | Sep-25 | % | /24 | Aug | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia Stonic | 88 | 6.1% | + 11.4% | n/a | 649 | 5.5% | – 33.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Arkana | 69 | 4.8% | n/a | 5 | 321 | 2.7% | + 169.7% | 7 | 16 |
| 3 | Toyota C-HR | 63 | 4.4% | + 117.2% | 10 | 301 | 2.6% | + 6.4% | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 56 | 3.9% | + 166.7% | 4 | 427 | 3.6% | – 29.3% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Kia Sportage | 52 | 3.6% | – 23.5% | 2 | 550 | 4.7% | – 28.1% | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Jeep Avenger | 46 | 3.2% | n/a | 8 | 289 | 2.4% | n/a | 10 | 21 |
| 7 | VW T-Roc | 44 | 3.1% | – 38.0% | n/a | 406 | 3.4% | – 19.6% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Nissan Juke | 39 | 2.7% | + 143.8% | 6 | 352 | 3.0% | – 8.6% | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Hyundai Tucson | 36 | 2.5% | – 5.3% | 1 | 452 | 3.8% | – 39.1% | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 35 | 2.4% | + 150.0% | 3 | 256 | 2.2% | – 38.8% | 11 | 6 |
| n/a | Kia EV3 | 34 | 2.4% | new | n/a | 173 | 1.5% | new | 17 | n/a |
| n/a | VW T-Cross | 27 | 1.9% | – 34.1% | n/a | 210 | 1.8% | – 46.8% | 13 | 7 |
| n/a | Mini Countryman | 24 | 1.7% | – 22.6% | n/a | 217 | 1.8% | + 32.3% | 12 | 12 |
| n/a | Audi Q3 (est) | 23 | 1.6% | – 17.9% | n/a | 105 | 0.9% | – 27.6% | 28 | 15 |
| n/a | Kia Picanto | 22 | 1.5% | – 45.0% | n/a | 205 | 1.7% | – 39.2% | 14 | 9 |
| n/a | Toyota RAV4 | 22 | 1.5% | – 8.3% | n/a | 160 | 1.4% | – 10.1% | 19 | 13 |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 20 | 1.4% | + 100.0% | 9 | 165 | 1.4% | + 43.5% | 18 | 27 |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 19 | 1.3% | + 72.7% | n/a | 107 | 0.9% | + 2.9% | 27 | n/a |
| n/a | Hyundai Kona | 18 | 1.3% | + 350.0% | 7 | 290 | 2.5% | + 176.2% | 9 | 29 |
| n/a | BMW X1 | 17 | 1.2% | – 5.6% | n/a | 202 | 1.7% | + 75.7% | 15 | 22 |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris | 16 | 1.1% | – 5.9% | n/a | 120 | 1.0% | – 7.0% | 24 | 20 |
| n/a | Kia Xceed | 15 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | 200 | 1.7% | n/a | 16 | 11 |
| n/a | Hyundai i10 (est) | 15 | 1.0% | n/a | 77 | 97 | 0.8% | n/a | 30 | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan X-Trail | 13 | 0.9% | + 8.3% | n/a | 128 | 1.1% | – 33.7% | 21 | 14 |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 13 | 0.9% | + 44.4% | n/a | 110 | 0.9% | – 2.7% | 26 | 26 |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 11 | 0.8% | + 22.2% | n/a | 120 | 1.0% | + 9.1% | 23 | 25 |
| n/a | Toyota Corolla | 8 | 0.6% | + 33.3% | n/a | 121 | 1.0% | + 8.0% | 22 | 23 |
| n/a | VW Golf | 7 | 0.5% | – 30.0% | n/a | 97 | 0.8% | – 31.7% | 29 | 19 |
| n/a | Ford Puma | 6 | 0.4% | – 64.7% | n/a | 113 | 1.0% | – 20.4% | 25 | 17 |
| n/a | VW Taigo | 5 | 0.3% | – 70.6% | n/a | 150 | 1.3% | + 40.2% | 20 | 24 |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT
