Cyprus October 2025: BYD improves further to #6 and 6.3% share
BYD is an instant blockbuster in Cyprus.
Data shared with us by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows a Cyprus new car market up 14.3% year-on-year in October to 1,147 units. However the year-to-date tally remains in negative territory at -2.7% to 12,950. Kia (-15.8%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country despite a harsh year-on-year fall. Nissan (+62%) surges ahead and advances to #2, overtaking Toyota (+4.6%), while Hyundai (+300%) does even better at #4, distancing Volkswagen (+7.8%). Newcomer BYD confirms its instant blockbuster status and climbs to #6 with 6.3% share for its 4th month in market.
The Kia Stonic (+33.3%) holds onto the models top spot above the Hyundai Tucson (+522.2%) and Jeep Avenger (+60%). The Nissan Qashqai (+178.6%) and Juke (+191.7%) shine while the Nissan Ariya, Mercedes GLC Class and Porsche Macan crack the YTD Top 30.
Previous month: Cyprus September 2025: BYD up to #7 with 5% share
One year ago: Cyprus October 2024: Kia (+73.6%) places Sportage and Stonic on top
Full October 2025 Top 34 All brands and Top 10 models below.
Cyprus October 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-25 | % | /24 | Sep | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia | 155 | 13.5% | – 15.8% | 1 | 2,054 | 15.9% | – 22.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan | 115 | 10.0% | + 62.0% | 3 | 1,116 | 8.6% | – 13.4% | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Toyota | 114 | 9.9% | + 4.6% | 2 | 1,220 | 9.4% | – 9.3% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 96 | 8.4% | + 300.0% | 5 | 1,140 | 8.8% | – 4.0% | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 83 | 7.2% | + 7.8% | 4 | 1,123 | 8.7% | – 21.7% | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | BYD | 72 | 6.3% | new | 7 | 168 | 1.3% | new | 20 | – |
| 7 | Renault | 57 | 5.0% | + 111.1% | 6 | 596 | 4.6% | + 100.0% | 8 | 11 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 56 | 4.9% | – 22.2% | 11 | 614 | 4.7% | + 1.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Jeep | 55 | 4.8% | + 66.7% | 9 | 515 | 4.0% | + 64.5% | 9 | 9 |
| 10 | BMW | 48 | 4.2% | – 17.2% | 8 | 681 | 5.3% | – 1.4% | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | Dacia | 27 | 2.4% | + 68.8% | 12 | 418 | 3.2% | + 62.0% | 11 | 16 |
| 12 | Audi | 26 | 2.3% | – 58.7% | 10 | 441 | 3.4% | – 16.6% | 10 | 8 |
| 13 | Volvo | 26 | 2.3% | + 18.2% | 15 | 228 | 1.8% | + 13.4% | 17 | 17 |
| 14 | Peugeot | 26 | 2.3% | + 2500.0% | 18 | 191 | 1.5% | + 4675.0% | 18 | 31 |
| 15 | Land Rover | 24 | 2.1% | – 14.3% | 13 | 262 | 2.0% | – 9.3% | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Skoda | 23 | 2.0% | + 155.6% | 19 | 311 | 2.4% | – 3.7% | 13 | 12 |
| 17 | Porsche | 20 | 1.7% | + 0.0% | 16 | 240 | 1.9% | – 2.4% | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Mini | 18 | 1.6% | – 60.0% | 17 | 266 | 2.1% | + 22.0% | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Ford | 16 | 1.4% | – 57.9% | 21 | 389 | 3.0% | + 9.0% | 12 | 10 |
| 20 | Honda | 14 | 1.2% | – 30.0% | 22 | 109 | 0.8% | – 15.5% | 22 | 21 |
| 21 | Lexus | 11 | 1.0% | – 47.6% | 20 | 185 | 1.4% | + 12.1% | 19 | 18 |
| 22 | Cupra | 10 | 0.9% | + 900.0% | 23 | 105 | 0.8% | + 28.0% | 23 | 24 |
| 23 | Ssangyong | 9 | 0.8% | – 50.0% | 24 | 69 | 0.5% | – 27.4% | 26 | 23 |
| 24 | Mazda | 7 | 0.6% | – 50.0% | 25 | 71 | 0.5% | – 45.8% | 25 | 20 |
| 25 | Opel | 7 | 0.6% | + 600.0% | 31 | 33 | 0.3% | + 725.0% | 29 | 36 |
| 26 | Citroen | 6 | 0.5% | #DIV/0! | 30 | 58 | 0.4% | + 1833.3% | 27 | 33 |
| 27 | Suzuki | 6 | 0.5% | + 50.0% | 26 | 54 | 0.4% | – 29.9% | 28 | 25 |
| 28 | MG | 5 | 0.4% | + 25.0% | 14 | 119 | 0.9% | – 27.9% | 21 | 19 |
| 29 | Bentley | 5 | 0.4% | + 400.0% | 29 | 22 | 0.2% | + 46.7% | 30 | 30 |
| 30 | Seat | 4 | 0.3% | – 75.0% | 28 | 89 | 0.7% | + 30.9% | 24 | 22 |
| 31 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0.3% | + 50.0% | 32 | 16 | 0.1% | – 20.0% | 32 | 27 |
| 32 | Maserati | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 27 | 17 | 0.1% | – 63.0% | 31 | 26 |
| 33 | Ferrari | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 9 | 0.1% | + 50.0% | 33 | 34 |
| 34 | Fiat | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 2 | 0.0% | – 87.5% | 39 | 28 |
Cyprus October 2025 – models:
Note this ranking features the Top 30 models year-to-date ordered based on their October sales and may therefore not be 100% accurate.
| Pos | Model | Oct-25 | % | /24 | Sep | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Kia Stonic | 72 | 6.3% | + 33.3% | 1 | 721 | 5.6% | – 30.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai Tucson | 56 | 4.9% | + 522.2% | 9 | 508 | 3.9% | – 32.4% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Jeep Avenger | 40 | 3.5% | + 60.0% | 6 | 329 | 2.5% | + 161.1% | 9 | 21 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 39 | 3.4% | + 178.6% | 4 | 466 | 3.6% | – 24.6% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Nissan Juke | 35 | 3.1% | + 191.7% | 8 | 387 | 3.0% | – 2.5% | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | VW T-Roc | 33 | 2.9% | + 37.5% | 7 | 439 | 3.4% | – 17.0% | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 31 | 2.7% | – 60.8% | 5 | 581 | 4.5% | – 31.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 31 | 2.7% | + 0.0% | 10 | 287 | 2.2% | – 36.1% | 11 | 6 |
| 9 | Toyota C-HR | 30 | 2.6% | + 20.0% | 3 | 331 | 2.6% | + 7.5% | 8 | 10 |
| 10 | Toyota RAV4 | 27 | 2.4% | + 92.9% | n/a | 187 | 1.4% | – 2.6% | 18 | 13 |
| n/a | Nissan X-Trail | 26 | 2.3% | + 225.0% | n/a | 154 | 1.2% | – 23.4% | 21 | 14 |
| n/a | Kia EV3 | 20 | 1.7% | new | n/a | 193 | 1.5% | new | 17 | n/a |
| n/a | Renault Arkana | 19 | 1.7% | – 5.0% | 2 | 340 | 2.6% | + 144.6% | 7 | 16 |
| n/a | Kia Xceed | 18 | 1.6% | – 5.3% | n/a | 218 | 1.7% | – 21.9% | 14 | 11 |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 17 | 1.5% | + 240.0% | n/a | 124 | 1.0% | + 11.7% | 25 | n/a |
| n/a | Hyundai Kona | 16 | 1.4% | + 700.0% | n/a | 306 | 2.4% | + 186.0% | 10 | 29 |
| n/a | Mini Countryman | 15 | 1.3% | – 65.9% | n/a | 232 | 1.8% | + 11.5% | 12 | 12 |
| n/a | VW T-Cross | 15 | 1.3% | – 21.1% | n/a | 225 | 1.7% | – 45.7% | 13 | 7 |
| n/a | Mercedes GLC (est) | 15 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | 109 | 0.8% | – 0.9% | 29 | 30 |
| n/a | BMW X1 | 14 | 1.2% | – 12.5% | n/a | 216 | 1.7% | + 64.9% | 15 | 22 |
| n/a | VW Tiguan | 14 | 1.2% | + 27.3% | n/a | 134 | 1.0% | + 10.7% | 23 | 25 |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 13 | 1.1% | + 116.7% | n/a | 178 | 1.4% | + 47.1% | 19 | 27 |
| n/a | Toyota Corolla | 13 | 1.1% | + 85.7% | n/a | 134 | 1.0% | + 12.6% | 22 | 23 |
| n/a | VW Taigo | 12 | 1.0% | + 20.0% | n/a | 162 | 1.3% | + 38.5% | 20 | 24 |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 12 | 1.0% | + 20.0% | n/a | 122 | 0.9% | – 0.8% | 26 | 26 |
| n/a | Nissan Ariya (est) | 12 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | 105 | 0.8% | – 9.5% | 31 | n/a |
| n/a | Audi Q3 | 11 | 1.0% | – 47.6% | n/a | 116 | 0.9% | – 30.1% | 28 | 15 |
| n/a | Porsche Macan (est) | 10 | 0.9% | n/a | n/a | 105 | 0.8% | + 200.0% | 30 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Picanto | 8 | 0.7% | – 71.4% | n/a | 213 | 1.6% | – 41.6% | 16 | 9 |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris | 7 | 0.6% | + 75.0% | n/a | 127 | 1.0% | – 4.5% | 24 | 20 |
| n/a | Ford Puma | 7 | 0.6% | – 36.4% | n/a | 120 | 0.9% | – 21.6% | 27 | 17 |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT
