Cyprus January 2026: BYD breaks share record, places Atto 3 at #3 in devastated market (-17.4%)

The BYD Atto 3 ranks #3 in Cyprus in January.

Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cypriot market sinking -17.4% year-on-year in January to just 1,293 units. Kia (-25.4%) returns to the top spot it held over the Full Year 2025 with a dominant 14.5% share, and despite falling faster than the market. Toyota (-4.3%) follows ahead of Volkswagen (-9.9%) and Mercedes (-6.6%), all of them gaining share year-on-year. BMW (-36.4%) suffers from a particularly high year-ago result when it surged to #2 overall. Newcomer BYD is up to a record 6.7% share but drops one spot on December to #7. 

Model-wise, the Kia Sportage (-21.1%) and Stonic (-24.7%) are on top like over the Full Year 2025, only with rankings exchanged. Now that we have access to actual monthly results (and not Top 30 YTD), we logically see some BYD models appear. The Atto 3 ranks at a fantastic third place, the Sealion 7 at #16 and the Dolphin Surf at #21. Toyota completes the Top 5 with the Yaris at #4 (+290%) and the C-HR at #5 (+15.6%). Notice also the VW Tiguan (+255.6%) repeating at #7 vs. #22 in 2025, the Mercedes GLA (+100%) up to #15 and the Renault 5 at #30.

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