Bulgaria February 2026: Hyundai i20 snaps top spot

The Hyundai i20 is the best-selling vehicle in Bulgaria in February.

The Bulgarian new car market is up a solid 13.2% year-on-year in February to 4,238 sales, but with a disastrous January result (-19.2%), the year-to-date volume remains in negative for now at -4.3% to 7,783. Keep in mind re-exports are rife in Bulgaria as a large part of monthly sales don’t ever see the country’s roads. Toyota (+25.6%) manages to almost double the market’s growth rate to stay on top of the brands charts with 12.9% share. It distances Skoda (+1.8%) a lot more discreet at 10.8%. Hyundai (+209.2%) is the hero of the month, tripling its sales year-on-year to 9.5% share. Volkswagen (-8.5%) and Renault (-34.3%) are knocked down to #4 and #5 respectively. BMW (+43.9%), Citroen (+34.2%) and Kia (+26.1%) also shine in the remainder of the Top 10.

Model-wise, we have a freak event in pole position: the Hyundai i20 (+1715.4%) snaps the top spot with 5.6% share. Explanations range from a substantial fleet order to a strong re-export volume. The Toyota Corolla (+25.4%) is solid but drops to #2, keeping the YTD #1 ranking in the process. The Skoda Octavia (+26.9%) is at #3 while the Citroen C3 Aircross climbs to #4 vs. #19 over the Full Year 2025. The Toyota C-HR (+3.3%) is up five spots on last month to #5, followed by the Hyundai Tucson (+113.2%) and Kia Sportage (+6.8%). Notice also the DFSK Forthing T5 Evo (+327.8%) surging to #8 overall.

Previous month: Bulgaria January 2026: Opel Frontera up to #5 in devastated market (-19.2%)

Previous year: Bulgaria 2025: Toyota and Corolla on top in record market

Full February 2026 Top 56 All brands and Top 306 All models below.