Ireland March 2026: Toyota monopolises podium with Corolla, Yaris Cross and C-HR

Toyota C-HR sales are up 73.3% in March in Ireland.

15,476 new cars found a buyer in Ireland in March, a steep -10.5% year-on-year drop leading to a Q1 volume edging up 0.3% to 64,958. Toyota (-13.1%) is back to its dominant position in the brands charts with 15.7% share and despite falling faster than the market. Skoda (-8.6%) advances two spots on last month to #2 and 9.6% share whereas Volkswagen (-35.3%) falls flat after topping the ranking in February. Kia (+3.4%) is the only gainer among the Top 7 brands, with Nissan (-18.5%) and BMW (-12.6%) hit the hardest. In contrast Mercedes (+155.6%), BYD (+81.4%) and Telsa (+71.2%) all surge. It’s BYD’s first Top 10 finish in 2026.

Over in the models ranking, Toyota spectacularly monopolises the podium (like a year ago in March 2025) with the Corolla (+7.9%), Yaris Cross (+0.7%) and a surging C-HR (+73.3%) the overall best-sellers. The Kia Sportage (-0.7%) is relegated to 4th place while the Nissan Qashqai (-13%) is up four spots on last month to #5 and the Nissan Juke (-20.5%) up six to #6, both despite steep falls. The Tesla Model 3 (+32%) is up to #10 and the Model Y (+156.2%) up to #14 but the real surprise of the month is the paltry score of the traditional leader, the Hyundai Tucson (-36.3%) down to #13 and losing the YTD top spot to the Toyota Yaris Cross.

Previous month: Ireland February 2026: Citroen (+189.9%), Opel (+175.2%) stand out

One year ago: Ireland March 2025: Toyota monopolises podium with RAV4, Yaris Cross and Corolla

Full March 2026 Top 38 All brands and Top 232 All models below.