Netherlands March 2026: Tesla manages 1-2, Kia EV5 in Top 10

The Kia EV5 ranks #8 for its 5th month in market.

The Dutch new car market stabilises after two horrendous months, with March up 1.1% year-on-year to 31,467 units. Logically, the year-to-date tally remains in frank negative at -10.8% to 81,480. Over Q1, HEVs account for 58.4% of the market at 47,603 sales, BEVs are at 30.5% and 24,869 units, petrol at 9.6% and 7,832 and diesel at 1.2% and 1,005. Kia (-0.5%) remains the dominant force here with 9% share, followed by BMW (-5.1%) up four spots on February to #2, Toyota (-12%) down one to #3 and Volkswagen (stable) at #4. Renault (-10.5%) rounds out the Top 5 like last month. Tesla (+18.4%) is back up to #6 and signs the biggest gain in the Top 12. Below, notice Leapmotor (+2850%), BYD (+187.8%), and Mazda (+59.6%) all in outstanding shape.

Over in the models charts, Tesla manages a 1-2 for the first time since December 2024 with the Model Y (+33.2%) in first place and the Model 3 (+3.3%) at #2. The Model Y now ranks #2 year-to-date vs. #3 over the Full Year 2025. Down to #3 for the month, the Toyota Aygo X (+31.3%) however remains in the YTD lead by far with 2.7% share. The Peugeot 2008 (+166.9%) spectacularly posts the biggest uptick in the Top 15 and shoots up 14 spots on last month to #4, now ranking #7 year-to-date vs. #34 over the Full Year 2025. The Kia Picanto (+30.6%) also posts a great result at #5. The superstar of 2025, the Skoda Elroq (+113.4%) is up on a year-ago starting career but only ranks #6. Same story for the star of early 2025 the Kia EV3 (-49%) imploding to #7. However its larger sibling the new Kia EV5 cracks the Top 10 for its 5th month in market at #8. 

Previous month: Netherlands February 2026: Toyota Aygo X sports first monthly win in devastated market (-19%)

One year ago: Netherlands March 2025: Kia EV3 threepeats at #1, Tesla off -61.2%

Full March 2026 Top 57 All brands and Top 330 All models below.