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Panama April 2026: Kaiyi, Changan, Dongfeng most impressive

The Kaiyi KY7 is up to #7 in Panama in April.

5,312 new light vehicles hit Panama’s roads in April, a +4.1% year-on-year improvement. The year-to-date tally after four months is up 14% to 21,717. Toyota (-13.3%) remains by far the best-selling carmaker in the country despite a hefty year-on-year loss leading it to 14.7% share vs. 18.4% so far this year. Hyundai (+3.3%) almost matches the market above Kia (-0.2%) and Suzuki (-3.8%) both down. Geely (+0.8%) is stable and rounds out the Top 5. Spectacular gainers include Kaiyi (+111.3%), Changan (+56.8%), Dongfeng (+56.4%) and Ford (+47.4%).

Model-wise, the Hyundai Grand i10 (+19.8%) threepeats at #1 but it’s not enough to topples the Toyota Hilux (-33.2%), down to #5 this month, in the YTD oder. The Kia Soluto (+25.7%) also shines at #2 while the Mitsubishi L200 soars six spots on March to #4. The Kaiyi KY7 lodges its first Top 10 finish since last October at #7.

Previous month: Panama March 2026: Market surges 42.5%, Jetour, Changan, Isuzu shine

Previous year: Panama Full Year 2025: Toyota Hilux signs 5th straight win

Full April 2026 Top 67 All brands and Top 10 models below.

Panama April 2026 – brands:

PosBrandApr-26%/25Mar2026%/25PosFY25
1Toyota78014.7%– 13.3%13,99318.4%– 2.3%11
2Hyundai59011.1%+ 3.3%22,69112.4%+ 16.1%23
3Kia58411.0%– 0.2%32,60412.0%+ 1.5%32
4Suzuki2785.2%– 3.8%41,0785.0%+ 11.8%45
5Geely2635.0%+ 0.8%61,0674.9%+ 10.1%54
6Changan2434.6%+ 56.8%87803.6%+ 42.9%79
7Mitsubishi2284.3%+ 5.1%77593.5%+ 19.9%86
8Jetour1923.6%+ 12.3%59394.3%+ 51.7%68
9Nissan1793.4%– 17.1%105662.6%– 18.3%107
10Kaiyi1693.2%+ 111.3%135052.3%+ 134.9%1116
11Ford1683.2%+ 47.4%144792.2%+ 5.7%1211
12Isuzu1452.7%– 4.6%95912.7%+ 31.0%910
13Dongfeng1222.3%+ 56.4%164622.1%+ 109.0%1418
14Mazda1152.2%– 17.9%114652.1%+ 6.9%1312
15Forthing991.9%– 25.0%173291.5%– 20.3%1713
16GAC Motors981.8%– 20.3%124171.9%+ 19.8%1514
17Chevrolet841.6%– 7.7%222611.2%+ 26.7%2019
18Honda791.5%– 26.2%183061.4%– 21.5%1815
19Chery771.4%– 14.4%154121.9%+ 39.7%1617
20BYD681.3%+ 142.9%251900.9%+ 38.7%2422
21Jaecoo671.3%+ 2133.3%212781.3%+ 612.8%1924
22BMW551.0%+ 57.1%202050.9%+ 45.4%2320
23Lexus511.0%+ 50.0%242071.0%+ 55.6%2221
24Soueast450.8%new192411.1%new2129
25GWM410.8%+ 13.9%261760.8%+ 40.8%2523
26Mercedes310.6%+ 14.8%33800.4%– 12.1%3031
27Audi300.6%+ 57.9%271230.6%+ 51.9%2732
28JAC300.6%+ 30.4%231300.6%+ 136.4%2634
29MG280.5%+ 16.7%34820.4%+ 39.0%2925
30Karry270.5%+ 107.7%29630.3%+ 65.8%3642
31Maxus270.5%+ 125.0%32620.3%+ 19.2%3735
32Foton250.5%– 10.7%281050.5%+ 72.1%2833
33JMC220.4%+ 4.8%35670.3%+ 9.8%3326
34212200.4%new45370.2%new4250
35Volkswagen200.4%– 20.0%30760.3%– 37.2%3128
36Lynk & Co170.3%+ 240.0%36730.3%+ 563.6%3244
37Ram160.3%– 5.9%38500.2%– 3.8%3836
38Renault160.3%+ 700.0%42400.2%+ 1900.0%4161
39Subaru150.3%– 57.1%31670.3%– 40.7%3427
40Land Rover140.3%+ 16.7%43420.2%– 19.2%4037
41Omoda110.2%– 45.0%37640.3%– 31.2%3530
42Porsche90.2%– 25.0%39460.2%– 19.3%3939
43Mini80.2%+ 14.3%40310.1%+ 10.7%4345
44Acura70.1%– 56.3%48260.1%– 48.0%4540
45Jeep60.1%– 45.5%41270.1%– 18.2%4443
46ZX Auto50.1%+ 0.0%53120.1%+ 71.4%5354
47BAIC40.1%n/a46170.1%n/a4869
48Bestune40.1%– 77.8%50200.1%– 66.1%4641
49Farizon40.1%n/a54130.1%+ 550.0%5065
50JIM40.1%new57110.1%new5466
51AITO30.1%new4990.0%new5773
52Fiat30.1%– 25.0%55130.1%– 43.5%5147
53Infiniti30.1%+ 200.0%56120.1%– 45.5%5248
54Rox30.1%new5290.0%new58 –
55Tesla30.1%– 70.0%6440.0%– 71.4%6353
56Zeekr30.1%new6740.0%new65 –
57Lincoln20.0%+ 0.0% –60.0%– 53.8%6151
58Shineray20.0%– 60.0%44150.1%+ 114.3%4957
59Venucia20.0%+ 0.0% –30.0%– 25.0%6759
60Volvo20.0%– 90.9%47190.1%– 73.2%4738
61Xpeng20.0%n/a6640.0%+ 33.3%6464
62Ferrari10.0%n/a –10.0%+ 0.0%75 –
63GMC10.0%– 50.0% –10.0%– 75.0%7660
64IM10.0%+ 0.0% –20.0%– 50.0%7162
65Lotus10.0%+ 0.0% –30.0%– 25.0%6667
66VGV10.0%– 50.0% –30.0%– 25.0%6858
67Xiaomi10.0%new51100.0%new5672

Panama April 2026 – models:

PosModelApr-26%/25Mar2026%/25PosFY25
1Hyundai Grand i102905.5%+ 19.8%11,1575.3%+ 32.5%22
2Kia Soluto2254.2%+ 25.7%21,0354.8%+ 26.8%33
3Toyota Yaris Cross1883.5%– 19.7%48624.0%– 0.8%44
4Mitsubishi L2001713.2%n/a10n/an/an/an/a13
5Toyota Hilux1693.2%– 33.2%31,2535.8%+ 14.8%11
6Isuzu D-Max1001.9%n/a6n/an/an/an/a10
7Kaiyi KY7991.9%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a
8Kia Picanto981.8%– 3.9%8n/an/an/an/a5
9Mazda CX-5891.7%– 2.2%n/an/an/an/an/a16
10Hyundai Creta821.5%n/a54822.2%n/an/a6

Source: ADAP

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