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.