Australia May 2026: BEVs at record 19.9% share, Tesla Model Y #1, Jaecoo J5 #7
The Jaecoo J5 EV breaks into the Australian Top 10 in May.
106,887 new vehicles hit Australian roads, a -2.3% year-on-year contraction. The year-to-date volume after five months stands at 491,523, off -1% over the same period a year ago. Private sales follow the market at -2.8% to 51,246, while business fleets drop -4.1% to 38,277, rental sales dive -14.7% to 4,957 and government sales are down -19.2% to 2,364. This excludes Tesla, Polestar and heavy commercials. SUVs continue to dominate the local landscape with a stunning 65.5% share vs. 61.6% a year ago in May 2025. Meanwhile light commercials are at 18.7% vs. 21.5% last year and passenger cars drop to 12.6% share vs. 13.3% a year ago. Heavy commercials account for 3.1% of the volume vs. 3.6% in May 2025.
The big story of the month is BEVs shooting up 111.7% year-on-year to 21,303 and a record 19.9% share. This is the third month in a row BEVs break their share record, after hitting 14.6% in March and 16.4% in April. They add up to 71,146 year-to-date for a 14.5% share. HEVs are up 11.3% to 19,024 and PHEVs surge 202.3% to 9,315. This means electrified vehicles hold a huge 46.4% of the Australian market this month. Meanwhile petrol is down -30.3% to 28,692 and diesel off -26.2% to 25,191. All states and territories are down bar Tasmania (+5.2% to 1,630). This excludes Tesla and Polestar. New South Wales is at -3% to 31,205, Victoria at -4.6% to 27,343, Queensland at -8.9% to 20,885, Western Australia at -5.2% to 10,507, South Australia at -2.2% to 6,454, Australian Capital Territory at -3.2% to 1,368 and Northern Territory at -6.5% to 814.
The other big story is the detail by country of production. China soars 74.1% to 37,229 or a huge (and record) 34.8% of all sales. In contrast Japan (-28.9% to 22,832) and Thailand (-22.1% to 17,552) are both hit hard. South Korea (+5.2% to 13,184) is solid but Germany (-6.5% to 4,597) falls faster than the market.
The Tesla Model Y (made in China) is the best-selling vehicle in Australia in May.
In the brands ranking, Toyota (-30.7%) completely implodes and endures a 5th consecutive double-digit YoY decline and the biggest one at that. The Japanese carmaker is down to 15.3% share vs. 21.5% a year ago in May 2025. Meanwhile BYD (+154.6%) continues to surges ahead and repeats at a record 2nd place, breaking its volume record at 8,211. Once again BYD manages double-digit market shares in ACT and WA. It now ranks #3 year-to-date with 6.8% share. Ford (-15%) struggles but is back up two spots on April to #3. Hyundai (+4.5%) stays at #4 ahead of sister brand Kia (-2.1%).
Tesla (+65.1%) shoots up 12 spots on last month to #6 and 6% share, equalling its ranking record (also reached in June 2023 and March 2024) and reaching a new all time high share (previous best 5.6% in June 2023). Mazda (-27.4%) continues to skid and is now down to a paltry 7th place, its lowest ranking in at least 15 years. GWM (+9.1%) ranks #8 ahead of Chery (+59.7%) which breaks its volume record for staggering 16th month in a row at 4,401. MG (+18.4%) perks back up and rounds out the Top 10. Mitsubishi (-30.6%) spends a second month outside the Top 10, something that hasn’t happened in at least 15 years. Geely (+415.9%) and Omoda Jaecoo (+729%) both shatter all their records and both fit within the Top 15. Zeekr (+1390%) advances to a highest ever #22, outselling Audi and Lexus.
Over in the models charts, we have a historic event in pole position: as sales of the new L long version ramp up, the Tesla Model Y (+56.6%) snaps its first ever Australian win and becomes the first BEV to top the charts overall. The Ford Ranger (-6%) and Toyota Hilux (-19.1% despite a new generation) are beaten. The Toyota RAV4 (-3.4%) is down three spots on last month to #4 while at #5 the Hyundai Kona (+17.4%) cracks the Top 5 for the 2nd time ever after last October. Below the Hyundai Tucson (+27.5%) up 10 ranks on April to #6, the Jaecoo J5 is the surprise of the month inside the Top 10: up 32 spots to a record breaking 7th place. Another outstanding performance is delivered by the Geely EX5 (+255%) ending the month just outside the Top 10 at #11. BYD now has no less than 8 models in the Top 50: the Sealion 7 (#14), Shark 6 (#19), Sealion 8 (#33), Sealion 6 (#38), Atto 2 (#40), Atto 1 (#41), Atto 3 (#47) and Sealion 5 (#50).
Previous month: Australia April 2026: BYD up to #2 brand, BEVs up 157.2% to record 16.4% share
One year ago: Australia May 2025: Tesla Model Y and Chery Tiggo 4 Pro shine in market off -1.6%
Full May 2026 Top 55 All brands and Top 50 models below.
Australia May 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 16,342 | 15.3% | – 30.7% | 1 | 76,017 | 15.5% | – 24.6% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | BYD | 8,211 | 7.7% | + 154.6% | 2 | 33,454 | 6.8% | + 120.1% | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Ford | 7,195 | 6.7% | – 15.0% | 5 | 33,115 | 6.7% | – 11.0% | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 7,007 | 6.6% | + 4.5% | 4 | 32,110 | 6.5% | + 5.1% | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Kia | 6,761 | 6.3% | – 2.1% | 3 | 33,841 | 6.9% | + 2.7% | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | Tesla | 6,433 | 6.0% | + 65.1% | 18 | 14,918 | 3.0% | + 56.1% | 12 | 15 |
| 7 | Mazda | 5,698 | 5.3% | – 27.4% | 6 | 33,224 | 6.8% | – 16.0% | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | GWM | 4,660 | 4.4% | + 9.1% | 7 | 24,255 | 4.9% | + 23.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Chery | 4,401 | 4.1% | + 59.7% | 8 | 20,459 | 4.2% | + 84.3% | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | MG | 3,872 | 3.6% | + 18.4% | 9 | 18,145 | 3.7% | + 2.1% | 10 | 10 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi | 3,307 | 3.1% | – 30.6% | 11 | 20,652 | 4.2% | – 26.4% | 8 | 6 |
| 12 | Isuzu Ute | 2,978 | 2.8% | – 30.5% | 10 | 16,263 | 3.3% | – 2.8% | 11 | 9 |
| 13 | Geely | 2,636 | 2.5% | + 415.9% | 15 | 7,463 | 1.5% | + 629.5% | 18 | 27 |
| 14 | Omoda Jaecoo | 2,570 | 2.4% | + 729.0% | 19 | 6,267 | 1.3% | + 1921.6% | 20 | 32 |
| 15 | BMW | 2,417 | 2.3% | – 13.4% | 17 | 10,113 | 2.1% | – 8.7% | 16 | 17 |
| 16 | Subaru | 2,178 | 2.0% | – 32.6% | 14 | 11,915 | 2.4% | – 22.1% | 13 | 11 |
| 17 | Mercedes | 2,004 | 1.9% | – 18.6% | 13 | 10,532 | 2.1% | – 1.4% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | Volkswagen | 1,996 | 1.9% | – 21.6% | 16 | 9,812 | 2.0% | – 17.0% | 17 | 14 |
| 19 | Nissan | 1,780 | 1.7% | – 35.8% | 12 | 11,517 | 2.3% | – 32.8% | 14 | 12 |
| 20 | Honda | 1,332 | 1.2% | + 8.6% | 21 | 6,609 | 1.3% | + 0.8% | 19 | 19 |
| 21 | Suzuki | 1,151 | 1.1% | – 16.2% | 20 | 5,452 | 1.1% | – 22.0% | 21 | 20 |
| 22 | Zeekr | 1,043 | 1.0% | + 1390.0% | 24 | 3,881 | 0.8% | + 1044.8% | 25 | 36 |
| 23 | Audi | 1,032 | 1.0% | – 10.8% | 23 | 4,732 | 1.0% | – 9.3% | 24 | 18 |
| 24 | Lexus | 1,018 | 1.0% | – 26.0% | 22 | 4,932 | 1.0% | – 16.6% | 23 | 21 |
| 25 | LDV | 1,008 | 0.9% | – 12.6% | 25 | 5,180 | 1.1% | – 10.1% | 22 | 22 |
| 26 | Land Rover | 689 | 0.6% | – 15.0% | 26 | 3,027 | 0.6% | – 13.6% | 26 | 23 |
| 27 | Volvo | 608 | 0.6% | + 4.3% | 27 | 2,959 | 0.6% | + 2.4% | 27 | 24 |
| 28 | Denza | 498 | 0.5% | new | 28 | 1,629 | 0.3% | new | 32 | 57 |
| 29 | Mini | 440 | 0.4% | – 9.7% | 29 | 2,196 | 0.4% | – 4.7% | 28 | 25 |
| 30 | Renault | 394 | 0.4% | + 1.8% | 31 | 1,685 | 0.3% | – 11.9% | 31 | 29 |
| 31 | KGM | 335 | 0.3% | – 15.8% | 34 | 1,272 | 0.3% | – 28.3% | 34 | 30 |
| 32 | Chevrolet | 314 | 0.3% | + 20.8% | 33 | 1,393 | 0.3% | – 8.1% | 33 | 31 |
| 33 | Porsche | 312 | 0.3% | – 43.6% | 30 | 1,735 | 0.4% | – 29.2% | 29 | 26 |
| 34 | Skoda | 303 | 0.3% | – 17.7% | 32 | 1,702 | 0.3% | – 2.6% | 30 | 28 |
| 35 | Ram | 258 | 0.2% | – 9.2% | 38 | 1,257 | 0.3% | – 5.6% | 35 | 33 |
| 36 | Polestar | 248 | 0.2% | + 2.1% | 35 | 946 | 0.2% | + 13.4% | 37 | 35 |
| 37 | Deepal | 171 | 0.2% | + 155.2% | 37 | 594 | 0.1% | + 786.6% | 39 | 45 |
| 38 | Cupra | 161 | 0.2% | – 30.9% | 39 | 975 | 0.2% | – 22.2% | 36 | 34 |
| 39 | Fiat | 143 | 0.1% | – 7.7% | 36 | 745 | 0.2% | – 10.1% | 38 | 37 |
| 40 | Foton | 128 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 557 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 51 |
| 41 | Genesis | 120 | 0.1% | – 15.5% | 42 | 584 | 0.1% | – 2.3% | 40 | 39 |
| 42 | Leapmotor | 109 | 0.1% | + 98.2% | 40 | 529 | 0.1% | + 112.4% | 42 | 42 |
| 43 | Jeep | 57 | 0.1% | – 68.5% | 44 | 313 | 0.1% | – 65.7% | 45 | 38 |
| 44 | Peugeot | 53 | 0.0% | – 47.5% | 43 | 373 | 0.1% | – 35.0% | 44 | 41 |
| 45 | Alfa Romeo | 48 | 0.0% | – 7.7% | 48 | 161 | 0.0% | – 26.1% | 46 | 44 |
| 46 | JAC | 43 | 0.0% | – 69.1% | 45 | 402 | 0.1% | – 49.0% | 43 | 40 |
| 47 | GMC | 30 | 0.0% | + 3.4% | 47 | 156 | 0.0% | + 437.9% | 47 | 46 |
| 48 | Farizon | 22 | 0.0% | new | 46 | 96 | 0.0% | new | 48 | – |
| 49 | Maserati | 18 | 0.0% | + 5.9% | 53 | 80 | 0.0% | – 33.9% | 49 | 48 |
| 50 | Bentley | 12 | 0.0% | + 50.0% | 52 | 63 | 0.0% | + 23.5% | 51 | 52 |
| 51 | Ferrari | 12 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 54 | 72 | 0.0% | – 17.2% | 50 | 49 |
| 52 | Aston Martin | 10 | 0.0% | – 23.1% | 50 | 60 | 0.0% | – 28.6% | 52 | 50 |
| 53 | Lamborghini | 6 | 0.0% | – 71.4% | 49 | 51 | 0.0% | – 58.9% | 53 | 47 |
| 54 | Rolls-Royce | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | 51 | 26 | 0.0% | – 25.7% | 54 | 55 |
| 55 | Citroen | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | – | 3 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 58 | 56 |
Australia May 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 5,605 | 5.2% | + 56.6% | 34 | 12,324 | 2.5% | + 76.7% | 3 | 10 |
| 2 | Ford Ranger | 4,474 | 4.2% | – 6.0% | 2 | 20,315 | 4.1% | – 7.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Toyota Hilux | 4,005 | 3.7% | – 19.1% | 3 | 17,432 | 3.5% | – 13.2% | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota RAV4 | 3,865 | 3.6% | – 3.4% | 1 | 11,436 | 2.3% | – 47.1% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Hyundai Kona | 2,291 | 2.1% | + 17.4% | 6 | 10,627 | 2.2% | + 21.4% | 6 | 7 |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 2,287 | 2.1% | + 27.5% | 16 | 9,129 | 1.9% | + 15.0% | 9 | 12 |
| 7 | Jaecoo J5 | 2,172 | 2.0% | new | 39 | 4,017 | 0.8% | new | 35 | – |
| 8 | Chery Tiggo 4 | 2,123 | 2.0% | + 23.1% | 4 | 11,309 | 2.3% | + 81.6% | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Isuzu D-Max | 1,916 | 1.8% | – 27.5% | 5 | 10,168 | 2.1% | – 7.1% | 7 | 4 |
| 10 | Ford Everest | 1,876 | 1.8% | – 20.8% | 10 | 8,957 | 1.8% | – 6.6% | 11 | 5 |
| 11 | Geely EX5 | 1,814 | 1.7% | + 255.0% | 21 | 4,453 | 0.9% | + 335.3% | 33 | 78 |
| 12 | Kia Sportage | 1,797 | 1.7% | + 26.4% | 13 | 7,540 | 1.5% | – 13.6% | 15 | 15 |
| 13 | GWM Haval Jolion | 1,674 | 1.6% | + 15.8% | 9 | 9,034 | 1.8% | + 28.5% | 10 | 14 |
| 14 | BYD Sealion 7 | 1,538 | 1.4% | + 215.2% | 8 | 7,786 | 1.6% | + 297.0% | 14 | 25 |
| 15 | Mitsubishi Triton | 1,449 | 1.4% | – 1.2% | 17 | 8,369 | 1.7% | + 16.3% | 13 | 17 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi Outlander | 1,403 | 1.3% | + 0.5% | 11 | 9,306 | 1.9% | – 8.8% | 8 | 9 |
| 17 | Mazda CX-5 | 1,368 | 1.3% | – 39.6% | 19 | 8,845 | 1.8% | – 6.0% | 12 | 8 |
| 18 | Toyota Land Cruiser Wagon | 1,262 | 1.2% | – 38.1% | 23 | 5,129 | 1.0% | + 29.3% | 27 | 28 |
| 19 | BYD Shark 6 | 1,244 | 1.2% | – 4.5% | 15 | 6,095 | 1.2% | – 18.0% | 21 | 18 |
| 20 | Chery Tiggo 7 Pro | 1,202 | 1.1% | + 203.5% | 31 | 4,410 | 0.9% | + 200.2% | 34 | 58 |
| 21 | GWM Haval H6 | 1,192 | 1.1% | – 1.7% | 20 | 6,255 | 1.3% | + 11.1% | 19 | 26 |
| 22 | MG ZS | 1,136 | 1.1% | – 32.9% | 12 | 7,157 | 1.5% | – 13.1% | 17 | 13 |
| 23 | Toyota Corolla | 1,069 | 1.0% | – 32.2% | 35 | 6,277 | 1.3% | – 20.6% | 18 | 16 |
| 24 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 1,069 | 1.0% | – 21.3% | 22 | 5,831 | 1.2% | + 1.0% | 23 | 27 |
| 25 | Isuzu MU-X | 1,062 | 1.0% | – 35.4% | 18 | 6,095 | 1.2% | + 5.4% | 22 | 20 |
| 26 | Toyota Camry | 1,034 | 1.0% | + 12.5% | 25 | 5,221 | 1.1% | + 48.3% | 26 | 36 |
| 27 | GWM Cannon/Cannon Alpha | 1,013 | 0.9% | + 63.7% | 33 | 4,990 | 1.0% | + 188.1% | 29 | 45 |
| 28 | Toyota Hiace | 1,001 | 0.9% | – 29.0% | 32 | 5,280 | 1.1% | – 18.0% | 24 | 24 |
| 29 | Toyota Prado | 987 | 0.9% | – 63.9% | 7 | 7,372 | 1.5% | – 45.0% | 16 | 6 |
| 30 | Zeekr 7X | 966 | 0.9% | new | 24 | 3,664 | 0.7% | new | 37 | 146 |
| 31 | Mazda BT-50 | 962 | 0.9% | – 27.3% | 29 | 5,021 | 1.0% | – 20.8% | 28 | 23 |
| 32 | Nissan X-Trail | 942 | 0.9% | – 8.8% | 14 | 6,107 | 1.2% | – 15.3% | 20 | 19 |
| 33 | BYD Sealion 8 | 928 | 0.9% | new | 30 | 3,419 | 0.7% | new | 39 | – |
| 34 | Mazda CX-30 | 860 | 0.8% | – 13.2% | 37 | 4,901 | 1.0% | – 0.1% | 31 | 29 |
| 35 | Kia Carnival | 857 | 0.8% | – 13.2% | 28 | 4,966 | 1.0% | + 18.2% | 30 | 30 |
| 36 | Tesla Model 3 | 828 | 0.8% | + 161.2% | 68 | 2,594 | 0.5% | + 0.4% | n/a | 51 |
| 37 | Geely Starray | 822 | 0.8% | new | 36 | 3,010 | 0.6% | new | 46 | 154 |
| 38 | BYD Sealion 6 | 802 | 0.8% | + 94.2% | 60 | 3,094 | 0.6% | + 11.7% | 44 | 39 |
| 39 | Mazda CX-3 | 782 | 0.7% | – 37.6% | 27 | 5,221 | 1.1% | – 21.4% | 25 | 21 |
| 40 | BYD Atto 2 | 778 | 0.7% | new | 42 | 2,919 | 0.6% | new | 48 | 168 |
| 41 | BYD Atto 1 | 768 | 0.7% | new | 50 | 2,383 | 0.5% | new | n/a | 311 |
| 42 | Subaru Forester | 706 | 0.7% | – 34.2% | 26 | 4,641 | 0.9% | – 8.4% | 32 | 22 |
| 43 | Mazda3 | 659 | 0.6% | – 10.3% | 46 | 3,356 | 0.7% | – 26.0% | 41 | 35 |
| 44 | Suzuki Jimny | 656 | 0.6% | – 8.8% | 45 | 3,193 | 0.6% | – 12.0% | 43 | 48 |
| 45 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 635 | 0.6% | – 41.0% | 86 | 3,366 | 0.7% | – 31.7% | 40 | 31 |
| 46 | Kia Seltos | 634 | 0.6% | – 19.1% | 48 | 3,316 | 0.7% | – 9.2% | 42 | 38 |
| 47 | BYD Atto 3 | 627 | 0.6% | + 94.7% | 40 | 2,375 | 0.5% | + 85.8% | n/a | 80 |
| 48 | MG 3 | 601 | 0.6% | – 16.9% | 47 | 3,019 | 0.6% | – 30.9% | 45 | 42 |
| 49 | Hyundai i30 | 590 | 0.6% | – 35.1% | 56 | 2,926 | 0.6% | – 32.3% | 47 | 33 |
| 50 | BYD Sealion 5 | 583 | 0.5% | new | 61 | 1,776 | 0.4% | new | n/a | – |
Source: VFACTS
