Austria May 2026: BMW X3 and Opel Frontera shine
59% of the BMW X3 sales in May come from the iX3 BEV variant.
The Austrian new car market is up 5% year-on-year in May to 25,529 units, leading to a year-to-date tally up 13.1% to 130,273. Volkswagen (+11.1%) doubles the market growth rate to 15.4% share vs. 14.7% so far this year, distancing Skoda (+5.1%) and BMW (-5.5%). Audi soars +13.6% YoY but drops one spot on last month to #4, with Seat (+22.1%) and Mercedes (+8.4%) also beating the market below. Cupra (-10.4%) is down on a record-setting year-ago result. BYD (+81.5%) delivers the biggest gain in the Top 20 and repeats inside the Top 10 for the 2nd month in a row at #8.
Over in the models charts, the VW Golf (+27.9%) reclaims the top spot off the Skoda Octavia (-8.3%), now leading by more than 1,000 sales year-to-date. The BMW X3 (+147.6%) surges to #3, with the iX3 BEV variant accounting for 59% of its volume. The BMW X1 (-18.3%) follows with the Seat Ibiza (-20.9%) rounding out the Top 5. The Skoda Enyaq (+119%) surges to #6 while the Opel Frontera (+78.1%) scores its first ever Austrian Top 20 finish, landing directly at #7 with 48% of its volume coming from the BEV variant.
Previous month: Austria April 2026: BYD breaks into Top 10, smashes all records
One year ago: Austria May 2025: Cupra (+92.8%) repeats at record #5, market up 22.7%
Full May 2026 Top 57 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria May 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 3,924 | 15.4% | + 11.1% | 1 | 19,162 | 14.7% | + 15.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 2,682 | 10.5% | + 5.1% | 2 | 14,108 | 10.8% | + 16.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,745 | 6.8% | – 5.5% | 4 | 8,192 | 6.3% | – 7.9% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Audi | 1,683 | 6.6% | + 13.6% | 3 | 9,144 | 7.0% | + 14.3% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Seat | 1,272 | 5.0% | + 22.1% | 5 | 6,478 | 5.0% | + 20.3% | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 1,226 | 4.8% | + 8.4% | 6 | 6,034 | 4.6% | + 15.4% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Cupra | 1,030 | 4.0% | – 10.4% | 8 | 5,001 | 3.8% | – 4.0% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | BYD | 1,002 | 3.9% | + 81.5% | 7 | 4,729 | 3.6% | + 71.5% | 9 | 15 |
| 9 | Dacia | 876 | 3.4% | – 13.2% | 10 | 4,902 | 3.8% | – 5.1% | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Toyota | 837 | 3.3% | – 13.0% | 11 | 4,290 | 3.3% | – 6.3% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Opel | 836 | 3.3% | – 4.6% | 15 | 3,773 | 2.9% | + 17.0% | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Peugeot | 812 | 3.2% | + 6.7% | 13 | 4,183 | 3.2% | + 27.1% | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Renault | 762 | 3.0% | – 1.3% | 14 | 3,748 | 2.9% | – 6.2% | 13 | 11 |
| 14 | Kia | 698 | 2.7% | + 60.8% | 16 | 3,283 | 2.5% | + 35.4% | 16 | 17 |
| 15 | Ford | 570 | 2.2% | – 12.0% | 12 | 3,567 | 2.7% | + 2.0% | 14 | 13 |
| 16 | Citroen | 518 | 2.0% | – 5.6% | 17 | 2,763 | 2.1% | + 22.1% | 18 | 20 |
| 17 | Hyundai | 502 | 2.0% | – 40.8% | 9 | 3,424 | 2.6% | – 3.5% | 15 | 7 |
| 18 | Mazda | 436 | 1.7% | – 28.9% | 19 | 2,547 | 2.0% | – 4.7% | 19 | 16 |
| 19 | Fiat | 379 | 1.5% | + 64.1% | 21 | 2,021 | 1.6% | + 106.0% | 21 | 23 |
| 20 | MG | 378 | 1.5% | – 29.2% | 18 | 2,284 | 1.8% | + 17.9% | 20 | 19 |
| 21 | Tesla | 349 | 1.4% | – 45.7% | 22 | 2,965 | 2.3% | + 38.4% | 17 | 18 |
| 22 | Volvo | 333 | 1.3% | – 10.0% | 20 | 1,822 | 1.4% | + 11.9% | 22 | 21 |
| 23 | Leapmotor | 317 | 1.2% | + 673.2% | 28 | 882 | 0.7% | + 500.0% | 27 | 32 |
| 24 | Suzuki | 291 | 1.1% | – 25.0% | 24 | 1,630 | 1.3% | – 15.9% | 23 | 22 |
| 25 | Mitsubishi | 264 | 1.0% | + 52.6% | 29 | 973 | 0.7% | + 20.4% | 25 | 25 |
| 26 | Jaecoo | 251 | 1.0% | new | 26 | 868 | 0.7% | new | 28 | 42 |
| 27 | Jeep | 231 | 0.9% | + 126.5% | 23 | 1,085 | 0.8% | + 99.4% | 24 | 27 |
| 28 | Nissan | 195 | 0.8% | + 209.5% | 27 | 934 | 0.7% | – 36.0% | 26 | 24 |
| 29 | Omoda | 143 | 0.6% | new | 33 | 657 | 0.5% | new | 31 | 57 |
| 30 | Porsche | 129 | 0.5% | – 29.9% | 30 | 652 | 0.5% | – 23.7% | 32 | 28 |
| 31 | Honda | 122 | 0.5% | – 1.6% | 34 | 696 | 0.5% | + 17.8% | 29 | 30 |
| 32 | Mini | 122 | 0.5% | – 31.5% | 25 | 607 | 0.5% | – 25.1% | 33 | 26 |
| 33 | Xpeng | 118 | 0.5% | new | 35 | 299 | 0.2% | new | 36 | 43 |
| 34 | Land Rover | 102 | 0.4% | – 9.7% | 32 | 688 | 0.5% | + 16.0% | 30 | 31 |
| 35 | Polestar | 98 | 0.4% | + 69.0% | 37 | 344 | 0.3% | + 7.8% | 35 | 33 |
| 36 | Alfa Romeo | 97 | 0.4% | – 24.8% | 31 | 591 | 0.5% | – 7.4% | 34 | 29 |
| 37 | Smart | 60 | 0.2% | + 93.5% | 36 | 227 | 0.2% | + 84.6% | 37 | 34 |
| 38 | Lexus | 33 | 0.1% | + 17.9% | 38 | 159 | 0.1% | + 16.1% | 38 | 37 |
| 39 | KGM/SsangYong | 28 | 0.1% | + 27.3% | 39 | 144 | 0.1% | + 2.1% | 39 | 36 |
| 40 | Subaru | 21 | 0.1% | – 68.2% | 40 | 94 | 0.1% | – 52.8% | 40 | 35 |
| 41 | Alpine | 10 | 0.0% | – 47.4% | 41 | 54 | 0.0% | – 29.9% | 42 | 38 |
| 42 | DS | 7 | 0.0% | – 36.4% | 44 | 63 | 0.0% | + 3.3% | 41 | 39 |
| 43 | Lamborghini | 6 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 42 | 42 | 0.0% | + 35.5% | 43 | 40 |
| 44 | Chery | 5 | 0.0% | new | – | 14 | 0.0% | new | 48 | – |
| 45 | DFM | 5 | 0.0% | new | 50 | 10 | 0.0% | new | 50 | 61 |
| 46 | Ferrari | 4 | 0.0% | – 20.0% | 46 | 21 | 0.0% | – 48.8% | 44 | 41 |
| 47 | Aston Martin | 3 | 0.0% | – 57.1% | 43 | 18 | 0.0% | – 21.7% | 45 | 45 |
| 48 | BAW | 3 | 0.0% | new | – | 4 | 0.0% | new | 54 | – |
| 49 | MAN | 3 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 49 | 16 | 0.0% | + 128.6% | 47 | 48 |
| 50 | Lucid | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 60 | – |
| 51 | McLaren | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 48 | 9 | 0.0% | – 55.0% | 52 | 49 |
| 52 | NIO | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 52 | 10 | 0.0% | + 900.0% | 51 | 52 |
| 53 | BAIC | 1 | 0.0% | – 75.0% | 53 | 5 | 0.0% | – 61.5% | 53 | 50 |
| 54 | Chevrolet | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 55 | 63 |
| 55 | Dongfeng | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 64 | – |
| 56 | Morgan | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 51 | 3 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 61 | 62 |
| 57 | Togg | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 68 | – |
Austria May 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | VW Golf | 724 | 2.8% | + 27.9% | 2 | 3,992 | 3.1% | + 31.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Skoda Octavia | 611 | 2.4% | – 8.3% | 1 | 2,973 | 2.3% | – 12.3% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | BMW X3 | 468 | 1.8% | + 147.6% | 14 | 1,634 | 1.3% | + 70.6% | 18 | n/a |
| 4 | BMW X1 | 460 | 1.8% | – 18.3% | 3 | 2,298 | 1.8% | – 8.6% | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Seat Ibiza | 404 | 1.6% | – 20.9% | 4 | 2,223 | 1.7% | – 12.3% | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Skoda Enyaq | 392 | 1.5% | + 119.0% | 9 | 1,660 | 1.3% | + 75.8% | 17 | 20 |
| 7 | Opel Frontera | 390 | 1.5% | + 78.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 8 | VW Polo | 388 | 1.5% | + 10.2% | n/a | 2,114 | 1.6% | + 35.4% | 6 | 11 |
| 9 | VW Tiguan | 384 | 1.5% | + 4.9% | 12 | 1,756 | 1.3% | – 0.6% | 13 | 6 |
| 10 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 380 | 1.5% | – 2.8% | 10 | 1,992 | 1.5% | + 13.3% | 7 | 5 |
| 11 | Skoda Elroq | 360 | 1.4% | + 6.2% | 5 | 1,853 | 1.4% | + 93.8% | 9 | 17 |
| 12 | Seat Leon | 359 | 1.4% | + 39.1% | 7 | 1,831 | 1.4% | + 43.4% | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | VW Bus | 359 | 1.4% | + 23.8% | n/a | 1,515 | 1.2% | + 22.5% | 19 | 12 |
| 14 | BYD Seal | 348 | 1.4% | + 78.5% | 16 | 1,755 | 1.3% | + 26.7% | 14 | 15 |
| 15 | Dacia Sandero | 329 | 1.3% | + 8.6% | 17 | 1,667 | 1.3% | – 12.6% | 16 | 10 |
| 16 | Seat Ateca | 315 | 1.2% | + 86.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 17 | VW T-Roc | 314 | 1.2% | + 11.3% | 18 | 1,499 | 1.2% | + 19.9% | 20 | n/a |
| 18 | Audi Q3 | 308 | 1.2% | + 150.4% | 20 | 1,800 | 1.4% | + 184.8% | 12 | n/a |
| 19 | VW Caddy | 302 | 1.2% | + 26.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 20 | BYD Atto | 300 | 1.2% | + 757.1% | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Tesla Model Y | 296 | 1.2% | – 45.8% | n/a | 2,343 | 1.8% | + 55.5% | 3 | 7 |
| n/a | Skoda Karoq | 292 | 1.1% | – 26.6% | 11 | 1,848 | 1.4% | – 3.4% | 10 | 8 |
| n/a | Skoda Fabia | 291 | 1.1% | – 8.8% | 15 | 1,939 | 1.5% | + 5.5% | 8 | 9 |
| n/a | Dacia Bigster | 273 | 1.1% | + 14.7% | n/a | 1,678 | 1.3% | + 331.4% | 15 | 16 |
| n/a | BYD Sealion | 228 | 0.9% | – 14.6% | n/a | 1,003 | 0.8% | – 1.4% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW ID.3 | 220 | 0.9% | + 11.7% | n/a | 1,086 | 0.8% | + 16.3% | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Cupra Born | 216 | 0.8% | + 80.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Statistik Austria
