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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:

PosBrandMay-26%/25Apr2026%/25PosFY25
1Volkswagen3,92415.4%+ 11.1%119,16214.7%+ 15.5%11
2Skoda2,68210.5%+ 5.1%214,10810.8%+ 16.8%22
3BMW1,7456.8%– 5.5%48,1926.3%– 7.9%43
4Audi1,6836.6%+ 13.6%39,1447.0%+ 14.3%34
5Seat1,2725.0%+ 22.1%56,4785.0%+ 20.3%58
6Mercedes1,2264.8%+ 8.4%66,0344.6%+ 15.4%66
7Cupra1,0304.0%– 10.4%85,0013.8%– 4.0%710
8BYD1,0023.9%+ 81.5%74,7293.6%+ 71.5%915
9Dacia8763.4%– 13.2%104,9023.8%– 5.1%85
10Toyota8373.3%– 13.0%114,2903.3%– 6.3%109
11Opel8363.3%– 4.6%153,7732.9%+ 17.0%1214
12Peugeot8123.2%+ 6.7%134,1833.2%+ 27.1%1112
13Renault7623.0%– 1.3%143,7482.9%– 6.2%1311
14Kia6982.7%+ 60.8%163,2832.5%+ 35.4%1617
15Ford5702.2%– 12.0%123,5672.7%+ 2.0%1413
16Citroen5182.0%– 5.6%172,7632.1%+ 22.1%1820
17Hyundai5022.0%– 40.8%93,4242.6%– 3.5%157
18Mazda4361.7%– 28.9%192,5472.0%– 4.7%1916
19Fiat3791.5%+ 64.1%212,0211.6%+ 106.0%2123
20MG3781.5%– 29.2%182,2841.8%+ 17.9%2019
21Tesla3491.4%– 45.7%222,9652.3%+ 38.4%1718
22Volvo3331.3%– 10.0%201,8221.4%+ 11.9%2221
23Leapmotor3171.2%+ 673.2%288820.7%+ 500.0%2732
24Suzuki2911.1%– 25.0%241,6301.3%– 15.9%2322
25Mitsubishi2641.0%+ 52.6%299730.7%+ 20.4%2525
26Jaecoo2511.0%new268680.7%new2842
27Jeep2310.9%+ 126.5%231,0850.8%+ 99.4%2427
28Nissan1950.8%+ 209.5%279340.7%– 36.0%2624
29Omoda1430.6%new336570.5%new3157
30Porsche1290.5%– 29.9%306520.5%– 23.7%3228
31Honda1220.5%– 1.6%346960.5%+ 17.8%2930
32Mini1220.5%– 31.5%256070.5%– 25.1%3326
33Xpeng1180.5%new352990.2%new3643
34Land Rover1020.4%– 9.7%326880.5%+ 16.0%3031
35Polestar980.4%+ 69.0%373440.3%+ 7.8%3533
36Alfa Romeo970.4%– 24.8%315910.5%– 7.4%3429
37Smart600.2%+ 93.5%362270.2%+ 84.6%3734
38Lexus330.1%+ 17.9%381590.1%+ 16.1%3837
39KGM/SsangYong280.1%+ 27.3%391440.1%+ 2.1%3936
40Subaru210.1%– 68.2%40940.1%– 52.8%4035
41Alpine100.0%– 47.4%41540.0%– 29.9%4238
42DS70.0%– 36.4%44630.0%+ 3.3%4139
43Lamborghini60.0%– 25.0%42420.0%+ 35.5%4340
44Chery50.0%new –140.0%new48 –
45DFM50.0%new50100.0%new5061
46Ferrari40.0%– 20.0%46210.0%– 48.8%4441
47Aston Martin30.0%– 57.1%43180.0%– 21.7%4545
48BAW30.0%new –40.0%new54 –
49MAN30.0%– 25.0%49160.0%+ 128.6%4748
50Lucid20.0%n/a –30.0%n/a60 –
51McLaren20.0%– 50.0%4890.0%– 55.0%5249
52NIO20.0%n/a52100.0%+ 900.0%5152
53BAIC10.0%– 75.0%5350.0%– 61.5%5350
54Chevrolet10.0%n/a –40.0%n/a5563
55Dongfeng10.0%new –10.0%new64 –
56Morgan10.0%n/a5130.0%+ 0.0%6162
57Togg10.0%new –10.0%new68 –

Austria May 2026 – models:

PosModelMay-26%/25Apr2026%/25PosFY25
1VW Golf7242.8%+ 27.9%23,9923.1%+ 31.0%12
2Skoda Octavia6112.4%– 8.3%12,9732.3%– 12.3%21
3BMW X34681.8%+ 147.6%141,6341.3%+ 70.6%18n/a
4BMW X14601.8%– 18.3%32,2981.8%– 8.6%43
5Seat Ibiza4041.6%– 20.9%42,2231.7%– 12.3%54
6Skoda Enyaq3921.5%+ 119.0%91,6601.3%+ 75.8%1720
7Opel Frontera3901.5%+ 78.1%n/an/an/an/an/an/a
8VW Polo3881.5%+ 10.2%n/a2,1141.6%+ 35.4%611
9VW Tiguan3841.5%+ 4.9%121,7561.3%– 0.6%136
10Toyota Yaris/Cross3801.5%– 2.8%101,9921.5%+ 13.3%75
11Skoda Elroq3601.4%+ 6.2%51,8531.4%+ 93.8%917
12Seat Leon3591.4%+ 39.1%71,8311.4%+ 43.4%1114
13VW Bus3591.4%+ 23.8%n/a1,5151.2%+ 22.5%1912
14BYD Seal3481.4%+ 78.5%161,7551.3%+ 26.7%1415
15Dacia Sandero3291.3%+ 8.6%171,6671.3%– 12.6%1610
16Seat Ateca3151.2%+ 86.4%n/an/an/an/an/an/a
17VW T-Roc3141.2%+ 11.3%181,4991.2%+ 19.9%20n/a
18Audi Q33081.2%+ 150.4%201,8001.4%+ 184.8%12n/a
19VW Caddy3021.2%+ 26.4%n/an/an/an/an/an/a
20BYD Atto3001.2%+ 757.1%6n/an/an/an/an/a
n/aTesla Model Y2961.2%– 45.8%n/a2,3431.8%+ 55.5%37
n/aSkoda Karoq2921.1%– 26.6%111,8481.4%– 3.4%108
n/aSkoda Fabia2911.1%– 8.8%151,9391.5%+ 5.5%89
n/aDacia Bigster2731.1%+ 14.7%n/a1,6781.3%+ 331.4%1516
n/aBYD Sealion2280.9%– 14.6%n/a1,0030.8%– 1.4%n/an/a
n/aVW ID.32200.9%+ 11.7%n/a1,0860.8%+ 16.3%n/an/a
n/aCupra Born2160.8%+ 80.0%n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Source: Statistik Austria

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