Portugal May 2026: Tesla Model 3 #1, BYD Atto 2 inside Top 10

The BYD Atto 2 breaks into the Portuguese Top 10 in May.

25,080 new cars hit Portuguese roads in May, a 6.5% improvement which is a great result given May 2025 was already up 18.6% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now up 9.8% to 110,731. This month Volkswagen (+10.8%) takes the lead of the brands charts with 7.3% share, only 16 sales above traditional leader Peugeot (-27%) in freefall. Mercedes (+3.6%) completes the podium. The best performer in the Top 10 is clearly Tesla (+348.8%) up 4-fold year-on-year and 19 spots on April to #6 with 5.8% share vs. 4% so far this year. BMW (+15%) and Toyota (+14.5%) are also strong in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, BYD (+68.3%) and MG (+39.1%) stand out.

Model-wise, the Tesla Model 3 (+1616.4%) surges ahead to land in pole position for the 5th time in Portuguese history after November 2023, May 2024, September 2024 and September 2025. The Citroen C3 (-2.9%) is back up six spots on last month to #2 while the Peugeot 2008 (-25.6%), in great difficulty, rounds out the podium but remains #1 year-to-date. The Dacia Duster (-9.8%) and Renault Captur (+6.8%) round out the Top 5 ahead of last month’s leader, the Peugeot 208 (+4%). Outstanding month for the Hyundai i20 (+32.9%) up to #8. The other performer of the month is the BYD Atto 2 (+585.7%) up 47 ranks to break into the Top 10 at #10.

Previous month: Portugal April 2026: Peugeot scores 1-2 with 208 and 2008 in the lead

One year ago: Portugal May 2025: Peugeot 2008 and Citroen C3 on top in surging market (+18.6%)

Full May 2026 Top 58 All brands and Top 334 All models below.