Singapore May 2026: BYD #1, Chery inside Top 5, Chinese at 52% share
Chery is up to #4 in Singapore in May.
It’s a stable result for the Singaporean new car market in May at +0.5% year-on-year to 4,478 units. This brings the year-to-date tally to 22,353, up 15.7% over the same period in 2025. BYD (+41.6%) continues to dominate at 26.1% share, almost double the struggling #2 Toyota (-11.2%) at 13.2%. Tesla (-12.6%) is back up five spots on April to #3 but drops year-on-year. It is followed by a surging Chery (+453.2%), breaking into the Top 5 for the first time at #4, with Mercedes (-43.3%) and BMW (-51.3%) completely cratering below. Once again the Chinese impress: Zeekr is up 1066.7%, Maxus up 233.3%, MG up 232.8%, Xpeng up 130% and GAC up 68%. All in all, Chinese manufacturers account for 52% of the Singaporean market in May.
Previous month: Singapore April 2026: BYD breaks share record at 30.7%, GAC in Top 5
One year ago: Singapore May 2025: GAC, BYD, Tesla highlight surging market
Full May 2026 Top 47 All brands ranking below.
Singapore May 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | BYD | 1,168 | 26.1% | + 41.6% | 1 | 5,807 | 26.0% | + 51.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota (incl Lexus) | 593 | 13.2% | – 11.2% | 2 | 2,952 | 13.2% | + 8.6% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tesla | 360 | 8.0% | – 12.6% | 8 | 2,043 | 9.1% | + 115.7% | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chery | 260 | 5.8% | + 453.2% | 7 | 1,060 | 4.7% | + 534.7% | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Mercedes | 238 | 5.3% | – 43.3% | 3 | 1,385 | 6.2% | – 34.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | BMW | 226 | 5.0% | – 51.3% | 4 | 1,345 | 6.0% | – 37.6% | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | MG | 203 | 4.5% | + 232.8% | 9 | 741 | 3.3% | + 241.5% | 9 | 13 |
| 8 | Honda | 178 | 4.0% | – 56.3% | 6 | 1,062 | 4.8% | – 44.2% | 6 | 5 |
| 9 | GAC | 173 | 3.9% | + 68.0% | 5 | 778 | 3.5% | + 112.6% | 8 | 11 |
| 10 | Xpeng | 161 | 3.6% | + 130.0% | 11 | 560 | 2.5% | + 69.7% | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | Zeekr | 140 | 3.1% | + 1066.7% | 10 | 565 | 2.5% | + 534.8% | 10 | 14 |
| 12 | Kia | 76 | 1.7% | – 22.4% | 13 | 432 | 1.9% | – 18.2% | 13 | 9 |
| 13 | Nissan | 75 | 1.7% | – 36.4% | 14 | 497 | 2.2% | + 5.7% | 12 | 10 |
| 14 | Hyundai | 59 | 1.3% | – 56.3% | 12 | 324 | 1.4% | – 48.2% | 14 | 7 |
| 15 | Maxus | 50 | 1.1% | + 233.3% | 18 | 160 | 0.7% | + 162.3% | 23 | 26 |
| 16 | Audi | 49 | 1.1% | – 19.7% | 16 | 263 | 1.2% | + 12.4% | 15 | 15 |
| 17 | Mazda | 47 | 1.0% | – 58.8% | 22 | 215 | 1.0% | – 55.3% | 19 | 8 |
| 18 | Subaru | 47 | 1.0% | – 46.0% | 21 | 165 | 0.7% | – 36.0% | 22 | 19 |
| 19 | AvatR | 45 | 1.0% | new | 19 | 168 | 0.8% | new | 21 | 31 |
| 20 | Porsche | 45 | 1.0% | – 10.0% | 23 | 223 | 1.0% | – 18.3% | 18 | 17 |
| 21 | Volvo | 44 | 1.0% | + 25.7% | 15 | 246 | 1.1% | + 4.7% | 16 | 18 |
| 22 | Leapmotor | 42 | 0.9% | new | 20 | 134 | 0.6% | new | 24 | 35 |
| 23 | Dongfeng | 30 | 0.7% | + 100.0% | 17 | 230 | 1.0% | + 72.9% | 17 | 22 |
| 24 | Geely | 30 | 0.7% | new | 24 | 118 | 0.5% | new | 25 | 37 |
| 25 | Mini | 24 | 0.5% | – 36.8% | 26 | 98 | 0.4% | – 28.5% | 26 | 24 |
| 26 | Suzuki | 23 | 0.5% | + 0.0% | 33 | 211 | 0.9% | + 37.0% | 20 | 21 |
| 27 | Volkswagen | 22 | 0.5% | – 55.1% | 25 | 95 | 0.4% | – 66.5% | 27 | 20 |
| 28 | Deepal | 18 | 0.4% | + 20.0% | 29 | 64 | 0.3% | + 82.9% | 29 | 28 |
| 29 | Skoda | 9 | 0.2% | – 73.5% | 27 | 51 | 0.2% | – 67.7% | 31 | 23 |
| 30 | NIO | 6 | 0.1% | new | 41 | 24 | 0.1% | new | 33 | 59 |
| 31 | Polestar | 5 | 0.1% | – 58.3% | 30 | 41 | 0.2% | – 43.8% | 32 | 27 |
| 32 | Jaguar | 4 | 0.1% | n/a | 44 | 14 | 0.1% | + 600.0% | 38 | 43 |
| 33 | Land Rover | 4 | 0.1% | – 55.6% | 31 | 65 | 0.3% | + 12.1% | 28 | 25 |
| 34 | Smart | 4 | 0.1% | – 60.0% | 34 | 19 | 0.1% | – 44.1% | 36 | 33 |
| 35 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0.1% | #DIV/0! | 37 | 6 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 43 | 47 |
| 36 | Great Wall | 3 | 0.1% | – 80.0% | 36 | 19 | 0.1% | – 68.9% | 35 | 29 |
| 37 | Chevrolet | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 50 | 49 |
| 38 | Cupra | 2 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 35 | 15 | 0.1% | + 36.4% | 37 | 34 |
| 39 | Jeep | 2 | 0.0% | n/a | 45 | 6 | 0.0% | – 25.0% | 44 | 48 |
| 40 | Ford | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 55 | 52 |
| 41 | Hongqi | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 1 | 0.0% | new | 56 | – |
| 42 | Lamborghini | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 46 | 5 | 0.0% | – 37.5% | 45 | 44 |
| 43 | Maserati | 1 | 0.0% | – 75.0% | 40 | 11 | 0.0% | – 54.2% | 39 | 36 |
| 44 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 50 |
| 45 | Mitsubishi | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 57 | – |
| 46 | Opel | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 32 | 60 | 0.3% | + 500.0% | 30 | 32 |
| 47 | Rolls Royce | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 42 | 7 | 0.0% | + 40.0% | 42 | 46 |
Source: LTA
