Taiwan May 2026: Toyota Corolla Cross, RAV4 and Tesla Model Y dominate

Toyota RAV4 sales are up 49.5% in May.

33,076 new cars hit Taiwanese roads in May, a 3.7% year-on-year improvement. This is still a poor performance as May 2025 was off -23.1% on the year prior. The year-to-date tally is now off -2.3% to 160,917. Toyota (+10.2%) outpaces the market to reach a round 30% share, in line with the 30.9% it commands year-to-date. Sister brand Lexus (-3.9%) stays in 2nd place while Tesla surges (+804.1%) is up 9-fold to land at #3 with 6.4% share. CMC (-21.4%) and Mercedes (-5.2%), both in difficulty, follow. Mazda (+27.2%), Mitsubishi (+19.6%) and Honda (+8.8%) also shine below.

Over in the models charts, the Toyota Corolla Cross (+30%) is a distant leader at 11.8% share ahead of the Toyota RAV4 (+49.5%) now invigorated by its new generation. The Tesla Model Y (+3235.8%) shoots up to #3 and now ranks #4 year-to-date vs. #6 over the Full Year 2025. The CMC J Space (-25.5%) is knocked down to #4 while the Toyota Yaris Cross (+15.8%) rounds out the Top 5. The Honda HR-V (+593.1%) catches up on lost time at #8 but the CR-V (-91.3%) craters and falls outside the Top 70. Finally it’s another Top 10 finish for the new Ford Territory at #9. 

Previous month: Taiwan April 2026: Toyota RAV4, Mercedes CLA among best performers

One year ago: Taiwan May 2025: Market off -23.1%, Toyota Alphard cracks Top 10

Full May 2026 Top 10 brands and Top 70 models below.