Colombia May 2026: Tesla Model Y threepeats at #1 in market up 42.8%
The Tesla Model Y is the best-selling vehicle in Colombia for the third month in a row.
It’s another fantastic month for new vehicle sales in Colombia, with May sales soaring 42.8% to 28,180. Taking into account that May 2025 was already up 33.1% on the year prior, this is truly an exceptional performance. The year-to-date tally is now up a smashing 48% to 128,783. Kia (+39.4%) remains by far the most popular carmaker in the country with 12.1% share, albeit well below the 13.6% it commands year-to-date. Toyota (+3%) rallies back up four spots on April to #2 but underperforms on its year-ago result when it was the market leader. Renault (+14.5%) is also soft at #3 while newcomer Tesla is down one rank to #4 with 8.3% share. It is now #6 year-to-date with 6% of the market. Strong performers abound, among them Suzuki (+77.8%), Chery (+264%), Changan-Deepal (+221.6%), BMW (+110.4%), Dongfeng (+104.2%) and GAC (+805.8%).
The newly launched Tesla Model Y threepeats at #1 with an ultra dominant 7.5% share, albeit down from the 8.5% it scored in April. The Mazda CX-30 (+21.5%) follows and ascends to #4 year-to-date. The Kia K3 (-11.1%) rounds out the podium ahead of the Kia Picanto (+221%) up 17 spots on April to #4. The Renault Duster Nacional (+34.1%) rounds out the Top 5 above the Kia Sportage (+1022.4%) and Chevrolet Onix (+84.7%) both in outstanding shape. The Kia Stonic (+255.1%) is up 18 ranks to fit inside the Top 10 for the second time in the past three months at #10.
Previous month: Colombia April 2026: Tesla Model Y soars to 8.5% share
One year ago: Colombia May 2025: Toyota and Corolla Cross take charge, sales up 33.1%
Full May 2026 Top 30 brands and Top 75 models below.
Colombia May 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Kia | 3,421 | 12.1% | + 39.4% | 1 | 17,462 | 13.6% | + 53.0% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 2,624 | 9.3% | + 3.0% | 6 | 9,861 | 7.7% | + 4.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Renault | 2,586 | 9.2% | + 14.5% | 2 | 13,277 | 10.3% | + 14.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Tesla | 2,331 | 8.3% | new | 3 | 7,726 | 6.0% | new | 6 | – |
| 5 | Chevrolet | 2,065 | 7.3% | + 36.1% | 5 | 9,710 | 7.5% | + 36.2% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Mazda | 2,062 | 7.3% | + 7.7% | 4 | 9,799 | 7.6% | + 18.0% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | Suzuki | 1,746 | 6.2% | + 77.8% | 7 | 6,904 | 5.4% | + 59.6% | 7 | 6 |
| 8 | Hyundai | 1,260 | 4.5% | + 38.6% | 9 | 5,392 | 4.2% | + 33.4% | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | Nissan | 1,189 | 4.2% | + 21.9% | 11 | 5,530 | 4.3% | + 14.2% | 8 | 7 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 1,163 | 4.1% | + 45.7% | 10 | 5,173 | 4.0% | + 48.6% | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | BYD | 1,120 | 4.0% | + 31.9% | 8 | 5,317 | 4.1% | + 56.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 12 | Ford | 772 | 2.7% | + 22.7% | 12 | 3,628 | 2.8% | + 37.6% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Foton | 567 | 2.0% | – 10.1% | 14 | 3,381 | 2.6% | + 52.1% | 13 | 12 |
| 14 | Chery | 415 | 1.5% | + 264.0% | 13 | 1,930 | 1.5% | n/a | 14 | 18 |
| 15 | Changan-Deepal | 357 | 1.3% | + 221.6% | 15 | 1,598 | 1.2% | n/a | 16 | 23 |
| 16 | Mercedes | 323 | 1.1% | + 35.7% | 20 | 1,311 | 1.0% | + 11.6% | 18 | 13 |
| 17 | BMW | 284 | 1.0% | + 110.4% | 16 | 1,235 | 1.0% | + 87.1% | 20 | 15 |
| 18 | JAC | 276 | 1.0% | + 18.5% | 18 | 1,678 | 1.3% | + 80.4% | 15 | 14 |
| 19 | Dongfeng | 243 | 0.9% | + 104.2% | 17 | 1,316 | 1.0% | n/a | 17 | 21 |
| 20 | MG | 237 | 0.8% | + 64.6% | 27 | 1,063 | 0.8% | n/a | 21 | 24 |
| 21 | Citroen | 228 | 0.8% | + 18.8% | 19 | 1,255 | 1.0% | + 69.6% | 19 | 16 |
| 22 | Peugeot | 175 | 0.6% | + 21.5% | 25 | 994 | 0.8% | n/a | 22 | 20 |
| 23 | Geely | 171 | 0.6% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 24 | Honda | 171 | 0.6% | + 14.0% | 22 | 854 | 0.7% | n/a | 24 | 22 |
| 25 | Subaru | 156 | 0.6% | + 13.0% | 28 | 688 | 0.5% | – 6.3% | 25 | 19 |
| 26 | GAC | 154 | 0.5% | + 805.8% | 23 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 27 | GWM | 143 | 0.5% | + 217.7% | 24 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 30 |
| 28 | Jetour | 143 | 0.5% | + 175.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 29 |
| 29 | JMC | 124 | 0.4% | – 23.5% | n/a | 959 | 0.7% | + 30.5% | 23 | 17 |
| 30 | Kenworth | 121 | 0.4% | + 210.2% | 21 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Colombia May 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | May-26 | % | /25 | Apr | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Tesla Model Y | 2,110 | 7.5% | new | 1 | 6,172 | 4.8% | new | 1 | – |
| 2 | Mazda CX-30 | 866 | 3.1% | + 21.5% | 4 | 3,697 | 2.9% | + 20.8% | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Kia K3 | 782 | 2.8% | – 11.1% | 2 | 4,203 | 3.3% | + 24.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Kia Picanto | 734 | 2.6% | + 211.0% | 21 | 4,037 | 3.1% | + 101.0% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Renault Duster Nacional | 712 | 2.5% | + 34.1% | 3 | 3,546 | 2.8% | + 27.6% | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Kia Sportage | 651 | 2.3% | + 1022.4% | 6 | 2,641 | 2.1% | n/a | 9 | 26 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Onix | 639 | 2.3% | + 84.7% | 7 | 2,481 | 1.9% | + 38.1% | 10 | 6 |
| 8 | Mazda2 | 628 | 2.2% | + 24.1% | 5 | 2,762 | 2.1% | + 15.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla Cross | 608 | 2.2% | – 36.2% | 8 | 2,939 | 2.3% | – 7.1% | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Kia Stonic | 561 | 2.0% | + 255.1% | 28 | 1,931 | 1.5% | n/a | 14 | 41 |
| 11 | BYD Yuan Up | 527 | 1.9% | + 5.2% | 9 | 2,685 | 2.1% | + 45.1% | 8 | 8 |
| 12 | Suzuki Swift | 495 | 1.8% | + 55.2% | 10 | 2,282 | 1.8% | + 48.2% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Toyota Prado | 446 | 1.6% | + 45.3% | 11 | 2,034 | 1.6% | + 26.5% | 13 | 16 |
| 14 | Hyundai Kona | 433 | 1.5% | + 39.2% | 12 | 2,249 | 1.7% | + 87.3% | 12 | 15 |
| 15 | Suzuki Dzire | 395 | 1.4% | new | 20 | 1,345 | 1.0% | new | 21 | 69 |
| 16 | Ford Territory | 375 | 1.3% | new | 16 | 1,666 | 1.3% | new | 16 | n/a |
| 17 | Renault Kardian | 368 | 1.3% | – 1.9% | 14 | 1,619 | 1.3% | – 22.0% | 18 | 9 |
| 18 | Hyundai Tucson | 349 | 1.2% | + 119.5% | 19 | 1,332 | 1.0% | n/a | 22 | 23 |
| 19 | VW Polo | 344 | 1.2% | + 37.1% | 33 | 1,250 | 1.0% | n/a | 26 | 18 |
| 20 | Suzuki Fronx | 323 | 1.1% | + 36.9% | 17 | 1,202 | 0.9% | n/a | 28 | 28 |
| 21 | Toyota Hilux | 320 | 1.1% | – 24.0% | 54 | 1,244 | 1.0% | – 23.3% | 27 | 11 |
| 22 | VW Tera | 299 | 1.1% | new | 22 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | 61 |
| 23 | Suzuki S-Cross | 280 | 1.0% | + 75.0% | 26 | 971 | 0.8% | n/a | 37 | 30 |
| 24 | Renault Logan | 278 | 1.0% | + 11.6% | 15 | 1,766 | 1.4% | + 21.0% | 15 | 12 |
| 25 | Mazda CX-5 | 277 | 1.0% | – 11.2% | 27 | 1,652 | 1.3% | + 25.6% | 17 | 17 |
| 26 | Nissan Kait | 274 | 1.0% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 27 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 268 | 1.0% | – 16.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 37 |
| 28 | Renault Duster E-Tech | 261 | 0.9% | new | 29 | 1,008 | 0.8% | new | 35 | 54 |
| 29 | Nissan X-Trail | 253 | 0.9% | + 47.1% | 32 | 1,120 | 0.9% | n/a | 32 | 29 |
| 30 | Toyota Fortuner | 235 | 0.8% | + 19.3% | 48 | 1,005 | 0.8% | n/a | 36 | 34 |
| 31 | Chery iCAR 03 | 231 | 0.8% | new | 37 | 1,162 | 0.9% | new | 30 | 66 |
| 32 | Renault Kwid | 231 | 0.8% | – 8.7% | 30 | 1,400 | 1.1% | + 3.5% | 20 | 14 |
| 33 | Deepal S05 | 226 | 0.8% | new | 31 | 1,012 | 0.8% | new | 34 | 98 |
| 34 | Ford Ranger | 225 | 0.8% | – 2.2% | 18 | 1,198 | 0.9% | n/a | 29 | 32 |
| 35 | Toyota Corolla Sedan | 224 | 0.8% | + 4.7% | 44 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 31 |
| 36 | Nissan Frontier | 221 | 0.8% | – 4.3% | 35 | 1,313 | 1.0% | n/a | 23 | 22 |
| 37 | Tesla Model 3 | 221 | 0.8% | new | 13 | 1,554 | 1.2% | new | 19 | – |
| 38 | Renault Arkana | 217 | 0.8% | – 29.1% | 39 | 1,303 | 1.0% | + 6.5% | 24 | 13 |
| 39 | BYD Seagull | 206 | 0.7% | – 17.9% | 34 | 892 | 0.7% | n/a | 39 | 25 |
| 40 | Chevrolet Tracker | 202 | 0.7% | – 14.4% | 23 | 1,281 | 1.0% | n/a | 25 | 27 |
| 41 | Kia Sonet | 187 | 0.7% | – 23.0% | 25 | 1,121 | 0.9% | + 0.4% | 31 | 19 |
| 42 | Suzuki Jimny | 187 | 0.7% | + 1.6% | 45 | 876 | 0.7% | n/a | 40 | 38 |
| 43 | VW T-Cross | 180 | 0.6% | – 19.3% | 36 | 942 | 0.7% | n/a | 38 | 20 |
| 44 | Kia Soluto | 173 | 0.6% | – 35.0% | 24 | 1,070 | 0.8% | n/a | 33 | 33 |
| 45 | Toyota RAV4 | 166 | 0.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 46 | Hyundai Grand Metro Taxi | 165 | 0.6% | + 8.6% | 50 | 665 | 0.5% | n/a | 47 | 46 |
| 47 | Hyundai Venue | 164 | 0.6% | n/a | 40 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 96 |
| 48 | Chevrolet Spark EUV | 153 | 0.5% | new | 59 | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a |
| 49 | VW Nivus | 151 | 0.5% | + 57.3% | 66 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 50 |
| 50 | Renault Stepway | 146 | 0.5% | – 36.0% | 43 | 781 | 0.6% | n/a | 42 | 21 |
| 51 | Mazda CX-50 | 144 | 0.5% | – 9.4% | 52 | 859 | 0.7% | n/a | 41 | 44 |
| 52 | MG S5 EV | 142 | 0.5% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 53 | Chevrolet Colorado | 133 | 0.5% | – 11.3% | 57 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 45 |
| 54 | Renault Oroch | 132 | 0.5% | + 17.9% | 51 | 482 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 52 |
| 55 | Renault Nueva Koleos | 131 | 0.5% | n/a | 53 | 604 | 0.5% | n/a | 50 | 59 |
| 56 | BYD Yuan Plus | 130 | 0.5% | n/a | 41 | 391 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 65 |
| 57 | Peugeot 2008 | 130 | 0.5% | + 58.5% | 70 | 739 | 0.6% | n/a | 44 | 48 |
| 58 | Nissan Versa | 128 | 0.5% | + 17.4% | n/a | 561 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 35 |
| 59 | Toyota Yaris HEV | 123 | 0.4% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 60 | Kenworth T880 | 116 | 0.4% | n/a | 42 | 629 | 0.5% | n/a | 49 | 95 |
| 61 | Nissan Nueva Kicks | 116 | 0.4% | new | 56 | 688 | 0.5% | new | 46 | 39 |
| 62 | BYD Dolphin | 114 | 0.4% | n/a | 47 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 63 | Jeep Avenger | 106 | 0.4% | new | 61 | 590 | 0.5% | new | n/a | 80 |
| 64 | JAC JHR Largo | 101 | 0.4% | + 26.3% | 71 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 75 |
| 65 | Ram 700 | 100 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 66 | Geely EX2 | 99 | 0.4% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | – |
| 67 | Chevrolet NHR | 98 | 0.3% | – 26.3% | n/a | 695 | 0.5% | n/a | 45 | 49 |
| 68 | Mazda3 | 98 | 0.3% | – 33.8% | 64 | 519 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 47 |
| 69 | Subaru Crosstrek | 97 | 0.3% | + 29.3% | 75 | 401 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 62 |
| 70 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 92 | 0.3% | n/a | 67 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 71 | Toyota Sequoia | 92 | 0.3% | n/a | 69 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 72 | Foton FHR | 85 | 0.3% | – 18.3% | n/a | 452 | 0.4% | n/a | n/a | 77 |
| 73 | Nissan V-Drive | 81 | 0.3% | n/a | 74 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 74 | Chevrolet Montana | 80 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 85 |
| 75 | BMW X3 | 77 | 0.3% | n/a | 60 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 93 |
| 76 | Chevrolet MS (Bus) | 77 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: Andemos
