London (UK) H1 2026: Podium 100% Chinese
The Jaecoo 5 is up to #2 in London over the First Half of 2026.
London sales figures have been recalculated and are now up 6% year-on-year over the First Half of 2026 to 71,350 units. Leader over the Full Year 2025, the Omoda 5, up 115.1% year-on-year, stays on top with 2.8% share. In fact, strikingly the London podium is 100% Chinese, with new entrants Jaecoo 5 and Jaecoo 7 placing #2 and #3 respectively. Talking about the Chinese, notice also the BYD Seal U up to #9 over H1 and the Leapmotor B10 up to #3 in June. The Tesla Model Y (+56%) remains at #4 while the Toyota C-HR breaks into the Top 10 at #10.
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Full H1 2025 Top 10 models ranking below.
London (UK) First Half 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | H1 2026 | % | /25 | H1 2025 | % | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Omoda 5 | 1,983 | 2.8% | + 115.1% | 922 | 2.0% | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Jaecoo 5 | 1,695 | 2.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Jaecoo 7 | 1,471 | 2.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 4 | Tesla Model Y | 1,349 | 1.9% | + 56.0% | 865 | 1.9% | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Ford Puma | 1,319 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 |
| 6 | Nissan Qashqai | 1,278 | 1.8% | + 56.8% | 815 | 1.8% | 6 | 7 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 1,248 | 1.7% | + 49.3% | 836 | 1.8% | 5 | 5 |
| 8 | Volvo XC40 | 1,237 | 1.7% | + 22.1% | 1,013 | 2.2% | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | BYD Seal U | 1,165 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | Toyota C-HR | 1,086 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: SMMT
