Panama June 2026: Chery (+123%) breaks records, places Tiggo 8 inside Top 10
First Top 10 finish for the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro.
New light vehicle sales in Panama are impacted by the World Cup at -1.8% year-on-year in June to 4,468 units. However the H1 2026 tally is strong at +10.4% to 31,157. Toyota (+3.6%) goes against the negative market and cements its dominance with 17.5% share, distancing Hyundai (-3.2%) at 12.7% and Kia (-21.2%) at 10.1% both in difficulty. Geely (+3.5%) is up two spots on May to lead the Chinese force at #4 with 5.3% share while Suzuki (-14.8%) rounds out the Top 5 like last month. Up to a record 4th place in May, Changan (-2.2%) returns to #6 which is still above the #7 it holds year-to-date. Chery (+123%) is up 12 spots on last month to a record #7 with 3.7% share vs. 2% so far this year. Dongfeng (+150%) and Jetour (+42%) also impress in the remainder of the Top 10.
Model-wise, the Hyundai Grand i10 (+29.3%) lodges a 5th straight monthly win with 7.9% share vs. 5.8% year-to-date, finally grabbing the YTD top spot off the Toyota Hilux (-1.4%) at #2 this month. The Kia Soluto (-24.7%) struggles but stays on the podium at #3, ahead of the Toyota Yaris Cross (+48.6%) and Hyundai Creta (+8.4%). The Suzuki Jimny (-12.8%) returns to the Top 10 at #7 despite a harsh year-on-year fall. Finally this is the first Top 10 finish for the Chery Tiggo 8 Pro at #10.
Previous month: Panama May 2026: Changan reaches record 4th place in solid market
Previous year: Panama Full Year 2025: Toyota Hilux signs 5th straight win
Full June 2026 Top 67 All brands and Top 10 models below.
Panama June 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Toyota | 781 | 17.5% | + 3.6% | 1 | 5,614 | 18.0% | – 2.9% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 568 | 12.7% | – 3.2% | 3 | 3,850 | 12.4% | + 9.9% | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Kia | 450 | 10.1% | – 21.2% | 2 | 3,669 | 11.8% | + 2.8% | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Geely | 235 | 5.3% | + 3.5% | 6 | 1,532 | 4.9% | + 6.8% | 5 | 4 |
| 5 | Suzuki | 219 | 4.9% | – 14.8% | 5 | 1,541 | 4.9% | + 7.3% | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Changan | 178 | 4.0% | – 2.2% | 4 | 1,204 | 3.9% | + 43.8% | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Chery | 165 | 3.7% | + 123.0% | 19 | 634 | 2.0% | + 48.8% | 14 | 17 |
| 8 | Jetour | 159 | 3.6% | + 42.0% | 7 | 1,310 | 4.2% | + 45.6% | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | Dongfeng | 155 | 3.5% | + 150.0% | 14 | 706 | 2.3% | + 108.9% | 11 | 18 |
| 10 | Nissan | 138 | 3.1% | – 10.4% | 10 | 843 | 2.7% | – 16.5% | 10 | 7 |
| 11 | Isuzu | 133 | 3.0% | + 0.0% | 8 | 924 | 3.0% | + 21.7% | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | Forthing | 109 | 2.4% | – 6.8% | 12 | 535 | 1.7% | – 17.6% | 17 | 13 |
| 13 | Mitsubishi | 105 | 2.4% | – 42.9% | 9 | 1,051 | 3.4% | + 4.7% | 8 | 6 |
| 14 | Mazda | 90 | 2.0% | + 3.4% | 11 | 654 | 2.1% | + 4.8% | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | BMW | 80 | 1.8% | + 73.9% | 30 | 312 | 1.0% | + 39.3% | 22 | 20 |
| 16 | Ford | 78 | 1.7% | – 23.5% | 13 | 652 | 2.1% | – 2.2% | 13 | 11 |
| 17 | Chevrolet | 65 | 1.5% | – 19.8% | 17 | 397 | 1.3% | + 9.4% | 19 | 19 |
| 18 | GAC Motors | 65 | 1.5% | – 41.4% | 15 | 567 | 1.8% | + 5.6% | 16 | 14 |
| 19 | Honda | 63 | 1.4% | – 28.4% | 16 | 443 | 1.4% | – 19.3% | 18 | 15 |
| 20 | Kaiyi | 63 | 1.4% | – 10.0% | 18 | 634 | 2.0% | + 71.4% | 15 | 16 |
| 21 | Lexus | 49 | 1.1% | + 25.6% | 20 | 303 | 1.0% | + 41.6% | 23 | 21 |
| 22 | Jaecoo | 44 | 1.0% | + 633.3% | 24 | 357 | 1.1% | + 561.1% | 20 | 24 |
| 23 | BYD | 41 | 0.9% | – 12.8% | 25 | 265 | 0.9% | + 22.1% | 24 | 22 |
| 24 | GWM | 33 | 0.7% | + 22.2% | 22 | 249 | 0.8% | + 30.4% | 25 | 23 |
| 25 | Volkswagen | 32 | 0.7% | + 10.3% | 23 | 146 | 0.5% | – 11.0% | 29 | 28 |
| 26 | JAC | 29 | 0.6% | + 123.1% | 31 | 184 | 0.6% | + 95.7% | 26 | 34 |
| 27 | Soueast | 29 | 0.6% | + 141.7% | 21 | 314 | 1.0% | + 1107.7% | 21 | 29 |
| 28 | Audi | 26 | 0.6% | + 100.0% | 28 | 180 | 0.6% | + 59.3% | 27 | 32 |
| 29 | Subaru | 26 | 0.6% | – 10.3% | 33 | 112 | 0.4% | – 31.7% | 33 | 27 |
| 30 | Foton | 21 | 0.5% | + 90.9% | 26 | 159 | 0.5% | + 74.7% | 28 | 33 |
| 31 | Karry | 19 | 0.4% | + 111.1% | 27 | 114 | 0.4% | + 96.6% | 32 | 42 |
| 32 | Mercedes | 19 | 0.4% | – 29.6% | 35 | 116 | 0.4% | – 16.5% | 31 | 31 |
| 33 | MG | 18 | 0.4% | – 28.0% | 29 | 128 | 0.4% | + 11.3% | 30 | 25 |
| 34 | Omoda | 18 | 0.4% | + 28.6% | 37 | 97 | 0.3% | – 17.8% | 36 | 30 |
| 35 | Land Rover | 14 | 0.3% | + 0.0% | 48 | 62 | 0.2% | – 26.2% | 40 | 37 |
| 36 | Ram | 14 | 0.3% | – 22.2% | 40 | 74 | 0.2% | – 15.9% | 38 | 36 |
| 37 | JMC | 13 | 0.3% | – 13.3% | 32 | 104 | 0.3% | – 19.4% | 34 | 26 |
| 38 | Lynk & Co | 13 | 0.3% | + 44.4% | 34 | 104 | 0.3% | + 352.2% | 35 | 44 |
| 39 | 212 | 10 | 0.2% | #DIV/0! | 38 | 60 | 0.2% | #DIV/0! | 41 | 50 |
| 40 | Maxus | 10 | 0.2% | – 65.5% | 42 | 80 | 0.3% | – 11.1% | 37 | 35 |
| 41 | Acura | 9 | 0.2% | + 28.6% | 46 | 41 | 0.1% | – 39.7% | 44 | 40 |
| 42 | BAIC | 8 | 0.2% | #DIV/0! | 44 | 32 | 0.1% | #DIV/0! | 47 | 69 |
| 43 | Volvo | 8 | 0.2% | – 11.1% | 41 | 36 | 0.1% | – 62.1% | 46 | 38 |
| 44 | Mini | 7 | 0.2% | – 22.2% | 49 | 44 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 43 | 45 |
| 45 | Porsche | 7 | 0.2% | – 46.2% | 39 | 65 | 0.2% | – 22.6% | 39 | 39 |
| 46 | Farizon | 6 | 0.1% | #DIV/0! | 45 | 26 | 0.1% | + 1200.0% | 49 | 65 |
| 47 | Jeep | 4 | 0.1% | – 69.2% | – | 36 | 0.1% | – 33.3% | 45 | 43 |
| 48 | Lingshi | 4 | 0.1% | new | – | 4 | 0.0% | new | 68 | – |
| 49 | AITO | 3 | 0.1% | #DIV/0! | 54 | 15 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 52 | 73 |
| 50 | Bestune | 3 | 0.1% | – 81.3% | 47 | 29 | 0.1% | – 65.1% | 48 | 41 |
| 51 | GMC | 3 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 61 | 5 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 64 | 60 |
| 52 | Renault | 3 | 0.1% | + 50.0% | 36 | 59 | 0.2% | + 1375.0% | 42 | 61 |
| 53 | Riddara | 3 | 0.1% | – 57.1% | 43 | 11 | 0.0% | – 31.3% | 58 | 55 |
| 54 | Rox | 3 | 0.1% | #DIV/0! | 59 | 14 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 56 | – |
| 55 | Tesla | 3 | 0.1% | – 40.0% | 53 | 11 | 0.0% | – 45.0% | 59 | 53 |
| 56 | Xiaomi | 3 | 0.1% | #DIV/0! | – | 13 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 57 | 72 |
| 57 | DFSK | 2 | 0.0% | – 71.4% | – | 4 | 0.0% | – 93.8% | 67 | 46 |
| 58 | Fiat | 2 | 0.0% | – 60.0% | – | 15 | 0.0% | – 53.1% | 53 | 47 |
| 59 | Livan | 2 | 0.0% | new | – | 2 | 0.0% | new | 76 | – |
| 60 | Higer | 1 | 0.0% | #DIV/0! | 57 | 10 | 0.0% | + 233.3% | 60 | 70 |
| 61 | IM | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 3 | 0.0% | – 57.1% | 71 | 62 |
| 62 | Infiniti | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 51 | 17 | 0.1% | – 37.0% | 51 | 48 |
| 63 | Lincoln | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 55 | 10 | 0.0% | – 44.4% | 61 | 51 |
| 64 | Peugeot | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 63 | 9 | 0.0% | – 59.1% | 63 | 52 |
| 65 | Shineray | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 50 | 21 | 0.1% | + 133.3% | 50 | 57 |
| 66 | Xpeng | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | – | 5 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 65 | 64 |
| 67 | ZX Auto | 1 | 0.0% | – 80.0% | 60 | 15 | 0.0% | + 25.0% | 55 | 54 |
Panama June 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jun-26 | % | /25 | May | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 353 | 7.9% | + 29.3% | 1 | 1,815 | 5.8% | + 33.7% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Toyota Hilux | 215 | 4.8% | – 1.4% | 3 | 1,713 | 5.5% | + 7.1% | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | Kia Soluto | 174 | 3.9% | – 24.7% | 2 | 1,497 | 4.8% | + 26.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 165 | 3.7% | + 48.6% | 4 | 1,261 | 4.0% | + 8.5% | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Hyundai Creta | 103 | 2.3% | + 8.4% | 7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 |
| 6 | Isuzu D-Max | 82 | 1.8% | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10 |
| 7 | Suzuki Jimny | 82 | 1.8% | – 12.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 11 |
| 8 | Toyota RAV4 | 77 | 1.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7 |
| 9 | Geely Coolray | 76 | 1.7% | + 0.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 12 |
| 10 | Chery Tiggo 8 Pro | 72 | 1.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Source: ADAP
