Sweden June 2026: Volvo XC60 now #1 YTD, BMW iX3 up to record #7

The BMW iX3 breaks into the Swedish Top 10 for the first time.

The Swedish new car market is up 8% year-on-year in June to 29,759 units, tilting the H1 volume into positive territory at +0.6% to 141,851. BEV sales are up 21.3% year-on-year to 13,014 and 43.7% share vs. 38.9% a year ago in June 2025 while PHEVs gain 3.5% to 7,515 and 25.3% share vs. 26.4% last year. This means rechargeable vehicles hold a mammoth 69% share in June vs. 65.3% a year ago. Volvo (+16.6%) brilliantly doubles its home market’s growth rate to reach 18.4% share vs. 17.3% year-to-date. It is followed like last month by Volkswagen (-5.5%), Kia (+32.8%) and Toyota (+32.1%). BMW (+23.7%) completes the Top 5 in very solid fashion. The biggest gainer in the Top 10 is however Tesla (+56.3%) up to #8. Lynk & Co (+365.9%) and BYD (+350.6%) shoot up below.

The Top 5 models all outpace the market with double-digit gains. The Volvo XC60 (+23.1%) is back in charge for the first time this year with a stunning 7% share, grabbing the YTD leadership in the process. The Tesla Model Y (+57.4%) is up one spot on last month to #2, distancing the Volvo EX/XC40 (+34.4%), Polestar 4 (+21.2%) and VW Tiguan (+50.2%). This the Polestar’s best ranking since last December (#3). Below the Volvo EX30 (-2.5%), the BMW iX3 (+3426.7%) breaks into the Top 10 for the first time, landing at a spectacular 7th place overall with 1.8% share. It ranks #22 year-to-date. The Kia EV2 (#19) is the best-selling recent launch above the Kia EV5 (#23), Volvo EX60 (#41 for its 1st month) and Mazda 6e (#42).

Previous month: Sweden May 2026: Tesla (+70.6%), Kia (+23.7%) strong in stable market

One year ago: Sweden June 2025: Polestar 4 breaks into Top 5

Full June 2026 Top 52 All brands and Top 289 All models below.