Mauritius H1 2026: BYD (+116.9%) up to #3 in market down -43.6%
BYD is up to #3 over H1 in Mauritius vs. #10 a year ago.
After four consecutive record years, the Mauritius new car market sinks -43.6% to just 6,661 units over the First Half of 2026. Suzuki (-55.1%) stays atop the brands charts but sees its share fall from 26.3% to 21%. Toyota (-40.8%) resists a little better and stays at #2 with an improved 11.3% share. BYD (+116.9%) is without a doubt the best performer in the ranking, blissfully ignoring the market freefall and more than doubling its sales YoY to reach #3 with 8.5% share vs. #10 and 2.2% a year ago. MG (-9.3%) also contains its loss and climbs five spots to #4. Meanwhile Kia (-69.2%) and Mazda (-55.5%) both implode. Further down, GWM (+6.8%) is the sole additional gainer in the Top 15, with BAIC (+160.6%), JMC (+45.9%), Omoda (+50%), Changan (+15.8%) and Riddara (+8.3%) also up: only Chinese brands.
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Full H1 2026 Top 45 All brands ranking below.
Mauritius H1 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | H1 2026 | % | /25 | H1 2025 | % | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Suzuki | 1,397 | 21.0% | – 55.1% | 3,111 | 26.3% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 753 | 11.3% | – 40.8% | 1,271 | 10.8% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BYD | 566 | 8.5% | + 116.9% | 261 | 2.2% | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | MG | 370 | 5.6% | – 9.3% | 408 | 3.5% | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Kia | 300 | 4.5% | – 69.2% | 973 | 8.2% | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Mazda | 253 | 3.8% | – 55.5% | 569 | 4.8% | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | GWM | 237 | 3.6% | + 6.8% | 222 | 1.9% | 13 | 12 |
| 8 | Isuzu | 219 | 3.3% | – 13.4% | 253 | 2.1% | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Nissan | 211 | 3.2% | – 55.0% | 469 | 4.0% | 6 | 5 |
| 10 | Perodua | 207 | 3.1% | – 5.5% | 219 | 1.9% | 14 | 14 |
| 11 | Mitsubishi | 188 | 2.8% | – 59.4% | 463 | 3.9% | 8 | 6 |
| 12 | BMW | 152 | 2.3% | – 69.0% | 490 | 4.1% | 5 | 7 |
| 13 | Hyundai | 138 | 2.1% | – 70.3% | 464 | 3.9% | 7 | 8 |
| 14 | Ford | 122 | 1.8% | – 41.6% | 209 | 1.8% | 15 | 15 |
| 15 | Chery | 100 | 1.5% | – 31.5% | 146 | 1.2% | 18 | 19 |
| 16 | BAIC | 86 | 1.3% | + 160.6% | 33 | 0.3% | 33 | 32 |
| 17 | Hino | 79 | 1.2% | – 8.1% | 86 | 0.7% | 24 | 21 |
| 18 | Honda | 68 | 1.0% | – 65.5% | 197 | 1.7% | 16 | 17 |
| 19 | Mercedes | 63 | 0.9% | – 74.9% | 251 | 2.1% | 12 | 13 |
| 20 | Renault | 56 | 0.8% | – 56.6% | 129 | 1.1% | 20 | 16 |
| 21 | JMC | 54 | 0.8% | + 45.9% | 37 | 0.3% | 31 | 30 |
| 22 | Audi | 44 | 0.7% | – 72.3% | 159 | 1.3% | 17 | 18 |
| 23 | GAC | 38 | 0.6% | – 44.1% | 68 | 0.6% | 27 | 26 |
| 24 | Mini | 37 | 0.6% | – 61.1% | 95 | 0.8% | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | Land Rover | 36 | 0.5% | – 68.4% | 114 | 1.0% | 22 | 25 |
| 26 | Peugeot | 36 | 0.5% | – 54.4% | 79 | 0.7% | 25 | 22 |
| 27 | Dongfeng | 33 | 0.5% | – 40.0% | 55 | 0.5% | 30 | 29 |
| 28 | Porsche | 31 | 0.5% | – 76.2% | 130 | 1.1% | 19 | 20 |
| 29 | Proton | 30 | 0.5% | – 11.8% | 34 | 0.3% | 32 | 34 |
| 30 | Tata | 29 | 0.4% | – 57.4% | 68 | 0.6% | 28 | 27 |
| 31 | Volvo | 28 | 0.4% | – 75.7% | 115 | 1.0% | 21 | 23 |
| 32 | Riddara | 26 | 0.4% | + 8.3% | 24 | 0.2% | 38 | 37 |
| 33 | Skoda | 25 | 0.4% | – 67.1% | 76 | 0.6% | 26 | 28 |
| 34 | Volkswagen | 23 | 0.3% | – 20.7% | 29 | 0.2% | 36 | 33 |
| 35 | Changan | 22 | 0.3% | + 15.8% | 19 | 0.2% | 40 | 40 |
| 36 | Omoda | 21 | 0.3% | + 50.0% | 14 | 0.1% | 43 | 38 |
| 37 | Citroen | 20 | 0.3% | – 35.5% | 31 | 0.3% | 34 | 36 |
| 38 | Eicher | 20 | 0.3% | – 31.0% | 29 | 0.2% | 35 | 35 |
| 39 | Ashok Leyland | 18 | 0.3% | – 71.0% | 62 | 0.5% | 29 | 31 |
| 40 | Shacman | 16 | 0.2% | + 33.3% | 12 | 0.1% | 45 | 43 |
| 41 | Seat | 14 | 0.2% | + 7.7% | 13 | 0.1% | 44 | 45 |
| 42 | Higer | 9 | 0.1% | n/a | 0 | 0.0% | – | – |
| 43 | Sinotruk Howo | 8 | 0.1% | – 52.9% | 17 | 0.1% | 41 | 39 |
| 44 | UD Trucks | 5 | 0.1% | – 75.0% | 20 | 0.2% | 39 | 42 |
| 45 | McLaren | 1 | 0.0% | – 66.7% | 3 | 0.0% | 46 | 46 |
Source: My Car
