Thailand August 2026: BEV most popular propulsion, GWM Ora 5 up to #6

The GWM Ora 05 is up to 6th place in Thailand in August.

Another fantastic month for new light vehicle sales in Thailand, up 34.2% year-on-year in August to 62,204 units. The year-to-date tally is now up 18.2% to 492,527. Spectacularly, the most popular propulsion type is BEV with 21,917 units, followed by diesel (16,463), HEV (13,751), petrol (8,393) and PHEV (1,744).

The MG Urban climbs to #11 for its first full month of sales.

Toyota (+17.6%) sees its share drop to 33.8% vs. 34.6% so far this year. Honda (+6%) is back up to its traditional 2nd place above Isuzu (+7.2%). Omoda Jaecoo (+1451.9%) repeats at a record 4th spot with MG (+38.9%) up two spots on July to round out the Top 5. GWM ranks #6 above a shy BYD (+2.9%) and struggling Mitsubishi (-3.2%). Geely (+1185.1%) continues to impress but falls three ranks on last month to #9. GAC Aion (+23.9%) closes out the Top 10. Below, newcomer Changan is up 9 spots to #12, Wuling (+1506.8%) is up 11 to #14 and Chery stays at #15, which means there are 10 Chinese carmakers in the Top 15. Zeekr (+405.9%) and Xpeng (+171.4%) shine. All in all, Chinese carmakers hold 35.9% of the Thai market this month vs. 22.5% a year ago thanks to sales up 114.6% year-on-year.

The Chery V23 is another successful newcomer (#15).

Model-wise, the Toyota Hilux (+32.7%) retrieves the top spot (with the Champ model included) off the Toyota Yaris Ativ (+36.6%). The Isuzu D-Max (+11.5%) and Toyota Yaris Cross (+4.5%) follow. The new Jaecoo 5 advances to #5 overall with 4.3% share, while the new GMW Ora 5 is up to #6 for its second full month in market. Below the Honda City (+4.3%) and HR-V (+9.6%), the new Geely EX2 is down four ranks on last month to a still impressive 9th spot. The MG Urban (#11) and Changan Nevo Q05 (#12) are up to stratospheric heights for only their first full month in market. Meanwhile the Chery V23 advances to #15 and the Wuling Darion to #16, making it no less than 7 newcomers in the Top 16.

Previous month: Thailand July 2026: Geely EX2 instant blockbuster (#5)

One year ago: Thailand August 2025: MG (+100.8%) surges, BYD (-26.9%) falls

Full August 2026 Top 54 All brands and Top 120 models, January-August 2026 Top 100 All brands and Top 200 models below.