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Austria October 2026: BYD up to record #4, first Top 20 for Jaecoo 7, Leapmotor B10 and Omoda 5
The Jaecoo 7 is up to #11 in Austria in October.
24,174 new cars hit Austrian roads in October, a slight -1.2% year-on-year loss. Through October, sales are up 10.7% to 265,282. Volkswagen (-20.6%) and Skoda (-19.4%) remain atop the brands charts despite crumbling year-on-year to 11.8% and 9.6% share respectively. BMW (+3.4%) is up three spots on last month to #3. BYD (+142.3%) is the best performer this month, climbing to a record 4th place with 5.6% share. Cupra (+11.7%) is the only additional gainer in the Top 10, up 6 ranks on September to #8. Leapmotor (+476.1%) surges to #13 with 2.8% share vs. 1.1% year-to-date. All in all, China is the second country of origin after Germany thanks to sales up 223.3% to 4,287 and 17.7% share.
Model-wise, the Skoda Octavia (-23.8%) is back to #1 for the first time since last July but is stuck at #2 year-to-date. The BYD Atto (all models combined, +922.8%) soars to a record 2nd place ahead of the BMW X3 (+51.2%). 72% of X3 sales come from the iX3. The BYD Seal (+137.8%) and Seat Ibiza (-19.3%) close out the Top 5. The VW Golf (-22.5%) is down six spots on last month to a paltry #8 but stays #1 YTD. The Opel Frontera (+92.5%) lodges a second Top 10 finish in the past three months at #10 (77% from BEV). Finally, it’s a first Top 20 finish for the Jaecoo 7 (#11), Leapmotor B10 (#14) and Omoda 5 (#18).
Previous month: Austria September 2026: Hyundai up to 9.3% share, Tesla Model Y best-seller
One year ago: Austria October 2025: Sales up 11.4%, Skoda Octavia and Seat Ibiza on top
Full October 2026 Top 55 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Austria October 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Oct-26 | % | /25 | Sep | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 2,854 | 11.8% | – 20.6% | 1 | 34,756 | 13.1% | + 2.5% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Skoda | 2,311 | 9.6% | – 19.4% | 2 | 27,983 | 10.5% | + 7.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BMW | 1,713 | 7.1% | + 3.4% | 6 | 16,850 | 6.4% | + 1.6% | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | BYD | 1,352 | 5.6% | + 142.3% | 9 | 10,203 | 3.8% | + 75.3% | 7 | 15 |
| 5 | Audi | 1,263 | 5.2% | – 10.0% | 7 | 15,860 | 6.0% | + 6.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Mercedes | 1,167 | 4.8% | – 14.5% | 8 | 12,183 | 4.6% | + 7.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Toyota | 963 | 4.0% | – 1.7% | 12 | 9,500 | 3.6% | – 0.6% | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Cupra | 934 | 3.9% | + 11.7% | 14 | 9,899 | 3.7% | – 1.1% | 8 | 10 |
| 9 | Peugeot | 836 | 3.5% | – 19.1% | 19 | 8,555 | 3.2% | + 11.3% | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Opel | 809 | 3.3% | – 7.8% | 17 | 8,187 | 3.1% | + 18.5% | 13 | 14 |
| 11 | Seat | 807 | 3.3% | – 38.1% | 5 | 12,497 | 4.7% | + 10.6% | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | Dacia | 760 | 3.1% | – 39.2% | 10 | 9,225 | 3.5% | – 17.4% | 11 | 5 |
| 13 | Leapmotor | 674 | 2.8% | + 476.1% | 23 | 3,019 | 1.1% | + 419.6% | 24 | 32 |
| 14 | Renault | 657 | 2.7% | – 9.4% | 11 | 7,596 | 2.9% | – 5.0% | 14 | 11 |
| 15 | Ford | 645 | 2.7% | – 13.5% | 18 | 7,078 | 2.7% | + 0.2% | 15 | 13 |
| 16 | Kia | 610 | 2.5% | + 44.9% | 16 | 6,951 | 2.6% | + 36.8% | 16 | 17 |
| 17 | Citroen | 570 | 2.4% | + 12.6% | 20 | 5,500 | 2.1% | + 24.1% | 20 | 20 |
| 18 | MG | 514 | 2.1% | + 41.2% | 15 | 5,750 | 2.2% | + 34.0% | 18 | 19 |
| 19 | Omoda | 501 | 2.1% | + 12425.0% | 25 | 2,133 | 0.8% | + 53225.0% | 26 | 57 |
| 20 | Volvo | 469 | 1.9% | – 6.8% | 22 | 4,059 | 1.5% | + 16.2% | 22 | 21 |
| 21 | Mazda | 449 | 1.9% | + 0.4% | 13 | 5,677 | 2.1% | + 7.0% | 19 | 16 |
| 22 | Jaecoo | 446 | 1.8% | + 3330.8% | 26 | 2,261 | 0.9% | + 17292.3% | 25 | 42 |
| 23 | Fiat | 391 | 1.6% | – 6.2% | 24 | 4,105 | 1.5% | + 45.3% | 21 | 23 |
| 24 | Hyundai | 383 | 1.6% | – 47.1% | 3 | 9,401 | 3.5% | + 0.8% | 10 | 7 |
| 25 | Chery | 370 | 1.5% | new | 27 | 1,054 | 0.4% | new | 36 | – |
| 26 | Suzuki | 285 | 1.2% | – 15.7% | 21 | 3,393 | 1.3% | – 9.2% | 23 | 22 |
| 27 | Xpeng | 170 | 0.7% | n/a | 29 | 1,074 | 0.4% | + 53600.0% | 35 | 43 |
| 28 | Mini | 167 | 0.7% | – 10.2% | 30 | 1,485 | 0.6% | – 3.8% | 30 | 26 |
| 29 | Tesla | 164 | 0.7% | + 69.1% | 4 | 6,111 | 2.3% | + 20.4% | 17 | 18 |
| 30 | Jeep | 118 | 0.5% | – 35.9% | 28 | 1,947 | 0.7% | + 43.3% | 27 | 27 |
| 31 | Porsche | 114 | 0.5% | + 12.9% | 36 | 1,205 | 0.5% | – 18.0% | 33 | 28 |
| 32 | Mitsubishi | 112 | 0.5% | – 40.1% | 33 | 1,673 | 0.6% | – 0.9% | 28 | 25 |
| 33 | Land Rover | 84 | 0.3% | – 3.4% | 35 | 1,244 | 0.5% | + 4.0% | 31 | 31 |
| 34 | Polestar | 78 | 0.3% | + 110.8% | 34 | 801 | 0.3% | + 20.8% | 37 | 33 |
| 35 | Honda | 74 | 0.3% | – 32.1% | 32 | 1,205 | 0.5% | + 2.3% | 32 | 30 |
| 36 | Nissan | 65 | 0.3% | + 16.1% | 31 | 1,547 | 0.6% | – 40.0% | 29 | 24 |
| 37 | Alfa Romeo | 47 | 0.2% | – 68.9% | 37 | 1,075 | 0.4% | – 18.3% | 34 | 29 |
| 38 | Geely | 46 | 0.2% | n/a | 43 | 92 | 0.0% | + 4500.0% | 44 | n/a |
| 39 | Subaru | 42 | 0.2% | + 121.1% | 40 | 347 | 0.1% | – 0.9% | 39 | 35 |
| 40 | Smart | 39 | 0.2% | – 55.7% | 38 | 478 | 0.2% | + 41.4% | 38 | 34 |
| 41 | KGM/SsangYong | 38 | 0.2% | – 19.1% | 41 | 265 | 0.1% | – 19.9% | 41 | 36 |
| 42 | Lexus | 34 | 0.1% | + 41.7% | 42 | 320 | 0.1% | + 10.3% | 40 | 37 |
| 43 | Alpine | 11 | 0.0% | – 21.4% | 46 | 108 | 0.0% | – 23.9% | 43 | 38 |
| 44 | BAW | 10 | 0.0% | new | 45 | 54 | 0.0% | new | 47 | – |
| 45 | DS | 6 | 0.0% | – 45.5% | 44 | 132 | 0.0% | + 11.9% | 42 | 39 |
| 46 | Aston Martin | 4 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | – | 31 | 0.0% | – 35.4% | 50 | 45 |
| 47 | Fisker | 4 | 0.0% | n/a | 48 | 26 | 0.0% | – 40.9% | 52 | 46 |
| 48 | BAIC | 3 | 0.0% | + 200.0% | 51 | 18 | 0.0% | – 5.3% | 53 | 50 |
| 49 | Lamborghini | 3 | 0.0% | – 40.0% | 53 | 70 | 0.0% | + 4.5% | 46 | 40 |
| 50 | Bentley | 2 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 52 | 27 | 0.0% | – 37.2% | 51 | 44 |
| 51 | Ferrari | 2 | 0.0% | – 71.4% | 55 | 40 | 0.0% | – 38.5% | 48 | 41 |
| 52 | Aion | 1 | 0.0% | new | 39 | 70 | 0.0% | new | 45 | 58 |
| 53 | Dongfeng | 1 | 0.0% | new | – | 5 | 0.0% | new | 61 | – |
| 54 | Forthing | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 47 | 18 | 0.0% | + 260.0% | 54 | 59 |
| 55 | MAN | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 49 | 34 | 0.0% | + 47.8% | 49 | 48 |
Austria October 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-26 | % | /25 | Sep | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Skoda Octavia | 645 | 2.7% | – 23.8% | 7 | 6,399 | 2.4% | – 5.8% | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | BYD Atto | 583 | 2.4% | + 922.8% | 10 | 3,383 | 1.3% | + 545.6% | 13 | n/a |
| 3 | BMW X3 | 487 | 2.0% | + 51.2% | 11 | 4,222 | 1.6% | + 81.0% | 6 | n/a |
| 4 | BYD Seal | 459 | 1.9% | + 137.8% | 15 | 3,764 | 1.4% | + 37.5% | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | Seat Ibiza | 442 | 1.8% | – 19.3% | 3 | 4,621 | 1.7% | – 1.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | VW Polo/ID.Polo | 433 | 1.8% | – 1.4% | 5 | 4,152 | 1.6% | + 23.5% | 7 | 11 |
| 7 | BMW X1 | 431 | 1.8% | – 10.0% | n/a | 4,662 | 1.8% | + 6.0% | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | VW Golf | 416 | 1.7% | – 22.5% | 2 | 6,704 | 2.5% | + 15.1% | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | Toyota Yaris/Cross | 415 | 1.7% | + 1.5% | 18 | 3,919 | 1.5% | + 2.6% | 8 | 5 |
| 10 | Opel Frontera | 410 | 1.7% | + 92.5% | n/a | 3,241 | 1.2% | + 196.8% | 16 | n/a |
| 11 | Jaecoo 7 | 396 | 1.6% | + 2946.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 12 | Mercedes GLC | 339 | 1.4% | + 13.0% | 19 | 3,171 | 1.2% | + 43.7% | 18 | n/a |
| 13 | Cupra Born | 313 | 1.3% | + 118.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 14 | Leapmotor B10 | 312 | 1.3% | + 817.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 15 | Skoda Karoq | 311 | 1.3% | + 0.3% | 9 | 3,698 | 1.4% | – 4.3% | 11 | 8 |
| 16 | VW T-Roc | 305 | 1.3% | + 113.3% | n/a | 3,197 | 1.2% | + 50.9% | 17 | n/a |
| 17 | Audi Q3 | 290 | 1.2% | + 190.0% | n/a | 3,143 | 1.2% | + 182.9% | 19 | n/a |
| 18 | Omoda 5 | 273 | 1.1% | + 6725.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 19 | Skoda Enyaq | 271 | 1.1% | – 19.1% | 13 | 3,422 | 1.3% | + 39.8% | 12 | 20 |
| 20 | Skoda Fabia | 255 | 1.1% | – 38.6% | n/a | 3,714 | 1.4% | – 2.8% | 10 | 9 |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 248 | 1.0% | – 34.7% | 16 | 3,308 | 1.2% | – 10.3% | 14 | 10 |
| n/a | VW Bus | 248 | 1.0% | – 26.4% | n/a | 3,120 | 1.2% | – 0.2% | 20 | 12 |
| n/a | Tesla Model Y | 146 | 0.6% | + 64.0% | 1 | 4,255 | 1.6% | + 18.7% | 5 | 7 |
Source: Statistik Austria
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