Singapore September 2026: BYD, Tesla, Chery, GAC defy negative market, Chinese at 52.9% share

Chery sales double year-on-year in September.

New car sales in Singapore drop -7.7% year-on-year in September to 4,340 units, however the year-to-date tally remains in positive at +8% to 40,986. At 26.4% of the market, BYD (+13.8%) defies the negative market and hits its highest share since last April (30.7% which remains a record). Tesla (+14.7%) stays in 2nd place with 9.4% share which is below the 10.1% it commands year-to-date. Toyota (-40.3%) freefalls to 8.9% ahead of Mercedes (-19.3%) and Honda (-43.2%) both also sinking hard. In contrast Chery (+100%) and GAC (+84.1%) surge ahead to #6 and #7 respectively. Xpeng (+82%) and MG (+59.6%) also make it into the Top 10 like last month. Below, AvatR (+533.3%) and Maxus (+160.9%) stand out. All in all, Chinese carmakers hold 52.9% of the Singaporean market vs. 35.5% a year ago in September 2025 thanks to sales up 37.5%. This is the second highest Chinese share below the 55.5% reach last April.

Previous month: Singapore August 2026: GAC at all-time high, Chinese at 51.7% share

One year ago: Singapore September 2025: BYD hits record 21.4% share, Zeekr breaks into Top 10

Full September 2026 Top 48 All brands ranking below.

Singapore September 2026 – brands: