Words: Autocar
Published 1 July 2026
New vehicle registrations rose to 13,440 units in June 2026, a 13.4% increase on the 11,851 recorded in the same month last year.
The gain was driven entirely by the passenger and SUV segment, which lifted 20.9% to 9963 units. The new commercial segment eased 3.7% to 3477, from 3612 a year earlier.
The result left the market 12.5% ahead for the year to date, at 71,476 units across the first six months against 63,517 in 2025. Passenger volumes are 15.3% ahead at 51,457, while commercial registrations are 6% higher at 20,019.
Toyota led the new passenger market with 1770 registrations and a 17.8% share, up 16.1% on a year ago. Kia held second on 957, up 14.6%, while Tesla surged into third on 936, more than doubling its year-ago total of 457. Tesla’s monthly volumes tend to swing sharply, with the brand building order banks before clearing them in concentrated delivery batches, so its position on the board can shift markedly from month to month.
Mitsubishi slipped to fourth on 595, down 26.4%, ahead of BYD on 534 (up 28.7%) and GWM on 503 (up 37.4%). MG followed in seventh, up 114.2% to 497.
Chinese brands again accounted for a large slice of the market. BYD, GWM, MG, Jaecoo, Chery and Dongfeng together took 2170 registrations, or 21.8% of the passenger total. Jaecoo lifted 189.7% to 281, Chery jumped 755.6% to 231 and Dongfeng entered the table on 124 units.
Among the established brands, Subaru fell 40.4% to 167 and Hyundai dropped 22% to 216. Mercedes-Benz rose 65.5% to 192 and Honda lifted 16.9% to 291.
The Tesla Model Y was the top-selling passenger model on 908 units, ahead of the Toyota RAV4 on 821. The Toyota Corolla Cross (309), Kia Sportage (303) and Ford Everest (295) completed the top five.
The GWM Haval H6 (281), Mitsubishi ASX (273), Mitsubishi Outlander (240), Jaecoo J5 (227) and BYD Atto 3 (195) rounded out the top 10. The model board was heavy with EVs further down, including the Kia EV3 (180), BYD Atto 2 (162), MG 4 (132) and BYD Atto 1 (107).
The new commercial segment eased 3.7% to 3477 units. Ford held top spot on 989, level with a year ago, while Toyota lifted 1.8% to 868. Mitsubishi rose 22.8% to 436 in third.
BYD was the standout faller, down 55.1% to 185 as the Shark 6 came off its launch-year peak. Nissan dropped 80.8% to 46. Isuzu rose 12.5% to 153, GWM lifted 67.2% to 107, and both Kia and Farizon entered the segment, on 71 and 52 units respectively.
The Ford Ranger remained the best-selling commercial model on 872 units, marginally below the 876 of a year ago. The Toyota Hilux followed on 590, down from 658, ahead of the Mitsubishi Triton (436) and Toyota HiAce (231). The BYD Shark 6 slipped to fifth on 185, from 412 a year earlier, while the new Kia Tasman appeared in the top 10 on 55 units.
June underlined the widening gap between a passenger market running well ahead of last year and a commercial segment that has softened. Tesla’s rise into the top three brands and the Model Y’s place atop the model board confirmed the growing pull of EVs, while the continued spread of Chinese marques across both the brand and model tables reshaped the established order. Sustaining Tesla’s run is likely to hinge on early demand for the incoming Model Y L, on top of the order momentum already behind the standard Model Y.
The commercial decline owed much to one-off comparisons, with the BYD Shark 6 normalising after its 2025 launch surge and Nissan well down on a year ago. Underlying demand for utes held firm, with the Ranger, Hilux and Triton again filling the top three commercial spots.
