Nissan Qashqai sales are up 57.5% year-on-year in February.
It’s another weak result for new car sales in Cyprus, based on data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, with February volumes down -13.8% year-on-year to 1,107. Keep in mind February 2025 was already off -14.5% on the year prior. Year-to-date totals are down -15.8% to 2,849. Kia (-48.4%) remains the most popular carmaker in the country but almost halves its volume year-on-year. Nissan (+6.1%) climbs up four spots on last month to #2 and 9.5% share, distancing Toyota (+7%), BMW (+5.1%) and Volkswagen (+28.1%). Newcomer BYD is up one spot on January to a record #6 also reached last October and December, but its share falls month-on-month to 6.1%. Citroen (+533.3%), Honda (+216.7%) and Dacia (+144.4%) post surreal gains below.
In teh models charts, the Kia Sportage (-31.8%) repeats at #1 despite a harsh year-on-year fall. It distances a surging Nissan Qashqai (+57.5%) up four ranks on last month to #2. The next three models fall by double-digits, with the Kia Stonic (-50%) hit the hardest followed by the Hyundai Tucson (-14.6%) and Jeep Avenger (-14.6%). However the Tucson is up 21 spots on January to #4 and the Avenger up five to #4. Norse also the Dacia Duster up 20 ranks to #8, the VW Taigo up 127.3% to #10 an the Volvo XC40 up 41.2% to #11.
Previous month: Cyprus January 2026: BYD breaks share record, places Atto 3 at #3 in devastated market (-17.4%)
One year ago: Cyprus February 2025: Kia Sportage, Hyundai Kona dominate weak market
Full February 2026 Top 35 All brands and Top 30 models below.
Cyprus February 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Kia | 149 | 13.5% | – 48.4% | 1 | 337 | 14.0% | – 37.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan | 105 | 9.5% | + 6.1% | 6 | 194 | 8.1% | – 4.4% | 3 | 5 |
| 3 | Toyota | 92 | 8.3% | + 7.0% | 2 | 202 | 8.4% | + 0.5% | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | BMW | 82 | 7.4% | + 5.1% | 5 | 178 | 7.4% | – 22.3% | 5 | 6 |
| 5 | Volkswagen | 82 | 7.4% | + 28.1% | 3 | 191 | 8.0% | + 3.2% | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | BYD | 67 | 6.1% | new | 7 | 154 | 6.4% | new | 7 | 18 |
| 7 | Hyundai | 67 | 6.1% | – 58.1% | 8 | 141 | 5.9% | – 46.2% | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Mercedes | 57 | 5.1% | – 19.7% | 4 | 156 | 6.5% | – 11.9% | 6 | 7 |
| 9 | Jeep | 45 | 4.1% | – 29.7% | 12 | 79 | 3.3% | – 13.2% | 12 | 9 |
| 10 | Renault | 45 | 4.1% | – 6.3% | 9 | 108 | 4.5% | – 20.0% | 9 | 8 |
| 11 | Dacia | 44 | 4.0% | + 144.4% | 11 | 80 | 3.3% | + 53.8% | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | Audi | 31 | 2.8% | + 0.0% | 10 | 79 | 3.3% | – 8.1% | 11 | 10 |
| 13 | Volvo | 30 | 2.7% | + 15.4% | 15 | 56 | 2.3% | – 31.7% | 13 | 17 |
| 14 | Land Rover | 24 | 2.2% | – 27.3% | 18 | 45 | 1.9% | – 40.8% | 16 | 15 |
| 15 | Citroen | 19 | 1.7% | + 533.3% | 23 | 28 | 1.2% | + 600.0% | 20 | 28 |
| 16 | Honda | 19 | 1.7% | + 216.7% | 25 | 26 | 1.1% | + 23.8% | 21 | 23 |
| 17 | Porsche | 18 | 1.6% | – 48.6% | 14 | 45 | 1.9% | – 38.4% | 15 | 16 |
| 18 | Ford | 17 | 1.5% | – 75.4% | 13 | 49 | 2.0% | – 55.9% | 14 | 12 |
| 19 | Mini | 16 | 1.4% | – 38.5% | 19 | 31 | 1.3% | – 67.7% | 19 | 14 |
| 20 | Peugeot | 15 | 1.4% | + 87.5% | 22 | 25 | 1.0% | + 31.6% | 23 | 19 |
| 21 | Skoda | 15 | 1.4% | – 16.7% | 16 | 36 | 1.5% | – 21.7% | 17 | 13 |
| 22 | Lexus | 13 | 1.2% | + 116.7% | 17 | 34 | 1.4% | + 17.2% | 18 | 20 |
| 23 | MG | 11 | 1.0% | + 83.3% | 21 | 25 | 1.0% | + 257.1% | 22 | 21 |
| 24 | BAIC | 8 | 0.7% | new | – | 8 | 0.3% | new | 29 | – |
| 25 | Cupra | 7 | 0.6% | – 30.0% | 20 | 21 | 0.9% | + 31.3% | 24 | 22 |
| 26 | Mazda | 6 | 0.5% | – 25.0% | 27 | 12 | 0.5% | – 42.9% | 26 | 26 |
| 27 | Opel | 4 | 0.4% | + 300.0% | 29 | 9 | 0.4% | + 350.0% | 28 | 29 |
| 28 | Seat | 4 | 0.4% | + 300.0% | 31 | 7 | 0.3% | – 82.1% | 32 | 24 |
| 29 | Suzuki | 4 | 0.4% | – 42.9% | 26 | 10 | 0.4% | – 9.1% | 27 | 27 |
| 30 | Maserati | 3 | 0.3% | + 0.0% | 30 | 8 | 0.3% | + 60.0% | 30 | 32 |
| 31 | Ssangyong | 3 | 0.3% | – 40.0% | 24 | 12 | 0.5% | – 20.0% | 25 | 25 |
| 32 | Ferrari | 2 | 0.2% | + 0.0% | – | 2 | 0.1% | – 50.0% | 35 | 33 |
| 33 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.2% | + 100.0% | – | 2 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 34 | 34 |
| 34 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 28 | 7 | 0.3% | + 133.3% | 31 | 31 |
| 35 | Bentley | 0 | 0.0% | n/a | 32 | 3 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 33 | 30 |
Cyprus February 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Feb-26 | % | /25 | Jan | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 75 | 6.8% | – 31.8% | 1 | 146 | 6.1% | – 27.0% | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Nissan Qashqai | 63 | 5.7% | + 57.5% | 6 | 99 | 4.1% | + 33.8% | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Hyundai Tucson | 41 | 3.7% | – 14.6% | 24 | 55 | 2.3% | – 32.9% | 8 | 3 |
| 4 | Jeep Avenger | 35 | 3.2% | – 14.6% | 9 | 62 | 2.6% | + 3.3% | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Kia Stonic | 35 | 3.2% | – 50.0% | 2 | 90 | 3.8% | – 37.1% | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Toyota C-HR | 32 | 2.9% | + 14.3% | 5 | 69 | 2.9% | + 15.0% | 4 | 8 |
| 7 | Nissan Juke | 30 | 2.7% | – 25.0% | 12 | 55 | 2.3% | – 40.2% | 9 | 6 |
| 8 | Dacia Duster | 27 | 2.4% | n/a | 28 | 40 | 1.7% | n/a | 14 | 18 |
| 9 | VW T-Roc | 25 | 2.3% | + 13.6% | 14 | 50 | 2.1% | – 32.4% | 10 | 5 |
| 10 | VW Taigo | 25 | 2.3% | + 127.3% | 32 | 37 | 1.5% | + 42.3% | 18 | 21 |
| 11 | Volvo XC40 | 24 | 2.2% | + 41.2% | 31 | 36 | 1.5% | – 26.5% | 19 | 24 |
| 12 | Kia Xceed | 21 | 1.9% | – 8.7% | 11 | 47 | 2.0% | – 43.4% | 11 | 14 |
| 13 | BMW X1 | 20 | 1.8% | – 28.6% | 10 | 46 | 1.9% | – 52.6% | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | BYD Seal U (est) | 20 | 1.8% | new | n/a | 30 | 1.3% | new | 23 | n/a |
| 15 | Renault Arkana | 20 | 1.8% | – 13.0% | 18 | 39 | 1.6% | – 59.4% | 16 | 9 |
| 16 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 18 | 1.6% | – 18.2% | 4 | 57 | 2.4% | + 7.5% | 7 | 10 |
| 17 | BMW X2 (est) | 14 | 1.3% | + 16.7% | n/a | 24 | 1.0% | – 11.1% | 27 | n/a |
| 18 | VW T-Cross | 14 | 1.3% | + 16.7% | 13 | 39 | 1.6% | – 20.4% | 17 | 12 |
| 19 | BYD Atto 3 | 13 | 1.2% | new | 3 | 57 | 2.4% | new | 6 | n/a |
| 20 | BYD Dolphin Surf | 13 | 1.2% | new | 21 | 28 | 1.2% | new | 24 | n/a |
| 21 | Renault Captur | 13 | 1.2% | n/a | 19 | 32 | 1.3% | n/a | 20 | n/a |
| 22 | BMW X3 (est) | 12 | 1.1% | n/a | n/a | 22 | 0.9% | n/a | 29 | 64 |
| 23 | BYD Sealion 7 | 11 | 1.0% | new | 16 | 31 | 1.3% | new | 21 | n/a |
| 24 | Hyundai Kona | 11 | 1.0% | – 87.2% | 8 | 42 | 1.8% | – 70.4% | 13 | 11 |
| 25 | Kia Picanto | 10 | 0.9% | – 50.0% | 20 | 28 | 1.2% | – 22.2% | 25 | 17 |
| 26 | Mercedes GLA | 9 | 0.8% | n/a | 15 | 31 | 1.3% | n/a | 22 | n/a |
| 27 | Mercedes GLC | 8 | 0.7% | – 20.0% | 17 | 28 | 1.2% | – 6.7% | 26 | 29 |
| 28 | Nissan X-Trail | 8 | 0.7% | n/a | 27 | 22 | 0.9% | n/a | 30 | 20 |
| 29 | Toyota Aygo X | 8 | 0.7% | n/a | 23 | 23 | 1.0% | n/a | 28 | n/a |
| 30 | VW Tiguan | 8 | 0.7% | n/a | 7 | 40 | 1.7% | n/a | 15 | 22 |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT
