The Kia Stonic is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in July and YTD.
Data by our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT show a Cyprus new car market surging 52.1% year-on-year in July to 1,685 units. This leads to a year-to-date tally up 28.7% to 9.319. Kia (+89.4%) vastly outpaces the market to 28.7% share vs. 20.1% so far this year and is followed like last month and YTD by Toyota (+40.4%). Hyundai (+148.6%) shoos up to 10.9% share vs. 7.6% YTD and overtakes Volkswagen (-47.1% – down to #7 this month) for the #3 spot YTD. Skoda (+211.8%), Audi (+203.2%) and Mercedes (+179.4%) also post surreal gains in the remainder of the Top 10. Below, Cupra (+766.7%), Mazda (+375%), Porsche (+245.5%) and Dacia (+183.3%) stand out.
Model-wise, the Kia Stonic (+291.7%) is up seven spots on June to return to the pole position it holds year-to-date with a 8.4% share for the month. The Toyota Yaris (+59.7%) for its part is up 8 ranks to #2 while the leader of last month, the Kia Rio (+3300%) ends the month in third place. The Kia Picanto (+84.3%) is up 13 spots to #4 while the Ceed (-34.3%) makes it four Kias in the Top 5. The Hyundai Tucson (+177.3%), Hyundai Kona (+300%) and Renault Captur (+900%) also shine further down.
Previous month: Cyprus June 2023: Ford (+103.3%), Skoda (+86.4%) shine in market up 7.7%
One year ago: Cyprus July 2022: Kia Ceed up to 9.1% share in market down -6.1%
Full July 2023 Top 35 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Cyprus July 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jul-23 | % | /22 | Jun | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos |
| 1 | Kia | 483 | 28.7% | 89.4% | 1 | 1,877 | 20.1% | 61.7% | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 212 | 12.6% | 40.4% | 2 | 1,102 | 11.8% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 3 | Hyundai | 184 | 10.9% | 148.6% | 4 | 708 | 7.6% | 25.1% | 3 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 95 | 5.6% | 179.4% | 8 | 439 | 4.7% | 23.7% | 7 |
| 5 | Audi | 94 | 5.6% | 203.2% | 12 | 358 | 3.8% | 25.6% | 9 |
| 6 | Nissan | 70 | 4.2% | 48.9% | 3 | 534 | 5.7% | 23.6% | 6 |
| 7 | Volkswagen | 64 | 3.8% | -47.1% | 9 | 670 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 4 |
| 8 | Renault | 59 | 3.5% | 20.4% | 10 | 309 | 3.3% | 24.6% | 11 |
| 9 | BMW | 58 | 3.4% | -10.8% | 6 | 553 | 5.9% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 10 | Skoda | 53 | 3.1% | 211.8% | 7 | 359 | 3.9% | 133.1% | 8 |
| 11 | Ford | 47 | 2.8% | 80.8% | 5 | 235 | 2.5% | 35.1% | 12 |
| 12 | Porsche | 38 | 2.3% | 245.5% | 14 | 213 | 2.3% | 66.4% | 13 |
| 13 | Mini | 29 | 1.7% | -3.3% | 15 | 348 | 3.7% | 169.8% | 10 |
| 14 | Honda | 28 | 1.7% | 47.4% | 24 | 92 | 1.0% | -22.0% | 20 |
| 15 | Cupra | 26 | 1.5% | 766.7% | 18 | 98 | 1.1% | 880.0% | 18 |
| 16 | Volvo | 20 | 1.2% | 25.0% | 13 | 201 | 2.2% | 37.7% | 15 |
| 17 | Mazda | 19 | 1.1% | 375.0% | 21 | 87 | 0.9% | 262.5% | 22 |
| 18 | Dacia | 17 | 1.0% | 183.3% | 17 | 213 | 2.3% | 63.8% | 14 |
| 19 | MG | 15 | 0.9% | 50.0% | 11 | 63 | 0.7% | 80.0% | 25 |
| 20 | Land Rover | 14 | 0.8% | 40.0% | 20 | 124 | 1.3% | 26.5% | 17 |
| 21 | Lexus | 12 | 0.7% | 500.0% | 16 | 94 | 1.0% | 46.9% | 19 |
| 22 | Peugeot | 8 | 0.5% | -27.3% | 27 | 57 | 0.6% | -42.4% | 26 |
| 23 | Suzuki | 7 | 0.4% | -58.8% | 22 | 86 | 0.9% | 87.0% | 23 |
| 24 | Maserati | 6 | 0.4% | 200.0% | 23 | 48 | 0.5% | 152.6% | 27 |
| 25 | Jeep | 5 | 0.3% | -78.3% | 31 | 161 | 1.7% | -45.6% | 16 |
| 26 | Ssangyong | 5 | 0.3% | -79.2% | 19 | 72 | 0.8% | 5.9% | 24 |
| 27 | Bentley | 4 | 0.2% | 300.0% | 35 | 11 | 0.1% | 37.5% | 32 |
| 28 | Rolls Royce | 3 | 0.2% | n/a | 36 | 9 | 0.1% | 800.0% | 33 |
| 29 | Seat | 2 | 0.1% | -89.5% | 25 | 91 | 1.0% | -9.0% | 21 |
| 30 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.1% | n/a | 39 | 2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 38 |
| 31 | Smart | 2 | 0.1% | 100.0% | 40 | 2 | 0.0% | -50.0% | 39 |
| 32 | Citroen | 1 | 0.1% | -92.3% | 26 | 31 | 0.3% | -57.5% | 28 |
| 33 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 28 | 28 | 0.3% | 86.7% | 29 |
| 34 | Opel | 1 | 0.1% | -80.0% | 30 | 19 | 0.2% | -44.1% | 30 |
| 35 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.1% | -75.0% | 29 | 12 | 0.1% | -55.6% | 31 |
Cyprus July 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-23 | % | /22 | Jun | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Kia Stonic | 141 | 8.4% | 291.7% | 8 | 534 | 5.7% | 163.1% | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Toyota Yaris | 115 | 6.8% | 59.7% | 10 | 471 | 5.1% | 16.0% | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | Kia Rio | 102 | 6.1% | 3300.0% | 1 | 481 | 5.2% | 160.0% | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Kia Picanto | 94 | 5.6% | 84.3% | 17 | 307 | 3.3% | 50.5% | 8 | 9 |
| 5 | Kia Ceed | 67 | 4.0% | -34.3% | 9 | 237 | 2.5% | -19.4% | 12 | 6 |
| 6 | Hyundai Tucson | 61 | 3.6% | 177.3% | 2 | 317 | 3.4% | 17.0% | 6 | 3 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 60 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 4 | 276 | 3.0% | 14.0% | 7 | 7 |
| 8 | Hyundai Kona | 52 | 3.1% | 300.0% | n/a | 154 | 1.7% | 15.8% | 21 | 18 |
| 9 | Toyota C-HR | 36 | 2.1% | 63.6% | 3 | 227 | 2.4% | -24.6% | 10 | 4 |
| 10 | Renault Captur | 30 | 1.8% | 900.0% | n/a | 134 | 1.4% | 74.0% | 20 | 19 |
| 11 | Mini Countryman | 28 | 1.7% | -15.2% | 13 | 335 | 3.6% | #DIV/0! | 4 | n/a |
| 12 | Audi Q3 | 26 | 1.5% | 85.7% | n/a | 116 | 1.2% | -14.1% | 22 | 13 |
| 13 | Nissan Qashqai | 26 | 1.5% | 52.9% | 6 | 198 | 2.1% | 52.3% | 11 | 14 |
| 14 | Cupra Formentor | 24 | 1.4% | 140.0% | 14 | 94 | 1.0% | #DIV/0! | 28 | n/a |
| 15 | Nissan X-Trail | 22 | 1.3% | n/a | 7 | 111 | 1.2% | 5450.0% | 23 | n/a |
| 16 | Toyota Aygo X | 22 | 1.3% | -26.7% | n/a | 92 | 1.0% | #DIV/0! | 29 | 29 |
| 17 | Toyota Corolla | 22 | 1.3% | 69.2% | 20 | 127 | 1.4% | 5.0% | 19 | 16 |
| 18 | Renault Arkana | 21 | 1.2% | new | 11 | 102 | 1.1% | new | 24 | n/a |
| 19 | Ford Puma (est) | 20 | 1.2% | 81.8% | n/a | 84 | 0.9% | 18.3% | 52 | 24 |
| 20 | Nissan Juke | 19 | 1.1% | 58.3% | 5 | 218 | 2.3% | 8.5% | 9 | 12 |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 16 | 0.9% | -66.0% | n/a | 281 | 3.0% | -20.2% | 5 | 2 |
| n/a | Skoda Kamiq (est) | 15 | 0.9% | 66.7% | n/a | 77 | 0.8% | -4.9% | n/a | 23 |
| n/a | Ford Kuga | 12 | 0.7% | 140.0% | 12 | 89 | 1.0% | 196.7% | 25 | n/a |
| n/a | Volvo XC40 | 12 | 0.7% | 71.4% | 16 | 136 | 1.5% | 44.7% | 15 | 15 |
| n/a | BMW X1 | 10 | 0.6% | -56.5% | 15 | 116 | 1.2% | 10.5% | 18 | 26 |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 9 | 0.5% | 125.0% | n/a | 129 | 1.4% | 101.6% | 16 | 17 |
| n/a | Toyota RAV4 | 9 | 0.5% | -47.1% | 18 | 135 | 1.4% | -24.6% | 13 | 10 |
| n/a | VW Taigo | 9 | 0.5% | -70.0% | n/a | 125 | 1.3% | 95.3% | 17 | 22 |
| n/a | Dacia Sandero | 6 | 0.4% | 200.0% | n/a | 77 | 0.8% | 16.7% | 27 | 27 |
| n/a | Skoda Fabia | 4 | 0.2% | 33.3% | 19 | 80 | 0.9% | 1042.9% | 26 | n/a |
| n/a | VW T-Cross | 4 | 0.2% | -88.9% | n/a | 129 | 1.4% | 15.2% | 14 | 21 |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT
