The Toyota Yaris is the best-selling vehicle in Cyprus in August.
According to data shared with us by SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT, the Cyprus new car market is up 14.3% year-on-year in August, meaning the year-to-date volume is now up 27.5% to 10,055. This month Volkswagen (+18.4%) takes the brands lead, leaping up six spots on July to #1. Toyota (-13%) stays 2nd with 14.5% of the market while Kia (+300%) surges year-on-year but drops from 28.7% share in July to 10.3% in August. Below Hyundai (-9.3%), the next six best-selling carmakers all beat the market growth rate: Renault (+136.4%) is the most dynamic followed by Nissan (+93.3%), Skoda (+89.5%), Porsche (+61.1%), Audi (+48.3%) and Volvo (+18.9%).
Model-wise, the Toyota Yaris (+21.7%) snaps the top spot both for the month and year-to-date vs. #3 over the first 7 months of the year. The Kia Rio (+1666.7%) surges ahead at #2 while the VW T-Roc (+50%) and T-Cross (+258.3%) shine below. The Volvo XC40 (+37.9%) rounds out the Top 5 distancing the VW Taigo (+91.7%), Toyota Corolla (+66.7%) and Nissan Qashqai (+133.3%).
Previous month: Cyprus July 2023: Kia up to 28.7% share, places four models in Top 5
One year ago: Cyprus August 2022: Volvo XC40 up to #3, sales up 8.2%
Full August 2023 Top 36 All brands and Top 20 models below.
Cyprus August 2023 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Aug-23 | % | /22 | Jul | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos |
| 1 | Volkswagen | 122 | 16.6% | 18.4% | 7 | 792 | 7.9% | 10.5% | 3 |
| 2 | Toyota | 107 | 14.5% | -13.0% | 2 | 1,209 | 12.0% | -0.2% | 2 |
| 3 | Kia | 76 | 10.3% | 300.0% | 1 | 1,953 | 19.4% | 65.5% | 1 |
| 4 | Hyundai | 49 | 6.7% | -9.3% | 3 | 757 | 7.5% | 22.1% | 4 |
| 5 | Volvo | 44 | 6.0% | 18.9% | 16 | 245 | 2.4% | 33.9% | 13 |
| 6 | Audi | 43 | 5.8% | 48.3% | 5 | 401 | 4.0% | 27.7% | 8 |
| 7 | Skoda | 36 | 4.9% | 89.5% | 10 | 395 | 3.9% | 128.3% | 9 |
| 8 | Nissan | 29 | 3.9% | 93.3% | 6 | 563 | 5.6% | 26.0% | 6 |
| 9 | Porsche | 29 | 3.9% | 61.1% | 12 | 242 | 2.4% | 65.8% | 14 |
| 10 | Renault | 26 | 3.5% | 136.4% | 8 | 335 | 3.3% | 29.3% | 11 |
| 11 | Mercedes | 21 | 2.9% | -30.0% | 4 | 460 | 4.6% | 19.5% | 7 |
| 12 | Dacia | 17 | 2.3% | -5.6% | 18 | 230 | 2.3% | 55.4% | 15 |
| 13 | MG | 17 | 2.3% | 466.7% | 19 | 80 | 0.8% | 110.5% | 24 |
| 14 | BMW | 15 | 2.0% | -58.3% | 9 | 568 | 5.6% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 15 | Ford | 15 | 2.0% | -37.5% | 11 | 250 | 2.5% | 26.3% | 12 |
| 16 | Land Rover | 15 | 2.0% | -42.3% | 20 | 139 | 1.4% | 12.1% | 17 |
| 17 | Lexus | 15 | 2.0% | 650.0% | 21 | 109 | 1.1% | 65.2% | 18 |
| 18 | Jeep | 12 | 1.6% | -20.0% | 25 | 173 | 1.7% | -44.4% | 16 |
| 19 | Honda | 10 | 1.4% | -41.2% | 14 | 102 | 1.0% | -24.4% | 20 |
| 20 | Cupra | 9 | 1.2% | 12.5% | 15 | 107 | 1.1% | 494.4% | 19 |
| 21 | Mazda | 7 | 1.0% | 40.0% | 17 | 94 | 0.9% | 224.1% | 21 |
| 22 | Suzuki | 7 | 1.0% | 75.0% | 23 | 93 | 0.9% | 86.0% | 22 |
| 23 | Ssangyong | 3 | 0.4% | -25.0% | 26 | 75 | 0.7% | 4.2% | 25 |
| 24 | Citroen | 3 | 0.4% | -40.0% | 32 | 34 | 0.3% | -56.4% | 28 |
| 25 | Peugeot | 2 | 0.3% | -50.0% | 22 | 59 | 0.6% | -42.7% | 26 |
| 26 | Opel | 2 | 0.3% | -33.3% | 34 | 21 | 0.2% | -43.2% | 30 |
| 27 | Alfa Romeo | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 33 | 29 | 0.3% | 93.3% | 29 |
| 28 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.1% | -50.0% | 35 | 13 | 0.1% | -55.2% | 31 |
| 29 | Bentley | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 27 | 12 | 0.1% | 50.0% | 32 |
| 30 | Rolls Royce | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | 28 | 10 | 0.1% | 900.0% | 33 |
| 31 | Subaru | 1 | 0.1% | n/a | – | 3 | 0.0% | 200.0% | 35 |
| 32 | Mini | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 13 | 348 | 3.5% | 152.2% | 10 |
| 33 | Seat | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 29 | 91 | 0.9% | -13.3% | 23 |
| 34 | Maserati | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 24 | 48 | 0.5% | 140.0% | 27 |
| 35 | Lamborghini | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 30 | 2 | 0.0% | -60.0% | 36 |
| 36 | Fiat | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | – | 1 | 0.0% | -95.2% | 40 |
Cyprus August 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Aug-23 | % | /22 | Jul | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | FY22 |
| 1 | Toyota Yaris | 73 | 9.9% | 21.7% | 2 | 544 | 5.4% | 16.7% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Kia Rio | 53 | 7.2% | 1666.7% | 3 | 534 | 5.3% | 184.0% | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | VW T-Roc | 48 | 6.5% | 50.0% | n/a | 329 | 3.3% | -14.3% | 5 | 2 |
| 4 | VW T-Cross | 43 | 5.8% | 258.3% | n/a | 172 | 1.7% | 38.7% | 14 | 21 |
| 5 | Volvo XC40 | 40 | 5.4% | 37.9% | n/a | 176 | 1.8% | 43.1% | 13 | 15 |
| 6 | VW Taigo | 23 | 3.1% | 91.7% | n/a | 148 | 1.5% | 94.7% | 16 | 22 |
| 7 | Toyota Corolla | 15 | 2.0% | 66.7% | 17 | 142 | 1.4% | 9.2% | 18 | 16 |
| 8 | Nissan Qashqai | 14 | 1.9% | 133.3% | 13 | 212 | 2.1% | 55.9% | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | Skoda Kamiq | 13 | 1.8% | 85.7% | n/a | 90 | 0.9% | 11.1% | 29 | 23 |
| 10 | Audi Q3 | 11 | 1.5% | -8.3% | 12 | 127 | 1.3% | -13.6% | 21 | 13 |
| 11 | Dacia Duster | 11 | 1.5% | 175.0% | n/a | 140 | 1.4% | 105.9% | 20 | 17 |
| 12 | Renault Captur | 11 | 1.5% | -50.0% | 10 | 145 | 1.4% | 46.5% | 17 | 19 |
| 13 | Hyundai Kona | 10 | 1.4% | 900.0% | 8 | 164 | 1.6% | 22.4% | 15 | 18 |
| 14 | Skoda Fabia | 10 | 1.4% | 400.0% | n/a | 90 | 0.9% | 900.0% | 28 | n/a |
| 15 | Cupra Formentor | 8 | 1.1% | 700.0% | 14 | 102 | 1.0% | 466.7% | 25 | n/a |
| 16 | Hyundai Tucson | 8 | 1.1% | -57.9% | 6 | 325 | 3.2% | 12.1% | 6 | 3 |
| 17 | Nissan Juke | 8 | 1.1% | 700.0% | 20 | 226 | 2.2% | 11.9% | 11 | 12 |
| 18 | Nissan X-Trail | 7 | 1.0% | n/a | 15 | 118 | 1.2% | 5800.0% | 22 | n/a |
| 19 | Renault Arkana | 7 | 1.0% | new | 18 | 109 | 1.1% | new | 24 | n/a |
| 20 | Toyota RAV4 | 7 | 1.0% | -61.1% | n/a | 142 | 1.4% | -27.9% | 19 | 10 |
| n/a | Kia Sportage | 6 | 0.8% | 20.0% | 7 | 282 | 2.8% | 14.2% | 8 | 7 |
| n/a | Toyota C-HR | 6 | 0.8% | -75.0% | 9 | 233 | 2.3% | -28.3% | 10 | 4 |
| n/a | Ford Kuga | 5 | 0.7% | 150.0% | n/a | 94 | 0.9% | 193.7% | 27 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Ceed | 5 | 0.7% | -28.6% | 5 | 242 | 2.4% | -19.6% | 9 | 6 |
| n/a | Kia Stonic | 4 | 0.5% | 100.0% | 1 | 538 | 5.4% | 162.4% | 2 | 5 |
| n/a | Ford Puma | 3 | 0.4% | 200.0% | 19 | 87 | 0.9% | 22.5% | 30 | 24 |
| n/a | Toyota Aygo X | 3 | 0.4% | -84.2% | 16 | 95 | 0.9% | 43.9% | 26 | 29 |
| n/a | Kia Picanto | 2 | 0.3% | 100.0% | 4 | 309 | 3.1% | 50.7% | 7 | 9 |
| – | BMW X1 | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | n/a | 116 | 1.2% | 9.4% | 23 | 26 |
| – | Mini Countryman | 0 | 0.0% | -100.0% | 11 | 335 | 3.3% | 188.8% | 4 | n/a |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT
