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2025 By Brand

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	May
	2025	2024	% change	Mkt share ’25	Mkt share ’24
BEV	32,738	26,031	25.8%	21.8%	17.6%
PHEV	17,898	11,866	50.8%	11.9%	8.0%
HEV	20,351	19,053	6.8%	13.6%	12.9%
PETROL	71,291	81,508	-12.5%	47.5%	55.2%
DIESEL	7,792	9,220	-15.5%	5.2%	6.2%
TOTAL	150,070	147,678	1.6%

	Year to date
	2025	2024	% change	Mkt share ’25	Mkt share ’24
BEV	177,487	133,062	33.4%	20.9%	16.1%
PHEV	85,657	64,918	31.9%	10.1%	7.8%
HEV	122,942	108,605	13.2%	14.4%	13.1%
PETROL	416,811	465,391	-10.4%	49.0%	56.2%
DIESEL	48,006	55,524	-13.5%	5.6%	6.7%
TOTAL	850,903	827,500	2.8%

	May
	2025	2024	% change	Mkt share ’25	Mkt share ’24
PRIVATE	56,131	57,453	-2.3%	37.4%	38.9%
FLEET	90,102	86,871	3.7%	60.0%	58.8%
BUSINESS	3,837	3,354	14.4%	2.6%	2.3%
	150,070	147,678	1.6%

	Year to date
	2025	2024	% change	Mkt share ’25	Mkt share ’24
PRIVATE	330,388	315,257	4.8%	38.8%	38.1%
FLEET	502,598	494,537	1.6%	59.1%	59.8%
BUSINESS	17,917	17,706	1.2%	2.1%	2.1%
	850,903	827,500	2.8%

	MAY				% Change
MARQUE	2025	% Market share	2024	% Market share	% Change
Abarth	25	0.02	38	0.03	-34.21
Alfa Romeo	159	0.11	234	0.16	-32.05
Alpine	39	0.03	19	0.01	105.26
Audi	8,091	5.39	10,673	7.23	-24.19
Bentley	98	0.07	68	0.05	44.12
BMW	9,327	6.22	10,353	7.01	-9.91
BYD	3,025	2.02	596	0.40	407.55
Chevrolet	0	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Citroen	1,302	0.87	2,100	1.42	-38.00
Cupra	3,037	2.02	2,289	1.55	32.68
Dacia	2,159	1.44	2,691	1.82	-19.77
DS	141	0.09	54	0.04	161.11
Fiat	1,006	0.67	523	0.35	92.35
Fisker	0	0.00	44	0.03	0.00
Ford	8,489	5.66	7,520	5.09	12.89
Genesis	169	0.11	57	0.04	196.49
GWM	33	0.02	101	0.07	-67.33
Honda	1,434	0.96	1,781	1.21	-19.48
Hyundai	7,259	4.84	7,107	4.81	2.14
Ineos	29	0.02	25	0.02	16.00
Jaecoo	1,679	1.12	0	0.00	0.00
Jaguar	0	0.00	1,363	0.92	0.00
Jeep	1,083	0.72	297	0.20	264.65
KGM	101	0.07	131	0.09	-22.90
Kia	8,579	5.72	8,917	6.04	-3.79
Land Rover	4,643	3.09	4,730	3.20	-1.84
Leapmotor	98	0.07	0	0.00	0.00
Lexus	1,496	1.00	1,340	0.91	11.64
Maserati	24	0.02	40	0.03	-40.00
Maxus	3	0.00	1	0.00	200.00
Mazda	2,641	1.76	2,171	1.47	21.65
Mercedes-Benz	7,086	4.72	7,758	5.25	-8.66
MG	6,625	4.41	7,223	4.89	-8.28
MINI	2,883	1.92	2,679	1.81	7.61
Nissan	6,884	4.59	6,602	4.47	4.27
Omoda	1,492	0.99	0	0.00	0.00
Peugeot	6,153	4.10	4,504	3.05	36.61
Polestar	1,174	0.78	314	0.21	273.89
Porsche	1,388	0.92	1,315	0.89	5.55
Renault	5,216	3.48	3,798	2.57	37.34
SEAT	1,847	1.23	3,572	2.42	-48.29
Skoda	7,434	4.95	6,671	4.52	11.44
Skywell	0	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
smart	94	0.06	148	0.10	-36.49
Subaru	116	0.08	182	0.12	-36.26
Suzuki	1,142	0.76	2,032	1.38	-43.80
Tesla	2,016	1.34	3,152	2.13	-36.04
Toyota	6,481	4.32	6,834	4.63	-5.17
Vauxhall	7,016	4.68	6,026	4.08	16.43
Volkswagen	13,562	9.04	13,503	9.14	0.44
Volvo	4,934	3.29	5,707	3.86	-13.54
Xpeng	6	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
Other British	190	0.13	179	0.12	6.15
Other Imports	162	0.11	216	0.15	-25.00
Total	150,070		147,678		1.62

	YEAR-TO-DATE				% Change
MARQUE	2025	% Market share	2024	% Market share	% Change
Abarth	184	0.02	347	0.04	-46.97
Alfa Romeo	1,109	0.13	682	0.08	62.61
Alpine	138	0.02	197	0.02	-29.95
Audi	43,914	5.16	53,388	6.45	-17.75
Bentley	460	0.05	409	0.05	12.47
BMW	52,972	6.23	56,280	6.80	-5.88
BYD	14,807	1.74	2,207	0.27	570.91
Chevrolet	31	0.00	1	0.00	3,000.00
Citroen	6,649	0.78	13,582	1.64	-51.05
Cupra	15,274	1.80	11,256	1.36	35.70
Dacia	13,397	1.57	13,349	1.61	0.36
DS	371	0.04	493	0.06	-24.75
Fiat	5,379	0.63	6,957	0.84	-22.68
Fisker	0	0.00	258	0.03	0.00
Ford	50,198	5.90	48,239	5.83	4.06
Genesis	629	0.07	373	0.05	68.63
GWM	157	0.02	611	0.07	-74.30
Honda	11,542	1.36	15,493	1.87	-25.50
Hyundai	38,669	4.54	37,206	4.50	3.93
Ineos	106	0.01	121	0.01	-12.40
Jaecoo	5,967	0.70	0	0.00	0.00
Jaguar	1,725	0.20	9,451	1.14	-81.75
Jeep	5,983	0.70	3,132	0.38	91.03
KGM	686	0.08	873	0.11	-21.42
Kia	51,962	6.11	50,045	6.05	3.83
Land Rover	29,575	3.48	27,600	3.34	7.16
Leapmotor	399	0.05	0	0.00	0.00
Lexus	6,943	0.82	6,521	0.79	6.47
Maserati	138	0.02	239	0.03	-42.26
Maxus	35	0.00	3	0.00	1,066.67
Mazda	15,178	1.78	11,175	1.35	35.82
Mercedes-Benz	39,872	4.69	42,873	5.18	-7.00
MG	35,055	4.12	35,732	4.32	-1.89
MINI	18,444	2.17	17,580	2.12	4.91
Nissan	39,638	4.66	45,805	5.54	-13.46
Omoda	5,596	0.66	0	0.00	0.00
Peugeot	40,603	4.77	30,100	3.64	34.89
Polestar	5,728	0.67	2,082	0.25	175.12
Porsche	7,944	0.93	7,579	0.92	4.82
Renault	27,278	3.21	22,585	2.73	20.78
SEAT	10,642	1.25	18,155	2.19	-41.38
Skoda	35,489	4.17	31,108	3.76	14.08
Skywell	9	0.00	0	0.00	0.00
smart	651	0.08	927	0.11	-29.77
Subaru	1,032	0.12	1,223	0.15	-15.62
Suzuki	8,082	0.95	11,286	1.36	-28.39
Tesla	15,002	1.76	16,272	1.97	-7.80
Toyota	37,926	4.46	40,049	4.84	-5.30
Vauxhall	39,549	4.65	39,076	4.72	1.21
Volkswagen	77,192	9.07	68,094	8.23	13.36
Volvo	28,132	3.31	24,139	2.92	16.54
Xpeng	51	0.01	0	0.00	0.00
Other British	1,518	0.18	1,251	0.15	21.34
Other Imports	893	0.10	1,096	0.13	-18.52
Total	850,903		827,500		2.83

	May
1	Ford Puma	3,695
2	Kia Sportage	3,256
3	Nissan Qashqai	3,088
4	Nissan Juke	2,876
5	Vauxhall Corsa	2,693
6	MG ZS	2,624
7	Volkswagen Polo	2,295
8	Hyundai Kona	2,189
9	Peugeot 2008	2,096
10	MINI Cooper	2,079

	Year-to-date
1	Ford Puma	21,936
2	Kia Sportage	19,636
3	Nissan Qashqai	17,077
4	Vauxhall Corsa	16,545
5	Nissan Juke	15,249
6	Volkswagen Golf	14,198
7	MG ZS	12,918
8	Volkswagen Tiguan	12,634
9	Volvo XC40	12,606
10	MG HS	12,548

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