The Kia Sportage is the best selling car in Cyprus in October.
Data from our local partners SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT shows that the Cyprus new car market was down -13.9% year-on-year in October to 1,003 units. However, the year-to-date figure remains positive at +4.4% to 13,306. This month, Kia (+73.6%) remains ultra-dominant with a share of 18.3% versus 10.8% for Toyota (-25 .3%), taking second place. Volkswagen (-8.3%) and Mercedes (-6.5%) manage to contain their decline somewhat, while Nissan (-13.4%) is roughly in line with the market and rises 5 places in September to rank 5th place. Jeep (+135.7%), Ford (+90%) and Land Rover (+55.6%) are also impressive.
In terms of models, the Kia Sportage (+507.7%) leads early with 7.9% market share, marking its third monthly win this year after January and March. The year-to-date leader, the Kia Stonic (+42.1%), dropped to second place for the month, but is still growing rapidly compared to last year. The Mini Countryman (-51.6%), which held the top spot a year ago, is again firmly in third place, ahead of the fast-growing Toyota Yaris Cross (+47.6%) and Kia Picanto (+27.3%).
Previous month: Cyprus September 2024: Kia Stonic leads, MG 4 in top five
One year ago: Cyprus, October 2023: Mini Countryman storms to number one, sales up 41.4%.
Full October 2024 List of top 31 brands and top 20 models below.
Cyprus, October 2024 – brands:
| Pos. | Brand | October 24 | % | /23 | September | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Kia | 184 | 18.3% | + 73.6% | 1 | 2655 | 20.0% | + 14.4% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota | 109 | 10.9% | – 25.3% | 3 | 1345 | 10.1% | – 11.7% | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Volkswagen | 77 | 7.7% | – 8.3% | 2 | 1434 | 10.8% | + 43.8% | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 72 | 7.2% | – 6.5% | 8 | 607 | 4.6% | – 0.7% | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Nissan | 71 | 7.1% | – 13.4% | 10 | 1288 | 9.7% | + 72.0% | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | Audi | 63 | 6.3% | + 5.0% | 6 | 529 | 4.0% | + 0.2% | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | BMW | 58 | 5.8% | – 10.8% | 4 | 691 | 5.2% | – 5.1% | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | Mini | 45 | 4.5% | – 52.6% | 12 | 218 | 1.6% | – 55.3% | 16 | 8 |
| 9 | Ford | 38 | 3.8% | + 90.0% | 13 | 357 | 2.7% | + 16.7% | 9 | 13 |
| 10 | Jeep | 33 | 3.3% | + 135.7% | 9 | 313 | 2.4% | + 29.3% | 11 | 16 |
| 11 | Land Rover | 28 | 2.8% | + 55.6% | 14 | 289 | 2.2% | + 57.1% | 13 | 17 |
| 12 | Renault | 27 | 2.7% | – 40.0% | 15 | 298 | 2.2% | – 28.0% | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Hyundai | 24 | 2.4% | – 79.7% | 5 | 1187 | 8.9% | + 18.3% | 5 | 3 |
| 14 | Volvo | 22 | 2.2% | – 18.5% | 11 | 201 | 1.5% | – 30.4% | 17 | 15 |
| 15 | Lexus | 21 | 2.1% | + 23.5% | 16 | 165 | 1.2% | + 20.4% | 19 | 20 |
| 16 | Porsche | 20 | 2.0% | – 54.5% | 21 | 246 | 1.8% | – 21.9% | 15 | 14 |
| 17 | Honda | 20 | 2.0% | + 233.3% | 23 | 129 | 1.0% | + 4.0% | 21 | 23 |
| 18 | Ssangyong | 18 | 1.8% | + 200.0% | 19 | 95 | 0.7% | + 9.2% | 22 | 25 |
| 19 | Dacia | 16 | 1.6% | – 36.0% | 17 | 258 | 1.9% | – 14.9% | 14 | 12 |
| 20 | Seat | 16 | 1.6% | + 23.1% | 24 | 68 | 0.5% | – 42.9% | 25 | 22 |
| 21 | Mazda | 14 | 1.4% | + 7.7% | 18 | 131 | 1.0% | + 3.1% | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | Skoda | 9 | 0.9% | – 73.5% | 20 | 323 | 2.4% | – 32.6% | 10 | 10 |
| 23 | MG | 4 | 0.4% | – 55.6% | 7 | 165 | 1.2% | + 54.2% | 18 | 19 |
| 24 | Suzuki | 4 | 0.4% | – 33.3% | 25 | 77 | 0.6% | – 30.6% | 24 | 24 |
| 25 | Morgan | 3 | 0.3% | n/a | n/a | 3 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 | 41 |
| 26 | Alfa Romeo | 2 | 0.2% | + 100.0% | 29 | 20 | 0.2% | – 41.2% | 27 | 29 |
| 27 | Cupra | 1 | 0.1% | – 93.3% | 22 | 82 | 0.6% | – 39.7% | 23 | 18 |
| 28 | Bentley | 1 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 26 | 15 | 0.1% | – 6.3% | 30 | 32 |
| 29 | Rolls-Royce | 1 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 27 | 5 | 0.0% | – 61.5% | 33 | 33 |
| 30 | Opel | 1 | 0.1% | – 50.0% | n/a | 4 | 0.0% | – 85.2% | 34 | 30 |
| 31 | Peugeot | 1 | 0.1% | – 80.0% | n/a | 4 | 0.0% | – 94.4% | 35 | 26 |
Cyprus, October 2024 – models:
| Pos. | Model | October 24 | % | /23 | September | 2024 | % | /23 | Pos. | FY23 |
| 1 | Kia Sportage | 79 | 7.9% | + 507.7% | 3 | 844 | 6.3% | + 112.6% | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Kia Stonic | 54 | 5.4% | + 42.1% | 1 | 1030 | 7.7% | + 70.2% | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Mini Countryman | 44 | 4.4% | – 51.6% | 8 | 208 | 1.6% | – 55.0% | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | Toyota Yaris Cross | 31 | 3.1% | + 47.6% | 19 | 449 | 3.4% | + 5.6% | 6 | n/a |
| 5 | Kia Picanto | 28 | 2.8% | + 27.3% | 6 | 365 | 2.7% | + 1.7% | 9 | 10 |
| 6 | Toyota C-HR | 25 | 2.5% | – 7.4% | 9 | 308 | 2.3% | + 4.8% | 11 | 12 |
| 7 | Volkswagen T-Rock | 24 | 2.4% | – 22.6% | 2 | 529 | 4.0% | + 30.6% | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Audi Q3 | 21 | 2.1% | + 50.0% | 10 | 166 | 1.2% | + 5.1% | 15 | 24 |
| 9 | Renault Arcana | 20 | 2.0% | – 35.5% | – | 139 | 1.0% | – 9.7% | 19 | 22 |
| 10 | Volkswagen T-Cross | 19 | 1.9% | + 11.8% | 5 | 414 | 3.1% | + 107.0% | 7 | 14 |
| 11 | Kia Sid | 17 | 1.7% | + 41.7% | 11 | 328 | 2.5% | – 3.5% | 10 | 7 |
| 12 | BMW X1 | 16 | 1.6% | + 33.3% | 14 | 131 | 1.0% | – 13.8% | 21 | 25 |
| 13 | Nissan Qashqai | 14 | 1.4% | – 65.9% | 13 | 618 | 4.6% | + 113.8% | 4 | 9 |
| 14 | Toyota RAV4 | 14 | 1.4% | – 61.1% | 12 | 192 | 1.4% | + 2.1% | 14 | 13 |
| 15 | Nissan Juke | 12 | 1.2% | – 58.6% | 18 | 397 | 3.0% | + 33.2% | 8 | 11 |
| 16 | Ford Puma | 11 | 1.1% | + 22.2% | 15 | 153 | 1.1% | + 30.8% | 16 | 28 |
| 17 | Volkswagen Tiguan | 11 | 1.1% | – 15.4% | n/a | 121 | 0.9% | + 47.6% | 25 | n/a |
| 18 | Dacia Sandero | 10 | 1.0% | – 9.1% | n/a | 123 | 0.9% | + 0.0% | 23 | 27 |
| 19 | Volkswagen Tygo | 10 | 1.0% | + 42.9% | 17 | 117 | 0.9% | – 26.4% | 27 | 23 |
| 20 | Hyundai Tucson | 9 | 0.9% | – 84.2% | 7 | 751 | 5.6% | + 71.1% | 3 | 3 |
| n/a | Nissan X-Trail | 8 | 0.8% | – 33.3% | 20 | 201 | 1.5% | + 31.4% | 13 | 19 |
| n/a | Volkswagen Golf | 7 | 0.7% | + 16.7% | n/a | 149 | 1.1% | + 223.9% | 17 | n/a |
| n/a | Toyota Corolla | 7 | 0.7% | – 56.3% | n/a | 119 | 0.9% | – 32.4% | 26 | 17 |
| n/a | Porsche Cayenne | 6 | 0.6% | – 79.3% | n/a | 144 | 1.1% | + 45.4% | 18 | n/a |
| n/a | Dacia Duster | 6 | 0.6% | – 53.8% | n/a | 121 | 0.9% | – 28.0% | 24 | 18 |
| n/a | Skoda Kamik | 5 | 0.5% | – 54.5% | n/a | 110 | 0.8% | – 20.3% | 28 | 21 |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris | 4 | 0.4% | – 87.1% | 16 | 133 | 1.0% | – 48.2% | 20 | 1 |
| n/a | Hyundai Kona | 2 | 0.2% | – 89.5% | n/a | 107 | 0.8% | – 43.7% | 30 | 15 |
| n/a | MG 4 | 1 | 0.1% | – 75.0% | 4 | 129 | 1.0% | + 222.5% | 22 | n/a |
| n/a | Mercedes GLC | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 110 | 0.8% | + 35.8% | 29 | n/a |
| n/a | Renault Captur | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 107 | 0.8% | – 31.0% | 31 | 20 |
Source: SEMO Cyprus and INNOSOFT.