Hyundai and Toyota share top of Kerry registration charts as October figures published

The battle to be Kerry’s most popular new car is officially deadlocked following the release of October registration data by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) statistics department.

Both the Hyundai Tucson and the Toyota Yaris Cross are sitting level at the top of the Kingdom leaderboards, with each model recording exactly 110 units registered so far in 2026.

The Tucson has long maintained a dominant grip on local vehicle sales since Kerry Motorsport News first began tracking and publishing SIMI figures in August 2021. However, Toyota has mounted a fierce challenge, with the Yaris Cross surging forward to draw level entering the final stretch of the year.

With new model arrivals expected before year-end, the coming weeks will determine which badge takes the ultimate county crown for 2026. Behind the lead pair, the Kia Sportage holds third place overall with 89 units, followed by the Hyundai Kona (73) and Volkswagen T-Roc (70).

Kerry New Car Registrations 2026 (SIMI Data)

Rank	Make	Model	2026 Units
1	HYUNDAI	TUCSON	110
2	TOYOTA	YARIS CROSS	110
3	KIA	SPORTAGE	89
4	HYUNDAI	KONA	73
5	VOLKSWAGEN	T-ROC	70
6	VOLKSWAGEN	TIGUAN	64
7	SKODA	KODIAQ	63
8	SKODA	OCTAVIA	61
9	BYD	SEAL U	61
10	TOYOTA	RAV 4	58
11	TOYOTA	COROLLA CROSS	57
12	VOLKSWAGEN	ID.4	54
13	FORD	PUMA	51
14	TOYOTA	C-HR	50
15	TOYOTA	COROLLA	49
16	BYD	SEALION 7	48
17	FORD	KUGA	45
18	DACIA	DUSTER	40
19	OPEL	FRONTERA	40
20	DACIA	BIGSTER	38
21	SKODA	KAROQ	36
22	NISSAN	JUKE	36
23	VOLKSWAGEN	GOLF	36
24	NISSAN	QASHQAI	36
25	DACIA	SANDERO	36
26	PEUGEOT	3008	34
27	KIA	EV3	33
28	TOYOTA	YARIS	32
29	KIA	EV5	31
30	VOLKSWAGEN	T-CROSS	30
31	PEUGEOT	2008	29
32	KIA	STONIC	29
33	KIA	EV6	28
34	HYUNDAI	INSTER	27
35	BYD	DOLPHIN SURF	26
36	KIA	SORENTO	26
37	HYUNDAI	I20	25
38	SKODA	ELROQ	25
39	TOYOTA	BZ4X	24
40	AUDI	Q3	23
41	FORD	EXPLORER	23
42	VOLKSWAGEN	TAYRON	23
43	BMW	X1	22
44	TESLA	MODEL Y	22
45	SUZUKI	VITARA	21
46	SKODA	KAMIQ	20
47	SKODA	ENYAQ	19
48	RENAULT	RENAULT 5	18
49	VOLKSWAGEN	POLO	18
50	SKODA	SUPERB	17
51	HYUNDAI	IONIQ 6	17
52	BMW	5 SERIES	17
53	CITROEN	C3	16
54	KIA	NIRO	16
55	PEUGEOT	5008	16
56	KIA	EV2	16
57	FORD	FOCUS	15
58	RENAULT	MEGANE	14
59	SUZUKI	SWIFT	14
60	HYUNDAI	BAYON	14
61	SKODA	FABIA	14
62	BYD	SEAL	14
63	CITROEN	C3 AIRCROSS	14
64	TESLA	MODEL 3	14
65	KIA	PICANTO	13
66	NISSAN	ARIYA	13
67	KIA	EV4	13
68	BYD	SEALION 5	13
69	SUZUKI	S CROSS	12
70	BMW	IX1	12
71	CITROEN	BERLINGO PASS	12
72	FIAT	GRANDE PANDA	12
73	BMW	X3	11
74	FORD	TOURNEO PASS	11
75	RENAULT	SYMBIOZ	11
76	RENAULT	CAPTUR	11
77	DACIA	JOGGER	11
78	VOLKSWAGEN	ID.3	11
79	PEUGEOT	408	10
80	HYUNDAI	IONIQ 5	10
81	XPENG	G6	10
82	NISSAN	X-TRAIL	10
83	OPEL	MOKKA	10
84	OPEL	GRANDLAND X	9
85	PEUGEOT	308	9
86	SKODA	SCALA	9
87	MG	MGS5	9
88	RENAULT	AUSTRAL	9
89	KIA	EV9	9
90	BMW	IX3	9
91	PEUGEOT	208	8
92	AUDI	A3	8
93	BMW	X5	8
94	RENAULT	RENAULT 4	8
95	MG	MG4	8
96	KIA	K4	8
97	AUDI	Q5	8
98	VOLVO	XC60	8
99	TOYOTA	AYGO	8
100	KIA	PV5	8
101	VOLVO	EX40	7
102	OPEL	CORSA	7
103	HYUNDAI	I10	6
104	BYD	ATTO 3	6
105	AUDI	Q2	6
106	CITROEN	C5 AIRCROSS	6
107	DS	DS7	6
108	CITROEN	C4	6
109	FORD	CAPRI	6
110	HYUNDAI	SANTA FE	5
111	AUDI	A5	5
112	HYUNDAI	I30	5
113	VOLKSWAGEN	TAIGO	5
114	VOLKSWAGEN	ID.7	5
115	MERCEDES-BENZ	V CLASS	5
116	RENAULT	SCENIC	5
117	JEEP	COMPASS	5
118	MERCEDES-BENZ	E CLASS	4
119	BMW	3 SERIES	4
120	AUDI	A6	4
121	MERCEDES-BENZ	GLC	4
122	BYD	SEAL 6	4
123	PEUGEOT	RIFTER	4
124	AUDI	Q6 E-TRON	3
125	BYD	DOLPHIN	3
126	SEAT	ARONA	3
127	VOLVO	XC90	3
128	AUDI	Q4 ETRON	3
129	VOLVO	EC40	3
130	NISSAN	MICRA	3
131	MERCEDES-BENZ	CLA CLASS	3
132	FORD	UNIDENTIFIED	3
133	BMW	2 SERIES	2
134	LEXUS	RX	2
135	VOLVO	EX30	2
136	MERCEDES-BENZ	C CLASS	2
137	MERCEDES-BENZ	CLE COUPE	2
138	CUPRA	TERRAMAR	2
139	LEXUS	NX	2
140	MERCEDES-BENZ	GLE CLASS	2
141	MG	ZS	2
142	BMW	1 SERIES	2
143	VOLKSWAGEN	ID.5	2
144	HONDA	JAZZ	2
145	VOLKSWAGEN	PASSAT ESTATE	2
146	HONDA	HR-V	2
147	NISSAN	LEAF	2
148	CITROEN	C2	2
149	SMART	SMART 3	2
150	AUDI	A1	1
151	BMW	X2	1
152	AUDI	Q8	1
153	PORSCHE	TAYCAN	1
154	CUPRA	BORN	1
155	CITROEN	SPACE TOURER	1
156	MERCEDES-BENZ	GLA CLASS	1
157	MAZDA	CX-30	1
158	CUPRA	FORMENTOR	1
159	JEEP	AVENGER	1
160	SEAT	IBIZA	1
161	BMW	IX2	1
162	MG	HS	1
163	LEXUS	LBX	1
164	MERCEDES-BENZ	GLB	1
165	LAND ROVER	RANGE ROVER SPORT RA	1
166	VOLVO	XC40	1
167	BMW	X6	1
168	AUDI	Q7	1
169	MINI	MINI COUNTRYMAN	1
170	FIAT	600	1
171	SEAT	ATECA	1
172	BMW	I4	1
173	MINI	MINI COOPER	1
174	PORSCHE	CAYENNE	1
175	BMW	4 SERIES	1
176	RENAULT	MASTER WC CONVERTED	1
177	OPEL	ASTRA	1
178	MERCEDES-BENZ	A CLASS	1
179	HONDA	CIVIC	1
180	HONDA	CR-V	1
181	HONDA	ZR-V	1
182	MG	MGS6	1
183	FORD	TRANSIT CUSTOM PASSE	1
184	LEAPMOTOR	C10	1
185	BMW	XM	1
186	LEAPMOTOR	B05	1
187	CUPRA	TAVASCAN	1
188	MINI	ACEMAN	1
189	CITROEN	NEW MULTISPACE	1
190	KIA	SELTOS

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