Singapore January 2026: Market up 57.8%, BYD breaks share record at 28.2%
BYD hits a record share in Singapore in January.
Sensational start of the year for new light vehicle sales in Singapore: January is up 57.8% year-on-year to 4,266 units. Market leader BYD surges 112.2% to reach a new share record at 28.2% (Previous best was 26.5% last October). Toyota (+120%) is also in outstanding shape at 15.7% share in 2nd place while Tesla ranks third with 9.7% share vs. 4.8% last month. Mercedes (-34.8%) and BMW (-30.4%) struggle but Chery soars 721.4% year-on-year and 14 spots on December to hit record ranking, volume and share at #6 with 230 sales and 5.4%. Suzuki (+740%), Zeekr (+266.7%) and MG (+202.6%) also impress below.
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Full January 2026 Top 45 All brands ranking below.
Singapore January 2026 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Jan-26 | % | /25 | Dec |
| 1 | BYD | 1,201 | 28.2% | + 112.2% | 1 |
| 2 | Toyota (incl Lexus) | 671 | 15.7% | + 120.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Tesla | 413 | 9.7% | n/a | 6 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 335 | 7.9% | – 34.8% | 5 |
| 5 | BMW | 250 | 5.9% | – 30.4% | 4 |
| 6 | Chery | 230 | 5.4% | + 721.4% | 20 |
| 7 | Honda | 179 | 4.2% | + 1.1% | 3 |
| 8 | MG | 115 | 2.7% | + 202.6% | 14 |
| 9 | Kia | 87 | 2.0% | – 23.0% | 13 |
| 10 | Suzuki | 84 | 2.0% | + 740.0% | 16 |
| 11 | Zeekr | 77 | 1.8% | + 266.7% | 8 |
| 12 | Nissan | 69 | 1.6% | + 56.8% | 9 |
| 13 | Xpeng | 66 | 1.5% | + 83.3% | 10 |
| 14 | Hyundai | 52 | 1.2% | – 37.3% | 12 |
| 15 | Audi | 51 | 1.2% | + 112.5% | 18 |
| 16 | GAC | 44 | 1.0% | + 193.3% | 7 |
| 17 | Dongfeng | 41 | 1.0% | + 310.0% | 21 |
| 18 | Volvo | 40 | 0.9% | + 2.6% | 15 |
| 19 | Mazda | 30 | 0.7% | – 34.8% | 11 |
| 20 | Subaru | 30 | 0.7% | – 34.8% | 17 |
| 21 | Land Rover | 29 | 0.7% | + 383.3% | 24 |
| 22 | Porsche | 22 | 0.5% | – 56.0% | 19 |
| 23 | Mini | 20 | 0.5% | – 9.1% | 26 |
| 24 | Leapmotor | 19 | 0.4% | new | 25 |
| 25 | Geely | 16 | 0.4% | new | 31 |
| 26 | Maxus | 15 | 0.4% | + 114.3% | 27 |
| 27 | AvatR | 11 | 0.3% | new | 30 |
| 28 | Eveasy | 9 | 0.2% | new | 38 |
| 29 | Skoda | 9 | 0.2% | – 71.9% | 29 |
| 30 | Volkswagen | 9 | 0.2% | – 72.7% | 23 |
| 31 | Deepal | 8 | 0.2% | new | 22 |
| 32 | NIO | 7 | 0.2% | new | 51 |
| 33 | Polestar | 5 | 0.1% | – 54.5% | 34 |
| 34 | Great Wall | 4 | 0.1% | – 42.9% | 40 |
| 35 | Citroen | 3 | 0.1% | + 0.0% | 42 |
| 36 | Cupra | 2 | 0.0% | new | 33 |
| 37 | Ferrari | 2 | 0.0% | – 33.3% | 43 |
| 38 | Lamborghini | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 49 |
| 39 | Rolls Royce | 2 | 0.0% | + 100.0% | 47 |
| 40 | Smart | 2 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 32 |
| 41 | Aston Martin | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | – |
| 42 | Bentley | 1 | 0.0% | + 0.0% | 37 |
| 43 | Jaguar | 1 | 0.0% | n/a | 39 |
| 44 | Jeep | 1 | 0.0% | – 50.0% | 44 |
| 45 | Peugeot | 1 | 0.0% | – 95.8% | 46 |
