September 2026: The Jaecoo 7 was Britain's best-selling new car in September for the second time this year, ahead of the Tesla Model 3 and Ford Puma, with the MG HS also in the top 10 in the plate-change month. See the full breakdown →

UK Sales Snapshots, Month by Month

Each month shows the UK's overall top 10 best-selling cars. Chinese-badged models are shown in full colour; other brands are greyed out, included for context so you can see how Chinese brands are really performing against the whole market.

September 2026

The Jaecoo 7 was Britain's best-selling new car in September for the second time this year, ahead of the Tesla Model 3 and Ford Puma, with the MG HS also in the top 10 in the plate-change month.

  1. Jaecoo 7 Jaecoo 10,814
  2. Tesla Model 3 Tesla 9,929
  3. Ford Puma Ford 6,958
  4. Kia Sportage Kia 6,521
  5. Tesla Model Y Tesla 5,946
  1. Nissan Qashqai Nissan 5,554
  2. Vauxhall Corsa Vauxhall 5,498
  3. Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen 5,496
  4. MG HS MG 5,444
  5. Audi A3 Audi 5,268

Source: SMMT

August 2026

Chinese brands took 21% of all new UK car registrations in August, and four of Britain's six best-selling cars that month were Chinese badged.

  1. Ford Puma Ford 2,795
  2. Jaecoo 7 Jaecoo 2,022
  3. MG HS MG 1,785
  4. Jaecoo 5 Jaecoo 1,670
  5. Kia Sportage Kia 1,531
  1. Omoda 5 Omoda 1,465
  2. Mini Cooper Mini 1,372
  3. Ford Kuga Ford 1,347
  4. Mercedes CLA Mercedes 1,333
  5. Vauxhall Frontera Vauxhall 1,331

Source: SMMT

July 2026

Two Jaecoo models cracked the UK's overall top 10 for the first time in the same month, as the wider new car market grew 11.7% year-on-year.

  1. Ford Puma Ford 3,531
  2. Nissan Qashqai Nissan 3,224
  3. Kia Sportage Kia 3,205
  4. Jaecoo 7 Jaecoo 2,709
  5. MG HS MG 2,703
  1. Ford Kuga Ford 2,533
  2. Jaecoo 5 Jaecoo 2,481
  3. Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen 2,413
  4. Mini Cooper Mini 2,350
  5. Vauxhall Corsa Vauxhall 2,326

Source: SMMT

June 2026

Only two Chinese models broke into the UK's overall top 10 in June, with Tesla's Model Y and Model 3 briefly claiming the top two spots outright.

  1. Tesla Model Y Tesla 6,765
  2. Tesla Model 3 Tesla 5,408
  3. Ford Puma Ford 5,284
  4. Kia Sportage Kia 4,554
  5. Nissan Qashqai Nissan 4,544
  1. MG HS MG 3,246
  2. Jaecoo 7 Jaecoo 3,145
  3. Hyundai Tucson Hyundai 3,082
  4. Mini Cooper Mini 3,004
  5. Ford Kuga Ford 2,948

Source: SMMT

May 2026

Jaecoo's registrations rocketed 210% year-on-year in May, with BYD up 70% and Omoda up 85%, even as the Jaecoo 7 was the only Chinese model to crack the UK's overall top 10 that month.

  1. Ford Puma Ford 4,019
  2. Kia Sportage Kia 3,439
  3. Vauxhall Corsa Vauxhall 3,075
  4. Jaecoo 7 Jaecoo 3,027
  5. Nissan Qashqai Nissan 2,859
  1. Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen 2,637
  2. Mini Cooper Mini 2,605
  3. Volkswagen Tiguan Volkswagen 2,395
  4. Vauxhall Frontera Vauxhall 2,372
  5. Hyundai Tucson Hyundai 2,194

Source: SMMT

April 2026

The Omoda 5 and Jaecoo 7, both from Chery's stable, together held two places in the UK's overall top 10 best-selling cars this month.

  1. Ford Puma Ford 4,211
  2. Kia Sportage Kia 3,645
  3. Nissan Qashqai Nissan 2,846
  4. Volkswagen Golf Volkswagen 2,845
  5. Mini Cooper Mini 2,577
  1. Omoda 5 Omoda 2,308
  2. Vauxhall Corsa Vauxhall 2,236
  3. Volkswagen Tiguan Volkswagen 2,234
  4. MG HS MG 2,146
  5. Jaecoo 7 Jaecoo 2,099

Source: SMMT