BYD
Ireland · August 2026 · Total 509 · Share 2.7% · #10
BYD registered 509 passenger cars in Ireland in August 2026, 470 of them new and 39 used imports. That gave it a 2.7% share of the market and rank #10 among brands, up 5 places from #15 in August 2025. Volume is up 55.2% on August 2025 (328) and down 42.5% on July 2026 (885).
Over the 36 months shown, BYD has registered 8 282 cars in Ireland, an average of 230 a month. Its strongest month was July 2026 with 885 and its weakest December 2023 with 8. Its market share has moved from 0.6% in September 2023 to 1.5% in March 2025 and 2.7% now.
Its best-selling model in August 2026 was the SEAL with 204 registrations, followed by the SEALION 7 (102) and the DOLPHIN SURF (96). The table below lists all 6 BYD models registered in the month. Year to date the SEAL leads the brand's line-up with 2 008.
36-month trend
Models · August 2026
| # | ± | Model | New | BEV | PHEV | Share of new | MoM | YoY | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | +3 | SEAL | 204 | 33 | 171 | 1.9% | −36.8% | +32.5% | 2 008 |
| 28 | −1 | SEALION 7 | 102 | 102 | 0 | 0.9% | −49.0% | −27.7% | 893 |
| 31 | −1 | DOLPHIN SURF | 96 | 96 | 0 | 0.9% | −50.0% | – | 288 |
| 93 | – | SEALION 5 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0.3% | – | – | 35 |
| 111 | −22 | SEAL 6 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0.2% | −62.3% | – | 95 |
| 163 | – | DOLPHIN | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.1% | – | – | 273 |
36-month trend
| Month | New | Used | Total | Share | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 470 | 39 | 509 | 2.7% | 10 |
| July 2026 | 847 | 38 | 885 | 3.1% | 10 |
| June 2026 | 174 | 31 | 205 | 1.6% | 16 |
| May 2026 | 403 | 20 | 423 | 2.3% | 12 |
| April 2026 | 466 | 14 | 480 | 2.4% | 11 |
| March 2026 | 457 | 9 | 466 | 2.0% | 17 |
| February 2026 | 433 | 8 | 441 | 2.1% | 15 |
| January 2026 | 675 | 1 | 676 | 2.2% | 14 |
| December 2025 | 14 | 4 | 18 | 0.3% | 28 |
| November 2025 | 73 | 3 | 76 | 0.9% | 22 |
| October 2025 | 136 | 3 | 139 | 1.3% | 19 |
| September 2025 | 287 | 5 | 292 | 2.2% | 15 |
| August 2025 | 328 | 0 | 328 | 2.1% | 15 |
| July 2025 | 400 | 5 | 405 | 1.5% | 15 |
| June 2025 | 74 | 3 | 77 | 0.7% | 25 |
| May 2025 | 194 | 2 | 196 | 1.4% | 18 |
| April 2025 | 242 | 0 | 242 | 1.3% | 20 |
| March 2025 | 305 | 0 | 305 | 1.5% | 19 |
| February 2025 | 290 | 0 | 290 | 1.5% | 19 |
| January 2025 | 235 | 1 | 236 | 0.9% | 23 |
| December 2024 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.2% | 32 |
| November 2024 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0.6% | 28 |
| October 2024 | 79 | 0 | 79 | 0.8% | 24 |
| September 2024 | 102 | 0 | 102 | 0.9% | 22 |
| August 2024 | 134 | 0 | 134 | 0.9% | 24 |
| July 2024 | 184 | 0 | 184 | 0.8% | 25 |
| June 2024 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0.4% | 29 |
| May 2024 | 86 | 0 | 86 | 0.6% | 26 |
| April 2024 | 162 | 0 | 162 | 0.9% | 23 |
| March 2024 | 154 | 0 | 154 | 0.8% | 24 |
| February 2024 | 229 | 0 | 229 | 1.2% | 20 |
| January 2024 | 242 | 0 | 242 | 1.0% | 22 |
| December 2023 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.2% | 31 |
| November 2023 | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0.4% | 30 |
| October 2023 | 39 | 0 | 39 | 0.4% | 31 |
| September 2023 | 66 | 0 | 66 | 0.6% | 28 |