The BYD Yuan Up is the best-selling car in Albania for just one sale.

Thanks to CE Auto we can share with you exclusive data for Albania in May. The market surges 65.8% year-on-year to 1,222 units, bringing the year-to-date tally up a whopping 135% to 5,828. BYD continues to suffocate the sales charts, adding up to 45%+ share for the month. The Yuan Up reclaims the top spot for the first time since last January for the just one sale, toppling the Sealion 7 which however stays #1 YTD. The Yuan Plus completes the podium ahead of the Seagull (+343.8%). The best of the rest is the Renault Clio at #5, scoring its first Top 10 finish since we started covering Albania in March 2025. Also “new” in the Top 10 are the Peugeot 208, BYD Sealion 06 and Toyota Yaris.

Previous month: Albania April 2026: Market up 3-fold, BYD holds 54.5%+ share

One year ago: Albania May 2025: Renault Koleos #1 with 11.5% share

Full May 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.

Albania May 2026 – models:

PosModelMay-26%/25Apr2026%/25PosFY251BYD Yuan Up14211.6%n/a285714.7%n/a252BYD Sealion 714111.5%n/a195016.3%n/a133BYD Yuan Plus927.5%n/a34337.4%+ 732.7%444BYD Seagull715.8%+ 343.8%44708.1%+ 193.8%315Renault Clio453.7%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a6BYD Song Plus383.1%+ 216.7%52494.3%+ 130.6%527Skoda Kamiq362.9%– 12.2%n/a971.7%– 21.8%898Skoda Superb332.7%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a9Peugeot 208312.5%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a10BYD Sealion 06252.0%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a10Citroen C3252.0%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/a10Toyota Yaris252.0%n/an/an/an/an/an/an/an/aBYD Fang Cheng Bao Ti3191.6%n/a91212.1%n/a7n/an/aBYD Tang151.2%n/an/a1272.2%n/a6n/an/aBYD Atto 270.6%n/an/a771.3%n/a9n/an/aVW ID.4n/an/an/an/a741.3%– 43.5%106

Source: CE Auto