The Changan Q05 is up to #5 in July.
According to our Central European partner CE Auto the Albanian new car market is up 53.1% year-on-year in July to 1,052 units. This way, the year-to-date tally is up 110.6% to 8,272. BYD continues to dominate the models charts, with the Sealion 7 (+661.9%) at 15.2% share and the Yuan Plus (+940%) at 9.9%. The Skoda Kamiq (+216.7%) and Hyundai Venue manage to break the mould and rank #3 and #4 respectively. Meanwhile the Changan Q05 (aka Nevo Q05) breaks into the Top 5 for the first time at #5 after entering the Top 10 last month (#10). BYD also places the Yuan Up at #6 and the Song Plus (-44%) at #7. The Seat Arona and Toyota Corolla also make their way into the Top 10.
Previous month: Albania June 2026: BYD Sealion 7 back in charge, Aion i60 up to #7
One year ago: Albania July 2025: BYD Seagull leads at 12.5% share
Full July 2026 Top 10 models ranking below.
Albania July 2026 – models:
| Pos | Model | Jul-26 | % | /25 | Jun | 2026 | % | /25 | Pos | FY25 |
| 1 | BYD Sealion 7 | 160 | 15.2% | + 661.9% | 1 | 1,231 | 14.9% | n/a | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | BYD Yuan Plus | 104 | 9.9% | + 940.0% | 3 | 630 | 7.6% | + 384.6% | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Skoda Kamiq | 38 | 3.6% | + 216.7% | 9 | 174 | 2.1% | + 15.2% | 6 | 9 |
| 4 | Hyundai Venue | 33 | 3.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | Changan Q05 | 31 | 2.9% | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | BYD Yuan Up | 30 | 2.9% | n/a | 2 | 995 | 12.0% | n/a | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | BYD Song Plus | 28 | 2.7% | – 44.0% | n/a | 289 | 3.5% | + 50.5% | 5 | 2 |
| 8 | Skoda Fabia | 24 | 2.3% | + 4.3% | 5 | 125 | 1.5% | n/a | 10 | n/a |
| 9 | Seat Arona | 23 | 2.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Toyota Corolla | 23 | 2.2% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Skoda Scala | 20 | 1.9% | n/a | 8 | 134 | 1.6% | n/a | 9 | n/a |
| n/a | BYD Fang Cheng Bao Ti3 | 13 | 1.2% | n/a | n/a | 150 | 1.8% | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| n/a | BYD Seagull | 13 | 1.2% | – 86.3% | 6 | 526 | 6.4% | + 76.5% | 4 | 1 |
| n/a | BYD Tang | 8 | 0.8% | n/a | n/a | 152 | 1.8% | n/a | 7 | n/a |
Source: CE Auto