The Dutch car market grew substantially in May 2026. While 25,389 new cars were registered in April, the number rose to 29,915 in May. Hybrid cars are still the most popular, accounting for just over half of the market. Four in 10 registered cars were electric.
This is according to figures from Bovag and RDC. Kia is again the market leader with an 11% market share. A total of 3,303 new Kia cars were registered in May. Toyota and Volkswagen follow closely with 2,542 and 2,357 registrations, respectively. Renault (1,994) and Volvo (1,857) complete the top five.
Kia Picanto is most popular
Zooming in on the most popular models, the Kia Picanto is the most popular with 737 registrations. The Tesla Model Y (712) and the Tesla Model 3 (671) follow close behind. The rest of the top five consists of the Kia EV3 and Toyota Aygo X.
Hybrid cars remain dominant with 50.1% market share (15,002 registrations), up 0.5 percentage points from May 2025. Electric cars continue to grow to 41.3% (12,363 registrations), up 7.2 percentage points. Petrol still accounts for 6.9% of newly registered vehicles. 1.1% run on diesel.
Ford is market leader in van market
Among vans, Ford leads with a 19.5% market share and 380 registrations. Volkswagen (336) and Renault (200) follow. The Ford Transit Custom leads the list with 275 registrations. The Kia PV5 (195) and Volkswagen ID.Buzz (140) follow. The Volkswagen Transporter and Renault Master complete the top five.
In the motorbike market, Kawasaki (433 registrations) and Yamaha (426) go neck-and-neck. Honda (288), BMW (233) and CFMoto (221) follow. The most popular models are the BMW R1300 GS (83), Kawasaki Z 650 (80) and Yamaha MT-09 (76).
All figures at a glance
Most registered brands
- Kia (3,303 registrations, 11.1% market share)
- Toyota (2,542 registrations, 8.5% market share)
- Volkswagen (2,357 registrations, 7.9% market share)
- Renault (1,994 registrations, 6.7% market share)
- Volvo (1,857 registrations, 6.2% market share)
Most registered models
- Kia Picanto (737 registrations, 2.5% market share)
- Tesla Model Y (712 registrations, 2.4% market share)
- Tesla Model 3 (671 registrations, 2.2% market share)
- Kia EV3 (634 registrations, 2.1% market share)
- Toyota Aygo X (615 registrations, 2.1% market share)
Most registered electric models
- Tesla Model Y (712 registrations, 5.8% market share)
- Tesla Model 3 (671 registrations, 5.4% market share)
- Kia EV3 (634 registrations, 5.1% market share)
- Kia EV5 (513 registrations, 4.1% market share)
- Škoda Elroq (439 registrations, 3.6% market share)
Fuel type ratio
- Hybrid (15,002 registrations, 50.1% market share)
- Full EV (12,363 registrations, 41.3% market share)
- Petrol (2,075 registrations, 6.9% market share)
- Diesel (324 registrations, 1.1% market share)
- LPG (150 registrations, 0.5% market share)
