Analysis of fully-processed registrations’ data performed by AV Automotive Research / AutoTyrimai, based on source data obtained from Regitra (Lithuania), CSDD (Latvia) and Transpordiamet (Estonia), reveals that new light-vehicle (M1&N1) registrations in the Baltic States increased by 17.9% to 29ʼ446 units in the II quarter 2026.
Lithuania recorded a 20.5% increase (to 15ʼ657 units), Latvia decreased by 0.5% (to 7ʼ163 units), while recovering Estonia grew by 38.8% (to 6ʼ626 units). As for country share, Lithuania accounted for 53.2% of the total, while Latvia and Estonia respectively had 24.3% and 22.5% shares.
There were 26ʼ685 passenger cars (+18.9%) and 2ʼ761 light commercial vehicles (+9.1%) registered in the Baltic States in the II quarter 2026. The best performing makes (brands) were Toyota (7ʼ059 units), Volkswagen (4ʼ214), Skoda (3ʼ962), Renault (1ʼ483) and Peugeot (1ʼ365). The most popular models were Toyota Yaris Cross (1ʼ760 units), Toyota RAV4 (1ʼ374), Skoda Octavia (1ʼ356), Volkswagen T-Roc (1ʼ314), and Volkswagen Tiguan (1ʼ139).
Some country-specific details regarding II quarter of 2026 can be found in the table.
| Country | PC (M1) |
LCV (N1) |
Total (M1+N1) |
Change | Leading makes | Leading models |
| Lithuania | 14ʼ548 | 1ʼ109 | 15ʼ657 | +20.5% | Toyota – 3ʼ387, Volkswagen – 2ʼ704, Skoda – 2ʼ222; | Volkswagen T-Roc - 903, Volkswagen Tiguan - 899, Toyota Yaris Cross - 847; |
| Latvia | 6ʼ370 | 793 | 7ʼ163 | -0.5% | Toyota – 1ʼ823, Volkswagen - 967, Skoda - 790; | Toyota Yaris Cross - 417, Toyota RAV4 - 399, Skoda Kodiaq - 287; |
| Estonia | 5ʼ767 | 859 | 6ʼ626 | +38.8% | Toyota – 1ʼ849, Skoda – 950, Renault – 636; | Toyota Yaris Cross - 496, Skoda Octavia - 355, Toyota RAV4 - 308; |
| Baltic States | 26ʼ685 | 2ʼ761 | 29ʼ446 | +17.9% | Toyota – 7ʼ059, Volkswagen – 4ʼ214, Skoda – 3ʼ962. | Toyota Yaris Cross - 1ʼ760, Toyota RAV4 - 1ʼ374, Skoda Octavia - 1ʼ356. |
Source: AV Automotive Research / AutoTyrimai
New light-vehicle registrations in the Baltic States increased by 18.7% to 50ʼ674 units in the first half of 2026. Lithuania grew by 15.0% to 26ʼ213 units; Latvia increased by only 2.1% to 12ʼ785 units, while Estonia jumped up by 58.4% to 11ʼ676 units.
The research is based on the common European-wide methodology, which considers a vehicle as being new one only when its first-overall and first-in-country registration dates are exactly the same. It counts so-called brutto volume paying no regard to any kind of short-term registrations and de-registrations which may follow-up at any time, and these are the subjects of another dedicated research.
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