Ford Fiesta continues to be UK’s best selling vehicle
The table below shows new car registration figures for England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, according to figures released by SMMT, which have risen by over 12% year-to-date compared to 2013.
“After the bumper plate-change month of March, the UK car market returned to more modest but still positive growth in April, with new car registrations up 8.2% to 176,820 units,” said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. “This marks 26 consecutive months of growth as GDP continues to pick up, inflation falls and wage levels improve.
|
April 2013 |
April 2014 |
% Change |
Year-to-date 2013 |
Year-to-date 2014 |
% Change |
|
| England |
136,699 |
149,164 |
9.12 |
646,882 |
729,473 |
12.77 |
| Northern Ireland |
4,127 |
4,403 |
6.69 |
20,114 |
23,057 |
14.63 |
| Scotland |
15,369 |
15,892 |
3.40 |
70,152 |
77,299 |
10.19 |
| Wales |
6,487 |
6,418 |
-1.06 |
28,758 |
32,408 |
12.69 |
| Total |
162,682 |
175,877 |
8.11 |
765,906 |
862,237 |
12.58 |
Top selling models were as follows:
|
1 |
Ford Fiesta |
10,250 |
|
2 |
Ford Focus |
6,772 |
|
3 |
VW Golf |
5,302 |
|
4 |
Vauxhall Corsa |
3,949 |
|
5 |
Audi A3 |
3,754 |
|
6 |
Nissan Qashqai |
3,753 |
|
7 |
Vauxhall Astra |
3,562 |
|
8 |
VW Polo |
3,449 |
|
9 |
Nissan Juke |
3,053 |
|
10 |
Fiat 500 |
2,928 |