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 |