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The rankings of the ten most frequently registered cars in the United Kingdom were quite a bit different in December 2012 than in the prior month.
The usual best seller, Ford's Fiesta, was not the best-selling car for the second consecutive month, and in fact, dropped all the way to third spot as registrations dipped 8% compared to December of last year.
This enabled not only the Ford Focus, but Vauxhall's Astra, to overtake the Fiesta in December. Ford reported a 30% increase in Focus registrations. Year-to-date, the growth achieved by the Focus, Astra, and Volkswagen Golf was well below the industry's 5% improvement. Indeed, Golf sales dipped 2%.
GoodCarBadCar.net has also posted the 2012 year end best-selling cars list for the United Kingdom. Many of these cars remain, but the most British among them does not.
Source: Manufacturers & SMMT
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Mini refers to all non-Countryman Minis
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The usual best seller, Ford's Fiesta, was not the best-selling car for the second consecutive month, and in fact, dropped all the way to third spot as registrations dipped 8% compared to December of last year.
This enabled not only the Ford Focus, but Vauxhall's Astra, to overtake the Fiesta in December. Ford reported a 30% increase in Focus registrations. Year-to-date, the growth achieved by the Focus, Astra, and Volkswagen Golf was well below the industry's 5% improvement. Indeed, Golf sales dipped 2%.
GoodCarBadCar.net has also posted the 2012 year end best-selling cars list for the United Kingdom. Many of these cars remain, but the most British among them does not.
Rank | Best-Selling Car | December 2012 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
#1 | Ford Focus | 5265 | + 30.1% | 83,115 | + 1.6% |
#2 | Vauxhall Astra | 5112 | + 5.3% | 63,023 | + 0.7% |
#3 | Ford Fiesta | 4977 | - 8.0% | 109,265 | + 13.7% |
#4 | Vauxhall Corsa | 4510 | - 14.2% | 89,434 | + 15.0% |
#5 | BMW 1-Series | 3196 | n/a | 34,488 | n/a |
#6 | BMW 3-Series | 3181 | n/a | 44,521 | + 4.8% |
#7 | Mini | 3143 | + 16.1% | n/a | n/a |
#8 | Nissan Qashqai | 2840 | + 10.1% | 45,675 | + 15.9% |
#9 | Volkswagen Golf | 2556 | - 36.6% | 62,021 | - 2.1% |
#10 | Volkswagen Polo | 2500 | - 8.8% | 41,901 | - 8.9% |
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Mini refers to all non-Countryman Minis
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