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Auto sales in the United Kingdom slid 11% in 2008 as a global economic crisis began to take hold. The Vauxhall Corsa was able to take advantage in fourth-gen form, climbing to second spot with a 6% increase.
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Yet for the tenth time in ten years, the Ford Focus was the UK's top-selling car, finishing the year a couple thousand units ahead of the aforementioned Vauxhall.
In total, there were four Vauxhalls in the top ten to go along with three Fords and single entries from Volkswagen, Peugeot, and BMW. The Vauxhall Zafira and Ford Mondeo - members of the top ten in 2006 - returned in 2008.
These were the UK's ten best-selling vehicles in calendar year 2008.
Source: Manufacturers via SMMT
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Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The United Kingdom - 2008 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The UK - 2007 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The UK - 2009 Year End
Yet for the tenth time in ten years, the Ford Focus was the UK's top-selling car, finishing the year a couple thousand units ahead of the aforementioned Vauxhall.
In total, there were four Vauxhalls in the top ten to go along with three Fords and single entries from Volkswagen, Peugeot, and BMW. The Vauxhall Zafira and Ford Mondeo - members of the top ten in 2006 - returned in 2008.
These were the UK's ten best-selling vehicles in calendar year 2008.
Rank | Best-Selling Car | 2008 | 2007 | % Change |
#1 | Ford Focus | 101,593 | 126,928 | -20.0% |
#2 | Vauxhall Corsa | 99,574 | 94,120 | 5.8% |
#3 | Ford Fiesta | 94,989 | 102,872 | -7.6% |
#4 | Vauxhall Astra | 90,641 | 113,894 | -20.4% |
#5 | Volkswagen Golf | 65,029 | 68,843 | -5.5% |
#6 | Peugeot 207 | 53,462 | 67,185 | -20.4% |
#7 | BMW 3-Series | 49,384 | 58,544 | -15.6% |
#8 | Ford Mondeo | 44,150 | na | na |
#9 | Vauxhall Zafira | 43,169 | na | na |
#10 | Vauxhall Vectra | 42,555 | 50,983 | -16.5% |
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After a decade on top of the leaderboard, the Ford Focus surrendered its UK best seller crown in 2009. To another Ford. The Fiesta recorded a 23.5% year-over-year increase in 2009, a gain of 22,307 units in stark contrast to the overall market's...
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