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The Ford Fiesta once again ended a calendar year as the best-selling car in the United Kingdom. In 2012, not only did the Fiesta post a 14% year-over-year increase in UK registrations, it overcame last year's decline to record a 6% improvement compared to 2010.
In second spot, the Vauxhall Corsa posted the second-best year-over-year increase among the ten most popular cars in the United Kingdom. The Ford Focus fell from second spot in last year's rankings to third this year; Vauxhall's Astra moved up from fifth to fourth; and the Volkswagen Golf did the opposite.
Nissan's 16% jump in Qashqai registrations was best of the bunch. The Qashqai, assembled in the north of England by workers in Sunderland, accounts for 43% of all Nissans sold in the UK.
After trailing much of the year, the BMW brand took over from Audi as the best-selling premium brand in the United Kingdom by outselling Audi by 5389 units in December 2012. The 3-Series and 1-Series obviously played the largest roles in that event. The two small BMWs are responsible for six out of every ten BMW registrations in the UK.
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2012 Year End Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The United Kingdom
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| Qashqai Sales Jumped 16% After Rising 1% In 2011 And 51% In 2010 |
Nissan's 16% jump in Qashqai registrations was best of the bunch. The Qashqai, assembled in the north of England by workers in Sunderland, accounts for 43% of all Nissans sold in the UK.
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These were the ten most frequently registered cars in the United Kingdom in the year 2012. These ten best-selling cars combined to account for 30% of the new vehicles sold in 2012 in the United Kingdom.
Rank | Best-Selling Car | 2012 | 2011 | % Change |
#1 | Ford Fiesta | 109,265 | 96,112 | + 13.7% |
#2 | Vauxhall Corsa | 89,434 | 77,751 | + 15.0% |
#3 | Ford Focus | 83,115 | 81,832 | + 1.6% |
#4 | Vauxhall Astra | 63,023 | 62,575 | + 0.7% |
#5 | Volkswagen Golf | 62,021 | 63,368 | - 2.1% |
#6 | Nissan Qashqai | 45,675 | 39,406 | + 15.9% |
#7 | BMW 3-Series | 44,521 | 42,471 | + 4.8% |
#8 | Volkswagen Polo | 41,901 | 45,992 | - 8.9% |
#9 | Mercedes-Benz C-Class | 37,261 | n/a | n/a |
#10 | BMW 1-Series | 34,488 | n/a | n/a |
Source: MTI & SMMT
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