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Three Vauxhalls, two Fords, two Volkswagens, and single entries from Mini, Nissan, and Hyundai form the UK's best-selling cars list for December 2011. In all the time GoodCarBadCar's been tracking United Kingdom best sellers, no Hyundai has ever landed in the top 10.
The i10 is Hyundai UK's smallest car, smaller than anything Hyundai offers in North America. The sixth-ranked Volkswagen Polo is smaller than anything Volkswagen offers in North America. The Vauxhall Corsa is a Chevrolet Sonic-sized car. And the Ford Fiesta is offered in three-door form in the UK, two fewer doors than Ford fits Fiestas with in North America. Even one of the bigger cars on this list, the Vauxhall Insignia, is no bigger than its twin, the Buick Regal. The Regal, you may recall, isn't a particularly big car by North American standards.
You get the picture - the most popular cars on the other side of the Atlantic are invariably small. Last month's version of this list, absent the Hyundai i10 and Vauxhall Insignia, can be viewed here. The Ford Fiesta was Britain's best-selling car in November, as well.
Source: Manufacturers, MTI & SMMT
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
Mini, as always on the UK list, refers to the non-Countryman Minis
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Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The United Kingdom - December 2011
The i10 is Hyundai UK's smallest car, smaller than anything Hyundai offers in North America. The sixth-ranked Volkswagen Polo is smaller than anything Volkswagen offers in North America. The Vauxhall Corsa is a Chevrolet Sonic-sized car. And the Ford Fiesta is offered in three-door form in the UK, two fewer doors than Ford fits Fiestas with in North America. Even one of the bigger cars on this list, the Vauxhall Insignia, is no bigger than its twin, the Buick Regal. The Regal, you may recall, isn't a particularly big car by North American standards.
You get the picture - the most popular cars on the other side of the Atlantic are invariably small. Last month's version of this list, absent the Hyundai i10 and Vauxhall Insignia, can be viewed here. The Ford Fiesta was Britain's best-selling car in November, as well.
Rank | Best-Selling Car | December 2011 | % Change | Year To Date | YTD % Change |
#1 | Ford Fiesta | 5411 | + 18.6% | 96,112 | - 6.7% |
#2 | Vauxhall Corsa | 5258 | + 11.0% | 77,751 | + 0.5% |
#3 | Vauxhall Astra | 4856 | - 9.7% | 62,575 | - 22.4% |
#4 | Ford Focus | 4047 | + 5.6% | 81,832 | + 5.2% |
#5 | Volkswagen Golf | 4031 | + 23.4% | 63,368 | + 9.1% |
#6 | Volkswagen Polo | 2742 | - 26.4% | 45,992 | + 1.0% |
#7 | Mini | 2706 | - 36.1% | 35,845 | - 14.4% |
#8 | Nissan Qashqai | 2580 | - 9.2% | 39,406 | + 0.9% |
#9 | Vauxhall Insignia | 2494 | - 3.6% | 46,324 | n/a |
#10 | Hyundai i10 | 2411 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
Mini, as always on the UK list, refers to the non-Countryman Minis
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