UK 1995: Last year at #1 for the Ford Escort
Ford Escort
* See the Top 30 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Florian *
In a stable market at 1.918 million registrations, the Ford Escort is the best seller for one last time at 137,760 units and 7.1% share, down just 4%. Ford monopolises the podium again with the Ford Fiesta a close second at 129,574 sales (+5%) and the Ford Mondeo 3rd at 118,040 units (-7%).
Peugeot 306
Three Vauxhalls follow: the Astra is up one spot (+3%), the Cavalier, replaced by the Vectra at the end of the year, is down 26% in 5th and the Corsa is up one spot in 6th place. The Peugeot 306 passes the Renault Clio to become UK’s best selling foreign model at #8 and beats the foreign model annual volume record at 56,112 units.
Rover 400
The Rover 400 is up 60% to #11 thanks to the new generation, the Fiat Punto is up 94% to #14, the Renault Laguna is up 96% to #17 while the Land Rover Discovery continues to improve to a best-ever #26 with 21,641 sales.
Full 1995 Top 30 Ranking Table below.
UK Full Year 1995:
| Pos | Model | 1995 | % | /94 | 1994 | % | Pos |
| 1 | Ford Escort | 137,760 | 7.2% | -4% | 144,089 | 7.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 129,574 | 6.8% | 5% | 123,723 | 6.5% | 3 |
| 3 | Ford Mondeo | 118,040 | 6.2% | -7% | 127,144 | 6.7% | 2 |
| 4 | Vauxhall Astra | 100,709 | 5.3% | 3% | 98,098 | 5.1% | 5 |
| 5 | Vauxhall Cavalier | 73,978 | 3.9% | -26% | 100,115 | 5.2% | 4 |
| 6 | Vauxhall Corsa | 72,502 | 3.8% | -8% | 78,739 | 4.1% | 7 |
| 7 | Rover 200 | 68,141 | 3.6% | -15% | 80,313 | 4.2% | 6 |
| 8 | Peugeot 306 | 56,112 | 2.9% | 15% | 48,802 | 2.6% | 10 |
| 9 | Renault Clio | 52,576 | 2.7% | 7% | 49,337 | 2.6% | 9 |
| 10 | Rover 100 | 52,392 | 2.7% | -11% | 58,865 | 3.1% | 8 |
| 11 | Rover 400 | 47,348 | 2.5% | 60% | 29,566 | 1.5% | 17 |
| 12 | Peugeot 106 | 45,596 | 2.4% | 3% | 44,440 | 2.3% | 11 |
| 13 | Nissan Micra | 44,786 | 2.3% | 3% | 43,448 | 2.3% | 13 |
| 14 | Fiat Punto | 44,335 | 2.3% | 94% | 22,826 | 1.2% | 23 |
| 15 | VW Golf | 44,111 | 2.3% | 0% | 44,004 | 2.3% | 12 |
| 16 | BMW 3 Series | 41,032 | 2.1% | 26% | 32,483 | 1.7% | 15 |
| 17 | Renault Laguna | 40,980 | 2.1% | 96% | 20,867 | 1.1% | 27 |
| 18 | Peugeot 405 | 30,974 | 1.6% | -26% | 41,647 | 2.2% | 14 |
| 19 | Honda Civic | 30,818 | 1.6% | 47% | 21,019 | 1.1% | 26 |
| 20 | Citroen AX | 27,756 | 1.4% | 11% | 25,087 | 1.3% | 19 |
| 21 | Citroen Xantia (e) | 26,600 | 1.4% | -13% | 30,527 | 1.6% | 16 |
| 22 | VW Polo | 24,299 | 1.3% | 67% | 14,522 | 0.8% | 32 |
| 23 | Rover 600 (e) | 24,200 | 1.3% | 3% | 23,397 | 1.2% | 21 |
| 24 | Toyota Carina | 23,601 | 1.2% | 5% | 22,584 | 1.2% | 24 |
| 25 | Citroen ZX (e) | 23,600 | 1.2% | -12% | 26,688 | 1.4% | 18 |
| 26 | Land Rover Discovery | 21,641 | 1.1% | 10% | 19,744 | 1.0% | 28 |
| 27 | Nissan Primera (e) | 21,300 | 1.1% | -7% | 22,934 | 1.2% | 22 |
| 28 | Volvo 440/460/480 | 19,696 | 1.0% | -20% | 24,536 | 1.3% | 20 |
| 29 | Mercedes C Class | 16,900 | 0.9% | 18% | 14,269 | 0.7% | 33 |
| 30 | Vauxhall Omega | 16,579 | 0.9% | 25% | 13,276 | 0.7% | 34 |
Source: SMMT, Autocar, Manufacturers.
Many thanks to Ryan P and Florian for all the sales figures!
