UK nations February 2018: BMW 2 Series in Top 10, Vauxhall Crossland X in Top 5

First Top 10 ranking in England for the BMW 2 Series…

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Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in February. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the February 2018 UK update. This month Wales (+9.4%) and Scotland (+5%) manage to post a positive score whereas England (-3.3%) and Northern Ireland (-5.7%) both drop. Year-to-date, all nations are in negative with Wales (-1.5%) and Northern Ireland (-3.1%) resisting best ahead of England (-5%) and Scotland (-9.3%). For the second month in a row and only the third time since June 2016), the Ford Fiesta is #1 in all four UK nations, reaching its highest share in Wales (9.1%). #2 nationally, the VW Golf is also #2 in England and Northern Ireland. The Vauxhall Corsa ranks #2 in Scotland whereas it is outside the UK Top 10, and the Ford Focus is #2 in Wales. The two best-selling SUVs in the UK, the Ford Kuga (#5 overall) and Vauxhall Mokka X (#6) both manage to rank inside the Top 10 of all four UK nations.

…and first Top 5 ranking in Wales (and in any UK nation) for the Vauxhall Crossland X.

In the detail, the Kuga is #4 in Northern Ireland and Wales (+208%), #5 in England and #8 in Scotland while the Mokka X is #3 in Wales (+113%), #4 in Scotland (+36%), #6 in England and #9 in Northern Ireland. Looking at specificities within nations, in England the BMW 2 Series scores its very first Top 10 at #10, making it two BMWs among the ten best-sellers alongside the 4 Series, in Northern Ireland the VW Tiguan is up 51% to #8 and the Renault Kadjar is back in Top 10 for 1st time since May 2017, in Scotland the Mini leaps to #3 and after scoring its first Top 10 last month, the Vauxhall Crossland X now scores its first Top 5 and in Wales the Peugeot 208 (#6) manages its first Top 10 since March 2015 and the Ford C-Max does the same for the first time since Dec 2016.

Previous month: UK nations January 2018: First Top 10 for Vauxhall Crossland X

One year ago: UK nations February 2017: Vauxhall Mokka X settles in Top 10

Full February 2018 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.