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UK nations October 2019: Citroen C5 Aircross, VW T-Cross score first ever Top 10 finishes
The Citroen C5 Aircross ranks #8 in Northern Ireland, its first ever Top 10 finish in any UK nation.
Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you today the Top 10 best-sellers for all UK nations in October. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures being included in our October 2019 UK update. This month all UK nations bar one endure double-digit drops: England (-5.3%) resists at 124.306, impacting the overall UK volume at -6.7%, but Wales crumbles -13.6% to 4.941, Scotland sinks -16.2% to 10.415 and Northern Ireland falls -16.8% to 3.168. Year-to-date, the drops are a lot more measured, with Wales (-2.3% to 68.280) this time top of the ladder followed by England (-2.6% to 1.731.129), followed by Northern Ireland (-2.7% to 46.297) and Scotland (-5.6% to 155.092) closing the list.
The Ford Fiesta tops 3 nations this month: England, Scotland and Wales while ranking #2 in Northern Ireland. The Ford Kuga wins in Northern Ireland, but also ranks #2 in Wales, #4 in Scotland and #6 in England. The Nissan Qashqai is #2 in England, the Ford Focus #2 in Scotland and #3 in Wales, the VW Golf #3 England and Scotland and the Hyundai Tucson #3 in Northern Ireland. Notice also Ford monopolising the Top 4 in Wales with the Fiesta, Kuga, Focus and Ecosport, and the VW Tiguan making it into the Top 10 of 3 nations: #6 in Northern Ireland and Scotland and #8 in England.
Other great performers include the Peugeot 3008 #5 in Wales and #9 in Scotland, the Citroen C5 Aircross (#8 in Northern Ireland) and VW T-Cross (#10 in Scotland) scoring their first ever Top 10 finish in any UK nation, the Range Rover Evoque breaking into the England Top 10 for the first time, the Ford Ka+ #9 in Northern Ireland and the MG ZS #8 in Wales.
Previous month: UK nations September 2019: Tesla Model 3 #1 in London again, Vauxhall Corsa tops 2 nations
One year ago: UK nations October 2018: VW Tiguan superstar – #1 in Northern Ireland
Full October 2019 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.
England (UK) October 2019 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-19 | % | /18 | UK | Sep | 2019 | % | /18 | Pos | UK | FY18 |
| 1 | Ford Fiesta | 4,315 | 3.5% | -9.3% | 1 | 2 | 58,497 | 3.4% | -19.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Nissan Qashqai | 3,756 | 3.0% | 52.3% | 2 | 6 | 40,930 | 2.4% | 3.5% | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 3 | VW Golf | 3,598 | 2.9% | 11.9% | 3 | 7 | 44,249 | 2.6% | -12.3% | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Mercedes A-Class | 3,274 | 2.6% | 7.4% | 4 | 3 | 42,276 | 2.4% | 31.4% | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Ford Focus | 3,079 | 2.5% | 7.1% | 5 | 5 | 43,438 | 2.5% | 19.6% | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | Ford Kuga | 2,527 | 2.0% | 7.9% | 6 | 9 | 28,551 | 1.6% | -4.2% | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 2,277 | 1.8% | n/a | 7 | 8 | 26,698 | 1.5% | n/a | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | VW Tiguan | 2,174 | 1.7% | -16.5% | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Range Rover Evoque | 1,916 | 1.5% | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | VW Polo | 1,830 | 1.5% | -22.0% | 9 | n/a | 26,969 | 1.6% | -13.5% | 9 | 9 | 8 |
| n/a | Vauxhall Corsa | 1,449 | 1.2% | -29.5% | n/a | 1 | 40,671 | 2.3% | 8.2% | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| n/a | Mini | 1,734 | 1.4% | -38.3% | n/a | 4 | 30,601 | 1.8% | -7.1% | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Northern Ireland (UK) October 2019 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-19 | % | /18 | UK | Sep | 2019 | % | /18 | Pos | UK | FY18 |
| 1 | Ford Kuga | 116 | 3.7% | 2.7% | 6 | 9 | 1,217 | 2.6% | -8.6% | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 92 | 2.9% | 9.5% | 1 | 1 | 1,468 | 3.2% | -12.6% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Hyundai Tucson | 83 | 2.6% | -19.4% | n/a | 2 | 1,210 | 2.6% | -0.7% | 4 | n/a | 4 |
| 4 | Nissan Qashqai | 81 | 2.6% | -6.9% | 2 | 8 | 1,199 | 2.6% | 4.8% | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Ford Focus | 79 | 2.5% | 16.2% | 5 | 5 | 1,038 | 2.2% | -7.0% | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | VW Tiguan | 67 | 2.1% | -64.0% | 8 | 10 | 932 | 2.0% | 11.2% | 7 | n/a | 9 |
| 7 | Kia Sportage | 62 | 2.0% | -6.1% | n/a | n/a | 671 | 1.4% | -22.5% | 10 | 10 | 8 |
| 8 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 60 | 1.9% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a | – |
| 9 | Ford Ka+ | 58 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | VW Golf | 57 | 1.8% | -46.2% | 3 | 3 | 1,341 | 2.9% | 1.0% | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| n/a | Ford Ecosport | 53 | 1.7% | n/a | n/a | 6 | 759 | 1.6% | n/a | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Citroen C3 | 15 | 0.5% | -83.5% | n/a | n/a | 859 | 1.9% | n/a | 8 | n/a | n/a |
Scotland (UK) October 2019 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-19 | % | /18 | UK | Sep | 2019 | % | /18 | Pos | UK | FY18 |
| 1 | Ford Fiesta | 454 | 4.4% | 20.7% | 1 | 2 | 6,110 | 3.9% | -1.0% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Focus | 281 | 2.7% | 27.7% | 5 | n/a | 3,259 | 2.1% | -20.6% | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | VW Golf | 227 | 2.2% | -30.6% | 3 | 6 | 3,454 | 2.2% | 21.4% | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Ford Kuga | 223 | 2.1% | n/a | 6 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 | n/a |
| 5 | VW Polo | 219 | 2.1% | -4.4% | 9 | n/a | 3,299 | 2.1% | -4.8% | 4 | 9 | 4 |
| 6 | VW Tiguan | 219 | 2.1% | -35.2% | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Mercedes A-Class | 214 | 2.1% | n/a | 4 | 3 | 2,903 | 1.9% | n/a | 7 | 5 | n/a |
| 8 | Ford Ecosport | 208 | 2.0% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | Peugeot 3008 | 196 | 1.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | VW T-Cross | 182 | 1.7% | new | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | new | n/a | n/a | – |
| n/a | Mini | 177 | 1.7% | -25.6% | n/a | 4 | 2,522 | 1.6% | 17.3% | 8 | 7 | 7 |
| n/a | Vauxhall Corsa | 147 | 1.4% | -51.5% | n/a | 1 | 5,868 | 3.8% | -6.8% | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| n/a | Nissan Qashqai | 139 | 1.3% | -7.3% | 2 | 5 | 3,010 | 1.9% | 9.6% | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| n/a | Vauxhall Grandland X | 73 | 0.7% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2,379 | 1.5% | n/a | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Vauxhall Mokka X | 47 | 0.5% | -78.1% | n/a | n/a | 2,310 | 1.5% | -20.5% | 10 | n/a | 9 |
Wales (UK) October 2019 – models:
| Pos | Model | Oct-19 | % | /18 | UK | Sep | 2019 | % | /18 | Pos | UK | FY18 |
| 1 | Ford Fiesta | 272 | 5.5% | -20.5% | 1 | 1 | 3,456 | 5.1% | -20.9% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Kuga | 174 | 3.5% | -9.8% | 6 | 4 | 1,879 | 2.8% | -6.1% | 3 | 8 | 2 |
| 3 | Ford Focus | 142 | 2.9% | 19.3% | 5 | 3 | 1,743 | 2.6% | -10.0% | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Ford Ecosport | 135 | 2.7% | 0.0% | n/a | 5 | 1,531 | 2.2% | 20.6% | 5 | n/a | 7 |
| 5 | Peugeot 3008 | 127 | 2.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Vauxhall Corsa | 126 | 2.6% | 34.0% | n/a | 2 | 1,918 | 2.8% | 32.3% | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 105 | 2.1% | 12.9% | 2 | 6 | 1,396 | 2.0% | 11.6% | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| 8 | MG ZS | 100 | 2.0% | -17.4% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 9 | VW Polo | 94 | 1.9% | -24.8% | 9 | n/a | 1,200 | 1.8% | -14.8% | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| 10 | VW Golf | 92 | 1.9% | -17.9% | 3 | 10 | 1,396 | 2.0% | 8.6% | 7 | 2 | 6 |
| n/a | Mercedes A-Class | 78 | 1.6% | n/a | 4 | 8 | 1,137 | 1.7% | n/a | 10 | 5 | n/a |
| n/a | Toyota Yaris | 44 | 0.9% | -55.1% | n/a | 7 | 1,241 | 1.8% | 2.8% | 8 | n/a | 10 |
Source: SMMT
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