UK nations January 2021: Volvo XC40 in Top 7 of each nation, Peugeot 2008 cracks Scotland’s Top 10

The Peugeot 2008 is up to a record 6th place in Scotland.

Thanks to our partnership with SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in January. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are included in the January 2021 UK update. This month Scotland fares best at -29.9% to 6.844 registrations, followed by England at -39.4% to 78.045 whereas Wales at -49.2% to 2.654 and Northern Ireland at -53.8% to 2.324 units both implode, losing close to half their January 2020 volumes.

Leader in the UK overall, the Vauxhall Corsa tops two nations in January: England and Scotland, the Ford Fiesta is #1 in Wales and #3 in Scotland and the VW Golf #1 in Northern Ireland. Up to a record #2 in the UK, the Kia Sportage ranks on the podium of each nation: #2 in Scotland and Wales, equal #2 in Northern Ireland and #3 in England only 44 sales off the top spot. The Nissan Qashqai is #2 in England only 39 sales below the #1 and equal #2 in Northern Ireland. 

Other podium finishers are the VW Tiguan equal #2 in Northern Ireland, the Ford Puma equal #3 in Wales and also #4 in Scotland and the Volvo XC40 equal #3 in Wales and also #5 in England and Northern Ireland and #7 in Scotland, meaning it is in the Top 7 of each UK nation this month and for the first time. Great performers also include the Peugeot 2008 #6 in Scotland for its first Top 10 there and equal #9 in Northern Ireland, the BMW 1 Series #6 in Northern Ireland, the BMW 3 Series #7 in Northern Ireland, the Kia Niro #8 in England, the Audi A1 #9 in Wales and the Ford Kuga #10 in England.

Previous posts:

England (UK) 2020: Ford Fiesta and VW Golf top market down -29.8%, Tesla Model 3 in Top 10

Northern Ireland (UK) 2020: Ford Focus, VW Golf topple Ford Fiesta in market off -29.7%

Scotland (UK) 2020: Vauxhall Corsa snaps 10th win in past 13 years, sales down -27.8%

Wales (UK) 2020: Vauxhall Corsa overtakes Ford Fiesta, MG ZS on podium

One year ago: UK nations January 2020: BMW 1 Series at highest in 5 years, Mercedes A-Class scores milestone

Full January 2021 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.