The Ford Focus returns to the UK podium in 2019. Discover 55 years of UK Historical Data here. 04/03 update: Now with the Top 215 models. 09/01 update: Now with the Top 23 All LCV brands and Top 10 LCV models. The UK market endures a third straight year of…
The Ford Cortina sold 193,784 units in 1979, a all-time annual volume record. Click on the title for the Top 25 best-selling nameplates and Top 30 foreign nameplates. We can share with you an updated ranking exclusive to BSCB: the best-selling nameplates in the country, ranked by their volume record year and…
The Vauxhall Corsa is #1 in the UK for the 2nd time in the past 3 months. The H1 2019 article has now been updated with the Top 180 models. The UK new car market endures an 8th year-on-year drop in the past 9 months in November at -1.3% to…
First UK Top 10 finish for the Range Rover Evoque. Sinking consumer confidence amidst continuing Brexit uncertainty means UK new car sales resume their downward race in October at -6.7% year-on-year to 143.251 units, the lowest October result since 2011, leading to a year-to-date volume down -2.9% to 2.005.522. Indeed…
The new generation Vauxhall Corsa (pictured) hasn't landed just yet in the UK, but it's already had an impact through clear-out sales of the outgoing model. Whereas all other major European market spectacularly recuperate from dismal post-WLTP year-ago figures, the UK remains plagued by consumer confidence stifled by Brexit uncertainty,…
The Tesla Model 3 lands directly at #3 in the UK. Picture auto express.co.uk The UK new car market is down for the 6th consecutive month in August but limits its fall to just -1.6% to 92.573 units, the 2nd largest August tally in the past 17 years (see below), leading…
Citroen sales soar 29.3% year-on-year in the UK in July. UK new car sales endure a 5th straight year-on-year decline in July at -4.1% to 157.198 units, the weakest July result since 2012. The year-to-date tally is now down -3.5% to 1.426.443. Private sales resist best at -2% to 66.351…
Mercedes A-Class sales are up 39.5% year-on-year in the UK. 15/12/2019 update: Now with the Top 180 models. Continuing Brexit uncertainty crippling business and consumer morale as well as the auto industry itself as a round of manufacturers have announced they would leave the UK in the case of a…
The Toyota Yaris is up to a record 7th place in the UK in June. It's a 4th consecutive month of decline for UK new car sales at -4.9% year-on-year in June to 223.421 units, the lowest score for the month since 2014. Private sales match the market at -4.8%…
The Mercedes A-Class has ranked inside the UK Top 5 for the past 9 months in a row. New car sales in the UK fall year-on-year for the 8th time in the past 9 months amidst economic and political uncertainty with May deliveries down -4.6% to 183.724 units, the lowest…
The Hyundai Tucson breaks into the UK Top 10 for the first time this month. The UK new car market recedes again in April at -4.1% to 161.064 units, bringing the year-to-date tally down -2.7% to 862.100. This month fleet sales (+2.9%) are the only channel staying afloat at 90.016…
Dacia is the best performing brand in the UK market in March. UK March sales figures are always awaited with bated breath: with new licence plates released, this is traditionally the biggest month of the year, volumes being so large that they have a strong impact on European sales and…
The Vauxhall Grandland X is an instant blockbuster in the UK. Traditionally very secretive, we now have the chance to study UK 2018 figures in a lot more detail with a Top 250 models instead of the usual Top 10. Just outside the familiar ten, the Vauxhall Mokka (-14.1%) is…
The Ford Ecosport scores its first ever Top 10 finish in the UK. February is traditionally the slowest month of the year in the UK when buyers await the March licence plate. 2019 sales encouragingly edge up 1.4% to 81.969 units, but the year-to-date volume remains in negative, just, at…
The Ford Focus rallies back up to #2 in the UK for the first time since last May, while the Mercedes A-Class stands at a strong #5. New car sales in the UK endure a 5th straight month of year-on-year decline in January at -1.6% to 161.013 units, the lowest…