UK September 2012: Merc C-Class at #6, Peugeot 208 in Top10
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UK August 2012: Audi A3 and BMW 1 Series in olympic form
BMW 1 Series * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * New car sales in the UK are stable in August, up 0.1% year-on-year to 59,433 registrations which means the year-to-date total is up 3% on 2011 at 1,260,997 units. This month the entire Top…
Last Scottish impressions
Land Rover Defender at Loch Katrine, Scotland August 2012 * See my entire Scotland photo album by clicking on the title! * With my Scottish stay soon coming to an end I thought I would share a few more observations with you. In total I have driven about 500 miles…
(More) Greetings from Scotland!
Ford C-Max in Lake of Menteith, Scotland August 2012. * See the Top 10 best-selling brands by clicking on the title! * My exploration of Scottish roads continues, driving Scotland's best-selling car (for July), the Ford Fiesta, from Edinburgh to Loch Lomond. And while the Opel Astra has generally disappointed since…
Scotland (UK) July 2012: Ford Fiesta #1, Vauxhall Corsa leads YTD
Good old me with a Peugeot 208 in Edinburgh, Scotland today. Many thanks to Audrey for the pic. * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * This week I am visiting Scotland in the UK, so what better opportunity to update you on this territory…
UK July 2012: Mercedes C-Class hits highest ranking ever
Mercedes C-Class * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Pumped by the Olympic Games, the UK new car market continues to outperform the rest of Europe, up 9% year-on-year in July to 143,884 registrations, the 5th consecutive y-o-y gain and the largest of 2012.…
UK 6 months 2012: Discover the Top 347 All-models Ranking!
Range Rover Evoque * See the Top 347 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Just in time for the London Olympics, the UK is the last of the World Top 10 biggest car markets to have its models ranking explored halfway through 2012. New car sales are up…
UK June 2012: Fiat 500 in Top 10 for third month in a row
Fiat 500 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * UK new car sales continue to buck the general European gloominess, up 3.5% year-on-year in June to a shiny 189,514 registrations, pushed by private demand up 10%. Halfway through the year, the market is now…
Northern Ireland (UK) 2011: VW Golf #1, 207 and Avensis shine
VW Golf * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * After Scotland we are adding Norhern Ireland as a new territory covered by Best Selling Cars Blog. Unfortunately the most recent models data I found dates back to January 2011 so if you have any…
Scotland (UK) Full Year 2011: Vauxhall Corsa sovereign
Vauxhall Corsa * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * We welcome a new territory on Best Selling Cars Blog today: Scotland! The Scottish new car market is down 5% year-on-year in 2011 to 166,877 registrations and unlike in the UK where the Ford Fiesta…
UK May 2012: Vauxhall Corsa leads, Fiat 500 in Top 10 again
Vauxhall Corsa * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * While most European countries are slowly but surely falling back into recession, UK car sales have a euphoric month of May, up 8% year-on-year to 162,288 registrations with private sales up 14%. This is the…
UK April 2012: Fiat 500 in Top 10 for the first time in over 2 years
Fiat 500 * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In spite of the current economic climate in Europe, car sales in the UK are up 3% year-on-year to 142,322 registrations and up 1% year-to-date at 705,878 units. SMMT has revised its Full Year 2012…
UK First Quarter 2012: Now with Top 316 models Ranking!
Range Rover Evoque * See the Top 316 best-selling models by clicking on the title! Many thanks to Z * Now that you are familiar with the Top 10 best-selling models in the UK over the first Quarter of 2012, I am able to share with you an all-models ranking…
UK March 2012: Toyota Yaris up to best-ever 8th place
Toyota Yaris * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * At 372,835 registrations, the English car market is up an encouraging 1.8% year-on-year in March, traditionally the year's strongest month, accounting for 18-20% of annual sales because of new registrations plates. After losing to its…
UK February 2012: Ford Focus finally taking off?
Ford Focus * See the Top 10 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * In the UK February is traditionally a very slow month as consumers await the March license plate change, and 2012 is no exception, with the market down 2% year-on-year to 61,868 registrations. For the very first…