The Fiat 500 is one of the reasons why the UK market is euphoric this year... * See the entire article by clicking on the title! * This UK update is brought to you by Autonet Insurance. Click here for great van insurance. Going against the general gloomy trend in new…
BMW 1 Series * NOW UPDATED with the Top 43 All-brands ranking! Click on title to see * I have listened to your feedback dear readers and will try and add more information about the best-selling brands when I can. This update is brought to you by Express Insurance. Click…
3 Aston Martin One-77 were sold in the UK over the period * See the Top 370 best-selling models by clicking on the title! * Now that we have gone through the UK All-models ranking for September, let's have a look at the 9 months 2012 year-to-date figures to extract longer-term…
Great Wall Steed. Picture: Car Products Tested * See the Top 343 All-models ranking by clicking on the title! * Yes you can get excited, as you are about to discover very rare data! Like every Quarter there is an All-models ranking for the UK available. This time I can…
The Austin Mini ranked within the UK Top 10 up until 1981 The direct links to 43 UK Historical Data posts are below. You can also check the UK nameplates records here Thanks to Chris, author of the book "British Leyland: Chronicle of a car crash", I can now share with…
The UK is the Lexus GS450h #1 market in Europe * See all Lexus UK sales figures by clicking on the title! * Today Sophie Gannon from Lexus UK had the kindness of sharing very detailed sales figures for Toyota's luxury division so I thought it would be worth a…
The Mercedes B-Class lodged its highest ever month in the UK in September Yesterday Angus Filton from Mercedes-Benz cars UK kindly shared with me some (rare) additional figures for what turned out to be a historical month for Mercedes in the UK, so I thought it would be worth a…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…