Top 10: UK car sales 2013

Stats just published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that 2,264,737 new cars were registered in the UK during 2013. That figure, the highest annual amount recorded since 2007, was up almost 11% on 2012’s total of 2,044,609.



Of course registrations don’t necessarily mean sales, as the numbers can be easily distorted by dealer demonstrators, pre-registrations and other tactics such as the short-term placement of vehicles with daily rental companies.



Nevertheless the SMMT’s ‘Private’ registration category, which should be a more meaningful barometer of true retails, actually rose by 15.6% and so it accounted for most of the market growth. By comparison, the ‘Fleet’ and ‘Business’ sectors together showed a much more modest increase.

Total UK Car Registrations 2013 - By Category
Category	2013	2012	Change	Change %
Private	1,074,622	929,440	145,182	15.6%
Fleet	1,084,279	1,025,501	58,778	5.7%
Business	105,836	89,668	16,168	18.0%
Total	2,264,737	2,044,609	220,128	10.8%
Fleet + Business	1,190,115	1,115,169	74,946	6.7%

The 2013 manufacturers’ league table held no surprises as Ford, Vauxhall and Volkswagen remained in the first three slots. Combined they accounted for one third of all registrations.

2013 saw Ford once again topping

the UK’s new car registration chart.

In fact, changes were very limited. Audi and Mercedes-Benz both moved up one position, while Citroën returned to the top ten displacing Hyundai.

Top 10: Total UK Car Registrations 2013 - By Manufacturer
Position 2013	Manufacturer	Registrations	Market Share	Position 2012
1	Ford	310,865	13.7%	1
2	Vauxhall	259,444	11.5%	2
3	Volkswagen	194,085	8.6%	3
4	Audi	142,040	6.3%	5
5	BMW	135,583	6.0%	4
6	Nissan	117,967	5.2%	6
7	Mercedes-Benz	109,456	4.8%	8
8	Peugeot	105,435	4.7%	7
9	Toyota	88,648	3.9%	9
10	Citroën	78,358	3.5%	11

The individual models’ chart was fairly predictable too, with the Ford Fiesta retaining its seemingly unassailable position as the country’s most popular car.

Top 10: Total UK Car Registrations 2013 - By Model
Position	Model	Registrations	Market Share
1	Ford Fiesta	121,929	5.4%
2	Ford Focus	87,350	3.9%
3	Vauxhall Corsa	84,275	3.7%
4	Vauxhall Astra	68,070	3.0%
5	Volkswagen Golf	64,951	2.9%
6	Nissan Qashqai	50,211	2.2%
7	BMW 3 Series	43,494	1.9%
8	Volkswagen Polo	42,609	1.9%
9	BMW 1 Series	41,883	1.9%
10	Peugeot 208	38,616	1.7%

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- Tuesday, January 07, 2014