Top 10: UK car sales 2014

2,476,435 new cars were registered in the UK during 2014. That figure, just published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, represents a 9.3% increase compared to 2013.



The growth seen throughout 2014 was spread fairly evenly between the SMMT’s Private and combined Fleet / Business categories. It’s worth noting that the former is perhaps a more reliable indicator of true retail sales, because the latter can be used to hide extra dealer demonstrators, pre-registrations and other number-massaging tricks that manufacturers sometimes resort to.

Total UK Car Registrations 2014 - By Category
Category	2014	2013	Change	Change %
Private	1,179,499	1,074,622	104,877	9.8%
Fleet	1,178,416	1,084,279	94,137	8.7%
Business	118,520	105,836	12,684	12.0%
Total	2,476,435	2,264,737	211,698	9.3%
Fleet + Business	1,296,936	1,190,115	106,821	9.0%

Despite the rise in overall volumes, the 2014 and 2013 manufacturers’ league tables are identical. Ford and Vauxhall continue to dominate with a collective market share of almost 25%.

Top 10: Total UK Car Registrations 2014 - By Manufacturer
Position 2014	Manufacturer	Registrations	Market Share	Position 2013
1	Ford	326,643	13.2%	1
2	Vauxhall	269,177	10.9%	2
3	Volkswagen	214,828	8.7%	3
4	Audi	158,987	6.4%	4
5	BMW	148,878	6.0%	5
6	Nissan	138,338	5.6%	6
7	Mercedes-Benz	124,419	5.0%	7
8	Peugeot	103,566	4.2%	8
9	Toyota	94,012	3.8%	9
10	Citroën	83,397	3.4%	10

Unsurprisingly, the Ford Fiesta remains the country’s most common choice for new car buyers. Actually, the first six positions in the models’ ranking are no different to 2013’s listing.

The Ford Fiesta is still the UK's most popular car.

However, some changes towards the bottom have seen the BMW 3 Series, BMW 1 Series and Peugeot 208 all drop out of the top ten. BMW’s decision to apply the 2 Series and 4 Series nameplates to its 1 Series and 3 Series coupé and convertible replacements meant that two of those relegations weren’t unexpected, though.

Top 10: Total UK Car Registrations 2014 - By Model
Position	Model	Registrations	Market Share
1	Ford Fiesta	131,254	5.3%
2	Ford Focus	85,140	3.4%
3	Vauxhall Corsa	81,783	3.3%
4	Volkswagen Golf	73,880	3.0%
5	Vauxhall Astra	59,689	2.4%
6	Nissan Qashqai	49,909	2.0%
7	Volkswagen Polo	48,004	1.9%
8	Audi A3	45,581	1.8%
9	Fiat 500	44,005	1.8%
10	Nissan Juke	39,263	1.6%

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- Thursday, January 08, 2015