Nightowl Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 UK car sales rose by 2.4% in July compared with the same month last year, the first rise since April last year, latest industry figures have shown. The number of new cars sold in the UK during the month was 157,149, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It attributed the rise to the scrappage incentive scheme, worth £2,000 a car, which came into effect in May. Sales so far this year are still down 22.8% on the same period last year. BEST SELLERS 1. Ford Fiesta - 8,976 2. Ford Focus - 7,934 3. Vauxhall Corsa - 5,920 4. Vauxhall Astra - 5,705 5. Volkswagen Golf - 4,101 6. Peugeot 207 - 3,957 7. Vauxhall Insignia - 3,340 8. BMW 3 Series - 3,292 9. Hyundai i10 - 3,084 10. Renault Clio - 2,837 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mogwai Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Also the Fiesta is the Auto Express Car of the year 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightowl Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Also the Fiesta is the Auto Express Car of the year 2009. Indeed it is! http://media.ford.com/news/fordfiestacrown...theyear2009.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reel105 Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 UK car sales rose by 2.4% in July compared with the same month last year, the first rise since April last year, latest industry figures have shown.The number of new cars sold in the UK during the month was 157,149, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It attributed the rise to the scrappage incentive scheme, worth £2,000 a car, which came into effect in May. Sales so far this year are still down 22.8% on the same period last year. BEST SELLERS 1. Ford Fiesta - 8,976 2. Ford Focus - 7,934 3. Vauxhall Corsa - 5,920 4. Vauxhall Astra - 5,705 5. Volkswagen Golf - 4,101 6. Peugeot 207 - 3,957 7. Vauxhall Insignia - 3,340 8. BMW 3 Series - 3,292 9. Hyundai i10 - 3,084 10. Renault Clio - 2,837 Wow! A good 3,000 over it's rival. That's impressive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightowl Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 The new Ford Fiesta went on sale in September 2008, and more than 77,000 have been sold in Britain so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulworthing Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 The new Ford Fiesta went on sale in September 2008, and more than 77,000 have been sold in Britain so far. Don't care - I WANT MINE!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightowl Posted August 6, 2009 Author Share Posted August 6, 2009 Don't care - I WANT MINE!!! Make that 77,001 then... 77,002 if I include mine. Dealer insists it's still on course for delivery later next month. If my maths are correct - and going by July's sales figures for the Fiesta - then by the time I get mine, there will be a further 18,000 Fiesta's on Britain's roads by late September. That makes the car far too popular/common for my liking & I will therefore have to trade it in as soon as I get it! ;) Alfa MiTo me up...or VW Golf TSi. * only joking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irononreverse Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Don't care - I WANT MINE!!! Oo er! Who's the princess now? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulworthing Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Oo er! Who's the princess now? :P Too old to be a princess - I'm more of a mean !Removed!! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irononreverse Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Too old to be a princess - I'm more of a mean !Removed!! LOL You're never too old to be a princess. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulworthing Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 You're never too old to be a princess. ;) OKay, I admit it, as would my bf, I can be a bit of a princess - well more of a queen actually! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkyR Posted August 6, 2009 Share Posted August 6, 2009 Oh yes, number 1! :D and notice something else? The BMW 3 series is STILL beating the Mondeo. They must be laughing all the time at Audi and Mercedes, the 3 series has always consistently beaten them both in the sales charts. Hopefully only another month for me?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulworthing Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Oh yes, number 1! :D and notice something else? The BMW 3 series is STILL beating the Mondeo. They must be laughing all the time at Audi and Mercedes, the 3 series has always consistently beaten them both in the sales charts.Hopefully only another month for me?? The only downside to the BMW selling so well is it does not have the kudos it once did - years ago owning a BMW was a status symbol - now if someone says they have one I straight away think they must be a rep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smcqis Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 people only buy them cos they are cost effective...only reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulworthing Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 people only buy them cos they are cost effective...only reason I'd never get one then - never brought a car in my life using my head - always go with the heart . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poohbear Posted August 7, 2009 Share Posted August 7, 2009 Notes to Editors: Since its inception, new Ford Fiesta has won: Scottish Car of the Year 2009 Red Dot 2009 award for international product design What Car? Best Supermini & Car of the Year 2009 Fleet World Car of the Year 2009 What Diesel Best Supermini & Car of the Year 2009 Look at this :) I think we have chosen a good car dont you :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulworthing Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Notes to Editors:Since its inception, new Ford Fiesta has won: Scottish Car of the Year 2009 Red Dot 2009 award for international product design What Car? Best Supermini & Car of the Year 2009 Fleet World Car of the Year 2009 What Diesel Best Supermini & Car of the Year 2009 Look at this :) I think we have chosen a good car dont you :D Yeah and still not that common - YET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightowl Posted August 12, 2009 Author Share Posted August 12, 2009 Yeah and still not that common - YET! I think the 3-door dressed-up squeeze version might be a common sight along the West Sussex & Hampshire coasts in the not-too-distant future though my friend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulworthing Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 I think the 3-door dressed-up squeeze version might be a common sight along the West Sussex & Hampshire coasts in the not-too-distantfuture though my friend! Should have mine first though! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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