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July UK new car sales figures (top 10)...

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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

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    Also the Fiesta is the Auto Express Car of the year 2009.

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    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.

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    The new Ford Fiesta went on sale in September 2008, and more than 77,000 have been sold in Britain so far.

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    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!!!

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    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

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    Don't care - I WANT MINE!!!

    Oo er! Who's the princess now? :P

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    Oo er! Who's the princess now? :P

    Too old to be a princess - I'm more of a mean !Removed!! LOL

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    Too old to be a princess - I'm more of a mean !Removed!! LOL

    You're never too old to be a princess. ;)

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    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

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    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??

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    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!

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    people only buy them cos they are cost effective...only reason

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    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 . . .

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    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

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    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!

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    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!

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    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!

    eclipseesteering.gif

    Should have mine first though! ;-)

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