The overall UK car market declined 3.5% in July, said SMMT's chief, Paul Everitt. Falling car sales Across The Pond have been reflecting artificial volumes from the government's scrappage scheme. July's decline, however, is more easily traced back to a lackluster economy.
BMW was the United Kingdom's best-selling luxury brand in July; Audi remains on top (narrowly) year-to-date. What "luxury" means in a market where an Audi can be had for £13,420 (£2135 less than a basic Ford Focus) I can not say.
The greatest year-over-year gain was reported by Jeep, up 97.2%. Among competitive brands, Audi, Alfa Romeo, and Suzuki were all up at least 30%. Ssangyong went from 10 sales in July 2010 to zero in July 2011. Daihatsu slid 83.3%. Again, among competitive brands, Porsche and Mazda's 45.5% and 44.2% declines were tough to handle. 29 of the 43 brands displayed in the July 2011 edition of GCBC's UK Auto Sales By Brand table below reported lower sales this July than last. The Good Car Guy will cover the UK's Top 10 Best-Selling Cars later today, after which a market share chart examining the overall impact of respective auto conglomerates will be published.
Rank
|
Automaker
|
July 2011
|
%
Change |
Year To Date
|
YTD
% Change |
#1
|
Ford
|
18,245
|
-1.1
|
162,726
|
-8.0
|
#2
|
Vauxhall
|
16,202
|
-2.9
|
143,661
|
-4.3
|
#3
| Volkswagen |
13,639
|
+8.6
|
107,971
|
-0.6
|
#4
|
BMW
|
8064
|
-2.2
|
68,670
|
+15.3
|
#5
|
Audi
|
8041
|
+30.0
|
69,962
|
+11.6
|
#6
|
Nissan
|
7289
|
+0.9
|
55,960
|
+6.1
|
#7
|
Peugeot
|
6582
|
-14.6
|
57,849
|
-14.2
|
#8
|
Mercedes-Benz
|
5950
|
+12.5
|
47,642
|
+11.0
|
#9
|
Toyota
|
4586
|
-20.4
|
42,898
|
-22.1
|
#10
|
Citroen
|
4540
|
-16.0
|
40,525
|
-6.4
|
#11
|
Kia
|
4466
|
+26.2
|
31,747
|
-16.0
|
#12
|
Hyundai
|
3937
|
+25.6
|
35,513
|
-15.2
|
#13
|
Renault
|
3625
|
-38.7
|
40,439
|
-31.0
|
#14
|
Skoda
|
3371
|
+10.2
|
27,605
|
+7.1
|
#15
|
Honda
|
2866
|
-23.5
|
28,889
|
-25.3
|
#16
|
2728
|
+6.4
|
21,228
|
+6.8
| |
#17
|
Fiat
|
2639
|
-26.2
|
25,765
|
-23.0
|
#18
|
Mini
|
2438
|
+9.1
|
27,058
|
+10.4
|
#19
|
Volvo
|
2191
|
-13.1
|
20,022
|
-17.5
|
#20
|
Land Rover
|
2113
|
-13.9
|
22,073
|
-9.8
|
#21
|
Mazda
|
1569
|
-44.2
|
19,032
|
-31.3
|
#22
|
Suzuki
|
1172
|
+35.3
|
11,771
|
-6.2
|
#23
|
Chevrolet
|
998
|
+28.8
|
7940
|
-9.0
|
#24
|
Jaguar
|
966
|
-30.2
|
7854
|
-20.9
|
#25
|
Alfa Romeo
|
694
|
+34.8
|
7182
|
+65.1
|
#26
|
Porsche
|
497
|
-44.5
|
3456
|
-18.2
|
#27
|
Mitsubishi
|
486
|
-8.0
|
6598
|
-4.0
|
#28
|
smart
|
315
|
-43.7
|
3113
|
-33.9
|
#29
|
Lexus
|
314
|
-21.5
|
4428
|
+10.9
|
#30
|
Saab
|
173
|
-51.4
|
3682
|
+28.2
|
#31
|
Jeep
|
140
|
+97.2
|
1187
|
-1.0
|
#32
|
Bentley
|
93
|
-16.2
|
680
|
+6.3
|
#33
|
Abarth
|
86
|
-30.7
|
780
|
-9.2
|
#34
|
Aston Martin
|
80
|
-35.5
|
665
|
level
|
#35
|
Subaru
|
73
|
-39.7
|
1567
|
-34.2
|
#36
|
Chrysler
|
53
|
-22.1
|
366
|
-57.8
|
#37
|
Perodua
|
52
|
-1.9
|
347
|
-31.6
|
#38
|
Lotus
|
45
|
-28.6
|
263
|
-22.2
|
#39
|
Maserati
|
44
|
-27.9
|
257
|
-13.8
|
#40
|
MG
|
36
|
+28.6
|
163
|
-22.0
|
#41
|
Infiniti
|
27
|
+17.4
|
189
|
+142.3
|
#42
|
Proton
|
24
|
-55.6
|
311
|
-39.5
|
#43
|
Daihatsu
|
1
|
-83.3
|
3
|
-97.7
|
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Hmmm UK market is so much different to main land Europe..
ReplyDeleteIm sure the average price of those Lexus sold is much higher then then BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz..
ReplyDeleteAm I wrong??
I am not sure why the first comment states that the UK is so different from mainland Europe? The pattern is very common - German marques and the Koreans doing very well is seen everywhere as is Fiat dropping like a stone with its old model line up. Alfa Romeo is selling massively increased figures in the UK and Europe-wide. Lexus is a non-player compared to the Germans and the Japanese and Chrysler are in decline.If anything, the UK figures are very representative of what is happening throughout Europe, the only difference being poor old Renault suffering more than elsewhere it seems.
ReplyDeleteI am not sure why the first comment states that the UK is so different from mainland Europe? The pattern is very common - German marques and the Koreans doing very well is seen everywhere as is Fiat dropping like a stone with its old model line up. Alfa Romeo is selling massively increased figures in the UK and Europe-wide. Lexus is a non-player compared to the Germans and the Japanese and Chrysler are in decline.If anything, the UK figures are very representative of what is happening throughout Europe, the only difference being poor old Renault suffering more than elsewhere it seems.
ReplyDeleteGood to see the Chinese MG near the bottom.
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