As the UK auto market grew 2.5% to 2.4 million sales in 2007, sales of the Vauxhall Astra shot forward to a much more Ford Focus-like level. Yet for the ninth consecutive year, the Ford Focus was the United Kingdom’s best-selling car.
Speaking of Fords, the Mondeo was knocked off the most popular list in favour of the Vauxhall Vectra. (Ford’s Fiesta hung on to the third spot.) The Vectra was one of three Vauxhalls in the top ten. Renault added two cars. No other automaker contributed more than a single nameplate: one Peugeot, one Volkswagen, and one BMW.
• Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The UK – 2006 Year End
• Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The UK – 2008 Year End
33% of the new vehicles sold in the UK in 2007 are accounted for in this group.
These were the UK’s ten best-selling vehicles in calendar year 2007.
|
Rank
|
Best-Selling Car
|
2007
|
2006
|
%
Change |
|
#1
|
Ford Focus
|
126,928 | 137,694 | -7.8% |
|
#2
|
Vauxhall Astra
|
113,894 | 105,296 | 8.2% |
|
#3
|
Ford Fiesta
|
102,872 | 103,856 | -0.9% |
|
#4
|
Vauxhall Corsa
|
94,120 | 73,923 | 27.3% |
|
#5
|
Volkswagen Golf
|
68,843 | 62,011 | 11.0% |
|
#6
|
Peugeot 207
|
67,185 | na | na |
|
#7
|
BMW 3-Series
|
58,544 | 50,248 | 16.5% |
|
#8
|
Renault Mégane
|
55,468 | 62,069 | -10.6% |
|
#9
|
Renault Clio
|
53,907 | 57,192 | -5.7% |
|
#10
|
Vauxhall Vectra
|
50,983 | na | na |
Source: Manufacturers via SMMT