Top 10: Car sales Q3 2011

The very capable Ford Fiesta remains the best-selling car in the UK. Data released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders shows that Ford’s supermini has notched up 77,198 registrations to the end of the third quarter, which equates to just under 5% of the 1,553,094 market total.

Ford Fiesta Centura 5-Door (2011) Front Side
Ford Fiesta: Still the UK's best-selling car.

Car registrations in September - the second most important month behind March, thanks to the registration plate change - ended up at 332,476. Encouragingly, that was just 0.8% behind the same month last year, but again it’s the comparatively healthy fleet and business sectors that are preventing a larger decline.

However, continued volatile economic conditions mean that the SMMT is predicting a difficult fourth quarter, and a total of 1.92 million cars are now expected to be registered during 2011.

The ten most popular models, and their order in the league table, are unchanged since Q2.

Top 10: Cumulative UK Car Sales Q3 2011
Position Manufacturer Model Registrations
1 Ford Fiesta 77,198
2 Ford Focus 67,672
3 Vauxhall Corsa 60,959
4 Volkswagen Golf 50,013
5 Vauxhall Astra 49,042
6 Vauxhall Insignia 38,386
7 Volkswagen Polo 36,655
8 BMW 3 Series 33,650
9 Nissan Qashqai 30,763
10 Mini Mini 28,097

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Top 10: Car sales Q2 2011
Top 10: Car sales Q1 2011
Top 10: UK car sales 2010

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