Top 10: UK car sales Q1 2019

There were 458,054 new car registrations during the all-important plate-change month of March. That was down 3.4% on 2018’s equivalent figure, with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders citing “political and economic uncertainty and continuing confusion over diesel” as the primary causes of the decline.

For the first quarter as a whole, total industry volume contracted by 2.4% year-on-year. Fewer Fleet and Business sales were primarily responsible, because the Private segment held fairly steady. As expected, the popularity of diesel as a fuel choice continued to fall dramatically.

Cumulative UK Car Registrations Q1 2019 - By Fuel Type
Fuel 2019 2018 Change Change %
Diesel 191,784 240,646 -48,862 -20.3%
Petrol 468,415 442,237 +26,178 +5.9%
Alternative 40,837 35,606 +5,231 +14.7%
Total 701,036 718,489 -17,453 -2.4%

The Ford Fiesta remained the country’s favourite individual model. However, its market share reduced from 4.1% during 2018 (full year) to 3.3%.

Other notable developments saw the Mercedes-Benz A-Class climb to fifth position, while the Toyota Yaris made a rather surprising ‘top ten’ appearance.

Toyota Yaris Y20 Launch Edition (2019) Front Side
Toyota Yaris

Top 10: Cumulative UK Car Registrations Q1 2019 - By Model
Position Model Registrations Market Share
1 Ford Fiesta 23,474 3.3%
2 Vauxhall Corsa 17,647 2.5%
3 Volkswagen Golf 17,412 2.5%
4 Ford Focus 16,668 2.4%
5 Mercedes-Benz A-Class 16,632 2.4%
6 Nissan Qashqai 16,420 2.3%
7 Volkswagen Polo 13,089 1.9%
8 Mini Hatch 11,969 1.7%
9 Toyota Yaris 11,400 1.6%
10 Ford Kuga 10,805 1.5%

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