Top 10 Best-Selling Cars In The United Kingdom - May 2012

For the first time since February 2011 the best-selling car in the United Kingdom isn't a Ford. 15 months after the Volkswagen Golf stole the Ford Fiesta's assumed position, the Fiesta's most direct rival, the Vauxhall Corsa, takes over as the best-selling car in the UK. This doesn't mean the GM car is the year-to-date leader, not by any means. The Fiesta's lead through five months shrunk only slightly to 12,160 units.

13.3% of the new vehicles sold in Great Britain in May 2012 were General Motors products. 39% of those GM sales were Vauxhall Corsas. Another 25% were Vauxhall Corsas. Another 14% were Vauxhall Insignias. With 1430 Chevrolet sales, this means Vauxhall sold 3480 Agilas, Merivas, Zafiras, Mokkas, and Antaras.  

Volkswagen's Golf and Polo combined to account for 59% of all VW sales. The Fiesta and Focus were responsible for 66% of Ford UK volume in May 2012. Only 31% of Fiat UK sales in May were Puntos, Pandas, Bravos, Qubos, or Doblos. Mercedes-Benz has sold 14,434 C-Class sedans, coupes, and wagons in the UK so far this year, 321 more than Fiat has managed with the 500 and 500C.

May 2012's 10 best-selling cars in the UK have been posted below. Brand-by-brand rankings were published earlier this morning. It was a good month for auto sales across the pond, as the market grew 7.9%. That's nearly 12,000 units. The best-selling Vauxhall Corsa alone found 3045 more buyers than it did a year ago.

Rank	Best-Selling Car	May 2012	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Vauxhall Corsa	8413	+ 56.7%	38,347	+ 24.5%
#2	Ford Fiesta	8337	+ 24.8%	50,507	+ 18.0%
#3	Ford Focus	6983	+ 7.6%	36,916	+ 3.2%
#4	Volkswagen Golf	5867	+ 5.9%	28,261	+ 2.3%
#5	Vauxhall Astra	5433	+ 8.4%	25,011	+ 7.9%
#6	BMW 3-Series	3520	- 13.3%	17,205	- 0.7%
#7	Volkswagen Polo	3228	+ 11.0%	18,971	- 3.4%
#8	Nissan Qashqai	3179	+ 3.1%	18,660	+ 16.1%
#9	Vauxhall Insignia	2949	- 30.0%	15,031	- 24.9%
#10	Fiat 500	2823	n/a	14,113	n/a

Source: Manufacturers, MTI & SMMT
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales 19647 16738

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