comparison
The Ford Focus has remained the most popular model in the UK for
the past 12 months. In 2008, the Vauxhall Corsa recorded the
highest level of growth (9.6 per cent) of all models in the Top 10
(see table 1).
The Clio and Mondeo have slipped from the top 10, while the MINI
and Zafira are new entrants in the top 10.
The sub-1.0 litre car market has fallen whilst cars between 1.0 and
1.3 litres have seen market share rise, as has the share taken by
cars of 1.8-2.4 litres (see table 2).
Cars of 2.5 litres or above have lost market share, as have 1.4-1.7
litre car.
Table 1: Top 10 UK models January to June 2008

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By GlobalDataMake &
Model
H1
2008
% change on H1 2007
Ford
Focus
61,819
-7.90%
Vauxhall Corsa
55,169
9.60%
Vauxhall
Astra 54,774
-10.40%
Ford
Fiesta 51,854
-8.20%
Volkswagen Golf
36,179
3.80%
Peugeot
207
32,748
-3.50%
BMW Series
3
29,096
0.80%
Vauxhall Zafira
26,300
8.00%
Vauxhall Vectra
26,125
-4.50%
MINI
24,166
3.30%
Source: JATO
Table 2: UK car market share by engine size
Market share
Engine
Size
H1 2007 H1 2008
under
1.0
0.3% 0.1%
1.0-1.1
5.2% 6.4%
1.2-1.3
13.0% 13.7%
1.4-1.5
14.8% 14.0%
1.6-1.7
19.4% 18.9%
1.8-1.9
14.7% 15.2%
2.0-2.4
23.4% 23.7%
2.5 or
larger
9.3% 8.1%
Source: JATO