Top 10 UK models January to June 2007/8
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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Make &
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