Car sales were still decreasing in May, but on a slower pace. The total number of registrations amounted to 187,900, but its 3.4% fall is the smallest so far in 2005. The loss of Rover and the rise of interest rates partly account for this fall. Chances are that this trend should be inverted in June.
The fleet market share was up from 48.6% a year ago, reaching 49.9% now. The corollary of this was a 5.3% drop of the private sector volume, with a 45.4% share. Business sales dropped by 11.5%, representing 4.7% of the market.
As for the diesels, they accounted for 36.8% of the market, the highest rate this year. The convertibles followed the same trend, and reached a record 6%
With the fall of Rover, the share of imported cars grew up to 83.3% of the market.
Top 10 registrations for May 2005.
– 1 : Ford Focus – 12,373
– 2 : Vauxhall Astra – 10,663
– 3 : Vauxhall Corsa – 7,872
– 4 : Renault Mégane – 7,229
– 5 : VW Golf – 5,972
– 6 : Ford Mondeo – 5,965
– 7 : Ford Fiesta – 5,473
– 8 : Peugeot 206 – 5,361
– 9 : Peugeot 307 – 4,641
– 10 : Renault Clio – 4,058
Top 10 carmakers.
– 1 : Ford – 28,529
– 2 : Vauxhall – 26,513
– 3 : Renault – 13,548
– 4 : VW – 12,938
– 5 : Peugeot – 12,324
– 6 : Toyota – 10,303
– 7 : BMW – 8,919
– 8 : Citroën – 7,662
– 9 : Nissan – 7,568
– 10 : Audi – 6,259
Source : SMMT
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