October New Car Registration up 32%
October new car registration shot up 32 per cent in October to 168,942. According to figures released today the increase is the best gain so far in 2009. Private purchase shot up between September and October, prompting the SMMT to report that the latest numbers are the result of the fourth month of sustained growth coming from the Scrappage Incentive Scheme (SIS).
Looking at the figures broken down by brand, it is clear that Vauxhall and Ford remain outright market leaders. However, there is continued progress amongst the once smaller Korean brands. To put this into perspective, in October Hyundai (7179 registrations) out-sold Fiat (6570) and Kia (5633) sold more cars than Honda (4490).
“October has seen this year’s biggest monthly increase in registrations with the successful scrappage scheme accounting for over 20% of them,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. “We have seen additional demand created by the extension of the scheme and customers wanting to avoid the VAT increase planned for January. Encouragingly, there has also been an increase in demand in the fleet and business sectors, which will be critical in sustaining recovery next year.”
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OCTOBER |
% Change |
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MARQUE |
2009 |
%market share |
2008 |
%market share |
|
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Abarth |
158 |
0.09 |
15 |
0.01 |
953.33 |
|
Alfa Romeo |
693 |
0.41 |
360 |
0.28 |
92.50 |
|
Aston Martin |
135 |
0.08 |
110 |
0.09 |
22.73 |
|
Audi |
7,178 |
4.25 |
6,387 |
4.98 |
12.38 |
|
Bentley |
56 |
0.03 |
87 |
0.07 |
-35.63 |
|
BMW |
8,041 |
4.76 |
7,961 |
6.20 |
1.00 |
|
Cadillac |
0 |
0.00 |
8 |
0.01 |
-100.00 |
|
Chevrolet |
1,104 |
0.65 |
860 |
0.67 |
28.37 |
|
Chrysler |
245 |
0.15 |
136 |
0.11 |
80.15 |
|
Citroen |
6,454 |
3.82 |
4,967 |
3.87 |
29.94 |
|
Corvette |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Daihatsu |
107 |
0.06 |
137 |
0.11 |
-21.90 |
|
Daimler |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Dodge |
170 |
0.10 |
264 |
0.21 |
-35.61 |
|
Fiat |
6,570 |
3.89 |
3,020 |
2.35 |
117.55 |
|
Ford |
23,454 |
13.88 |
21,309 |
16.60 |
10.07 |
|
Honda |
4,490 |
2.66 |
4,284 |
3.34 |
4.81 |
|
Hummer |
2 |
0.00 |
7 |
0.01 |
-71.43 |
|
Hyundai |
7,179 |
4.25 |
1,856 |
1.45 |
286.80 |
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Infiniti |
8 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
|
Jaguar |
1,312 |
0.78 |
1,404 |
1.09 |
-6.55 |
|
Jeep |
168 |
0.10 |
124 |
0.10 |
35.48 |
|
Kia |
5,633 |
3.33 |
2,195 |
1.71 |
156.63 |
|
Land Rover |
2,584 |
1.53 |
1,283 |
1.00 |
101.40 |
|
Lexus |
397 |
0.23 |
531 |
0.41 |
-25.24 |
|
Lotus |
68 |
0.04 |
38 |
0.03 |
78.95 |
|
Mazda |
3,398 |
2.01 |
2,921 |
2.28 |
16.33 |
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Mercedes-Benz |
5,985 |
3.54 |
3,860 |
3.01 |
55.05 |
|
MG |
58 |
0.03 |
27 |
0.02 |
114.81 |
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MINI |
3,120 |
1.85 |
1,886 |
1.47 |
65.43 |
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Mitsubishi |
925 |
0.55 |
526 |
0.41 |
75.86 |
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Nissan
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