Figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show that July’s new car sales were down 4.1% at 168,015 units. Of these, fleet registrations accounted for 53.3% of sales and business sales to fleets with 25 vehicles or fewer made up 6%.
For the year-to-date (YTD), fleet sales have accounted for 49% of the new car market in 2006, with business sales making up 6.5%.
Ford remains the best-selling manufacturer in fleet, with the Focus remaining the top-selling model – up 1.2%.
Vauxhall’s Astra remains in second, but sales have slipped by 9%, while the Ford Fiesta keeps hold of third spot with another month of strong growth.
Elsewhere in the top 10, Vauxhall’s Zafira showed a near-26% rise in sales and the Volkswagen Passat range, which now includes all variants including the estate, was up by a massive 44.4%.
Two of the biggest losers in the top 10 were Renault’s Megane, down by a third, and the Vauxhall Corsa, a model in run-out mode which is down by nearly a quarter. In the top 10 list of manufacturers, there is little movement, although Honda moves into the top 10, thanks to strong sales of the new Civic range.
Top 10 fleet models
YTD 2006 | YTD 2005 | % change | ||||
Ford Focus | 62,595 | 61,835 | 1.2 | |||
Vauxhall Astra | 45,953 | 50,443 | -9.0 | |||
Ford Fiesta | 26,792 | 19,669 | 36.2 | |||
Ford Mondeo | 26,503 | 29,248 | -9.4 | |||
Renault Megane | 24,768 | 37,000 | -33.1 | |||
Vauxhall Corsa | 24,735 | 32,787 | -24.6 | |||
Vauxhall Zafira | 21,967 | 17,449 | 25.8 | |||
Vauxhall Vectra | 21,874 | 24,319 | -10.1 | |||
Volkswagen Golf | 21,112 | 22,304 | -5.4 | |||
Volkswagen Passat | 17,085 | 11,827 | 44.4 | |||
Top 10s
HERE are the fleet-relevant performance tables for new car registrations in July 2006 from the SMMT.
Top 10 petrol models
Model | YTD 06 | (% change) | ||
1. Ford Focus | 40,742 | (-10.8) | ||
2. Vauxhall Astra | 32,395 | (3.0) | ||
3. Vauxhall Corsa | 22,141 | (-23.2) | ||
4. Ford Fiesta | 22,031 | (40.4) | ||
5. Vauxhall Zafira | 16,943 | (52.5) | ||
6. Renault Megane | 16,048 | (-28.6) | ||
7. Vauxhall Vectra | 10,766 | (-4.4) | ||
8. Peugeot 307 | 10,271 | (93.9) | ||
9. Renault Clio | 9,461 | (-10.1) | ||
10. VW Golf | 8,512 | (31.0) | ||
Top 10 diesel models
Model | YTD 06 | (% change) | ||
1. Ford Focus | 21,833 | (35.0) | ||
2. Ford Mondeo | 19,003 | (-6.8) | ||
3. VW Passat | 15,997 | (45.5) | ||
4. Vauxhall Astra | 13,542 | (-28.8) | ||
5. VW Golf | 12,600 | (-20.3) | ||
6. Vauxhall Vectra | 11,105 | (-14.4) | ||
7. Renault Megane | 8,720 | (-40.1) | ||
8. Audi A4 | 8,433 | (8.5) | ||
9. Peugeot 307 | 8,418 | (15.5) | ||
10. Audi A3 | 6,831 | (23.6) | ||
Top 10 manufacturers
Make | YTD 06 | (% change) | ||
1. Ford | 128,160 | (-0.4) | ||
2. Vauxhall | 123,927 | (-8.2) | ||
3. Volkswagen | 61,904 | (16.3) | ||
4. Peugeot | 45,799 | (25.3) | ||
5. Renault | 43,128 | (-30.2) | ||
6. BMW | 29,908 | (15.2) | ||
7. Toyota | 28,514 | (-13.6) | ||
8. Audi | 27,019 | (26.5) | ||
9. Citroën | 21,888 | (8.2) | ||
10. Honda | 17,638 | (-13.5) | ||
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