Polo on popularity rise: two-place leap in UK August 2015 sales charts
The Volkswagen Polo was the fifth best-selling car in the UK during August, the latest monthly sales figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) state. A rise of two places from July’s chart position, 1911 Polos found new owners last month. In a repeat of past months, the Ford Fiesta was the most popular new model, with 4753 examples sold.
A total of 79,860 cars were registered in August, a rise of 9.6 per cent on the same month in 2014 with gains made across the business, fleet and private markets. It was the 42nd consecutive month of UK car sales growth. 2015 year-to-date sales meanwhile are up 6.7 per cent to 1,634,369 units.
The UK’s top 10 best-selling passenger cars during August 2015 and the year so far (sales figure and position in brackets) are as follows:
1 Ford Fiesta: 4553 (85,247, 1st)
2 Ford Focus: 2673 (54, 795, 3rd)
3 Volkswagen Golf: 2456 (45,597, 4th)
4 Vauxhall Corsa: 2154 (57,165, 2nd)
5 Volkswagen Polo: 1911 (34,511, 7th)
6 Audi A3: 1838 (31,334, 8th)
7 Vauxhall Mokka: 1751
8 Vauxhall Astra: 1614 (34,767, 6th)
9 BMW 3 Series: 1337
10 Ford Kuga: 1325
(The 2015 top 10 best-selling cars absent from last month’s sales figures are the Nissan Qashqai in fifth place, the Mercedes-Benz C Class in ninth place and the Fiat 500 in tenth place with 39,596, 28,488 and 27,104 cars sold respectively.)
