UK sales in February: Diesel cars have fallen by 23%. Ford Fiesta has become a double champion

According to data released by the British Automobile Manufacturers Association (SMMT), new car sales in the UK in February fell 2.8% from the same period in 2017, and the number of registrations dropped to 80,805. February is also the month with the shortest time before the card change in March, only 28 days.

In February, sales of gasoline vehicles and new energy vehicles in the United Kingdom continued to increase, with increases of 14.4% and 7.2% respectively. The increase in sales of gasoline vehicles was mainly due to the launch of some new and small vehicles. Last month, the sales volume of diesel vehicles fell by 23.5%, and diesel vehicles were criticized for environmental pollution. Therefore, new energy vehicles also affected the sales growth of diesel vehicles.

From January to February, total sales in the UK's new car market fell by 5.1%, with a total of 244,420 units sold. Among them, business car purchases, personal car purchases and wholesale car purchases all declined, with decreases of 29.8%, 7.1% and 2.1% respectively. At the same time, the double-digit growth rate of gasoline vehicles and new energy vehicles failed to withstand the decline of diesel vehicles. The current market share of diesel vehicles is only 35.6%. This deviation in demand also means that owners of diesel vehicles may hold their old models for a long time.

Best-selling models

Comparing popular models in February and January-February, the top three models are the same, namely the Ford Fiesta, Volkswagen Golf and Ford Focus. The Ford Fiesta sold 5,201 vehicles last month, far ahead of the second-highest number of golfers. Golf sold only 2,927 vehicles last month. Ford Focus followed with 2,052 deliveries.

From the point of delivery in February, Mercedes-Benz A-class and C-class are among the top ten list. The Ford family's Kuga sold 1,552 vehicles last month, ranking fifth. Vauxhall Mokka X sold 1,525 cars, ranking sixth. The Mini, BMW 3 Series and Kia Lions ranked 7, 9 and 10 respectively.

In January-February, Vauxhall Mokka X came in fourth, accumulatively selling 5,292 cars, while Corsa was also ranked 10th with 3,634 sales. Although Nissan hackers failed to make the final list of the top ten in February, they ranked sixth in sales in April and February. Mercedes-Benz Class A and Class C scored 5th and 9th. Ford Mavericks and Kia Lions sold 4,132 vehicles and 3,774 vehicles respectively in January-February, ranking seventh and eighth respectively.