UK new car sales 2013
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Year to date figures from SMMT in the table at the bottom.
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-23...
Chucks out some interesting figures
lotus - 122
hope they can keep going on that!
Infinit - 266 why bother?
As a nation we clearly have plenty of cash as the premium brands outsell some of the cheaper ones by a fair margin.
BMW - 73k
Renault - 22k
The lotus figure worries me, don't know how they will survive on that.
I would be interested to se figures for new caterhams and the like - will there soon be a gap in these type of cars on the second hand market?
If no-one been buying them new few a few years they could become scarce
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-23...
Chucks out some interesting figures
lotus - 122
hope they can keep going on that!Infinit - 266 why bother?
As a nation we clearly have plenty of cash as the premium brands outsell some of the cheaper ones by a fair margin.
BMW - 73k
Renault - 22k
The lotus figure worries me, don't know how they will survive on that.
I would be interested to se figures for new caterhams and the like - will there soon be a gap in these type of cars on the second hand market?
If no-one been buying them new few a few years they could become scarce
Interesting that Merc are still a margin behind Audi regardless of the cheap leasing deals that Merc have been chucking out. I assume that is the A1 / A3 effect being ahead of the Merc small brands as you appear to see more E classes than A6s and about the same number of C classes as A4s?
PSA have sold 100,000 altogether. Looks like they're on the way up again. The 208 is doing well and I'm sure they have better margins on the DS range compared to Citroen's of previous generations.
Renault on the other hand will soon get overtaken by their Dacia brand if they don't improve.
Premium cars sell well in the UK thanks to the huge proportion of fleet cars, specially compared to other European countries. They get flogged off after only a short time, so the effect of depreciation makes it cheaper to buy a 320d than a non premium compact saloon.
Renault on the other hand will soon get overtaken by their Dacia brand if they don't improve.
Premium cars sell well in the UK thanks to the huge proportion of fleet cars, specially compared to other European countries. They get flogged off after only a short time, so the effect of depreciation makes it cheaper to buy a 320d than a non premium compact saloon.
4lf4-155 said:
lotus - 122 hope they can keep going on that!
The lotus figure worries me, don't know how they will survive on that.
It's a complete tragedy that Lotus have nothing left in the way of customers - just a tiny handful of fanboys. They so desperately need to offer some NEW product the market actually wants. hope they can keep going on that!The lotus figure worries me, don't know how they will survive on that.
Puddenchucker said:
There was an article in the local rag a few weeks ago where it reported that Lotus was making 40-45 cars per weeks and had sold over 700 cars worldwide in the first 5 months of the year.
So whilst things aren't good at Lotus at the moment, they're not absolutely terrible either.
That's good news then - doesn't help UK second buyers though which is whereI want to be in a few yearsSo whilst things aren't good at Lotus at the moment, they're not absolutely terrible either.
Probably the single most profitable car of the year is going to be JLR's Ewok, sorry Evoque. They have sold something like 30,000 this year already in the UK, and considering it's a Freelander in a posh frock, and sells for £45k, their end-of-year profitability should finally be looking rosy!
4lf4-155 said:
Rammy76 said:
Honda's sales are relatively poor considering how popular they used to be.
That stood out for me too - I guess that highlights the fact that you can make a full range of cars and still not sell if the product is out of touch/brand is poorGassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff