TMW - Its that time of the month again, October UK car sales

JAGUAR

SEPTEMBER 2012 845 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 944 sales +11.72%
YTD 2012 11984 sales - YTD 2013 14200 sales +18.49%

LAND ROVER

SEPTEMBER 2012 3465 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 3965 sales +14.43%
YTD 2012 42312 sales - YTD 2013 47881 sales +13.16%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

SEPTEMBER 2012 9959 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 8493 sales -14.72%
YTD 2012 107651 sales - YTD 2013 113806 sales +5.72%

MERCEDES

SEPTEMBER 2012 6522 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 8346 sales +27.97%
YTD 2012 79923 sales - YTD 2013 94970 sales +18.83%

LEXUS

SEPTEMBER 2012 504 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 719 sales +42.66%
YTD 2012 7571 sales - YTD 2013 7769 sales +2.62%

AUDI

SEPTEMBER 2012 9232 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 10720 sales +16.12%
YTD 2012 110622 sales - YTD 2013 124981 sales +12.98%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +14.85%

CITROEN +7.31%

DACIA +100.00%

FIAT +18.16%

FORD +10.29%

HONDA +3.45%
HYUNDAI +5.94%
KIA +9.83%

LOTUS +38.52%
MAZDA +16.24%

MIA +100.00%
MINI +4.17% 

MITSUBISHI +44.66%

NISSAN +12.18%

PEUGEOT +5.50%

PORSCHE +2.15%
RENAULT +7.26%

SEAT +15.25%
SKODA +19.31% 

SMART +2.90% 
SUBARU +0.76%
SUZUKI +30.40%
TOYOTA +6.38%
VAUXHALL +10.50%

VOLKSWAGEN +4.33%

VOLVO +1.18%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ALFA ROMEO -26.05%

ASTON MARTIN -3.30%

BENTLEY -1.77%

CHEVROLET -12.87%

CHRYSLER -23.13%

INFINITI -20.32%

JEEP -10.49%

MASERATI -0.73%

MG -53.74%

PERODUA -44.66%

PROTON -90.10%

SAAB -98.70%

SSANGYONG -24.90%

Again 2013 is looking to beat all expectations, with another month where the full year totals have been revised upwards, the trend is also looking to continue into next year and 2015, with a number of significant new cars due over that period, and offers that continue to attract buyers, I cant see this changing anytime soon.

The same brands as last month, again, shows negatives, with the US manufacturers baring the brunt of the drops in sales over last year, MG with the new MG3 surprisingly sold LESS cars in October than last year, go figure that one out, especially as Motorpoint had another batch of cars registered, next month however will tell if the MG3 is actually selling well or not, and to quantify that, Lotus sold only a few cars less than MG, but that was 1,300% up on last year, with only 2 sold then and 28 now.

A new brand has entered the Frey, >MIA< a French company devoted to producing all electric cars, has registered 5 cars in the UK, mini van like with sliding doors and a central driving position, with some decent stats like, 3 hour charge times, numerous colour options, 100kph top speed, 125km range, and a boast of 10,000kms for the cost of two normal fuel fill ups, it deserves to be looked into, but not in white, it does no favours to the little car in white, however in black with alloy wheels and full leather interior, it does look a little special.

Our favourite two brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, have yet again, posted impressive results, with both brands showing double digit percentage increases for the year to date, and October, BMW had a very poor October, strange considering that they have reasonable new products to sell, Both Jaguar and Land Rover have new metal recently released, and with a significant amount of new products coming on stream in the next few years, JLR's sales can and will only go one way, and that's up, this with new facilities in India and China, new engine plant in the UK near to completion and major expansions either on going or in the planning for its other UK plants, JLR is ready to meet that challenge.

Again the usual half dozen are in the top spots, but the Focus in October took a rather large hit, and was beaten by the ageing Corsa, even the not so fresh Astra and Qashqai still are big hitters, and the less than capable Insignia agains draws some big numbers, the new Golf remains a popular buy whilst the visually challenged Juke, Fiat's cute 500 and BMW's 3-Series round out the top ten, the main surprise is that the Diesel market is increasing, in a market where petrol powered cars are now on a par with diesels in a number of models, this along with cheaper fuel and cheaper cars, makes the diesel option less of a draw, yet they are still out selling petrol power.

Jon Mower

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