TMW - Its that time of the month - UK JULY 2014 sales figures

JAGUAR

JUNE 2013 1155 sales - JUNE 2014 1352 sales +17.06%

YTD 2013 9813 sales - YTD 2014 11178 sales +13.91%

LAND ROVER

JUNE 2013 3459 sales - JUNE 2014 3722 sales +7.60%

YTD 2013 33579 sales - YTD 2014 33741 sales +0.48%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

JUNE 2013 9390 sales - JUNE 2014 9955 sales +18.65%

YTD 2013 73604 sales - YTD 2014 85077 sales +15.59%

MERCEDES

JUNE 2013 7673 sales - JUNE 2014 8404 sales +9.53%

YTD 2013 62310sales - YTD 2014 72270 sales +16.89%

LEXUS

JUNE 2013 692 sales - JUNE 2014 731 sales +5.64%

YTD 2013 4806 sales - YTD 2014 6362 sales +32.38%

AUDI

JUNE 2013 10761 sales - JUNE 2014 12032 sales +11.81%

YTD 2013 84528 sales - YTD 2014 95793 sales +13.33%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +12.14%

ALFA ROMEO +4.30%

BENTLEY +27.92%

CITROEN +1.55%

DACIA +73.32%

FIAT +16.75%

FORD +4.34%

HYUNDAI +8.84%
INFINITI +34.21%

JEEP +74.70%

KIA +8.46%

LEXUS +36.87%

LOTUS +5.74%

MASERATI +273.71%
MAZDA +25.09%

MG +801.92%

MIA +0.00%
MITSUBISHI +32.22%

NISSAN +14.86%

PEUGEOT +1.01%

PORSCHE +14.44%

RENAULT +61.72%

SEAT +22.62%
SKODA +25.35% 

SSANGYONG +154.04%

SUBARU +24.18%
SUZUKI +16.55%
TOYOTA +5.28%

VAUXHALL +6.34%

VOLKSWAGEN +8.09%

VOLVO +19.97%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ASTON MARTIN -7.48%

CHEVROLET -63.01%

CHRYSLER -21.99%

HONDA -1.93%

MINI -12.25%

PERODUA -84.85%

PROTON -93.33%

SMART -9.84%

Another month passes by, I am sure they go quicker each one, but at least with each month we have lots of great new cars to look at and others to look forward too, so what have we had, more info on the XE and Discovery Sport, the new Corsa, new C-Class estate, along with the Lexus NX, added details from BMW about the Active tourer, still not sure what that car is all about, confirmation on SEAT and Skoda SUV's, Rolls confirms a fourth model to its line up, Corniche !, you heard it hear first.

Right, the sales, Jag and LR shine again with increases for all three brands, the Sport, Evoque, XF and F-Type are all models that have increased over the same period a year ago, and with only ten months left to go until XE is on the roads, the final testing and specs are being finalised, 2015 is going to be a HUGE year for JLR, with the New Disco range, XE and allegedly the new XF also in '15, however i am very doubtful that it will be launched, more likely a motor show reveal and '16 availability.

OMG Perodua sold three cars in JULY, heaven help us, it is still ten down on '13 and only 25 for the year, but someone people somewhere have no taste whatsoever, MG continues to produce huge percentage figures, however they do not equate to huge sales, 27 in July '13, 207 this year, so it seems the MG3 is doing good, but not as good as the 5,000 MG3 sales and 1,000 MG6 sales for 2014 MG stated they would achieve, they have only sold 1407 for the year, and a number of those have been released through Motorpoint AGAIN, so they are registering them and selling them off cheap, and that's not good for the proper buyer.

Renault & Dacia are producing great numbers, along with some great products, a number of all  new or recently replaced models are helping to promote both brands as ones to go to for new cars, with the Clio, Twingo,

Capture, Sandero, Stepway, Duster and Logan, all new for the UK buyer, sales can, and will only go one way, and that's higher.

MINI seems to be struggling, considering they have the ALL NEW MINI 3, and refreshed Countryman and Paceman the sales are down significantly on the year, the biggest winners are Renault, followed by Ssangyong, Mitsubishi, Skoda and a couple of other, but it is nice to see other brands getting a decent slice of the pie, compared to the usual suspects.

August should be another quietish month, ready for the September plate change once again, so don't expect any huge numbers.

Jon Mower
TMW