Ford and Vauxhall Dominate the UK top ten best sellers for August, with Audi, BMW and VW filling the rest.

• UK new car registrations increase 9.6% in August to 79,060 units.
• Gains made across private, fleet and business market segments.
• Year-to-date new car market up 6.7% to 1,634,369 units.

The new car market recorded its 42^nd consecutive month of growth in August – albeit in one of the year’s quietest months – according to figures published today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. New car registrations increased 9.6% to 79,060 for the month, taking year-to-date growth to a healthy 6.7%.

Gains were made across all sectors and all fuel types, with registrations in the private, business and fleet markets up 7.2%, 11.8% and 12.1% respectively. The market for alternatively-fuelled vehicles, meanwhile, grew 52.3% year on year, maintaining a steady 2.4% share of the overall market.

Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive, said, "August’s strong performance has again been driven by attractive finance deals and a diverse range of technologically advanced models. Britain’s budget-conscious buyers are taking advantage of low regular monthly payments that provide certainty and affordability.‎ With September's new 65-plate now in full swing, we expect UK showrooms to be as busy as ever.” 

New car registrations – rolling-year totals, December 2007 to present

August	Total	Diesel	Petrol	AFV	Private	Fleet	Business
2015	79,060	38,645	38,497	1,918	37,362	40,184	1,514
2014	72,163	35,930	34,974	1,259	34,866	35,946	1,351
% change	9.6%	7.6%	10.1%	52.3%	7.2%	11.8%	12.1%
Mkt share '15		48.9%	48.7%	2.4%	47.3%	50.8%	1.9%
Mkt share '14		49.8%	48.5%	1.7%	48.3%	49.8%	1.9%
Year-to-date	Total	Diesel	Petrol	AFV	Private	Fleet	Business
2015	1,634,369	791,919	798,285	44,165	751,821	819,754	62,794
2014	1,532,335	770,125	734,320	27,890	735,371	730,311	66,653
% change	6.7%	2.8%	8.7%	58.4%	2.2%	12.2%	-5.8%
Mkt share '15		48.5%	48.8%	2.7%	46.0%	50.2%	3.8%
Mkt share '14		50.3%	47.9%	1.8%	48.0%	47.7%	4.3%
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014
Total cars	2,131,795	1,994,999	2,030,846	1,941,253	2,044,609	2,264,737	2,476,435

Best sellers		August				Year-to-date
	1	Ford Fiesta	4,753		1	Ford Fiesta	85,247
	2	Ford Focus	2,673		2	Vauxhall Corsa	57,165
	3	Volkswagen Golf	2,456		3	Ford Focus	54,795
	4	Vauxhall Corsa	2,154		4	Volkswagen Golf	45,597
	5	Volkswagen Polo	1,911		5	Nissan Qashqai	39,596
	6	Audi A3	1,838		6	Vauxhall Astra	34,767
	7	Vauxhall Mokka	1,751		7	Volkswagen Polo	34,511
	8	Vauxhall Astra	1,614		8	Audi A3	31,334
	9	BMW 3 Series	1,337		9	Mercedes-Benz C Class	28,488
	10	Ford Kuga	1,325		10	Fiat 500	27,104