New car registrations were sustained in September
The SMMT has reported that new car registrations were up 11.4% in September to 367,929 units sold. The car scrappage scheme has continued to supply a stimulus to this growth and in particular registrations from private buyers and of small cars rose strongly.
The average car CO2 emissions continues to fall with a 4.9% reduction of the year to date position, to 150.2g/km.
SMMT chief executive, Paul Everitt said,”New car registrations rose for the third time in a row in September. Market conditions remain challenging with demand being underpinned by the extremely successful scrappage incentive scheme. The extension of the scheme will help to sustain demand through the latter part of this year and into 2010″.
Top ten best sellers in September
1) Fiesta – 22,635
2) Corsa – 16,379
3) Focus – 13,622
4) Astra – 13,190,
5) Golf – 11,787
6) Peugeot 207 -9,161
7) MINI – 8,634
8) BMW 3 Series – 7,465
9) Yaris – 6,896
10) BMW 1 Series – 6,671
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