The new car sales figures for October 2008 are in and yes, they are as bad as everyone thought. Some are not doing as badly as others however. Judge for yourself...
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OCTOBER |
% Change |
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MARQUE |
2008 |
% market share |
2007 |
%market share |
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Abarth |
15 |
0.01 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Alfa Romeo |
360 |
0.28 |
631 |
0.38 |
-42.95 |
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Aston Martin |
110 |
0.09 |
164 |
0.10 |
-32.93 |
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Audi |
6,387 |
4.97 |
7,246 |
4.34 |
-11.85 |
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Bentley |
87 |
0.07 |
166 |
0.10 |
-47.59 |
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BMW |
7,961 |
6.20 |
9,065 |
5.43 |
-12.18 |
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Cadillac |
8 |
0.01 |
104 |
0.06 |
-92.31 |
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Chevrolet |
860 |
0.67 |
1,124 |
0.67 |
-23.49 |
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Chrysler |
138 |
0.11 |
569 |
0.34 |
-75.75 |
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Citroen |
4,967 |
3.87 |
6,430 |
3.85 |
-22.75 |
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Corvette |
0 |
0.00 |
2 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
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Daihatsu |
137 |
0.11 |
233 |
0.14 |
-41.20 |
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Daimler |
0 |
0.00 |
5 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
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Dodge |
264 |
0.21 |
240 |
0.14 |
10.00 |
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Fiat |
3,020 |
2.35 |
3,794 |
2.27 |
-20.40 |
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Ford |
21,309 |
16.60 |
22,559 |
13.52 |
-5.54 |
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Honda |
4,284 |
3.34 |
6,628 |
3.97 |
-35.37 |
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Hummer |
7 |
0.01 |
26 |
0.02 |
-73.08 |
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Hyundai |
1,856 |
1.45 |
2,048 |
1.23 |
-9.38 |
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Jaguar |
1,404 |
1.09 |
1,147 |
0.69 |
22.41 |
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Jeep |
122 |
0.10 |
326 |
0.20 |
-62.58 |
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Kia |
2,195 |
1.71 |
2,330 |
1.40 |
-5.79 |
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Land Rover |
1,283 |
1.00 |
3,049 |
1.83 |
-57.92 |
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Lexus |
531 |
0.41 |
968 |
0.58 |
-45.14 |
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Lotus |
38 |
0.03 |
58 |
0.03 |
-34.48 |
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Mazda |
2,921 |
2.28 |
3,658 |
2.19 |
-20.15 |
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Mercedes-Benz |
3,860 |
3.01 |
5,663 |
3.39 |
-31.84 |
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MG |
27 |
0.02 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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MINI |
1,886 |
1.47 |
3,150 |
1.89 |
-40.13 |
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Mitsubishi |
526 |
0.41 |
998 |
0.60 |
-47.29 |
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Nissan |
3,350 |
2.61 |
4,724 |
2.83 |
-29.09 |
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Perodua |
60 |
0.05 |
61 |
0.04 |
-1.64 |
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Peugeot |
6,692 |
5.21 |
11,106 |
6.66 |
-39.74 |
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Porsche |
432 |
0.34 |
700 |
0.42 |
-38.29 |
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Proton |
122 |
0.10 |
145 |
0.09 |
-15.86 |
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Renault |
4,328 |
3.37 |
9,356 |
5.61 |
-53.74 |
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Rover |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Rover MG |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
0.00 |
-100.00 |
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Saab |
1,009 |
0.79 |
1,593 |
0.96 |
-36.66 |
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SEAT |
1,943 |
1.51 |
2,357 |
1.41 |
-17.56 |
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Skoda |
2,461 |
1.92 |
2,869 |
1.72 |
-14.22 |
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smart |
587 |
0.46 |
983 |
0.59 |
-40.28 |
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Ssangyong |
41 |
0.03 |
105 |
0.06 |
-60.95 |
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Subaru |
254 |
0.20 |
372 |
0.22 |
-31.72 |
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Suzuki |
997 |
0.78 |
1,234 |
0.74 |
-19.21 |
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Tata |
0 |
0.00 |
0 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
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Toyota |
5,886 |
4.58 |
7,012 |
4.20 |
-16.06 |
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Vauxhall |
19,422 |
15.13 |
24,938 |
14.95 |
-22.12 |
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Volkswagen |
11,701 |
9.11 |
14,764 |
8.85 |
-20.75 |
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Volvo |
2,340 |
1.82 |
1,897 |
1.14 |
23.35 |
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Other British |
70 |
0.05 |
41 |
0.02 |
70.73 |
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Other Imports |
94 |
0.07 |
158 |
0.09 |
-40.51 |
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Total |
128,352 |
100.00 |
166,797 |
100.00 |
-23.05 |
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