UK Top 20 Models : 2000-04

The Ford Focus was staying in front

Total sales were very healthy in the UK, while the Top 10 models lost share from 35.5% to 32.0%. The Ford Focus was the top selling model for each of the five years shown below. GM Vauxhall had the second spot secure but with the Astra, then the Corsa models taking turns.

The then locally made Peugeot 206 reached fourth on three occasions, the highest placing a French brand had reached in the UK. With the Mégane/Scénic reaching 5th in 2004, coupled with the Clio and 307, this was the best French brands achieved before or since. The VW Golf was now a regular feature of the Top 10, something it has continued to do down to today.

As for UK brands, just as Rover finally descended into the abyss, BMW was able to salvage the MINI out of the debacle. At least there was one UK brand in the Top 20 at all times, and has continued that way, courtesy of the MINI.

In the chart, brown means Top 10, all other numbers Top 20 and a blank means the model is outside those parameters. The models are coloured according to perceived origin.

	Model	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000
1	Ford Focus	110,074	131,684	151,209	137,074	114,512
2	Vauxhall Corsa	101,625	108,387	105,199	93,792	84,514
3	Ford Fiesta	89,259	95,887	93,591	98,221	91,783
4	Peugeot 206	86,605	95,052	96,938	97,887	80,991
5	Renault Mégane	86,569	71,660	69,530	73,577	64,666
6	Vauxhall Astra	85,087	96,929	102,107	98,999	93,263
7	Renault Clio	72,412	83,972	86,337	79,843	61,209
8	VW Golf	69,784	67,226	72,362	67,099	57,359
9	Ford Mondeo	60,441	60,046	72,016	86,559	69,377
10	Peugeot 307/306	58,742	60,356	53,228		43,374

11	BMW 3 Series	53,790	65,489	62,644	57,444	48,730
12	Vauxhall Zafira	51,175	47,065	42,291
13	Vauxhall Vectra	48,450	48,923	54,144	64,877	70,704
14	Ford Ka	45,879	52,826	62,863	54,285	47,346
15	BMW MINI	43,660	40,510
16	VW Polo	43,530	48,134	41,470	42,822	43,856
17	Fiat Punto	43,422	50,917	55,414	59,573	54,840
18	Nissan Micra	39,299	52,634	46,176	43,151	46,329
19	Citroen Xsara	37,019	43,324	59,828	65,681	29,560
20	Toyota Yaris	35,225
	Rover 25/ZR		41,032	43,824	47,524	45,542
	VW Passat			36,864	33,852
	Citroen Saxo				42,755	42,930
	Honda Civic				34,419
	Peugeot 406					36,954
	Top 10	820,598	876,642	912,152	898,732	788,378
	% of Total	32.0	34.0	35.6	36.6	35.5
	Total	2,567,269	2,579,050	2,563,631	2,458,769	2,221,647

Data source: SMMT.

Other years in the series:
65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89, 90-94, 95-99, 05-09, 10-14.

The Vauxhall Corsa was enjoying great success