The top of England has been divided up into three areas, with the top 5 from each area. There isn't that much difference with brands, but how they are placed is.
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NW (or mainly Lancashire) is stable, with Nissan doing slightly better than the UK average but other brands much the same. The area where most cars are sold in the north.
| North West | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Make | 2014 | Share | + / - | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Ford | 34,545 | 14.4% | 4% | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Vauxhall | 25,157 | 10.5% | 9% | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Volkswagen | 22,080 | 9.2% | 14% | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Nissan | 17,550 | 7.3% | 14% | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Audi | 16,496 | 6.9% | 14% | |
| Total | 239,533 | 9% | |||||||
Y&H or east of the Pennines, has BMW doing very well. There must be some well heeled folk in the region. They're very canny in Yorkshire.
| Yorkshire & Humberside | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Make | 2014 | Share | + / - | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Ford | 21,939 | 12.5% | 4% | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | BMW | 20,376 | 11.6% | 9% | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Vauxhall | 15,621 | 8.9% | 6% | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Volkswagen | 14,664 | 8.4% | 2% | |
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | Audi | 10,730 | 6.1% | 16% | |
| Total | 175,160 | 6% | |||||||
The NE is very much working class and new car sales are not that high. It is also where Nissan has a huge assembly plant, yet that didn't stop the brand dropping to 4th. Ford managed a decrease and GM Vauxhall went top.
| North East | |||||||||
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Make | 2014 | Share | + / - | |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Vauxhall | 11,215 | 13.4% | 11% | |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ford | 10,194 | 12.2% | -4% | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | Volkswagen | 6,592 | 7.9% | 11% | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Nissan | 6,539 | 7.8% | 1% | |
| 11 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | Audi | 4,237 | 5.1% | 17% | |
| Total | 83,413 | 7% | |||||||
Data source: DFT.
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