McCann’s Motors Does Safety Sell? Richard McCann looks at how popularity and safety are not always the same…
Since most of us didn’t have anywhere to go last year, it’s little wonder that not many people chose to buy a new car. Sales were down 30 percent. Yet there were still 1,631,064 new cars delivered to their lucky owners. Considering lockdown this is a remarkably robust performance, aided no doubt by dealerships that rapidly shifted to offering a ‘click-and-collect’ service for buyers who needed a new car when the manufacturers’ sites were closed. It’s also interesting that electric cars and plug-in hybrids sales have risen significantly, now
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taking more than 10% of the UK car market. So where did the money go? Which cars sprinted to the front to take the gold medal and which were left back in the changing room? 1) Ford Fiesta (49,174 sold) 2) Vauxhall Corsa (46,439 sold) 3) Volkswagen Golf (43,109 sold) 4) Ford Focus (39,372 sold) 5) Mercedes-Benz A-Class (37,608 sold) 6) Nissan Qashqai (33,972 sold) 7) MINI Hatch (31,233 sold) 8) Volkswagen Polo (26,965 sold) 9) Ford Puma (26,294 sold) 10) Volvo XC40 (25,023 sold)
