Top 5 Larger Car Models UK : 2016/17

Can the Insignia hold on to 5th spot? Bets being taken now

With only 15% of sales, it is a relatively insignificant area of the market. However, in terms of value, it would be much higher. The area that held up well was the Upper Medium (basically large), for back in 2004 for example it had 18%. So that's down nearly half. In the same period, Executive is up (4.3% to 4.8%) and Luxuary down (0.53% to 0.36).

A major reason for two of those dropping is the SUV, which have become ubiquitous. Whether we like it or not, they are taking over, although some are crossovers which are slightly raised regular models. Still, they handle well with driver aids and offer a better view and more space that the conventional car.

BMW and Mercedes are the main brands here, with the odd Audi and Jaguar to keep things slightly more interesting. Not one model entered or left the charts. I would like to say a one off but the same models were there in 2015. It seems a predictable lot buy larger and premium cars.

2016
Upper medium			Executive			Luxury
	9.5%			4.7%			0.39%
BMW	3 Series	36,732	M Benz	C-Class	44,184	M Benz	S-Class	3,339
Audi	A4	26,686	M Benz	E-Class	25,537	BMW	7-Series	2,076
Vauxhall	Insignia	25,095	BMW	5 Series	19,621	Jaguar	XJ	1,206
BMW	4-Series	23,479	Audi	A6	18,698	Audi	A8	1,060
Škoda	Octavia	23,068	Jaguar	XF	9,619	Bentley	Conti	1,033
Other	47.4%	121,864	Other	7.9%	10,145	Other	17.0%	1,786
Total		256,924	Total		127,804	Total		10,500
2017
Upper medium			Executive			Luxury
	9.6%			4.8%			0.36%
BMW	3 Series	35,904	M Benz	C-Class	45,912	M Benz	S-Class	2,939
Audi	A4	25,294	M Benz	E-Class	26,733	BMW	7-Series	2,274
BMW	4-Series	22,050	BMW	5 Series	19,477	Jaguar	XJ	970
Škoda	Octavia	20,493	Audi	A6	12,768	Bentley	Conti	770
Vauxhall	Insignia	16,884	Jaguar	XF	7,710	Audi	A8	749
Other	50.4%	122,335	Other	8.6%	10,568	Other	16.2%	1,489
Total		242,960	Total		123,168	Total		9,191

Data source: SMMT.