Top 5 Smaller Car Models UK : 2016/17

Comparing the three smaller car categories in the UK, some trends occurred over the past year. Let's look at the them each.

Mini: Overall share is small and downsized slightly for 2.8 to 2.7%. VW went up! one, while the Viva slipped down one. The i10 is the big seller here, otherwise nothing much to see.

Supermini: The segment fell from 32.4% to 29.5%, quite a drop. Ford Fiesta remained the top selling model in this category and in total. However, the volume took a hit. The rankings stayed the same otherwise. Nice to see the Juke volumes holding up well.

Lower Medium: This segment held sales pretty well and because of that took its overall share from 27.3% to 28.7%. The Focus was bumped out of top spot by the Golf. I am almost speechless to know why a company so blatantly cheated on something that affects the health of its citizens was so well rewarded by the self-centred UK public. Maybe the clue is in the term 'self-centred'. Qashqai sales were up slightly in a depressed market and the A-Class replaced the A3 at 5th.

2016
Mini			Supermini			Lower Medium
	2.8%			32.4%			27.3%
Hyundai	i10	23,657	Ford	Fiesta	120,525	Ford	Focus	70,545
Vauxhall	Viva	14,297	Vauxhall	Corsa	77,110	VW	Golf	69,492
VW	Up!	13,245	VW	Polo	54,448	Nissan	Qashqai	62,682
Suzuki	Celerio	8,420	MINI	MINI	43,328	Vauxhall	Astra	60,719
Škoda	Citigo	8,140	Nissan	Juke	38,803	Audi	A3	46,806
Other	11.6%	8,857	Other	61.7%	538,722	Other	57.8%	424,581
Total		76,616	Total		872,936	Total		734,825
2017
Mini			Supermini			Lower Medium
	2.7%			29.5%			28.7%
Hyundai	i10	25,224	Ford	Fiesta	94,533	VW	Golf	74,605
VW	Up!	13,555	Vauxhall	Corsa	52,772	Ford	Focus	69,903
Vauxhall	Viva	9,963	VW	Polo	47,855	Nissan	Qashqai	64,216
Suzuki	Celerio	6,755	MINI	MINI	47,669	Vauxhall	Astra	49,370
Škoda	Citigo	6,527	Nissan	Juke	38,912	M Benz	A-Class	43,717
Other	9.9%	6,822	Other	62.4%	466,592	Other	58.5%	426,305
Total		68,846	Total		748,333	Total		728,116

Data source: SMMT.