South England Passenger Car Sales : 2020

This region includes the South West and South East of England plus London. The top 30 makes are tabulated for the whole of the UK, then listed by region. This means the list may not be a top 30 for everyone. So below are the 30 best selling UK brands and this is how those brands in the south of England fared. The UK average was -29% for the year so -31% was a bit down.

Ford was unceremonially bumped off the top spot to third three years ago and may not be able to retain that place much longer. To call the south of England German car industry obsessed would be like saying the sky is blue, so I won't say it. Clearly, supporting UK-made isn't a high priority down here. 

Data source: DTI UK.

Midlands/East England Passenger Car Sales : 2020

 This region includes the West and East Midlands plus the East or East Anglia area. The top 30 makes are tabulated for the whole of the UK, then listed by region. This means the list may not be a top 30 for everyone. So below are the 30 best selling UK brands and this is how those brands in the middle and east of England fared. The UK average was -29% for the year so -31% was a bit down.

Ford has been consistently top since 2012 and maintained a clear margin in 2020 despite a -38% result. BMW moved into second, just shading VW. Toyota again had another good performance. Both land Rover and Jaguar didn't do so well, in a region where many of the vehicles are made.

Data source: DTI UK.

North England Passenger Car Sales : 2020

This region includes the North West, North East and Yorkshire. The top 30 makes are tabulated for the whole of the UK, then listed by region. This means the list may not be a top 30 for everyone. So below are the 30 best selling UK brands and this is how those brands in the north of England fared. The UK average was -29% for the year so -26% was OK.

BMW somehow manages to be the top brand, displacing Ford two years ago and going on the show it wasn't a fluke. Neither did well in 2020 with sales down over 30% for both of them. Toyota, Nissan and Volvo did well considering the trying conditions. 

Data source: DTI UK.