Ford Fiesta tops car sales in 2012
The most popular models bought in 2012 were:
- The Ford Fiesta more than 109,000 models
- The Vauxhall Corsa (89,434)
- Ford Focus (83,115)
- Vauxhall Astra (63,023)
Last year's healthy sales figures followed a 12.9% increase in private demand for new cars.
Despite the strong performance of the motor industry, the new car market was 14.9% below the pre-recession level of 2.4 million sales in 2007.
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