TMW - Its that time of the month - UK December and FULL YEAR sales figures

JAGUAR

DECEMBER 2012 1054 sales - DECEMBER 2013 993 sales -5.79%

YTD 2012 14109 sales - YTD 2013 16210 sales +14.89%

LAND ROVER

DECEMBER 2012 2532 sales - DECEMBER 2013 3012 sales +18.96%
YTD 2012 48626 sales - YTD 2013 54699 sales +12.49%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

DECEMBER 2012 10175 sales - DECEMBER 2013 11470 sales +12.73%
YTD 2012 127560 sales - YTD 2013 135583 sales +6.31%

MERCEDES

DECEMBER 2012 5261 sales - DECEMBER 2013 6619 sales +25.81%
YTD 2012 91855 sales - YTD 2013 109456 sales +19.16%

LEXUS

DECEMBER 2012 390 sales - DECEMBER 2013 629 sales +61.28%
YTD 2012 8404 sales - YTD 2013 9014 sales +7.26%

AUDI

DECEMBER 2012 4786 sales - DECEMBER 2013 7442 sales +55.50%
YTD 2012 123622 sales - YTD 2013 142040 sales +13.26%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +4.64%

CITROEN +6.38%

DACIA +100.00%

FIAT +20.62%

FORD +10.27%

HONDA +2.68%
HYUNDAI +3.54%
KIA +8.20%

LOTUS +86.86%
MAZDA +19.27%

MASERATI +3.24%
MIA +100.00%
MINI +1.19% 

MITSUBISHI +38.10%

NISSAN +11.46%

PEUGEOT +5.98%

PORSCHE +3.28%
RENAULT +13.28%

SEAT +16.79%
SKODA +23.28% 

SUBARU +12.26%
SUZUKI +32.92%
TOYOTA +4.83%
VAUXHALL +11.71%

VOLKSWAGEN +6.00%

VOLVO +2.76%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ALFA ROMEO -21.59%

ASTON MARTIN -0.64%

BENTLEY -2.84%

CHEVROLET -13.36%

CHRYSLER -24.54%

INFINITI -27.17%

JEEP -3.34%

MG -35.55%

PERODUA -50.48%

PROTON -90.38%

SAAB -98.71%

SMART -5.38%

SSANGYONG -24.34%

• 2,264,737 cars registered in 2013, up 10.8% on 2012 and exceeding SMMT’s 2.25 million forecast for the year.

• 2013 hits highest annual registration total since 2007 as December achieves 22nd consecutive monthly rise.

• On average, an additional 600 extra cars registered per day in 2013 than in the previous year.

• UK firmly secured as Europe’s second largest car market and only one to grow consistently throughout 2013.

• 2014 market expected to stabilise with sustainable growth of around 1% over the year.

Well, another year has finished, and it does not seem that long ago i was writing the exact same thing, where the hell does all this time go, It does not seem nearly 30 years ago i left school, with all my hopes and dreams, some that have been achieved, some that have not, and lots of new ones that have made the last 30 years both great and crap.

But anyway, I digress, where shall I start, lets start with the UK lame duck, MG, considering all their protestations about 100's of sales for the brand new and not that good MG3, they still only manage 120 registrations, considering the car went on sale in September last year, and a three month delivery (apart from the 700 already in the UK) they still are far far away from decent sales, they have nothing new for this year, considering it is the 90th anniversary of Cecil Kimbers brand new marque, I bet he is spinning at 3000 rpm in his grave when he sees what has become of his once beloved brand.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), both brands have had yet another great year, with huge increases in sales and lots of new metal for sale, the new F-Type Convertible, RR Sport and his daddy the Range Rover, this year will see the hard top F-Type, concept Jaguar XS (X-Type replacement) more SUV news and possibly towards the year end or early 2015, maybe at Detroit, the XF replacement, the last few years have been predominantly getting Land Rover back on track, this year is Jaguar's turn.

The Americans are not fairing too well in the UK, it seems that US cars are not flavour of the month, and with Chevy pulling out of Europe and Chryslers being Lancia's in disguise, it shows that the UK buyer is not as stupid as they think we are. But wait, Ford, the big daddy of them all, is yet again the UK #1 brand and #1 and #2 for sales with the Fiesta and Focus (Vauxhall's Corsa not far behind), the blue oval is considered an honorary Brit, and so we buy from them in droves, just a shame that they are failing to bring the new Mondeo out, whereas it has been out in the world for ages.

Why anyone would buy the hideous BMW 1-Series is beyond me, there are far better looking cars, it must be that blue roundel and ancient but false assumption of reliability, it seems that the German brands are far from reliable, just check out independent reports about those, SAAB will not be on the chart next year, which will be sad, but hopefully it will return under its new owner (NEVS), and Proton, Perodua, Ssangyong and other weird and wonderful brands will continue and flounder, until they come up with something truly amazing, I, for one, wont be holding my breath.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Year, and I wish that 2014 brings you all that you wish for and with the motoring world, a whole host of great new metal for the coming twelve short months.

JON MOWER

TMW - Its that time of the month again - UK November sales

JAGUAR

NOVEMBER 2012 1071 sales - NOVEMBER 2013 1017 sales -5.04%

YTD 2012 13055 sales - YTD 2013 15217 sales +16.56%

LAND ROVER

NOVEMBER 2012 3782 sales - NOVEMBER 2013 3806 sales +0.63%
YTD 2012 46094 sales - YTD 2013 51687 sales +8.87%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

NOVEMBER 2012 9704 sales - NOVEMBER 2013 10307 sales +6.21%
YTD 2012 117355 sales - YTD 2013 124113 sales +5.76%

MERCEDES

NOVEMBER 2012 6671 sales - NOVEMBER 2013 7867 sales +17.93%
YTD 2012 86594 sales - YTD 2013 102837 sales +18.76%

LEXUS

NOVEMBER 2012 443 sales - NOVEMBER 2013 616 sales +39.05%
YTD 2012 8014 sales - YTD 2013 8385 sales +4.63%

AUDI

NOVEMBER 2012 8214 sales - NOVEMBER 2013 9617 sales +17.08%
YTD 2012 118836 sales - YTD 2013 134598 sales +13.26%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +10.75%

CITROEN +6.83%

DACIA +100.00%

FIAT +18.16%

FORD +9.43%

HONDA +2.78%
HYUNDAI +4.99%
KIA +8.87%

LOTUS +56.91%
MAZDA +16.24%

MASERATI +2.71%
MIA +100.00%
MINI +2.34% 

MITSUBISHI +42.43%

NISSAN +11.60%

PEUGEOT +4.72%

PORSCHE +3.40%
RENAULT +10.19%

SEAT +15.85%
SKODA +20.62% 

SUBARU +6.73%
SUZUKI +32.10%
TOYOTA +3.97%
VAUXHALL +10.26%

VOLKSWAGEN +3.99%

VOLVO +1.27%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ALFA ROMEO -22.82%

ASTON MARTIN -2.30%

BENTLEY -2.36%

CHEVROLET -13.49%

CHRYSLER -22.89%

INFINITI -25.20%

JEEP -6.72%

MG -44.27%

PERODUA -47.97%

PROTON -90.34%

SAAB -98.71%

SMART -1.80%

SSANGYONG -22.47%

Another great month with a near 10,000 increase on the month and 191,000 so far for the year, and with less than a month to go before we get the full year sales, it is already looking like being a great one, Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Vauxhall and Dacia are definitely the ones that have had a great year, and with Skoda and SEAT already surpassing 2012 sales, both of which were records then, it seems the UK's love of nice new metal on the drive is not going to change any time soon.

As you can clearly see, the top five sales successes in November are also the same as for the year to date, Vauxhall is really turning a corner in the UK after years of losses and sales declines, the amazing offers and lifetime warranty combined with 0% finance is really tempting buyers, will the announcement that Chevrolet, its US sister brand, will pull out of Eastern Europe from 2015, see a change to these offers, I cant see that happening as it is working so well, the ageing Corsa, which is due for imminent replacement is still outselling far newer and cheaper cars.

Chevy have so far sold just over 11,000 cars in the UK this year, a figure they will not repeat, as buyers will leave the brand to go elsewhere, which is where Vauxhall could wring their hands with glee, MG on the other hand, what is happening there, a supposed new car with major advertising across TV, Press and online media, and they sell 75, really, why bother, the MG fan-boys get quite agitated when anything negative is said, but when the truth is told it is bound to hurt.

Jaguar is having an off month with sales slightly lower in November but YTD sales are still way above last year, and in the US a sales figure in excess of 100% increase on the same month last year, with no new products due (F-Type Coupe has been launched but not as yet available), Jaguar will hope to carry on good sales until teh new XS, XF and XJ along with the Q-Type from 2015, and teh new four cylinder engines from Wolverhampton from late 2014/early 2015, Land Rover continues to improve, and like Jaguar have little imminant, 2015 will be another big year for the LR brand with a significant amount of new products being launched.

TMW - Its that time of the month again, October UK car sales

JAGUAR

SEPTEMBER 2012 845 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 944 sales +11.72%
YTD 2012 11984 sales - YTD 2013 14200 sales +18.49%

LAND ROVER

SEPTEMBER 2012 3465 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 3965 sales +14.43%
YTD 2012 42312 sales - YTD 2013 47881 sales +13.16%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

SEPTEMBER 2012 9959 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 8493 sales -14.72%
YTD 2012 107651 sales - YTD 2013 113806 sales +5.72%

MERCEDES

SEPTEMBER 2012 6522 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 8346 sales +27.97%
YTD 2012 79923 sales - YTD 2013 94970 sales +18.83%

LEXUS

SEPTEMBER 2012 504 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 719 sales +42.66%
YTD 2012 7571 sales - YTD 2013 7769 sales +2.62%

AUDI

SEPTEMBER 2012 9232 sales - SEPTEMBER 2013 10720 sales +16.12%
YTD 2012 110622 sales - YTD 2013 124981 sales +12.98%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +14.85%

CITROEN +7.31%

DACIA +100.00%

FIAT +18.16%

FORD +10.29%

HONDA +3.45%
HYUNDAI +5.94%
KIA +9.83%

LOTUS +38.52%
MAZDA +16.24%

MIA +100.00%
MINI +4.17% 

MITSUBISHI +44.66%

NISSAN +12.18%

PEUGEOT +5.50%

PORSCHE +2.15%
RENAULT +7.26%

SEAT +15.25%
SKODA +19.31% 

SMART +2.90% 
SUBARU +0.76%
SUZUKI +30.40%
TOYOTA +6.38%
VAUXHALL +10.50%

VOLKSWAGEN +4.33%

VOLVO +1.18%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ALFA ROMEO -26.05%

ASTON MARTIN -3.30%

BENTLEY -1.77%

CHEVROLET -12.87%

CHRYSLER -23.13%

INFINITI -20.32%

JEEP -10.49%

MASERATI -0.73%

MG -53.74%

PERODUA -44.66%

PROTON -90.10%

SAAB -98.70%

SSANGYONG -24.90%

Again 2013 is looking to beat all expectations, with another month where the full year totals have been revised upwards, the trend is also looking to continue into next year and 2015, with a number of significant new cars due over that period, and offers that continue to attract buyers, I cant see this changing anytime soon.

The same brands as last month, again, shows negatives, with the US manufacturers baring the brunt of the drops in sales over last year, MG with the new MG3 surprisingly sold LESS cars in October than last year, go figure that one out, especially as Motorpoint had another batch of cars registered, next month however will tell if the MG3 is actually selling well or not, and to quantify that, Lotus sold only a few cars less than MG, but that was 1,300% up on last year, with only 2 sold then and 28 now.

A new brand has entered the Frey, >MIA< a French company devoted to producing all electric cars, has registered 5 cars in the UK, mini van like with sliding doors and a central driving position, with some decent stats like, 3 hour charge times, numerous colour options, 100kph top speed, 125km range, and a boast of 10,000kms for the cost of two normal fuel fill ups, it deserves to be looked into, but not in white, it does no favours to the little car in white, however in black with alloy wheels and full leather interior, it does look a little special.

Our favourite two brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, have yet again, posted impressive results, with both brands showing double digit percentage increases for the year to date, and October, BMW had a very poor October, strange considering that they have reasonable new products to sell, Both Jaguar and Land Rover have new metal recently released, and with a significant amount of new products coming on stream in the next few years, JLR's sales can and will only go one way, and that's up, this with new facilities in India and China, new engine plant in the UK near to completion and major expansions either on going or in the planning for its other UK plants, JLR is ready to meet that challenge.

Again the usual half dozen are in the top spots, but the Focus in October took a rather large hit, and was beaten by the ageing Corsa, even the not so fresh Astra and Qashqai still are big hitters, and the less than capable Insignia agains draws some big numbers, the new Golf remains a popular buy whilst the visually challenged Juke, Fiat's cute 500 and BMW's 3-Series round out the top ten, the main surprise is that the Diesel market is increasing, in a market where petrol powered cars are now on a par with diesels in a number of models, this along with cheaper fuel and cheaper cars, makes the diesel option less of a draw, yet they are still out selling petrol power.

Jon Mower

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