Friday, October 06, 2006
Scotland bucks falling sales trend
Scotland was the only country in the UK to record a rise in new car sales in September – up 4.42 per cent to 38,821.
Registration s in England were down by just over 1 per cent to 350,090 while the markets in Wales and Northern Ireland declined by 3.5 and 2.4 per cent respectively.
According to the SMMT the Ford Fiesta was the best selling car in England, Northern Ireland and Wales last month but the Vauxhall Astra took top spot in Scotland.
DATED: 06.10.06
FEED: MT
Registration s in England were down by just over 1 per cent to 350,090 while the markets in Wales and Northern Ireland declined by 3.5 and 2.4 per cent respectively.
According to the SMMT the Ford Fiesta was the best selling car in England, Northern Ireland and Wales last month but the Vauxhall Astra took top spot in Scotland.
DATED: 06.10.06
FEED: MT
