UK sales go up with six per cent
By Andrew C., 30 Aug, 2010. 0 Comments
eelsnews.com/category/automakers/vauxhall/">Vauxhall to become the UK‚ best-selling manufacturer once fleet sales were removed. A total of 2431 of Hyundai‚ 3737 sales for August were i10s, and Hyundai‚ UK boss Tony Whitehorn expects this will lead to further sales through word of mouth. Whitehorn said that the owners‚Äô recommendations will become their best advertising. Signifying increased consumer confidence is the information that the private retail market grew by 51% and now has more market share than fleet sales for 2009, in a reversal of 2008 figures. Buyers may have been holding off for the plate registrations available in September, a month that generally yields five times as many sales as August. Continued growth could have a significant impact on sales for year-on-year which are still down 21.5% in 2009. However SMMT chief executive Paul Everitt advised that with ‚Äúconsumer and business confidence still fragile, there remain significant risks ahead.‚Äù
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