2010 New Car Market Bouyant say UK Car Discount

Published Date: 10th Apr 2010

Internet sales helping to drive car sales recovery say UK Car Discount.

Despite everything you may have read in the papers and seen on the TV, the market for new cars sold in 2010 saw a rise of over 26%. UK Car Discount, the country's leading online new car dealership are saying that this has been bolstered by the increase in online car sales and searches.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) yesterday released new car sales data for the first quarter of 2010. The highlights are:

• In March 397,383 new cars were registered, a 26.6% rise on a difficult March 2009
• The positive influence of scrappage continued in March, accounting for 12.2% of registrations
• Private buyers led growth, but fleet and business demand also improved
• Growth across all sales types through Q1 2010 demonstrates underlying stability, which should sustain the post-scrappage market
• Registrations of UK built cars rose 52.1% in March.

Gary Bennett, MD of UK Car Discount, said "The industry has been showing signs of recovery and the recent figures from the SMMT back that up. The recovery of internet sales is helping driving these sales up and buying new cars online is definitely the best way to seek deals and bargains on new cars."

According to the SMMT, the top ten best sellers in March were:
1 Fiesta
2 Focus
3 Astra
4 Corsa
5 Golf
6 Peugeot 207
7 Clio
8 MINI
9 Polo
10 Megané

To see what great new deals are available for the best sellers, please visit www.uk-car-discount.co.uk, or call their sales team today on 0845 170 7770