Top 5 markets – August 2006
Rank Segment August 2006 August 2005 % var
1 Lower medium 12,882 14,071 -8.5
2 Upper medium 7723 9158 -15.7
3 Supermini 6883 7682 -11.1
4 Mini-MPV 6621 5134 29.0
5 Supermini-MPV 1676 1426 17.5

Mini-MPVs closed in on supermini registrations last month thanks to 29.0% growth, although it’s still well behind on the year-to-date figure. The decline in mainstream segments showed itself again, with the big three markets all well down on August 2005. Outside the top five there was growth only in the executive, small 4×4 and city car sectors.