Nissan‘s Qashqai broke into fleet’s top three biggest-selling models last month, coming in behind only the Vauxhall Astra and VW Golf in the fleet registrations chart for July.

In total there were 73,973 vehicles registered as fleet sales last month, which was 2.7% up on July 2009, while the fleet share of the market was 54.3%, the highest figure since the introduction of the scrappage scheme for private buyers last May. The post-scrappage lull in the private market saw it fall 26.6% on July 2009.

Vauxhall topped the sales chart, with Ford, VW, BMW and Peugeot rounding out the top five.

July 2010 top 10 fleet registrations – manufacturers
Manufacturer July 2010 July 2009 % change
1 Vauxhall 11,310 10,785 4.9
2 Ford 10,867 15,205 -28.5
3 Volkswagen 8239 8004 2.9
4 BMW 5198 4052 28.3
5 Peugeot 5099 4428 15.2
6 Nissan 4013 2854 40.6
7 Audi 3844 4232 -9.2
8 Renault 3257 1279 154.7
9 Mercedes 2866 2511 14.1
10 Toyota 2632 2794 -5.8
July 2010 top 10 fleet registrations – models
Model July 2010 July 2009 % change
1 Vauxhall Astra 2683 3515 4.8
2 VW Golf 3308 2798 18.2
3 Nissan Qashqai 3040 1280 137.5
4 Ford Focus 2903 6244 -53.5
5 Ford Fiesta 2896 4524 -36.0
6 BMW 3-series 2510 2024 24.0
7 Vauxhall Zafira 2496 1241 101.1
8 Vauxhall Insignia 2414 2233 8.1
9 Vauxhall Corsa 2160 3150 -31.4
10 Ford Mondeo 1978 1721 14.9