9:50 am, May 7, 2011
THE Ford Fiesta was the number one best-seller in the month of April, the SMMT has revealed.
More than 6,700 Fiestas were sold during the month.
The Volkswagen Golf was second with 4,973 units to its name, while the top three was rounded off by the Vauxhall Astra with 4,900 cars sold.
The Vauxhall Corsa closely followed with 4,888 cars, while the Focus slipped to fifth selling 4,843 units in the month.
In sixth was the Volkswagen Polo – more than 4,500 cars were shifted by dealers in April, while in seventh was the Vauxhall Insignia with 3,912.
The Nissan Qashqai rose to eighth with 3,738 cars sold, followed by the BMW 3 Series selling 3,133 cars.
Unusually, the Volkswagen Passat rounded off the top ten list with 2,720 cars sold in April.
