10:44 pm, February 3, 2011
THE Ford Focus regained the number one spot in January’s sales tables, SMMT figures reveal.
Sales of Ford’s mid-sized hatchback topped more than 7,500 sold – up four places on December’s figures.
The Fiesta followed in second while December’s winner, the Vauxhall Astra, dropped to third. The Griffin-badged hatchback’s younger brother, the Corsa, fell to fourth with 4,363 units sold, with the VW Golf securing fifth place with 4,110 cars registered.
The BMW 3 Series just snatched sixth from the Polo with 3,184 registered cars, while the Polo managed 3,010 sales. The Insignia and Peugeot’s 207 sold 2,236 and 2,171 cars respectively, while the Nissan Qashqai rounded off the top ten with 2,108 cars sold.
