June’s fastest-selling cars revealed by Auto Trader

Auto Trader has published figures revealing the fastest selling cars, nationally and by region in June.

Overall, cars in the national top ten sold more quickly than their equivalents in May, taking an average of 20.7 days to turn compared with 22 days. That compares with an average of 55 days for all cars on forecourts. 

The average price of the nation’s quickest sellers also fell significantly month-on-month, from £14,953 to £9,450. 

Pos	National – best seller by make and model	Days to sell
1	2014 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso MPV Diesel Automatic	19
2	2010 Mercedes-Benz CLC Class Coupe Petrol Automatic	19
3	2014 Hyundai ix35 Estate Petrol Manual	20
4	2010 Vauxhall Insignia Hatchback Petrol Manual	20
5	2012 Chevrolet Orlando MPV Petrol Automatic	20
6	2008 Citroen Grand C4 Picasso MPV Diesel Automatic	21
7	2012 Chrysler Ypsilon Hatchback Petrol Manual	21
8	2012 BMW 3 Series Saloon Petrol Automatic	21
9	2011 Vauxhall Insignia Hatchback Petrol Manual	23
10	2007 Mazda Mazda6 Hatchback Petrol Manual	23

 Once again, the regional fastest-seller leagues revealed the popularity of the Nissan Qashqai. As well as taking top spots in the south west and Wales, the Sunderland-built model also made third position in London and fifth in its home territory, the north east.

London, the north west and Scotland proved to be regional hot spots for speedy sales last month. On average, cars in the top ten sold in just 16 days in London with the 2011 BMW 3 Series diesel manual taking just nine days to turn.

In the north east, cars in the top ten sold in just 15 days with the 2014 Ford Galaxy MPV diesel taking just six days to turn. In Scotland, top ten cars turned, on average, in 18 days.

Region	Fastest-selling model variant – June	Days to sell
East England	2012 Volkswagen Polo Hatchback Petrol Manual	34
East Midlands	2012 Seat Leon Hatchback Diesel Manual	26
London	2011 BMW 3 Series Saloon Diesel Manual	9
North East	2012 Volkswagen Golf Hatchback Diesel Manual	23
North West	2014 Ford Galaxy MPV Diesel Manual	6
N Ireland	2012 Ford Focus Hatchback Petrol Manual	36
Scotland	2014 Renault Captur Hatchback Diesel Manual	13
South	2007 Vauxhall Corsa Hatchback Petrol Manual	23
South East	2012 BMW 3 Series Saloon Diesel Automatic	24
South West	2012 Nissan Qashqai Hatchback Diesel Manual	28
Wales	2012 Nissan Qashqai Hatchback Diesel Manual	38
West Midlands	2012 Vauxhall Insignia Hatchback Diesel Manual	19
Yorkshire	2014 Renault Captur Hatchback Diesel Manual	23

Karolina Edwards-Smajda, Auto Trader’s director of retailer and consumer products, said: ‘Stalwarts like the Nissan Qashqai continue to demonstrate their value as a forecourt acquisition, but this month we’ve also seen less-obvious cars like the Chrysler Ypsilon make it into the national top ten.

‘What’s really interesting, however, is the variation in speed of sale by different regions. In London, the north Wwst and Scotland, cars in the top ten took an average of fewer than 20 days to sell. However, when looking at the east of England, Wales and the south west, we found they took more than twice as long to leave forecourts.’

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