It’s a strong month for the Renault Clio in Scotland.
Thanks to SMMT we can share with you the Top 10 best-sellers for each UK nation in September. Keep in mind this is a zoom in by nation, all sales figures are already included in the September 2023 UK update. This month Scotland fares best at +26.3% to 24,557 units, followed by Wales at +21.6% to 10,141, England at +20.7% to 233,122 and Northern Ireland at +17.4% to 4,559. Year-to-date, this time England is the most dynamic at +20.9% to 1,236,227 ahead of Northern Ireland at +17.4% to 36,133, Wales at +17.3% to 51,401 and Scotland at +15.2% to 125,246.
Podium finishers are as follows. The Ford Puma is #1 in Northern Ireland and in Wales and #2 in England, the Nissan Qashqai is #1 in England and #3 in Wales, the Vauxhall Corsa #1 in Scotland, the Renault Clio #2 in Scotland for its first Top 10 finish there since November 2021 and #9 in Northern Ireland, the MG ZS #2 in Wales, #4 in Scotland and #10 in England, the Hyundai Tucson equal #2 in Northern Ireland and the Ford Fiesta equal #2 in Northern Ireland and the Kia Sportage #3 in England. Other great performers include the Tesla Model Y #5 in England vs. #11 in UK, the Peugeot 208 #5 in Scotland, the Peugeot 2008 #6 in Northern Ireland and #10 in Wales, Renault Captur #8 in Northern Ireland, Toyota Aygo X #8 in Wales and Volvo XC40 #9 in England.
Previous month: UK nations August 2023: Swan song for the Ford Fiesta #2 in two nations
One year ago: UK nations September 2022: Nissan Qashqai tops three nations
Full September 2023 Top 10 models for each UK nation below.
England (UK) September 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-23 | % | /22 | UK | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | UK | FY22 |
| 1 | Nissan Qashqai | 7,483 | 3.2% | -8.5% | 1 | n/a | 27,904 | 2.3% | 8.2% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Ford Puma | 6,891 | 3.0% | 40.4% | 2 | 2 | 30,920 | 2.5% | 37.2% | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Kia Sportage | 5,040 | 2.2% | 14.1% | 3 | n/a | 23,913 | 1.9% | 12.4% | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| 4 | Ford Kuga | 3,929 | 1.7% | 4.8% | 4 | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9 |
| 5 | Tesla Model Y | 3,791 | 1.6% | -51.1% | 11 | 1 | 26,663 | 2.2% | 37.4% | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | VW Polo | 3,756 | 1.6% | -31.8% | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Hyundai Tucson | 3,748 | 1.6% | 11.6% | 6 | 8 | 23,184 | 1.9% | 19.2% | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | Nissan Juke | 3,713 | 1.6% | n/a | 9 | n/a | 21,510 | 1.7% | 1349.5% | 7 | 7 | n/a |
| 9 | Volvo XC40 | 3,550 | 1.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | MG ZS | 3,525 | 1.5% | n/a | 5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Audi A3 | 3,520 | 1.5% | #DIV/0! | n/a | 10 | 19,367 | 1.6% | n/a | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Vauxhall Corsa | 3,245 | 1.4% | 66.8% | 7 | 3 | 24,242 | 2.0% | 12.3% | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| n/a | Mini | 3,233 | 1.4% | 13.1% | n/a | n/a | 19,443 | 1.6% | -1.7% | 8 | 9 | 4 |
| n/a | VW Golf | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 18,521 | 1.5% | 15.3% | 10 | n/a | 8 |
Northern Ireland (UK) September 2023:
| Pos | Model | Sep-23 | % | /22 | UK | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | UK | FY22 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 159 | 3.5% | 25.2% | 2 | 3 | 995 | 2.8% | 39.0% | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ford Fiesta | 140 | 3.1% | 40.0% | n/a | 2 | 849 | 2.3% | n/a | 4 | 10 | 6 |
| 2 | Hyundai Tucson | 140 | 3.1% | 23.9% | 6 | 1 | 1,089 | 3.0% | 17.2% | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 4 | Kia Sportage | 121 | 2.7% | 26.0% | 3 | 7 | 896 | 2.5% | n/a | 3 | 5 | n/a |
| 5 | Ford Kuga | 120 | 2.6% | 3.4% | 4 | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 |
| 6 | Peugeot 2008 | 119 | 2.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 696 | 1.9% | n/a | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| 7 | Nissan Qashqai | 109 | 2.4% | -35.9% | 1 | n/a | 712 | 2.0% | 51.2% | 8 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Renault Captur | 98 | 2.1% | 653.8% | n/a | 4 | 639 | 1.8% | 12.1% | 10 | n/a | 7 |
| 9 | Renault Clio | 95 | 2.1% | n/a | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 10 | VW Polo | 92 | 2.0% | -33.8% | 8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | Vauxhall Mokka | 80 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | 9 | 731 | 2.0% | n/a | 5 | 8 | n/a |
| n/a | Nissan Juke | 62 | 1.4% | n/a | 9 | n/a | 715 | 2.0% | n/a | 7 | 7 | n/a |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 47 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | 6 | 719 | 2.0% | 553.6% | 6 | n/a | n/a |
Scotland (UK) September 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-23 | % | /22 | UK | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | UK | FY22 |
| 1 | Vauxhall Corsa | 1,073 | 4.4% | -16.9% | 7 | 2 | 4,668 | 3.7% | -30.0% | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2 | Renault Clio | 751 | 3.1% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 701 | 2.9% | 6.9% | 1 | n/a | 2,816 | 2.2% | 51.7% | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | MG ZS | 633 | 2.6% | 73.4% | 5 | n/a | 2,083 | 1.7% | n/a | 9 | n/a | n/a |
| 5 | Peugeot 208 | 617 | 2.5% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 6 | Ford Puma | 546 | 2.2% | 13.5% | 2 | 1 | 3,098 | 2.5% | 6.2% | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Vauxhall Mokka | 507 | 2.1% | 23.7% | n/a | 3 | 3,241 | 2.6% | 26.0% | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| 8 | Hyundai Tucson | 431 | 1.8% | n/a | 6 | 4 | 2,172 | 1.7% | n/a | 8 | 6 | n/a |
| 9 | VW Golf | 428 | 1.7% | 46.6% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8 |
| 10 | Nissan Juke | 419 | 1.7% | n/a | 9 | n/a | 2,246 | 1.8% | n/a | 7 | 7 | n/a |
| n/a | Kia Sportage | 380 | 1.5% | -6.2% | 3 | 10 | 2,268 | 1.8% | 38.0% | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| n/a | Audi A3 | 313 | 1.3% | n/a | n/a | 8 | 2,028 | 1.6% | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a |
| n/a | VW T-Roc | 252 | 1.0% | n/a | n/a | 7 | 2,263 | 1.8% | n/a | 6 | n/a | n/a |
Wales (UK) September 2023 – models:
| Pos | Model | Sep-23 | % | /22 | UK | Aug | 2023 | % | /22 | Pos | UK | FY22 |
| 1 | Ford Puma | 486 | 4.8% | 76.1% | 1 | 2,265 | 4.4% | 49.5% | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2 | MG ZS | 393 | 3.9% | 120.8% | 7 | 1,250 | 2.4% | 13.1% | 4 | n/a | 3 | |
| 3 | Nissan Qashqai | 271 | 2.7% | -10.9% | n/a | 1,130 | 2.2% | 31.7% | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Ford Kuga | 267 | 2.6% | 7.7% | 4 | 1,053 | 2.0% | -6.3% | 8 | n/a | 2 | |
| 5 | Hyundai Tucson | 225 | 2.2% | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6 | n/a | |
| 6 | Ford Fiesta | 219 | 2.2% | -5.6% | 2 | 1,309 | 2.5% | 65.7% | 2 | 10 | 5 | |
| 7 | Nissan Juke | 217 | 2.1% | n/a | n/a | 1,069 | 2.1% | n/a | 7 | 7 | n/a | |
| 8 | Toyota Aygo X | 204 | 2.0% | 25.9% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 9 | Kia Sportage | 196 | 1.9% | 7.1% | 6 | 1,033 | 2.0% | n/a | 9 | 5 | n/a | |
| 10 | Peugeot 2008 | 178 | 1.8% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| 11 | Vauxhall Mokka | 177 | 1.7% | 53.9% | 3 | 1,300 | 2.5% | 67.5% | 3 | 8 | 9 | |
| n/a | MG HS | 174 | 1.7% | 61.1% | n/a | 1,072 | 2.1% | 13.1% | 6 | n/a | 4 | |
| n/a | Kia Picanto | 140 | 1.4% | n/a | 5 | 966 | 1.9% | n/a | 10 | n/a | n/a |
Source: SMMT
