Woo! what a month! With almost no showrooms open, only 44 cars fewer than 4,000 sold, catching us all out. Dave wins , though it's 1,300 and some half again more than his guess. It's almost six times as many G0MRL's guess!
That's high thirties sold in the month for each dealer (before presuming there were some direct fleet sales)
I expect the EVs are selling like hot cakes . Fleet sales are up 29% in the month (and March 2020 was quite a good month until lockdown late in the month).
Match month was actually up, but MG's midfield competitors were mainly on the slide and saw octagon no longer in their rear view mirror, but accelerating away. The exceptions were Mazda and Renault, who held on to their lead despite a stunning 45% boost by MG by merely maintaining their sales.
Even so, in the month the car in front was an MG for new rivals Fiat, Dacia, and Suzuki but also for Honda!
Manufacturer | Mar mth | v MG | v 2020 | Mkt % |
Dacia | 2,149 | (1,807) | -29% | 0.76% |
Fiat | 2,376 | (1,580) | -29% | 0.84% |
Suzuki | 2,932 | (1,024) | -15% | 1.03% |
Honda | 3,055 | (901) | -34% | 1.08% |
MG | 3,956 | 0 | +45% | 1.39% |
Mazda | 4,058 | 102 | -3% | 1.43% |
Renault | 5,787 | 1,831 | +2% | 2.23% |
Whole market | | | +11% | |
Year to date , MG's advance looks less startling, but Mazda too is in the rear view mirror overall. I only added Honda and Renault as competition at the last minute, but, of these midfield brands, only Renault is even ahead of the octagon after three months!
Manufacturer | 2021 YTD | v MG | v 2020 | Mkt % |
Fiat | 3,213 | (2,948) | -48% | 0.76% |
Dacia | 3,276 | (2,885) | -35% | 0.77% |
Suzuki | 3,903 | (2,258) | -38% | 0.92% |
Honda | 4,520 | (1,641) | -53% | 1.06% |
Mazda | 5,302 | (859) | -26% | 1.25% |
MG | 6,161 | 0 | +13% | 1.45% |
Renault | 8,066 | 1,905 | -19% | 1.90% |
Whole market | | | | -12% |
Fleet sales were up 29% this month over last month. I expect the EVs are MG's big sellers with them! BEVs are now regularly 2/3 or more diesels...
| Mar | Year 2021 |
Diesel total | 30,730 | 48,574 |
Petrol total | 137,557 | 209,212 |
BEV | 22,003 | 31,779 |
BEV as % of diesel | 72% | 65% |