TMW - Its that time of the month - UK JANUARY 2015 sales figures

JAGUAR

JANUARY 2014 1093 sales - JANUARY 2015 800 sales -26.81%

YTD 2014 1093 sales - YTD 2015 800 sales -26.81%

LAND ROVER

JANUARY 2014 4384 sales - JANUARY 2015 4303 sales -1.85%

YTD 2014 4384 sales - YTD 2015 4303 sales -1.85%

JAGUAR LAND ROVER CUMULATIVE

JANUARY 2014 5477 sales - JANUARY 2015 5103 sales -6.83%

YTD 2014 5477 sales - YTD 2015 5103 sales -6.83%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

JANUARY 2014 7923 sales - JANUARY 2015 8008 sales +1.07%
YTD 2014 7923 sales - YTD 2015 8008 sales +1.07%

MERCEDES

JANUARY 2014 7792 sales - JANUARY 2015 9348 sales +19.97%

YTD 2014 7792 sales - YTD 2015 9348 sales +19.97%

LEXUS

JANUARY 2014 670 sales - JANUARY 2015 1006 sales +50.15%

YTD 2014 670 sales - YTD 2015 1006 sales +50.15%

AUDI

JANUARY 2014 10747 sales - JANUARY 2015 11354 sales +5.65% 

YTD 2014 10747 sales - YTD 2015 11354 sales +5.65%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +60.24%

DACIA +17.99%

HONDA +12.57%

HYUNDAI +14.42%
JEEP +67.16%

KIA +4.66%

MASERATI +82.54%
MAZDA +19.20%

MINI +11.09%
MITSUBISHI +159.03%

NISSAN +25.88%

PORSCHE +21.39%

RENAULT +6.57%

SEAT +12.91%
SKODA +1.13% 

SSANGYONG +28.72%

SUBARU +29.69%
SUZUKI +2.60%
TOYOTA +8.72%

VAUXHALL +13.72%

VOLVO +33.67%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ALFA ROMEO -20.54%
ASTON MARTIN -10.00%

BENTLEY -16.77%
CHEVROLET -100.00%

CHRYSLER -50.43%

CITROEN -1.04%
FIAT -0.92%
FORD -1.43%
INFINITI -7.58%
LOTUS -18.75%

MG -2.17%
MIA -100.00%
PERODUA -100.00%

PEUGEOT -5.78%

PROTON -100.00%

SMART -33.33%
VOLKSWAGEN -3.07%

After what was a great year in 2014 for the majority of brands, 2015 starts off in the same vein, however it does have to be said that there is a near 100% increase in brands that have not increased their January sales over last year, but those that did, made up for those lost sales and in fact last month there was over Ten Thousand more cars registered than the same month last year.

The Fiesta again takes top spot as it generally does, with the Corsa second, it does have to be noted that the Corsa is now significantly ahead of the Focus, which seems to be slipping down the charts, Nissan takes 4th with the Qashqai and a brace of VW Group cars take fifth and sixth, the Golf and A3, Mercs nice arrival in the top is a welcome change from the usual suspects, with the Polo at 8 Fiats little 500 at 9, and rounding out the top ten is the Astra.

Last Years big percentage winner MG has taken a huge turn the other way from being many hundreds of %age points up, to dropping down by a couple in January, the latest advertising for the MG3 might help it in the coming months, but i fear, until the mew MG CS and MG GT arrive, sales will continue this way.

Vauxhall have shown us what a little bit of hard work and a lot of money can do by shifting up a gear and selling over two thousand more cars in Jan, than a year ago, the new Corsa is carrying on where the old one left off, and the Astra is struggling along with an all new model later this year, but it is the Meriva and Mokka that are doing good business, and I would like to think that the all new Viva due shortly will also help to get Vauxhall even further closer to Ford, although catching them is one thing, over taking them is another.

It also has to be mentioned that January saw a huge 60% increase in Alternatively Fuelled Vehicles (AFV), so cars like the Renault Zoe & Twizy, Nissan's LEAF, the Prius from Toyota and the big surprise the Outlander PHEV from Mitsubishi, which is probably the first SUV/Crossover that can beat the others at their own game, talking of SUV/Crossovers, this segment is showing signs of growth still, with brands that have as yet to enter this market, bring cars soon, Skoda, SEAT, Bentley, Lamborghini and Jaguar to name a few.

As for our brands of choice, oh dear, both Land Rover and Jaguar are down, and this will continue as Land Rover has nothing new to offer until the Discovery Sport comes on stream in a couple of months, likewise for Jaguar with the XE, and new XF at the year end, and F-Pace which should get its full finished look reveal this year, ready for an on sale date early next.

Well, that's it for the first month of the year, some surprises as usual, and a few decent sales numbers from some brands too, Vauxhall, Subaru and Ssangyong are all great to see grow, and it is a shame that Peugeot and Lotus, along with Bentley have all dropped sales, but this is only the first of 12 months, so expect more changes and surprises as the months pass us by.

JON MOWER

TMW - It's that time of the months again - DECEMBER 2014 & End of year sales figures.

JAGUAR

DECEMBER 2013 993 sales - DECEMBER 2014 1356 sales +36.56%

YTD 2013 16210 sales - YTD 2014 18401 sales +13.52%

LAND ROVER

DECEMBER 2013 3012 sales - DECEMBER 2014 3652 sales +21.25%

YTD 2013 54699 sales - YTD 2014 56200 sales +2.74%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

DECEMBER 2013 11470 sales - DECEMBER 2014 12445 sales +8.50%
YTD 2013 135583 sales - YTD 2014 148878 sales +9.81%

MERCEDES

DECEMBER 2013 6619 sales - DECEMBER 2014 7774 sales +17.45%

YTD 2013 109456sales - YTD 2014 124419 sales +13.67%

LEXUS

DECEMBER 2013 629 sales - DECEMBER 2131 709 sales +12.72%

YTD 2013 9014 sales - YTD 2014 11572 sales +28.38%

AUDI

DECEMBER 2013 7442 sales - DECEMBER 2014 8013 sales +7.67% 

YTD 2013 142040 sales - YTD 2014 158987 sales +11.93%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +21.45%

BENTLEY +19.58%

CITROEN +6.43%

DACIA +39.17%

FIAT +11.57%

FORD +5.08%

HYUNDAI +6.59%
INFINITI +93.26%

JEEP +75.37%

KIA +7.54%

MASERATI +274.29%
MAZDA +20.99%

MG +361.51%

MIA +0.00%
MINI +3.33%
MITSUBISHI +74.76%

NISSAN +17.27%

PORSCHE +10.90%

RENAULT +43.66%

SEAT +18.10%
SKODA +14.24% 

SSANGYONG +132.93%

SUBARU +22.99%
SUZUKI +13.02%
TOYOTA +6.05%

VAUXHALL +3.75%

VOLKSWAGEN +10.69%

VOLVO +25.71%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ALFA ROMEO -2.88%
ASTON MARTIN -6.70%

CHEVROLET -76.24%

CHRYSLER -21.19%

HONDA -3.80%

LOTUS -8.20%
PERODUA -85.92%

PEUGEOT -1.77%

PROTON -45.00%

SMART -18.29%

Well, its another year gone, where on earth do they go to so quickly, we hope that you had a good Christmas and New Year, and that the resolutions you made a fortnight ago, are still in place, yeah right, but to business, another huge year for the UK motor industry, the majority of the brands that sell in the UK all showed positive year end results, Honda and Peugeot are the two surprises, in that both had lower sales in 2014 compared to a year earlier, and in the case of Peugeot, a real surprise, as they have a vastly improved and young, fresh range of cars.

Jaguar and Land Rover, our brands of choice, for now, have both seen their fortunes ebb and flow this year, but it is the end results that people will remember, and yet again, Jaguar flies the flag with more sales that at the same point last year, and Land Rover a smaller number, but a positive result nevertheless, and their nearest competition, well, they all posts increases too, so what next for JLR.

Well, this year is the year of the cat, we have the all new XE, an all new XF, a mild freshen up of the XJ, manual and four wheel drive options on the F-Type, and then we have the weirdly names F-Pace, which will have its dynamic launch this year, and expect another surprise too, I wont say too much, but it is something that we will all like, rather a lot.

Renault has grown very nicely this year, but are still adrift of its record year, but when they striped out the range to concentrate on profitable sales only the number of new cars sales dropped significantly, but it worked, Renault now have a core range of products that are selling very well, and along with Citroen, things are looking up for the French pair, it is a shame that Peugeot could not join them.

MG continue to bleat on about how they are the biggest increase in the SMMT figures, yeah right, if you go on percentages, which they are, but Decembers figures have shown that the MG3 sales have stagnated, along with hardly any MG6 sales, the arrival of the new GTS (SUV) and GT (MG5) can not come quick enough, but don't hold your breath, Longbridge's bosses seen to work on a yearly basis rather than a daily one, but a mild face lift of the MG6 and some new engines and at last AUTO options should help shift some more metal.

The Fiesta is, once again the best seller, followed by its bigger brother the Focus, the Corsa surprised everyone by taking the December #1 sales position, and with Vauxhall now pushing along nicely with the Astra and Mokka both in Decembers top ten, for the second month, it looks like they are on a roll, and with the new Corsa, Astra and Viva all due, along with the Mokka doing really well, vauxhall should be onto a winning year, and by some margin too !

Ford, as expected every year, takes the title as biggest manufacturer, the Fiesta sold 46,000 cars MORE than second place Focus, so, the Fiesta is still the car of choice for the majority, and with 327,000 sales this year they are way ahead of Vauxhall on 269,000 and VW third on 215,000, all the way down to Saab that sold THREE new cars this year, not sure how, but they are there, Eleven Proton's, ten of which were sold in December and Perodua on 29, so, that about it, 2015 will be an awesome year for new cars, some better than others.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year from The Motoring World

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

FROM

THE MOTORING WORLD

WOW, Another year has passed, and 2014 can be classed as one of the best for motoring in a very long time, sadly we lost SAAB, but good news seems to be on the Horizon, with a new owner who have very deep pockets, and a need for a premium brand within their range.

The continued expansion of Jaguar Land Rover continues apace with two brand new models the XE and Discovery Sport launched to the world, and over the next couple of years, a vast aray of new, replaced or refreshed models will increase sales significantly, but thats not all, JLR brought us brand new E-Types for the first time in decades, a new SVO devision, that has given us the RR Sport SVR, we saw this model some months ago at Solihull, as you can see below.

For me, the biggest disapppointment of the year was when Land Rover confirmed that they would not be building teh DC100, this modern version, of the evergreen Defender, oozed modernity, with teh familiar look of teh car it should have replaced, this car would have sold, and sold really really well, i just hope that what ever they replace it with, is equally as stunning.

The continued recalls of 2014 broke new records, with nearly 61 million cars just in the USA, from the Takata Airbag scandal to the GM ignition switch farce and so many more inbetween, shows that some car makers either do not really care, or have little interest in making their products safe and secure for us, the buying public, 2015 will continue to be huge for recalls, with the two examples above to carry on well into the New Year.

The Motoring World Blog has seen some really big numbers, which surprised us a great deal, although this month (December) has seen a dip, and no matter what we do the numbers have failed to grow, we have great hopes for 2015, but back to 2014, the biggest read news Story is not on a car, infact it is a Yamaha Bike, and can be read >>HERE<< it is followed by three Stories on Skoda and one from Porsche, the top ten is rounded off with two on MG, one of recalls of 2014, our Goodwood festival of Speed (GFoS) 2013 and the BMW i3.

The United States remains our #1 port of call for readers with over 125,000 hits follwed by the United Kingdom, Germany, France, The Ukraine, Turkey, Russia, Canada, Poland and last in the top ten, India with 2190 hits, and many many more inbetween, Firefoz, Chrome and Internet Explorer take the top three browser platforms, Operating Systems from Wndows, Macintosh and Linux take the top three.

28,123 hits in October was our biggest month to date, followed by September, November and March, all 2014, so this year has been huge for the worldwide Motoing industry and for us too, I really hope you enjoy my little blog, and that we have achieved, what we set out to do, and thats to inform, enjoy and offer our own take on all things wheels.

So, Thank you all so very much, from the bottom of my heart without you guys taking time out of your busy lives to spend a part of it here, reading our posts, offering your own comments and allowing me to be a small part of your time, makes me proud.

I will continue to offer more news, reviews and updates next year, and with 2015 looking so far to be a good year for the automotive industry, hopefully we can break some records too, so, from me to you all, Have a very Merry Christmas, and no matter how you celebrate, or how you spend your time over the last week of the year, have a happy and peaceful time, and for 2015, i hope you all achieve all you set out to do.

And lastly, Thank you all so very much

TMW - Its that time of the month - UK NOVEMBER 2014 sales figures

JAGUAR

OCTOBER 2013 1017 sales - OCTOBER 2014 1291 sales +26.94%

YTD 2013 15217 sales - YTD 2014 17045 sales +12.01%

LAND ROVER

OCTOBER 2013 3806 sales - OCTOBER 2014 3370 sales -11.46%

YTD 2013 51687 sales - YTD 2014 52548 sales +1.67%

JAGUAR LAND ROVERS COMPETITORS

BMW

OCTOBER 2013 10307 sales - OCTOBER 2014 12355 sales +19.87%
YTD 2013 124113 sales - YTD 2014 136433 sales +9.93%

MERCEDES

OCTOBER 2013 7867 sales - OCTOBER 2014 8808 sales +11.96%

YTD 2013 102837sales - YTD 2014 116645 sales +13.43%

LEXUS

OCTOBER 2013 616 sales - OCTOBER 2131 1138 sales +84.74%

YTD 2013 8385 sales - YTD 2014 10863 sales +29.55%

AUDI

OCTOBER 2013 9617 sales - OCTOBER 2014 11594 sales +20.56% 

YTD 2013 134598 sales - YTD 2014 150974 sales +12.17%

RISERS ON PREVIOUS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ABARTH +16.80%

BENTLEY +17.99%

CITROEN +5.01%

DACIA +48.08%

FIAT +12.52%

FORD +5.07%

HYUNDAI +7.27%
INFINITI +82.74%

JEEP +76.02%

KIA +7.78%

LOTUS +19.17%

MASERATI +259.08%
MAZDA +21.09%

MG +472.40%

MIA +0.00%
MITSUBISHI +74.41%

NISSAN +16.81%

PORSCHE +11.55%

RENAULT +49.93%

SEAT +18.98%
SKODA +16.58% 

SSANGYONG +133.44%

SUBARU +24.41%
SUZUKI +14.68%
TOYOTA +5.64%

VAUXHALL +3.31%

VOLKSWAGEN +11.09%

VOLVO +27.22%

LOSERS THIS YEAR (YOY CUMULATIVE)

ALFA ROMEO -3.35%
ASTON MARTIN -6.72%

CHEVROLET -75.41%

CHRYSLER -25.67%

HONDA -4.22%

MINI -2.99%

PERODUA -85.85%

PEUGEOT -1.15%

PROTON -95.00%

SMART -13.59%

Well, we are nearly there, just a couple more weeks to go until the end of another great year in the world of motoring, we have seen some stunning new models arrive this year, and some disappointments too, The XE being our biggest let down, followed by the Discovery Sport, I have no doubt they will sell well, but they have both lost there way, and in the case of the Disco, the prices are a total joke, LR are just cashing in now, and i suspect people are not that stupid as to fall for it, or are they !

Lets not forget that we also have the Discovery 5, New Defender, re-freshed XJ, AWD versions of the F-Type, Long Wheelbase versions of the XF, possible Evoque Convertible (god I hope not), and the all new Jaguar X-Q Type, the expansion of the Ingenium engine range, the storming SVR Range Rover Sport, and an all new range of striped out RR/LR models which take the cars back to basics, and expect some more news on the classic side of things too.

Next year is going to be even bigger, we already know that the new XF will appear towards the year end, Vauxhall has the new Corsa, Viva and Astra, so 2015 will be the biggest year for them, in decades, 2014 has been great, but expect far more in the coming months, We expect to see the Bentley SUV, and a concept model below the the Flying Spur, which will become its entry range, a possible concept launch of the Rolls SUV may be in the offing too.

We expect infiniti to come close to over taking Jaguar next year, they are already sniffing at the back door in November, and will continue to increase sales as new models are launched, Alfa will have a few surprises up its sleeves, as well as Maserati and its new Sports car, the Alfieri, The French trio have very little on the horizon, as 2014 was a busy year for all three, but we may see concept Scenics, Megane, new DS3 concept, possibly the DS SUV might make it to Europe after all, and Peugeot have a number of sporty models to launch, if no all new metal.

Most of the German brands have new metal, the new Passat, Q7, BMW M4, X4, Merc GLE, Skoda and SEAT will have their respective SUV's touted around next year and then we have the Grand Ferrari Sell Off, the continued struggles for Aston and Lotus, the will they wont they be re-appearing in F1 for Caterham and Marussia, it looking like a great year again for all things motoring.