Volkswagen Golf is biggest seller

Figures from Motorcheck.ie show that Volkswagen's Golf is the biggest seller in the compact family car segment at 2,614 units year to date, followed by Ford's Focus with 2,061 and Renault's Fluence at 1,915.

Fluence was the biggest seller in its segment in April as the scrappage scheme deadline gets closer.

The Top 10 Models are: Volkswagen Golf (2,614 or 4.6 percent), Toyota Avensis (2,504), Volkswagen Passat (2,157), Ford Focus (2,061), Ford Fiesta (1,935), Renault Fluence (1,915), Nissan Qashqai (1,911), Toyota Corolla (1,897), Renault Megane (1,706) and Skoda Octavia (1,503).