Ford tops 132 reg charts

As we near the half-way stage of July, figures released by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that Ford is the leading brand in the new 132 July car market with 1,042 registrations ahead of Hyundai and VW with 637 and 604 respectively.

The figures show that the overall market is up by 649 percent with 5,555 vehicles registered versus 856 for the same period in 2012.

As well as having the highest number of registrations in the market, Ford also has three models in the top 10 so far for July, with Focus and Fiesta taking the number 1 and 2 spots; and Mondeo claiming sixth place in the overall sales.

The van market also saw a considerable increase with 569 units registered, up from 211 for the same period last year. Ford was also top of the van sales chart with 135 registrations.

The top selling models 132 Reg were: 1. Ford Focus (391 units), Ford Fiesta (320), Nissan Qashqai (304), VW Golf (275), Skoda Octavia (169) and Ford Mondeo (141).