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Model 3 leads sales in the UK for the second consecutive month

Sales of new vehicles in the UK maintained a very strong downward trend, still under the impacts of the new coronavirus. In May, only 20,247 units were sold, a drop of 89% compared to 2019 - according to the Best Selling Cars Blog, this was the worst in May since 1952. The accumulated, of 508,125 units, is already 51.4% lower than in the previous year. last year.
Among the automakers, Ford (2,111) has regained leadership that it has not held since January. Mercedes, with 2,002 units, moved up to 2nd place, with Audi (1,501) and BMW (1,472) very close together. Leader in the accumulated result for the year, Volkswagen (1,197) was the fifth. Volvo stands out (1,167) in its first appearance in the top 10.
Brand No. 1 in April, Tesla this time dropped to 10th place, but kept the Model 3 (852) at the top of the British preference for the 2nd consecutive month, and present in the top 10 for the 5th time since August last year. Third in the last ranking, the Vauxhall Corsa (790) moved up one position, under strong threat from the Ford Fiesta (760), which had been left out of the top squad for the first time since 1979.
Also returning to the top 10 was the Ford Focus (502), just behind the Mercedes A-Class (552). The German brand, moreover, still managed to score GLC (328) in 8th and Class E (290) in 10th. It is also worth mentioning the debut of the Volvo XC40 (464) among the top 10, and the Ford Kuga (303) appearing in the forefront for the first time this year.

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