The Ford Transit Custom is the best-selling vehicle in the UK so far in 2021… making it more popular than every other new car on sale.
With 26,978 registrations in the first half of 2021, the mid-sized Ford van stretched well clear of the best-selling passenger car. The Vauxhall Corsa racked up 24,399 registrations, more than 2,500 less than the Transit Custom.
The Transit Custom also outsold the best-selling Ford car, the Fiesta, by over 5,400 vehicles.
It’s a Ford one-two in the new van sector as well, with the larger Ford Transit clocking up 17,644 sales – well clear of the Volkswagen Transporter van in third (and outselling the British-built Nissan Qashqai car).
The Ford Ranger and Ford Transit Connect also appear in the year-to-date top 10 best-selling vans list, underlining Ford’s dominance of the commercial vehicle sector.
In June 2021, almost 35,000 new vans were registered in the UK. This is 14.4 percent up on 2020, but still 13.9 percent down on 2019.
As with the new car market, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders blames the global semiconductor shortage for supply issues tempering sales.
“Semi-conductor supply issues have extended lead times, but business confidence is growing and fleets are embarking on decarbonisation programmes,” said SMMT chief executive Mike Hawes.
“It’s good to see the van market continue to perform well, with pent up demand, online retail and the construction sectors all on the rise.”
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