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2010's most popular fleet car was...

  • Astra is the best selling fleet car from 2010
  • Fleet sales grew 10% last year
  • Ford and Vauxhall dominate the market

Written by Parkers Published: 6 January 2011 Updated: 1 February 2017

Figures released today show fleet sales grew by 10% in 2010, with the most popular fleet car being the Vauxhall Astra.

Industry statistics published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders also show that the second and third most popular cars were both Fords, specifically the Focus and Fiesta respectively.

As indicated in our table below, the top three cars are the same as last year although Vauxhall's Astra has leapfrogged the two Fords and taken first place.

A list of the top 10 company car sales figures for 2010 and the previous year is shown below:

2010 2009
Make Model Sales Make Model Sales
Vauxhall Astra 54,303 Ford Focus 68,916
Ford Focus 53,738 Ford Fiesta 49,121
Ford Fiesta 44,769 Vauxhall Astra 45,876
VW Golf 39,162 Vauxhall Corsa 42,901
Vauxhall Corsa 34,599 VW Golf 32,381
BMW 3-Series 28,745 Ford Mondeo 27,389
Vauxhall  Insignia 28,483 Vauxhall Insignia 24,211
Nissan Qashqai 25,950 Peugeot 207 21,496
Ford Mondeo 25,670 BMW 3-Series 21,007
Vauxhall Zafira 25,351 Peugeot 207 19,702