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Upper-medium cars as a share of new cars sold rose 10.5% to 19.3% in the United Kingdom in 2016, according to ACEA.
Historically, upper-medium cars as a share of new cars sold in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 19.3% in 2016 and an all time low of 13.1% in 2006. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, upper-medium cars as a share of new cars sold in Belgium amounted to 19.8%, 13.1% in France, 19.5% in Germany and 31.7% in Ireland in 2016.
United Kingdom has been ranked 11th within the group of 18 countries we follow in terms of upper-medium cars as a share of new cars sold, 1 place above the position seen 10 years ago.
Upper-Medium Cars (As % of New Cars Sold) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.2% | 18.7% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 19.3% | ||||||
Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.2% | 16.7% | 19.1% | 18.0% | 17.6% | ||||||
Canada | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10.4% | 12.4% | 13.9% | 12.3% | 11.4% | ||||||
Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.7% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 18.4% | 18.4% | ||||||
Iceland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 34.1% | 35.8% | 30.0% | 35.2% | 28.5% | ||||||
Ireland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 24.5% | 26.3% | 30.6% | 28.9% | 29.0% | ||||||
Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11.9% | 14.2% | 13.8% | 12.6% | 12.2% | ||||||
Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.5% | 19.7% | 20.3% | 19.3% | 18.7% | ||||||
Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.4% | 14.0% | 15.6% | 15.6% | 15.8% | ||||||
Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.7% | 20.9% | 21.5% | 19.7% | 17.5% | ||||||
United Kingdom | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.9% | 17.8% | 17.6% | 16.7% | 16.8% |