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Base says there was an increase in demand for vehicles in the wake of the lengthy economic woes from businesses who had hung onto their vans as long as possible. "The recession has been with us since 2008 and the van fleet was ageing, so at some point users out there realised they had to renew their vehicles and it's cheaper to buy new than run elderly vehicles," says Base.
Ford ended its 47th consecutive year at the top of the manufacturers' chart, but there was a surprise below it with VW passing Vauxhall to take second place because it lost less market share. Both were down year-on-year, but Vauxhall dropped more than 20% compared with VW's 2.4%, nearly all of which occurred during the mid-year change from the old Combo. In fact, the top three were all down year-on-year, while the next trio - Peugeot, Mercedes and Citroen - improved on their respective 2011 figures despite the declining marketplace. Peugeot climbed two places into the top four on the back of the Partner's good year, although Mercedes' addition to its line-up in the form of the new Citan small van will have it pushing hard to reclaim that position during 2013.
Renault fell to seventh place and behind both its French rivals, dropping sales by nearly a quarter, the worst result of the top 10 manufacturers, while Nissan, Toyota and Fiat were all holding formation below it.
Further down, Great Wall began to establish itself in the UK during 2012, with nearly 500 registrations, and Mini's first few Clubvans were registered before the end of the year to give it a place at the edge of the top 20 at the expense of Ssangyong.
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