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Fiat 500, for the First Time in UK's Top 10 Sales

Fiat’s supermini car seems to be gaining success fast in the UK, as it has entered into the Top 10 best sellers list for the first time since its launch in January 2008, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) revealed. UK’s new car registrations figures for October show the Fiat 500 sold 2,989 units last month, which means a 200+ percent increase compared to October 2008.

Available with a choice of three Euro 5 engines, 69 bhp 1.2-litre and 100bhp 1.4-litre petrol, or 75 bhp 1.3-litre MultiJet turbodiesel, the new Fiat 500 can be ordered in three different trim levels – Pop, Sport and Lounge.

The car has a starting price of just £8,700 on-the-road, while the top-of-the range Lounge version starts at £10,100 – a price that includes alloy wheels and air conditioning as standard.

Moreover, Fiat’s year-to-date market share (to October) has risen from 2.58 percent to 2.90 percent. This means the Fiat 500 is not the only model in the Italian carmaker’s UK lineup that attracted British buyers.

Fiat’s 6,570 sales result for October was 117.5 percent up on the 3,020 figure for the same period last year, in a market up by 31 percent..

“This is an incredible result for the Fiat 500 which we are, of course, delighted with,”
says Andrew Humberstone, managing director, Fiat Group Automobiles UK. “Interest in this car has been sky high ever since we launched it here less than two years ago.”

“The popularity of this superb vehicle speaks for itself and, with the launch this summer of the fantastic 500C, and the option of Start&Stop bringing further environmental benefits to the range, we’re sure we will see the Fiat 500 making even greater inroads into the UK small car market,”
he added.
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