The Ford Puma has long ranked as one of the top-selling new vehicles across both Europe and the UK, specifically, and not much has changed in that regard through the course of 2024 so far. In fact, the Ford Puma closed out the first half of the year as the very best-selling new vehicle in the UK, though it slipped a bit in July, coming in third place overall – though the Puma also retained its spot atop the rankings, year-to-date. Now, it seems as if the Ford Puma rallied significantly in August, too.
According to new data from The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Limited (SMMT), the Ford Puma reclaimed its spot atop the list of the best-selling cars in the UK last month after recording 2,471 sales. That ranked it ahead of the Kia Sportage, which fell behind a bit at 1,962 units sold, while the Tesla Model 3 moved up to third place with 1,542 sales.
This is notable given the fact that in July, The Blue Oval sold a grand total of 3,418 Ford Puma crossovers, which ranked it behind the Sportage (3,999 units sold) and the Nissan Qashqai (3,633 units sold) – though the latter model plummeted to tenth place this time around. Regardless, the Ford Puma remains atop the UK sales charts through the first eight months of the year at 32,263 units, giving it a solid lead over the second-place Sportage at 30,100.
As for overall new vehicle sales in the UK, they dipped 1.3 percent month-over-month to 84,575 units, though in all fairness, August is typically a slow sales month in that part of the world, historically speaking. In terms of powertrains, traditional gas-powered vehicles declined by 10.1 percent, while diesels dipped by 7.3 percent, though both still accounted for 56.8 percent of the market. In terms of electrification, plug-in hybrids dropped by 12.3 percent to a 6.8 share, while hybrids increased by 36.1 percent to a 13.8 percent share, and pure EVs enjoyed a 10.8 percent increase to secure a 22.6 percent market share in the UK.
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Why can’t we buy the Puma in the USA?
I agree 100%! It’s a great looking vehicle that would sell well in the US. Start producing the Puma to replace the Escape, if they intend to discontinue it (which I think is dumb).
I’m on my sixth Kuga, your escape. It is quite a different car to the Puma which I have mixed opinions on. However I was very interested in the 200 hp version but they’ve discontinued it.
As for the Kuga, mine is a Titanium once the top of any Ford range particularly if an X which came with some nice bits and pieces…not forgetting some nice “ bling” which is to my taste.
However the very latest Titanium has become a very stripped out base in the range.
To have any of my bits and pieces it has to be an ST…but everything is black save the brake callipers and some fancy stitching..same engine, sports suspension ( nothing wrong with mine) Oh and a rear spoiler to cater for all that non existent extra performance. A second Oh, the price…thousands of pound extra for a car I now don’t like. So after over fifty odd yers and well over half a million miles and too many Ford cars to count…Mr Ford its time for a change..the Chinese are coming.