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It may have dipped out of the top 10 sales charts for a couple of months, but the Polo is is one of the most popular cars in the UK once more. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) for August 2014, the Polo was the seventh best-selling car in the UK with 1299 units sold, no doubt helped by the appearance of the refreshed model.

The Ford Fiesta once again topped the table with 4657 cars finding homes, while Volkswagen’s Golf was sitting pretty at number four, having sold 2376 examples. Overall, the Polo is the eighth best-selling car in the UK for 2014 so far, with 26,460 models leaving dealers’ forecourts. The SMMT states that 72,163 new cars were registered in August, a 9.4 per cent rise on August 2013 and the 30th consecutive month of growth.

The UK’s top 10 best-selling passenger cars during August 2014 and the year so far (sales figure and position in brackets) are as follows:

1 Ford Fiesta: 4657 (83,664, 1st)
2 Ford Focus: 2740 (53,507, 2nd)
3 Vauxhall Corsa: 2435 (50,187, 3rd)
4 Volkswagen Golf: 2376 (45,653, 4th)

5 Vauxhall Astra: 2043 (38,621, 5th)

6 Audi A3: 1641 (28,279, 7th)

7 Volkswagen Polo: 1299 (26,460, 8th)
8 Fiat 500: 1203 (25,910, 9th)
9 Vauxhall Insignia: 1201 (17,509, 9th)

10 Nissan Qashqai: 1154 (32,973, 6th)

(The 2014 top 10 best-selling car absent from last month’s sales figures is the BMW 3 Series with 23,736 units sold.)