I also refer the hon. Member to the answer I am giving her today in response to questions (UIN) 204170, 204172 and 204173.
Justine Greening:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer pursuant to the Financial Secretary’s statement of 14 May 2008, Official Report, column 1471, on vehicle excise duty, (1) if he will (a) list the 30 most popular models of car and (b) state the evidential basis for the assessment of their popularity; 9 July 2008 : Column 1652W
how many versions of each model will attract vehicle excise duty at (i) an increased, (ii) a decreased and (iii) the same rate as a result of the Budget 2008 changes; and if he will make a statement; [207113]
(2) what the 24 models of car are whose drivers will be better off as a result of the graduated vehicle excise duty changes announced in the Budget 2008; and if he will make a statement. [207114]
Angela Eagle:
The latest information available to Government on the 30 most popular versions of car comes from commercial sales data purchased from JATO Dynamics Ltd. for 2007. JATO is a leading provider of data in the automotive intelligence field and has partnerships with a large number of motor manufacturers around the world. Sales data are obtained from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders and JATO then match this to vehicle specifications (including official carbon dioxide figures) which are provided to them by manufacturers and importers.
The level of detail that they can provide is available only from a very small number of sources.
A table showing a list of the top 30 model versions, in order of popularity, alongside their average carbon dioxide emissions, and the potential impact of the Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) reforms announced at Budget 2008 is as follows. This shows that—in real terms—at least 24 out of the 30 most popular car model versions in 2007 will be better off, or no worse off, in 2009 as a result of the reforms announced at Budget 2008.
It is worth noting that two versions of a very similar Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 litre unleaded appear in the figures. This is because JATO do not have a record of whether a normal or ‘Easytronic’ transmission is used by this particular vehicle. Arguably, if this vehicle were counted separately, then there would in fact be 25 out of the top 30 cars that are no worse off; however the Government have assumed 24 out of 30.
Make
Model
Body type
No. of doors
Engine litres
Fuel type
Transmission type
Transmission description
No. of speeds
2007 volume
Average CO 2
2009 band
Current band
Current band
Vauxhall
Astra
hatchback
5
1.6
unleaded
manual
manual
5
10,188
156
G
D
The same
Honda
Jazz
hatchback
5
1.3
unleaded
automatic
continuously trans with manual mode
variable
10,341
139
E
C
Pay less
Vauxhall(1)
Corsa
hatchback
3
1.2
unleaded
manual
manual
5
10,449
142
F
C
Pay less
Vauxhall
Corsa
hatchback
5
1.2
unleaded
manual
5
11,190
140
E
C
Pay less
Vauxhall
Astra
hatchback
5
1.4
unleaded
manual
manual
5
11,563
147
F
C
Pay less
Fiat
Punto
hatchback
3
1.2
unleaded
manual
manual
5
11,626
139
E
C
Pay less
Volkswagen
Passat
sedan
4
2.0
diesel
manual
6
11,825
157
G
D
The same
Land Rover
Freelander
sport utility vehicle
5
2.2
diesel
manual
manual
6
12,061
194
J
F
Pay more
Toyota
Auris
hatchback
5
1.6
unleaded
manual
5
12,115
164
H
D
Pay more
Honda
Civic
hatchback
5
1.8
unleaded
manual
manual
6
12,297
153
G
D
The same
Honda
Civic
hatchback
5
2.2
diesel
manual
manual
6
12,470
137
E
C
Pay less
Volkswagen
Golf
hatchback
5
1.6
unleaded
manual
6
12,890
160
G
D
The same
Toyota
Yaris
hatchback
5
1.3
unleaded
manual
5
13,190
140
E
C
Pay less
Honda
Cr-V
sport utility vehicle
5
2.2
diesel
manual
manual
6
13,262
173
I
E
Pay more
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Ford
Focus
hatchback
5
1.6
unleaded
manual
manual
5
13,457
156
G
D
The same
Honda
Jazz
hatchback
5
1.3
unleaded
manual
manual
5
13,595
137
E
C
Pay less
Fiat
Punto
hatchback
5
1.2
unleaded
manual
manual
5
14,039
140
E
C
Pay less
Ford
Focus
hatchback
5
1.8
unleaded
manual
manual
5
14,079
168
H
E
The same
Peugeot
207
hatchback
5
1.4
unleaded
manual
manual
5
15,016
152
G
D
The same
Mini
Mini
hatchback
3
1.6
unleaded
manual
manual
6
15,290
134
E
C
Pay less
Ford
Focus
hatchback
5
1.8
diesel
manual
manual
5
16,218
137
E
C
Pay less
Volkswagen
Golf
hatchback
5
1.9
diesel
manual
manual
5
17,541
131
E
C
Pay less
Vauxhall(1)
Corsa
hatchback
3
1.2
unleaded
manual
5
17,631
141
F
C
Pay less
Ford
Fiesta
hatchback
5
1.4
unleaded
manual
manual
5
17,891
147
F
C
Pay less
Vauxhall
Vectra
hatchback
5
1.8
unleaded
manual
manual
5
19,542
173
I
E
Pay more
Vauxhall
Zafira
mini MPV
5
1.6
unleaded
manual
manual
5
20,374
175
I
E
Pay more
Ford
Fiesta
hatchback
5
1.2
unleaded
manual
manual
5
21,450
142
F
C
Pay less
Ford
Focus
hatchback
5
1.6
unleaded
manual
manual
5
22,998
160
G
D
The same
Ford
Ka
mini car
3
1.3
unleaded
manual
manual
5
26,252
147
F
C
Pay less
Ford
Fiesta
hatchback
3
1.2
unleaded
manual
manual
5
29,248
142
F
C
Pay less
(1) We have assumed these are one model version due to lack of data over transmission.
