Small cars: March 2013 sales overview

The Mazda 3 has taken top honours in the March new car sales figures, marking the end of the first quarter of 2013. Finishing in the familiar position of first place, the Mazda 3 racked up sales of 3786 vehicles despite a fall in year-to-date growth of nearly nine and a half per cent. Trailing the top tog by only 274 vehicles was the Toyota Corolla (3512), with the Hyundai i30