Car sales fall: the figures in full

• Smart tops chart with 43.3% growth
• Cadillac at foot of table with 50.3% drop
• Find out how all vehicle manufacturers fared

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It's official: car sales fell by 11.3% last year.

The fall represents a drop of 272,212 new car sales during 2008.

The figures below show which manufacturers were hardest hit in 2008.

Smart +43.30%
Dodge +19.49%
Volvo +10.98%
Jaguar +8.73%
Kia +6.65%
Chevrolet +0.09%
Audi -0.02%
Nissan -0.14%
Mazda -2.14%
Daihatsu -3.85%
Hyundai -5.81%
Fiat -6.87%
BMW -6.94%
Skoda -7.03%
Ford -7.58%
Mercedes-Benz -9.04%
Volkswagen -9.05%
Vauxhall -9.78%
Toyota -10.78%
Mini -14.53%
Seat -15.50%
Citroen -16.89%
Mitsubishi -18.35%
Peugeot -18.75%
Alfa -19.10%
Suzuki -20.59%
Honda -20.95%
Subaru -22.86%
Bentley -26.57%
Aston -28.54%
Renault -29.37%
Land Rover -30.04%
Porsche -30.65%
Saab -32.01%
Lexus -33.05%
Chrysler -38.16%
Cadillac -50.29%