The Vauxhall Astra is the number one company car choice from the UK’s largest leasing customer database, Lex.

Lex runs a fleet of over 258,000 cars and vans.

The Astra displaced the Volkswagen Golf from top spot.

The Golf slumped from first to ninth in this year’s rankings. The last survey was in 2005.

Ford was the most popular manufacturer in the top 10. The Focus was in second spot.

High risers in the Lex top 10 were the Audi A3 (fourth), while the Honda Civic gained traction, moving up from ninth to sixth.

“The Government’s move to a CO2 based benefit-in-kind tax system has certainly helped encourage company motorists to downsize their choice of car,” commented Steve Jones, pricing manager, Lex.

Lex Top 10

• 1 Vauxhall Astra (2)
  
• 2 Ford Focus (8)
  
• 3 Vauxhall Vectra (6)
  
• 4 Audi A3 (-)
  
• 5 Ford Mondeo (-)
  
• 6 Honda Civic (9)
  
• 7 Ford Fiesta (-)
  
• 8 BMW 3 Series (8)
• 9 VW Golf (1)
• 10 VW Passat (4)

• Figure in brackets is 2005 position