8:06 am, November 10, 2023
The UK’s biggest car dealers endured a tough month in October as sales, revenue and stock levels all tumbled.
That is according to our used car partner CarCondor.co.uk, which uncovered struggles for dealers in the tenth month of the year.
The firm’s data revealed that sales of second-hand cars, which declined to 163,662 in September, dropped a further 0.52% to 162,812 in October.
Both franchised and independent dealers felt the pinch with drops of 1.22 and 0.08% respectively, although there was better news for used car supermarkets which saw a 2.55% increase in sales after a whopping 11.06% decline in September.
As a result of their falling sales, the 200 biggest firms made a combined £3.43bn in revenue in October, down per cent on the previous month’s £3.48bn.
Elsewhere, there were also headaches over new stock levels, which previously rose 13.19% to 174,065 units in September.
October saw that improvement slashed in half, with dealers suffering a 6.45% decline to 162,845 units.
When it came to the most popular models, the Tesla Model 3 remained the fastest selling used car, while the Ford Fiesta was the best selling.
Arnold Clark remained the most stocked dealer in the 200-strong list, with an average of 18,904 second-hand cars in stock, a slight fall on last month’s 19,004.
Evans Halshaw moved up into second place with 8,647, ahead of Marshall which dropped one place to third with 8,125.
The top five is completed by Sytner, with 7,355, and Bristol Street Motors, which had 7,059 used cars in stock.
When it came to the online disruptors, Cinch rose two places to seventh with 5,938 while Cazoo ended a positive month in 12th with a stock level of 4,519.
The full list can be viewed below – members of the Car Dealer website can access the data as part of their membership.
| Rank | Dealer Name | Avg Stock | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Clark | 18,904 | |
| 2 | Evans Halshaw | 8,467 | +1 |
| 3 | Marshall | 8,125 | -1 |
| 4 | Sytner | 7,355 | |
| 5 | Bristol Street Motors | 7,059 | |
| 6 | Inchcape | 6,560 | |
| 7 | Cinch | 5,938 | +2 |
| 8 | Lookers | 5,855 | |
| 9 | Car Shop | 5,093 | -2 |
| 10 | Big Motoring World | 4,879 | +1 |
| 11 | Motorpoint | 4,661 | -1 |
| 12 | Cazoo | 4,519 | |
| 13 | Jardine Motors | 3,895 | +1 |
| 14 | Available Car | 3,852 | -1 |
| 15 | Group 1 Automotive | 3,680 | |
| 16 | JCT600 | 3,319 | +1 |
| 17 | Steven Eagell | 3,253 | -1 |
| 18 | Stratstone | 2,523 | +1 |
| 19 | Stoneacre | 2,481 | -1 |
| 20 | Listers | 2,427 | +1 |
| 21 | John Clark | 2,217 | -1 |
| 22 | Parks Motor Group | 2,216 | +1 |
| 23 | Johnson Cars Limited | 2,172 | -1 |
| 24 | Cargiant | 2,139 | +2 |
| 25 | Car Supermarket | 2,015 | |
| 26 | Fords of Windsford | 1,971 | -2 |
| 27 | Robins & Day | 1,898 | +4 |
| 28 | Hendy Group | 1,840 | +1 |
| 29 | Snows Group | 1,783 | +1 |
| 30 | Car Base | 1,763 | -3 |
| 31 | Trust Ford | 1,747 | +1 |
| 32 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,645 | -4 |
| 33 | Perrys | 1,623 | |
| 34 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,530 | +4 |
| 35 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,499 | +1 |
| 36 | Eastern Western | 1,426 | +1 |
| 37 | CarStore | 1,423 | -2 |
| 38 | Allen Motor Group | 1,366 | +9 |
| 39 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,349 | |
| 40 | Swansway | 1,340 | |
| 41 | Peter Vardy | 1,307 | -7 |
| 42 | Sinclair Group | 1,282 | -1 |
| 43 | Mon Motors | 1,279 | |
| 44 | Hilton Garage | 1,272 | +1 |
| 45 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,263 | +5 |
| 46 | RRG Group | 1,245 | -2 |
| 47 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,239 | -5 |
| 48 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,196 | -2 |
| 49 | Yeomans | 1,169 | |
| 50 | Williams | 1,157 | +5 |
| 51 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 1,114 | +1 |
| 52 | Vindis | 1,082 | -1 |
| 53 | Carworld | 997 | |
| 54 | Saxton 4×4 | 985 | +7 |
| 55 | Holdcroft | 967 | +1 |
| 56 | Heritage Automotive | 964 | +4 |
| 57 | Eden Motor Group | 953 | -3 |
| 58 | Dick Lovett | 952 | |
| 59 | HPL Motors | 930 | +3 |
| 60 | Donnelly Group | 927 | -1 |
| 61 | Renault Retail Group | 925 | +8 |
| 62 | Car Uno | 888 | +4 |
| 63 | Sandicliffe | 874 | -6 |
| 64 | Chorley Group | 857 | +3 |
| 65 | Hartwell | 852 | -2 |
| 66 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 824 | +4 |
| 67 | Formula 1 Car Supermarket | 821 | -2 |
| 68 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 818 | -4 |
| 69 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 806 | -1 |
| 70 | Motor Range | 801 | +4 |
| 71 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 789 | +13 |
| 72 | Carsa | 788 | +3 |
| 73 | Quality Part X | 785 | -2 |
| 74 | Motorparks | 784 | -26 |
| 75 | Hammond Cars | 766 | -3 |
| 76 | Agnew Group | 758 | |
| 77 | Harwoods Group | 724 | +14 |
| 78 | Peoples | 724 | -1 |
| 79 | Vantage Motorgroup | 715 | |
| 80 | Cars2 | 708 | +8 |
| 81 | Wilsons of Epsom | 703 | -1 |
| 82 | Brindley Garages | 700 | +3 |
| 83 | Car Time | 694 | -5 |
| 84 | Thurlow Nunn | 691 | -3 |
| 85 | Halliwell Jones | 688 | -3 |
| 86 | Worcester Car Sales | 684 | +11 |
| 87 | Dace Motor Group | 683 | -4 |
| 88 | Norton Way Honda | 671 | -2 |
| 89 | LSH Auto | 661 | +43 |
| 90 | John Banks Group | 638 | +2 |
| 91 | Penton Motor Group | 624 | -1 |
| 92 | Click Motors | 619 | -5 |
| 93 | Day’s Motor Group | 618 | |
| 94 | Arbury | 617 | +8 |
| 95 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 610 | +5 |
| 96 | Howards Motor Group | 605 | +2 |
| 97 | Richmond Motor Group | 596 | +4 |
| 98 | DM Keith | 594 | -4 |
| 99 | Caffyns | 590 | +6 |
| 100 | West Way | 583 | +19 |
| 101 | EMG Motor Group | 583 | -6 |
| 102 | Gravells | 580 | -13 |
| 103 | Marriot Motor Group | 577 | -7 |
| 104 | Acorn Group Ltd | 553 | +8 |
| 105 | SG Petch | 548 | +13 |
| 106 | JCB Group | 540 | +2 |
| 107 | Brayleys | 529 | +28 |
| 108 | Motorvogue | 518 | -9 |
| 109 | Desira Group PLC | 515 | -6 |
| 110 | Motorhub | 511 | -3 |
| 111 | Premier Car Supermarket | 497 | +2 |
| 112 | Hatfields | 491 | +5 |
| 113 | Toomey Motor Group | 491 | +14 |
| 114 | Riverside Motor Group | 489 | -10 |
| 115 | Vanstar | 489 | -4 |
| 116 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 482 | +9 |
| 117 | Hawkins Motor Group | 482 | -7 |
| 118 | Barretts | 476 | -4 |
| 119 | Northwest Autos | 472 | +2 |
| 120 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 469 | |
| 121 | Waylands | 467 | +21 |
| 122 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 465 | -7 |
| 123 | Chapel House Motor Group | 464 | +1 |
| 124 | Drift Bridge Group | 462 | +13 |
| 125 | Startin Group | 459 | -9 |
| 126 | W R Davies | 454 | +2 |
| 127 | Shelbourne Motors | 454 | -4 |
| 128 | Ancaster | 452 | +24 |
| 129 | Southern Vauxhall | 449 | -20 |
| 130 | St Leonards Motors Group | 443 | -4 |
| 131 | Bassetts | 422 | +12 |
| 132 | Read Motor Group | 417 | +4 |
| 133 | Anchor Vans | 415 | -3 |
| 134 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 405 | -5 |
| 135 | Birchwood Group | 404 | +21 |
| 136 | Hippo Motor Group | 401 | -3 |
| 137 | Murray Group | 400 | +4 |
| 138 | Foray Motor Group | 398 | +19 |
| 139 | Autozone | 395 | +27 |
| 140 | Roadside Motors | 394 | -2 |
| 141 | Wessex Garages | 393 | +6 |
| 142 | Motorfair Hyundai Birmingham | 386 | -11 |
| 143 | Car Planet | 383 | +2 |
| 144 | Cox Motor Group | 383 | +6 |
| 145 | Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield | 382 | +1 |
| 146 | Your Ford Centre | 379 | -2 |
| 147 | Wheels Van Centre Ltd | 378 | +11 |
| 148 | FRF Toyota | 377 | +5 |
| 149 | Parkside Motorstore | 376 | -15 |
| 150 | Corner Park Garages | 375 | -11 |
| 151 | Jemca Group | 372 | -3 |
| 152 | Parkway Volkswagen | 371 | -46 |
| 153 | Mercedes-Benz South West | 370 | +12 |
| 154 | David Hayton | 368 | -5 |
| 155 | Ray Chapman Motors | 365 | |
| 156 | Bowker Motor Group | 365 | +5 |
| 157 | Hilton Car Supermarket | 363 | +11 |
| 158 | TC Harrison Ford | 362 | -18 |
| 159 | Stephen James Group | 359 | -8 |
| 160 | Smiths Motor Group | 359 | +9 |
| 161 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 356 | +16 |
| 162 | Ron Brooks | 352 | +10 |
| 163 | SERE Motors | 351 | -9 |
| 164 | Martins Group | 350 | -5 |
| 165 | Rix Motor Company | 350 | -3 |
| 166 | WJ King Group | 345 | +8 |
| 167 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 345 | -7 |
| 168 | H.R. Owen | 344 | -13 |
| 169 | The Car Group | 343 | +4 |
| 170 | TMS Motor Group | 337 | +12 |
| 171 | Vision Motors Direct | 336 | +5 |
| 172 | Nick King Car Sales | 335 | +8 |
| 173 | John Grose | 333 | +2 |
| 174 | Burrows Motor Company | 330 | +7 |
| 175 | Pulman Motor Group | 330 | +3 |
| 176 | Fish Brothers | 330 | +7 |
| 177 | Sandown Motor Group | 324 | +15 |
| 178 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 322 | -14 |
| 179 | Platinum Motor Group | 321 | -9 |
| 180 | Auto 100 | 320 | -13 |
| 181 | Stebbings | 316 | -10 |
| 182 | Motor Plus Car Supermarket Ltd | 316 | -3 |
| 183 | Pristine Cars 4×4 Centre | 309 | +12 |
| 184 | Right Car Supermarket | 307 | -21 |
| 185 | Trenton Motors | 304 | |
| 186 | Motortrust UK | 297 | +2 |
| 187 | Redgate Lodge | 295 | +9 |
| 188 | Dales Cornwall | 292 | -4 |
| 189 | London Motor Company (LMC Cars Ltd) | 292 | -4 |
| 190 | Furrows Group | 290 | |
| 191 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 288 | -4 |
| 192 | Sascron | 287 | -3 |
| 193 | Budgen Motor Group – Telford | 285 | -3 |
| 194 | Big Van World | 285 | |
| 195 | National Car Hub | 283 | -9 |
| 196 | Nathaniel Cars | 283 | |
| 197 | Holden Group | 281 | -4 |
| 198 | Southern Prestige Cars | 281 | |
| 199 | Islington Trowbridge Ltd | 278 | -8 |
| 200 | Paul Rigby Limited | 278 |
