7:30 am, September 9, 2023
The UK’s biggest car dealers saw their sales rise in August, despite continued headaches over getting hold of stock.
That is according to our used car partner CarCondor.co.uk which has been crunching the numbers for the eighth month of the year.
Data shows that sales of second-hand cars rose to 169,322 in August, compared to 168,283 in July – an increase of 0.62 per cent.
There were not improvements across all sectors with franchise dealers seeing sales rise by 0.35 per cent and car supermarkets of 4.03 per cent, despite independents experiencing a 3.6 per cent drop off.
As a result of the small rise, the 200 biggest firms were able to make a combined £3.57bn in revenue, which is slightly up on July’s £3.56bn.
Despite the small steps made, dealers still experienced difficulties last month, with new stock levels falling by 3.77 per cent to 153,786 units.
Arnold Clark remained the most stocked dealer in the 200-strong list, with an average of 22,276 second-hand cars in stock, a slight fall on last month’s 23,232.
Marshall moved into second place with 7,845 going ahead of Sytner which had 7,632, while Evans Halshaw and Bristol Street Motors took fourth and fifth with 7,329 and 7,282 used cars in stock, respectively.
When it came to the online disruptors, Cinch remained in ninth with 6,172, while Cazoo rose one place to to 12th with 3,926 cars in stock.
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 | 22,276 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 7,845 | +1 |
| 3 | Sytner | 7,632 | -1 |
| 4 | Evans Halshaw | 7,329 | +1 |
| 5 | Bristol Street Motors | 7,282 | +1 |
| 6 | Car Shop | 7,217 | -2 |
| 7 | Lookers | 6,472 | +1 |
| 8 | Inchcape | 6,248 | -1 |
| 9 | Cinch | 6,172 | |
| 10 | Motorpoint | 5,282 | |
| 11 | Big Motoring World | 4,779 | |
| 12 | Cazoo | 3,926 | +1 |
| 13 | Available Car | 3,876 | -1 |
| 14 | Group 1 Automotive | 3,794 | |
| 15 | Jardine Motors | 3,576 | |
| 16 | JCT600 | 3,184 | |
| 17 | Steven Eagell | 3,045 | |
| 18 | Stoneacre | 2,688 | |
| 19 | Listers | 2,309 | +1 |
| 20 | Stratstone | 2,202 | +4 |
| 21 | John Clark | 2,117 | |
| 22 | Parks Motor Group | 2,057 | |
| 23 | V12 Sports and Classics | 2,020 | +4 |
| 24 | Johnson Cars Limited | 2,015 | -1 |
| 25 | Fords of Windsford | 1,947 | |
| 26 | Car Base | 1,879 | |
| 27 | Peter Vardy | 1,870 | -8 |
| 28 | Robins & Day | 1,822 | |
| 29 | Car Supermarket | 1,812 | |
| 30 | Snows Group | 1,731 | |
| 31 | Perrys | 1,689 | |
| 32 | Hendy Group | 1,640 | +1 |
| 33 | Eastern Western | 1,626 | -1 |
| 34 | Trust Ford | 1,576 | +2 |
| 35 | CarStore | 1,541 | -1 |
| 36 | Cargiant | 1,517 | -1 |
| 37 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,422 | |
| 38 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,371 | |
| 39 | Swansway | 1,329 | +4 |
| 40 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,327 | |
| 41 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,306 | +1 |
| 42 | Sinclair Group | 1,290 | -3 |
| 43 | Allen Motor Group | 1,247 | +1 |
| 44 | RRG Group | 1,233 | -3 |
| 45 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,219 | |
| 46 | Yeomans | 1,174 | +2 |
| 47 | Hilton Garage | 1,103 | +5 |
| 48 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,097 | -1 |
| 49 | Motorparks | 1,092 | |
| 50 | Vindis | 1,089 | -4 |
| 51 | Eden Motor Group | 1,088 | |
| 52 | Dick Lovett | 1,033 | -2 |
| 53 | Carworld | 1,004 | +3 |
| 54 | Williams | 994 | +1 |
| 55 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 957 | -2 |
| 56 | Holdcroft | 938 | -2 |
| 57 | Heritage Automotive | 935 | +2 |
| 58 | Donnelly Group | 882 | +2 |
| 59 | HPL Motors | 860 | +2 |
| 60 | Saxton 4×4 | 859 | +3 |
| 61 | Agnew Group | 827 | -4 |
| 62 | Motor Market Limited | 821 | +15 |
| 63 | Sandicliffe | 799 | +4 |
| 64 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 797 | +2 |
| 65 | Hammond Cars | 786 | |
| 66 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 779 | +5 |
| 67 | Carsa | 778 | -9 |
| 68 | Motor Range | 762 | |
| 69 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 760 | +4 |
| 70 | Harwoods Group | 755 | -6 |
| 71 | Quality Part X | 748 | -2 |
| 72 | Hartwell | 743 | |
| 73 | Chorley Group | 730 | +3 |
| 74 | Formula 1 Car Supermarket | 730 | +8 |
| 75 | Car Time | 726 | -1 |
| 76 | Peoples | 725 | -6 |
| 77 | Renault Retail Group | 706 | -15 |
| 78 | Gravells | 678 | -3 |
| 79 | Car Uno | 673 | +2 |
| 80 | Halliwell Jones | 672 | +3 |
| 81 | Norton Way Honda | 658 | +6 |
| 82 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 658 | -4 |
| 83 | Worcester Car Sales | 644 | +5 |
| 84 | Thurlow Nunn | 641 | +1 |
| 85 | Wilsons of Epsom | 636 | -5 |
| 86 | Penton Motor Group | 630 | +3 |
| 87 | Vantage Motorgroup | 623 | -8 |
| 88 | Brindley Garages | 617 | -2 |
| 89 | Mon Motors | 615 | -5 |
| 90 | Click Motors | 615 | |
| 91 | Dace Motor Group | 607 | +6 |
| 92 | DM Keith | 596 | |
| 93 | Cars2 | 592 | -2 |
| 94 | Howards Motor Group | 590 | +7 |
| 95 | Parkway Volkswagen | 586 | +11 |
| 96 | Marriot Motor Group | 573 | -2 |
| 97 | Day’s Motor Group | 570 | +14 |
| 98 | Riverside Motor Group | 562 | -3 |
| 99 | JCB Group | 558 | |
| 100 | Desira Group PLC | 557 | +2 |
| 101 | John Banks Group | 552 | +11 |
| 102 | Richmond Motor Group | 551 | +3 |
| 103 | EMG Motor Group | 547 | -5 |
| 104 | Caffyns | 543 | -1 |
| 105 | Premier Car Supermarket | 537 | -5 |
| 106 | Motorvogue | 526 | +15 |
| 107 | Arbury | 522 | +1 |
| 108 | Southern Vauxhall | 521 | +19 |
| 109 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 519 | -5 |
| 110 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 515 | -14 |
| 111 | Motorhub | 507 | +4 |
| 112 | Hawkins Motor Group | 505 | -3 |
| 113 | Barretts | 500 | -3 |
| 114 | Vanstar | 489 | +2 |
| 115 | West Way | 480 | +8 |
| 116 | Hatfields | 478 | -9 |
| 117 | Northwest Autos | 478 | -24 |
| 118 | SG Petch | 477 | +1 |
| 119 | Startin Group | 472 | -2 |
| 120 | St Leonards Motors Group | 464 | -6 |
| 121 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 453 | -3 |
| 122 | Cotswold Motor Group | 453 | +12 |
| 123 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 444 | +3 |
| 124 | Chapel House Motor Group | 443 | +5 |
| 125 | Toomey Motor Group | 438 | +15 |
| 126 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 438 | -1 |
| 127 | Acorn Group Ltd | 436 | +9 |
| 128 | Shelbourne Motors | 427 | +3 |
| 129 | Cox Motor Group | 421 | -5 |
| 130 | TC Harrison Ford | 419 | +14 |
| 131 | Anchor Vans | 418 | +4 |
| 132 | Parkside Motorstore | 412 | +16 |
| 133 | Wessex Garages | 411 | -20 |
| 134 | Hippo Motor Group | 404 | +13 |
| 135 | W R Davies | 403 | -3 |
| 136 | Brayleys | 401 | -8 |
| 137 | Roadside Motors | 398 | +2 |
| 138 | Your Ford Centre | 397 | |
| 139 | Drift Bridge Group | 393 | +3 |
| 140 | LSH Auto | 390 | +5 |
| 141 | Waylands | 386 | +16 |
| 142 | Corner Park Garages | 385 | +10 |
| 143 | Bassetts | 383 | -13 |
| 144 | Mercedes-Benz South West | 381 | -24 |
| 145 | David Hayton | 374 | +18 |
| 146 | Motorfair Hyundai Birmingham | 373 | +13 |
| 147 | Murray Group | 372 | -6 |
| 148 | Wheels Van Centre Ltd | 372 | -15 |
| 149 | FRF Toyota | 368 | +7 |
| 150 | Right Car Supermarket | 368 | -13 |
| 151 | Car Planet | 367 | +15 |
| 152 | The Car Group | 365 | -9 |
| 153 | Ancaster | 363 | -7 |
| 154 | Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield | 363 | -3 |
| 155 | Jemca Group | 361 | -33 |
| 156 | Read Motor Group | 361 | -3 |
| 157 | Stephen James Group | 356 | -2 |
| 158 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 356 | +9 |
| 159 | H.R. Owen | 353 | +3 |
| 160 | SERE Motors | 349 | +5 |
| 161 | Stebbings | 342 | -11 |
| 162 | Platinum Motor Group | 337 | -1 |
| 163 | Pulman Motor Group | 336 | -9 |
| 164 | Burrows Motor Company | 333 | -15 |
| 165 | Vision Motors Direct | 331 | +9 |
| 166 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 330 | -6 |
| 167 | Sandal Group | 329 | +2 |
| 168 | National Car Hub | 326 | +8 |
| 169 | Birchwood Group | 325 | -5 |
| 170 | Lakeview Cars | 318 | +16 |
| 171 | Martins Group | 317 | +4 |
| 172 | Jeff White Motors | 317 | -4 |
| 173 | Hilton Car Supermarket | 316 | +21 |
| 174 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 314 | +8 |
| 175 | Foray Motor Group | 313 | +20 |
| 176 | Motor Plus Car Supermarket Ltd | 313 | +14 |
| 177 | Rix Motor Company | 311 | +4 |
| 178 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 305 | -1 |
| 179 | Auto 100 | 303 | +8 |
| 180 | John Grose | 301 | -22 |
| 181 | Dales Cornwall | 301 | -8 |
| 182 | Bowker Motor Group | 298 | -3 |
| 183 | TMS Motor Group | 295 | +13 |
| 184 | Trenton Motors | 294 | +7 |
| 185 | Sascron | 292 | -14 |
| 186 | Motortrust UK | 290 | +11 |
| 187 | Holden Group | 289 | +2 |
| 188 | Wilson and Co | 286 | -18 |
| 189 | London Motor Company (LMC Cars Ltd) | 286 | |
| 190 | Nick King Car Sales | 286 | +2 |
| 191 | Smiths Motor Group | 284 | -6 |
| 192 | Ron Brooks | 284 | |
| 193 | Budgen Motor Group – Telford | 281 | |
| 194 | Tustain Motors | 280 | -6 |
| 195 | WJ King Group | 279 | -12 |
| 196 | Ocean Automotive | 272 | -12 |
| 197 | Fish Brothers | 271 | -25 |
| 198 | Oakdene Collection | 269 | |
| 199 | P&A Motor Vehicles | 268 | -21 |
| 200 | Colin Francis Cars | 268 | -2 |
