5:56 pm, February 11, 2021
Arnold Clark had three times as many used cars in stock in January compared to its nearest rival, new figures have revealed.
The latest Top 50 list of the Most Stocked Used Car Dealers from our data partners CarCondor.co.uk show Arnold Clark had 30,315 cars in stock last month.
In second, with 10,672 cars and moving up one place, was Evans Halshaw.
Sytner-owned CarShop dropped to third place with 9,547 used cars in stock.
Dealers were locked down in January and were unable to sell cars from their forecourts, reverting to a click and collect model instead.
The top 50 list of used car dealers rated by their stock level is provided by CarCondor.co.uk and published in full below. Members of the Car Dealer website can access in depth data as part of their membership.
By signing up for an account, with your name and email address, you can use the My Membership page to find out how you can get detailed information on the top 200 used car dealers from our data partners.
Carcondor.co.uk’s William Gomes explained that Cazoo had dropped one place to 12th in the list after moving up every single month last year. The online car dealer – which yesterday announced yet another acquisition – had 4,572 cars in stock in January.
The CarCondor numbers do not take into account returns, which customers can do up to 14 days after buying online.
Gomes added: ‘The top dealers discounted their cars on average by £691 in January – that is 25 per cent more than in December (£550).
‘The dealer who discounted their stock the most on average did by £2,055 while at the other end the dealer who discounted the least did it by £23. In general dealers with more premium models discounted much more than others.
‘This data is based on preliminary data and does not include the huge increase in vehicles being returned, that we have seen recently.’
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| Rank | Dealer Name | Avg Stock | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Clark | 30,315 | |
| 2 | Evans Halshaw | 10,672 | +1 |
| 3 | Car Shop | 9,547 | -1 |
| 4 | Sytner | 9,371 | |
| 5 | Bristol Street Motors | 8,826 | |
| 6 | Inchcape | 7,514 | |
| 7 | Motorpoint | 6,648 | |
| 8 | Marshall | 6,297 | |
| 9 | Lookers | 5,990 | |
| 10 | Lancaster | 5,592 | |
| 11 | JCT600 | 4,754 | +2 |
| 12 | Cazoo | 4,572 | -1 |
| 13 | Group 1 Automotive | 4,369 | +1 |
| 14 | Cinch | 4,196 | +1 |
| 15 | Available Car | 4,094 | -3 |
| 16 | Listers | 3,228 | +1 |
| 17 | Big Motoring World | 3,206 | -1 |
| 18 | Stoneacre | 3,152 | +1 |
| 19 | Motorline | 3,107 | +1 |
| 20 | Cargiant | 3,091 | -2 |
| 21 | Trust Ford | 2,968 | |
| 22 | Robins & Day | 2,880 | |
| 23 | Car Base | 2,719 | |
| 24 | John Clark | 2,654 | |
| 25 | Stratstone | 2,440 | |
| 26 | Motor Depot | 2,423 | +6 |
| 27 | Hendy Group | 2,304 | +3 |
| 28 | Perrys | 2,245 | -2 |
| 29 | Parks Motor Group | 2,199 | -1 |
| 30 | Glyn Hopkin | 2,193 | +1 |
| 31 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 2,176 | -4 |
| 32 | Steven Eagell | 2,109 | -3 |
| 33 | Pentagon Motor Group | 2,001 | |
| 34 | Peter Vardy | 1,973 | |
| 35 | Fords of Windsford | 1,852 | |
| 36 | Johnson Cars Limited | 1,811 | +1 |
| 37 | Eastern Western | 1,793 | -1 |
| 38 | Snows Group | 1,624 | |
| 39 | Carzam | 1,605 | |
| 40 | Allen Motor Group | 1,413 | |
| 41 | Williams | 1,390 | +7 |
| 42 | Sinclair Group | 1,384 | +1 |
| 43 | Helston Garages Group | 1,335 | +1 |
| 44 | CarStore | 1,319 | +7 |
| 45 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,307 | |
| 46 | Dick Lovett | 1,304 | |
| 47 | RRG Group | 1,273 | -5 |
| 48 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,267 | -7 |
| 49 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,244 | |
| 50 | Hilton Garage | 1,236 | -3 |
