2:49 pm, August 9, 2023
Supply concerns got even worse for the UK’s top 200 dealers last month with stock levels dropping once again.
Data from our used car partner CarCondor.co.uk showed that new stock levels dropped by 4.84 per cent from an average of 167,942 in June to 159,813 in July.
That follows numerous reports from dealer groups that stock headaches are continuing to impact profits despite a rise in new car production.
However, away from stock concerns, the market as a whole did show signs of much-needed stability with sales of second-hand cars rising to 168,283.
That figure represents a 3.16 per cent increase on last month’s 163,126, which was itself down on slightly down on May’s result of 164,138.
Elsewhere in July, revenue rose for the Top 200 dealers with companies raking in a combined £3.56bn from used car sales compared to £3.47bn in June – an increase of 2.57 per cent.
Arnold Clark remained the most stocked dealer in the 200-strong list, with an average of 23,232 second-hand cars in stock, a slight fall on last month’s 23,875.
Sytner moved into second place with 8,372, going ahead of Marshall which had 7,798, while Car Shop and Evans Halshaw took fourth and fifth with 7,798 and 7,643 used cars in stock, respectively.
When it came to the online disruptors, Cinch remained in ninth with 6,245, while Cazoo dropped to 13th with 3,991 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 | 23,232 | |
| 2 | Sytner | 8,372 | +1 |
| 3 | Marshall | 7,965 | -1 |
| 4 | Car Shop | 7,798 | +1 |
| 5 | Evans Halshaw | 7,643 | -1 |
| 6 | Bristol Street Motors | 7,500 | |
| 7 | Inchcape | 6,374 | |
| 8 | Lookers | 6,357 | |
| 9 | Cinch | 6,245 | |
| 10 | Motorpoint | 5,530 | |
| 11 | Big Motoring World | 4,792 | |
| 12 | Available Car | 3,999 | +1 |
| 13 | Cazoo | 3,991 | -1 |
| 14 | Group 1 Automotive | 3,737 | |
| 15 | Jardine Motors | 3,644 | |
| 16 | JCT600 | 3,335 | +1 |
| 17 | Steven Eagell | 3,243 | -1 |
| 18 | Stoneacre | 2,742 | |
| 19 | Peter Vardy | 2,364 | |
| 20 | Listers | 2,352 | +1 |
| 21 | John Clark | 2,226 | -1 |
| 22 | Parks Motor Group | 2,190 | +1 |
| 23 | Johnson Cars Limited | 2,102 | -1 |
| 24 | Stratstone | 2,041 | +2 |
| 25 | Fords of Windsford | 1,943 | |
| 26 | Car Base | 1,909 | +2 |
| 27 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,887 | +2 |
| 28 | Robins & Day | 1,881 | -4 |
| 29 | Car Supermarket | 1,826 | +6 |
| 30 | Snows Group | 1,773 | |
| 31 | Perrys | 1,732 | |
| 32 | Eastern Western | 1,727 | |
| 33 | Hendy Group | 1,652 | +1 |
| 34 | CarStore | 1,647 | -7 |
| 35 | Cargiant | 1,639 | +1 |
| 36 | Trust Ford | 1,593 | -3 |
| 37 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,553 | |
| 38 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,470 | |
| 39 | Sinclair Group | 1,320 | +3 |
| 40 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,310 | -1 |
| 41 | RRG Group | 1,302 | |
| 42 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,301 | +1 |
| 43 | Swansway | 1,266 | -3 |
| 44 | Allen Motor Group | 1,253 | |
| 45 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,206 | |
| 46 | Vindis | 1,171 | |
| 47 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,141 | +1 |
| 48 | Yeomans | 1,140 | +1 |
| 49 | Motorparks | 1,118 | +1 |
| 50 | Dick Lovett | 1,099 | +2 |
| 51 | Eden Motor Group | 1,077 | +5 |
| 52 | Hilton Garage | 1,017 | -5 |
| 53 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 1,014 | -2 |
| 54 | Holdcroft | 988 | -1 |
| 55 | Williams | 964 | +7 |
| 56 | Carworld | 962 | -2 |
| 57 | Agnew Group | 917 | |
| 58 | Carsa | 917 | -3 |
| 59 | Heritage Automotive | 912 | +1 |
| 60 | Donnelly Group | 882 | +8 |
| 61 | HPL Motors | 869 | -2 |
| 62 | Renault Retail Group | 866 | -4 |
| 63 | Saxton 4×4 | 855 | |
| 64 | Harwoods Group | 836 | +5 |
| 65 | Hammond Cars | 819 | +17 |
| 66 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 811 | |
| 67 | Sandicliffe | 802 | -3 |
| 68 | Motor Range | 800 | -7 |
| 69 | Quality Part X | 780 | -2 |
| 70 | Peoples | 768 | +2 |
| 71 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 759 | -6 |
| 72 | Hartwell | 738 | -2 |
| 73 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 736 | +1 |
| 74 | Car Time | 724 | -3 |
| 75 | Gravells | 718 | +2 |
| 76 | Chorley Group | 716 | -1 |
| 77 | Motor Market Limited | 709 | -1 |
| 78 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 693 | |
| 79 | Vantage Motorgroup | 686 | +1 |
| 80 | Wilsons of Epsom | 686 | +1 |
| 81 | Car Uno | 685 | -8 |
| 82 | Formula 1 Car Supermarket | 677 | +6 |
| 83 | Halliwell Jones | 676 | +8 |
| 84 | Mon Motors | 675 | -5 |
| 85 | Thurlow Nunn | 664 | -1 |
| 86 | Brindley Garages | 645 | -1 |
| 87 | Norton Way Honda | 627 | -4 |
| 88 | Worcester Car Sales | 618 | +8 |
| 89 | Penton Motor Group | 618 | +6 |
| 90 | Click Motors | 617 | -4 |
| 91 | Cars2 | 616 | -4 |
| 92 | DM Keith | 611 | +13 |
| 93 | Northwest Autos | 595 | |
| 94 | Marriot Motor Group | 590 | -2 |
| 95 | Riverside Motor Group | 589 | -1 |
| 96 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 585 | +1 |
| 97 | Dace Motor Group | 582 | -8 |
| 98 | EMG Motor Group | 578 | -8 |
| 99 | JCB Group | 568 | +11 |
| 100 | Premier Car Supermarket | 564 | |
| 101 | Howards Motor Group | 563 | -3 |
| 102 | Desira Group PLC | 559 | |
| 103 | Caffyns | 558 | -2 |
| 104 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 556 | +2 |
| 105 | Richmond Motor Group | 552 | -6 |
| 106 | Parkway Volkswagen | 535 | -2 |
| 107 | Hatfields | 509 | +20 |
| 108 | Arbury | 506 | +5 |
| 109 | Hawkins Motor Group | 502 | |
| 110 | Barretts | 501 | +7 |
| 111 | Day’s Motor Group | 500 | -3 |
| 112 | John Banks Group | 499 | +30 |
| 113 | Wessex Garages | 499 | +1 |
| 114 | St Leonards Motors Group | 492 | -2 |
| 115 | Motorhub | 490 | -4 |
| 116 | Vanstar | 489 | -1 |
| 117 | Startin Group | 488 | -1 |
| 118 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 474 | +2 |
| 119 | SG Petch | 471 | +3 |
| 120 | Mercedes-Benz South West | 470 | -13 |
| 121 | Motorvogue | 467 | -2 |
| 122 | Jemca Group | 466 | -19 |
| 123 | West Way | 446 | +12 |
| 124 | Cox Motor Group | 445 | +1 |
| 125 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 442 | -7 |
| 126 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 438 | -3 |
| 127 | Southern Vauxhall | 437 | +17 |
| 128 | Brayleys | 434 | +13 |
| 129 | Chapel House Motor Group | 434 | -8 |
| 130 | Bassetts | 427 | -2 |
| 131 | Shelbourne Motors | 425 | -7 |
| 132 | W R Davies | 424 | |
| 133 | Wheels Van Centre Ltd | 424 | +1 |
| 134 | Cotswold Motor Group | 423 | +18 |
| 135 | Anchor Vans | 418 | -9 |
| 136 | Acorn Group Ltd | 414 | -3 |
| 137 | Right Car Supermarket | 409 | |
| 138 | Your Ford Centre | 407 | +9 |
| 139 | Roadside Motors | 399 | +1 |
| 140 | Toomey Motor Group | 398 | -9 |
| 141 | Murray Group | 396 | -3 |
| 142 | Drift Bridge Group | 394 | -3 |
| 143 | The Car Group | 390 | -14 |
| 144 | TC Harrison Ford | 385 | -8 |
| 145 | LSH Auto | 377 | -15 |
| 146 | Ancaster | 377 | |
| 147 | Hippo Motor Group | 377 | +2 |
| 148 | Parkside Motorstore | 376 | +2 |
| 149 | Burrows Motor Company | 373 | -6 |
| 150 | Stebbings | 368 | +10 |
| 151 | Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield | 366 | +3 |
| 152 | Corner Park Garages | 365 | +5 |
| 153 | Read Motor Group | 361 | +2 |
| 154 | Pulman Motor Group | 360 | -6 |
| 155 | Stephen James Group | 359 | +3 |
| 156 | FRF Toyota | 357 | |
| 157 | Waylands | 357 | -12 |
| 158 | John Grose | 349 | -5 |
| 159 | Motorfair Hyundai Birmingham | 346 | -3 |
| 160 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 345 | -1 |
| 161 | Platinum Motor Group | 343 | +2 |
| 162 | H.R. Owen | 343 | +19 |
| 163 | David Hayton | 342 | +6 |
| 164 | Birchwood Group | 340 | -2 |
| 165 | SERE Motors | 339 | +7 |
| 166 | Car Planet | 337 | -15 |
| 167 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 328 | +1 |
| 168 | Jeff White Motors | 326 | +9 |
| 169 | Sandal Group | 325 | +14 |
| 170 | Wilson and Co | 323 | -9 |
| 171 | Sascron | 319 | -5 |
| 172 | Fish Brothers | 315 | -5 |
| 173 | Dales Cornwall | 314 | +3 |
| 174 | Vision Motors Direct | 312 | +1 |
| 175 | Martins Group | 311 | -10 |
| 176 | National Car Hub | 310 | -3 |
| 177 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 309 | +8 |
| 178 | P&A Motor Vehicles | 309 | -8 |
| 179 | Bowker Motor Group | 306 | |
| 180 | Big Van World | 305 | -16 |
| 181 | Rix Motor Company | 299 | +1 |
| 182 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 298 | +2 |
| 183 | WJ King Group | 298 | |
| 184 | Ocean Automotive | 298 | |
| 185 | Smiths Motor Group | 293 | -7 |
| 186 | Lakeview Cars | 292 | +11 |
| 187 | Auto 100 | 291 | -16 |
| 188 | Tustain Motors | 289 | -2 |
| 189 | Holden Group | 289 | -9 |
| 190 | Motor Plus Car Supermarket Ltd | 289 | +3 |
| 191 | Trenton Motors | 287 | +9 |
| 192 | Nick King Car Sales | 284 | -18 |
| 193 | Budgen Motor Group | 281 | |
| 194 | Hilton Car Supermarket | 278 | +2 |
| 195 | Foray Motor Group | 278 | |
| 196 | TMS Motor Group | 275 | -4 |
| 197 | Motortrust UK | 274 | -10 |
| 198 | Colin Francis Cars | 273 | -4 |
| 199 | Autozone | 272 | |
| 200 | Sandown Motor Group | 268 |
