7:45 am, March 18, 2023
Sales of used cars dropped by more than 10 per cent in February, new figures show.
Data from our used car partner CarCondor.co.uk showed sales of second-hand cars slowed down last month, which had a knock-on effect on dealers’ revenues.
Just under 167,000 used cars were sold in February – a 10.55 per cent drop on January’s 186,629.
January was a strong month and recorded a 66 per cent rise on December 2022’s numbers.
Revenue for the Top 200 dealers dropped by 9.69 per cent from £3.83bn in January to £3.46bn in February.
Arnold Clark remained at the top of the 200-strong used car dealer list, with 25,156 used cars on average in stock.
Marshall remained in second place with 7,746 used cars in stock, while Sytner climbed one place to third with 7,451 cars.
Used car dealers Cazoo and Cinch also remained in the top 10, although each dropped one place.
Sales fell for all types of dealer with the supermarket sector seeing the largest fall with over 11 per cent.
February’s fastest selling used car for the Top 200 dealers was the Vauxhall Meriva, while the top selling car remained the Ford Fiesta.
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 | 25,156 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 7,746 | |
| 3 | Sytner | 7,451 | +1 |
| 4 | Evans Halshaw | 7,379 | -1 |
| 5 | Car Shop | 7,146 | |
| 6 | Bristol Street Motors | 5,862 | +1 |
| 7 | Cazoo | 5,578 | -1 |
| 8 | Lookers | 5,567 | +2 |
| 9 | Inchcape | 5,316 | -1 |
| 10 | Cinch | 4,609 | -1 |
| 11 | Available Car | 4,152 | +2 |
| 12 | Big Motoring World | 4,142 | |
| 13 | Motorpoint | 3,839 | -2 |
| 14 | Jardine Motors | 3,017 | |
| 15 | JCT600 | 2,983 | +1 |
| 16 | Group 1 Automotive | 2,948 | -1 |
| 17 | Steven Eagell | 2,842 | |
| 18 | Stoneacre | 2,568 | |
| 19 | Peter Vardy | 2,459 | +1 |
| 20 | CarStore | 2,152 | -1 |
| 21 | Stratstone | 1,964 | |
| 22 | Fords of Windsford | 1,942 | +2 |
| 23 | Listers | 1,925 | |
| 24 | Parks Motor Group | 1,905 | -2 |
| 25 | John Clark | 1,813 | +1 |
| 26 | Robins & Day | 1,812 | +4 |
| 27 | Car Base | 1,791 | |
| 28 | Johnson Cars Limited | 1,733 | -3 |
| 29 | Car Supermarket | 1,674 | -1 |
| 30 | Snows Group | 1,426 | +3 |
| 31 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,421 | |
| 32 | Perrys | 1,417 | +4 |
| 33 | Trust Ford | 1,390 | -4 |
| 34 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,389 | +1 |
| 35 | Eastern Western | 1,305 | -1 |
| 36 | Hendy Group | 1,274 | -4 |
| 37 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,266 | +3 |
| 38 | Cargiant | 1,219 | +10 |
| 39 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,161 | -2 |
| 40 | Vindis | 1,137 | +7 |
| 41 | Eden Motor Group | 1,127 | +12 |
| 42 | RRG Group | 1,121 | -3 |
| 43 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,110 | -2 |
| 44 | Hilton Garage | 1,083 | +2 |
| 45 | Allen Motor Group | 1,075 | -3 |
| 46 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,048 | -8 |
| 47 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,008 | -4 |
| 48 | Sinclair Group | 1,004 | -4 |
| 49 | Motorparks | 969 | |
| 50 | Dick Lovett | 955 | -5 |
| 51 | Carworld | 911 | +3 |
| 52 | Agnew Group | 904 | |
| 53 | Yeomans | 874 | +5 |
| 54 | Williams | 863 | -3 |
| 55 | Saxton 4×4 | 860 | +34 |
| 56 | Swansway | 853 | +4 |
| 57 | Heritage Automotive | 853 | +4 |
| 58 | HPL Motors | 851 | -2 |
| 59 | Motor Range | 842 | |
| 60 | Carsa | 840 | -3 |
| 61 | Holdcroft | 825 | -6 |
| 62 | Renault Retail Group | 789 | -12 |
| 63 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 706 | +1 |
| 64 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 704 | +2 |
| 65 | Formula 1 Car Supermarket | 697 | +20 |
| 66 | Quality Part X | 687 | +7 |
| 67 | Car Time | 687 | +8 |
| 68 | Mon Motors | 685 | -6 |
| 69 | Harwoods Group | 674 | -2 |
| 70 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 662 | +6 |
| 71 | Gravells | 660 | |
| 72 | Thurlow Nunn | 653 | +5 |
| 73 | Penton Motor Group | 638 | +1 |
| 74 | Halliwell Jones | 637 | -11 |
| 75 | Wilsons of Epsom | 637 | -7 |
| 76 | Norton Way Honda | 634 | -6 |
| 77 | Donnelly Group | 624 | +1 |
| 78 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 623 | +3 |
| 79 | Dace Motor Group | 590 | +15 |
| 80 | Worcester Car Sales | 589 | +16 |
| 81 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 588 | +5 |
| 82 | Hartwell | 580 | -13 |
| 83 | Howards Motor Group | 577 | |
| 84 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 574 | +13 |
| 85 | Motor Market Limited | 566 | -20 |
| 86 | Vantage Motorgroup | 563 | -2 |
| 87 | Northwest Autos | 562 | +12 |
| 88 | Chorley Group | 560 | -9 |
| 89 | Premier Car Supermarket | 543 | +40 |
| 90 | LSH Auto | 542 | -10 |
| 91 | Cotswold Motor Group | 539 | +4 |
| 92 | Richmond Motor Group | 534 | -1 |
| 93 | Hammond Cars | 530 | -11 |
| 94 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 526 | -6 |
| 95 | EMG Motor Group | 505 | -3 |
| 96 | Brindley Garages | 496 | +2 |
| 97 | Motorhub | 490 | +9 |
| 98 | Riverside Motor Group | 485 | +14 |
| 99 | Cars2 | 477 | +3 |
| 100 | Sandicliffe | 475 | -13 |
| 101 | JCB Group | 474 | -1 |
| 102 | Vanstar | 463 | +8 |
| 103 | Caffyns | 460 | +1 |
| 104 | Marriot Motor Group | 460 | -11 |
| 105 | DM Keith | 455 | +6 |
| 106 | Peoples | 449 | -5 |
| 107 | Day’s Motor Group | 441 | -17 |
| 108 | Barretts | 441 | -5 |
| 109 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 434 | +7 |
| 110 | Anchor Vans | 429 | +16 |
| 111 | Hawkins Motor Group | 426 | -4 |
| 112 | Motorvogue | 421 | +3 |
| 113 | SG Petch | 420 | -8 |
| 114 | Motorfair Hyundai Birmingham | 412 | +13 |
| 115 | Startin Group | 411 | +2 |
| 116 | St Leonards Motors Group | 409 | +5 |
| 117 | Desira Group PLC | 407 | +6 |
| 118 | Parkway Volkswagen | 404 | -10 |
| 119 | Jemca Group | 402 | -5 |
| 120 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 401 | +18 |
| 121 | The Car Group | 398 | +23 |
| 122 | Toomey Motor Group | 388 | +29 |
| 123 | Right Car Supermarket | 384 | +8 |
| 124 | Chapel House Motor Group | 383 | -11 |
| 125 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 381 | -6 |
| 126 | Parkside Motorstore | 381 | +4 |
| 127 | Drift Bridge Group | 373 | +23 |
| 128 | Roadside Motors | 370 | -6 |
| 129 | Shelbourne Motors | 366 | |
| 130 | TC Harrison Ford | 365 | +15 |
| 131 | Bassetts | 365 | -7 |
| 132 | Ancaster | 361 | -14 |
| 133 | Hippo Motor Group | 359 | |
| 134 | Arbury | 358 | -14 |
| 135 | Helston Garages Group | 357 | -63 |
| 136 | Southern Vauxhall | 355 | +1 |
| 137 | Stephen James Group | 351 | +4 |
| 138 | Corner Park Garages | 350 | -2 |
| 139 | Murray Group | 349 | +15 |
| 140 | Acorn Group Ltd | 345 | -8 |
| 141 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 345 | -13 |
| 142 | Cox Motor Group | 345 | +6 |
| 143 | Waylands | 341 | -4 |
| 144 | Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield | 341 | -1 |
| 145 | Rix Motor Company | 338 | +7 |
| 146 | Burrows Motor Company | 334 | -12 |
| 147 | Birchwood Group | 328 | +11 |
| 148 | W R Davies | 328 | -13 |
| 149 | Hatfields | 327 | -16 |
| 150 | Pulman Motor Group | 323 | +10 |
| 151 | David Hayton | 320 | -11 |
| 152 | Jeff White Motors | 317 | -10 |
| 153 | West Way | 315 | -44 |
| 154 | Sascron | 315 | +11 |
| 155 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 315 | -2 |
| 156 | Wessex Garages | 314 | -31 |
| 157 | Vision Motors Direct | 314 | +6 |
| 158 | Platinum Motor Group | 310 | |
| 159 | Brayleys | 301 | +7 |
| 160 | John Banks Group | 301 | +1 |
| 161 | Auto 100 | 301 | -5 |
| 162 | Stebbings | 300 | +9 |
| 163 | H.R. Owen | 295 | -4 |
| 164 | Sandal Group | 294 | -17 |
| 165 | Read Motor Group | 293 | -19 |
| 166 | The Car Co | 293 | +3 |
| 167 | Harvey’s Autos | 284 | +6 |
| 168 | Autozone | 283 | +10 |
| 169 | Fish Brothers | 281 | -20 |
| 170 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 280 | +14 |
| 171 | John Grose | 280 | -16 |
| 172 | SERE Motors | 278 | -15 |
| 173 | Ray Chapman Motors | 274 | +21 |
| 174 | Martins Group | 273 | -6 |
| 175 | Nick King Car Sales | 273 | +10 |
| 176 | Big Van World | 270 | -2 |
| 177 | Holden Group | 268 | -1 |
| 178 | Horsepower Motor Centre Ltd | 268 | |
| 179 | Mangoletsi Holdings Ltd | 267 | |
| 180 | P&A Motor Vehicles | 265 | -13 |
| 181 | Bowker Motor Group | 264 | -17 |
| 182 | Colin Francis Cars | 264 | -7 |
| 183 | Dales Cornwall | 262 | +7 |
| 184 | Sutton Park Group | 261 | -3 |
| 185 | FG Barnes | 258 | -13 |
| 186 | Tustain Motors | 255 | +1 |
| 187 | DB Automotive | 251 | |
| 188 | Prestige Cars Kent | 249 | +4 |
| 189 | Redline Specialist Cars | 247 | +11 |
| 190 | Trenton Motors | 246 | -10 |
| 191 | TMS Motor Group | 245 | +8 |
| 192 | WJ King Group | 242 | -30 |
| 193 | Lawson Motor Company | 240 | +3 |
| 194 | National Car Hub | 237 | +4 |
| 195 | Broad Oak Motor Group | 237 | |
| 196 | Budgen Motor Group – Telford | 237 | -5 |
| 197 | Sandles Car Supermarket | 236 | |
| 198 | Motortrust UK | 236 | -16 |
| 199 | Junction 17 Cars | 234 | |
| 200 | PRV Phoenix Vehicle Resale | 231 |
