10:57 am, May 18, 2023
Used car sales for the UK’s Top 200 dealers appeared to fall in April, new figures show.
Data from our used car partner CarCondor.co.uk showed sales of second-hand cars dropped by 10.54 per cent per cent last month to 159,478.
Revenue slid down by over ten per cent, too, with the Top 200 dealers raking in £3.39bn from used car sales, compared to £3.81bn in March.
New stock saw the biggest fall, however, with numbers plummeting by almost 19 per cent on the previous month, from 198,035 to 160,814.
April’s numbers reversed signs of improvement in March, which saw sales rise by 6.8 per cent and revenues increase by more than ten per cent.
Arnold Clark remained the most stocked dealer in the 200-strong list, with 25,844 second-hand cars in stock, a rise on last month’s 24,690.
Marshall maintained its second place with 9,071 cars while Evans Halshaw and Sytner remained in third and fourth with 8,573 and 7,916 used cars in stock, respectively.
When it came to the online disruptors, Cinch climbed one place to ninth with 4,620 cars while Cazoo remained in 11th with 4,529 cars in stock.
The Mazda CX-5 remained the month’s fastest selling used car for the Top 200 dealers, while the Ford Fiesta kept its title as the top-selling car.
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 | 25,844 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 9,071 | |
| 3 | Evans Halshaw | 8,573 | |
| 4 | Sytner | 7,916 | |
| 5 | Car Shop | 6,780 | |
| 6 | Bristol Street Motors | 6,654 | |
| 7 | Lookers | 6,240 | +1 |
| 8 | Inchcape | 6,154 | -1 |
| 9 | Cinch | 4,620 | +1 |
| 10 | Big Motoring World | 4,578 | -1 |
| 11 | Cazoo | 4,529 | |
| 12 | Available Car | 3,846 | |
| 13 | Steven Eagell | 3,483 | +1 |
| 14 | Jardine Motors | 3,418 | +1 |
| 15 | Motorpoint | 3,310 | -2 |
| 16 | Group 1 Automotive | 3,255 | |
| 17 | JCT600 | 2,893 | |
| 18 | Stoneacre | 2,601 | +1 |
| 19 | Peter Vardy | 2,477 | -1 |
| 20 | CarStore | 2,287 | |
| 21 | John Clark | 2,197 | +1 |
| 22 | Robins & Day | 2,138 | -1 |
| 23 | Stratstone | 2,136 | +2 |
| 24 | Parks Motor Group | 2,056 | |
| 25 | Fords of Windsford | 1,993 | -2 |
| 26 | Johnson Cars Limited | 1,922 | |
| 27 | Listers | 1,865 | |
| 28 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,833 | +2 |
| 29 | Car Supermarket | 1,716 | |
| 30 | Car Base | 1,668 | -2 |
| 31 | Snows Group | 1,605 | |
| 32 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,572 | |
| 33 | Trust Ford | 1,546 | +2 |
| 34 | Perrys | 1,532 | |
| 35 | Eastern Western | 1,496 | +3 |
| 36 | Allen Motor Group | 1,491 | +5 |
| 37 | Hendy Group | 1,487 | |
| 38 | Cargiant | 1,462 | -5 |
| 39 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,433 | -3 |
| 40 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,350 | |
| 41 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,318 | -2 |
| 42 | RRG Group | 1,285 | +1 |
| 43 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,261 | +1 |
| 44 | Hilton Garage | 1,194 | +1 |
| 45 | Eden Motor Group | 1,187 | -3 |
| 46 | Sinclair Group | 1,143 | +1 |
| 47 | Yeomans | 1,064 | +4 |
| 48 | Vindis | 1,057 | |
| 49 | Dick Lovett | 1,015 | |
| 50 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,001 | -4 |
| 51 | Motorparks | 1,000 | +1 |
| 52 | Holdcroft | 971 | +2 |
| 53 | Carworld | 971 | -3 |
| 54 | Saxton 4×4 | 939 | -1 |
| 55 | Williams | 930 | |
| 56 | Motor Range | 926 | +4 |
| 57 | Carsa | 915 | |
| 58 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 904 | +5 |
| 59 | Renault Retail Group | 903 | +3 |
| 60 | Swansway | 897 | +1 |
| 61 | Sandicliffe | 890 | +36 |
| 62 | HPL Motors | 882 | -3 |
| 63 | Heritage Automotive | 872 | -7 |
| 64 | Agnew Group | 870 | -6 |
| 65 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 773 | +3 |
| 66 | Car Time | 758 | -1 |
| 67 | Hartwell | 750 | +18 |
| 68 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 736 | -1 |
| 69 | Harwoods Group | 721 | +3 |
| 70 | Thurlow Nunn | 719 | |
| 71 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 718 | -5 |
| 72 | Quality Part X | 713 | -3 |
| 73 | Vantage Motorgroup | 694 | +3 |
| 74 | Donnelly Group | 690 | |
| 75 | Chorley Group | 677 | +5 |
| 76 | Norton Way Honda | 670 | -1 |
| 77 | Wilsons of Epsom | 665 | -6 |
| 78 | Richmond Motor Group | 643 | +10 |
| 79 | Mon Motors | 643 | -6 |
| 80 | Gravells | 636 | +2 |
| 81 | Hammond Cars | 631 | +6 |
| 82 | Brindley Garages | 621 | +11 |
| 83 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 617 | -5 |
| 84 | Halliwell Jones | 610 | -5 |
| 85 | Click Motors | 609 | |
| 86 | Motor Market Limited | 608 | -9 |
| 87 | Marriot Motor Group | 605 | +13 |
| 88 | Dace Motor Group | 601 | -7 |
| 89 | EMG Motor Group | 595 | +6 |
| 90 | Penton Motor Group | 579 | -6 |
| 91 | Jemca Group | 574 | +7 |
| 92 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 572 | +4 |
| 93 | Howards Motor Group | 555 | -4 |
| 94 | Northwest Autos | 555 | -2 |
| 95 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 551 | -12 |
| 96 | Caffyns | 550 | +5 |
| 97 | Riverside Motor Group | 543 | -7 |
| 98 | Peoples | 543 | +5 |
| 99 | Premier Car Supermarket | 543 | -5 |
| 100 | Worcester Car Sales | 524 | -14 |
| 101 | Motorhub | 505 | -2 |
| 102 | Cars2 | 503 | -11 |
| 103 | JCB Group | 503 | +1 |
| 104 | Toomey Motor Group | 488 | +3 |
| 105 | Arbury | 486 | +26 |
| 106 | DM Keith | 473 | +6 |
| 107 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 463 | +12 |
| 108 | Chapel House Motor Group | 458 | +22 |
| 109 | Ancaster | 455 | +23 |
| 110 | Hawkins Motor Group | 455 | +6 |
| 111 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 449 | |
| 112 | St Leonards Motors Group | 447 | -10 |
| 113 | West Way | 441 | +34 |
| 114 | Shelbourne Motors | 440 | +10 |
| 115 | Mercedes-Benz South West | 439 | |
| 116 | Startin Group | 438 | -10 |
| 117 | Motorfair Hyundai Birmingham | 437 | +38 |
| 118 | Barretts | 435 | -1 |
| 119 | Vanstar | 435 | -11 |
| 120 | Burrows Motor Company | 431 | -2 |
| 121 | Motorvogue | 429 | -7 |
| 122 | SG Petch | 428 | -9 |
| 123 | Murray Group | 426 | +6 |
| 124 | W R Davies | 426 | +19 |
| 125 | Anchor Vans | 425 | -15 |
| 126 | Desira Group PLC | 424 | -4 |
| 127 | Right Car Supermarket | 418 | -7 |
| 128 | Acorn Group Ltd | 417 | +13 |
| 129 | Day’s Motor Group | 414 | -14 |
| 130 | Hatfields | 413 | -3 |
| 131 | Bassetts | 413 | +8 |
| 132 | Cotswold Motor Group | 406 | -27 |
| 133 | Cox Motor Group | 405 | +1 |
| 134 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 401 | +2 |
| 135 | Parkway Volkswagen | 400 | -9 |
| 136 | Parkside Motorstore | 395 | -3 |
| 137 | Drift Bridge Group | 394 | -12 |
| 138 | The Car Group | 393 | -29 |
| 139 | Southern Vauxhall | 388 | -11 |
| 140 | Wheels Van Centre Ltd | 383 | |
| 141 | Roadside Motors | 380 | -4 |
| 142 | TC Harrison Ford | 379 | -7 |
| 143 | Brayleys | 374 | +11 |
| 144 | LSH Auto | 371 | -21 |
| 145 | Stephen James Group | 369 | -5 |
| 146 | Pulman Motor Group | 359 | |
| 147 | Corner Park Garages | 356 | -2 |
| 148 | Wessex Garages | 352 | +4 |
| 149 | Wilson and Co | 351 | |
| 150 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 350 | -8 |
| 151 | John Grose | 346 | +6 |
| 152 | Waylands | 341 | -14 |
| 153 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 339 | |
| 154 | SERE Motors | 337 | +17 |
| 155 | Birchwood Group | 336 | +3 |
| 156 | Sascron | 334 | -12 |
| 157 | Read Motor Group | 332 | -6 |
| 158 | Stebbings | 331 | +2 |
| 159 | Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield | 331 | -10 |
| 160 | Vision Motors Direct | 326 | +3 |
| 161 | Platinum Motor Group | 322 | -2 |
| 162 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 322 | -12 |
| 163 | Dales Cornwall | 321 | +1 |
| 164 | Lakeview Cars | 321 | +34 |
| 165 | Hippo Motor Group | 319 | -17 |
| 166 | Martins Group | 318 | -10 |
| 167 | Auto 100 | 314 | -6 |
| 168 | John Banks Group | 309 | -6 |
| 169 | H.R. Owen | 308 | |
| 170 | David Hayton | 305 | -5 |
| 171 | P&A Motor Vehicles | 303 | -4 |
| 172 | FRF Motors | 297 | +28 |
| 173 | Car Planet | 294 | |
| 174 | Holden Group | 289 | +2 |
| 175 | Harvey’s Autos | 289 | -7 |
| 176 | Your Ford Centre | 287 | |
| 177 | Jeff White Motors | 284 | -7 |
| 178 | TMS Motor Group | 281 | +6 |
| 179 | Big Van World | 277 | -7 |
| 180 | Nick King Car Sales | 277 | -14 |
| 181 | Evans Halshaw – Vans | 276 | |
| 182 | FG Barnes | 276 | +11 |
| 183 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 273 | |
| 184 | Fish Brothers | 273 | -63 |
| 185 | Budgen Motor Group – Telford | 273 | |
| 186 | Tustain Motors | 267 | -11 |
| 187 | Smiths Motor Group | 266 | +5 |
| 188 | Colin Francis Cars | 266 | -10 |
| 189 | Southern Prestige Cars | 266 | |
| 190 | Sandown Motor Group | 264 | -3 |
| 191 | WJ King Group | 261 | -9 |
| 192 | Autozone | 259 | -18 |
| 193 | Sutton Park Group | 258 | -5 |
| 194 | Sandal Group | 255 | -14 |
| 195 | MP Motor Company Limited | 251 | |
| 196 | Broad Oak Motor Group | 251 | -1 |
| 197 | Bowker Motor Group | 249 | -3 |
| 198 | Foray Motor Group | 248 | |
| 199 | Sandles Car Supermarket | 248 | -8 |
| 200 | Richard Hardie | 247 | -3 |
