12:47 pm, October 24, 2022
Sales of used cars by the Top 200 most-stocked car dealers fell by more than six per cent last month, latest figures show.
Data compiled for Car Dealer by CarCondor.co.uk reveals that the Top 200 car dealers in the UK sold 154,466 cars in September.
It was a substantial 6.56 per cent decrease on August’s 165,314 figure.
Revenue was also down too by 3.58 per cent on August. September’s figure totalled £3.17bn compared with the previous month’s £3.29bn.
There was a rise in the number of cars bought as stock by the Top 200 car dealers.
The month saw 168,635 used cars purchased by dealers to fill out their forecourts – a 9.23 per cent rise on August’s 154,385.
Sales fell across the board across all dealer types, with franchise dealers seeing a 6.45 per cent fall, independents a 4.33 per cent decrease and supermarkets a slide of 8.6 per cent.
Glasgow-based Arnold Clark remained in pole position in the Top 200 list, with an average of 24,360 used cars on its books – a figure compiled across its franchised and used car sites.
Marshall remained in second place on 9,288, while troubled ‘online disruptor’ Cazoo clung onto third position with an average of 7,645.
Rising one place into third was Bristol Street Motors with 7,452 ahead of Pendragon-owned Evans Halshaw in fourth with an average 7,106 cars, and Cinch in sixth on 6,769.
The top ten was completed by Sytner (6,473); Carshop (6,406); Inchcape (4,886) and Lookers (4,771).
The best-selling used car, as usual, was the Ford Fiesta, while the fastest-selling used EV was the Kia Niro – previously it was the Hyundai Ioniq.
The full 200-strong list can be viewed below.
| Rank | Dealer Name | Avg Stock | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Clark | 24,360 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 9,288 | |
| 3 | Cazoo | 7,645 | |
| 4 | Bristol Street Motors | 7,452 | +1 |
| 5 | Evans Halshaw | 7,106 | -1 |
| 6 | Cinch | 6,769 | |
| 7 | Sytner | 6,473 | |
| 8 | Carshop | 6,406 | |
| 9 | Inchcape | 4,886 | +1 |
| 10 | Lookers | 4,771 | +1 |
| 11 | Motorpoint | 4,754 | -2 |
| 12 | Available Car | 4,109 | |
| 13 | Big Motoring World | 3,770 | |
| 14 | Group 1 Automotive | 2,996 | |
| 15 | Jardine Motors | 2,984 | |
| 16 | JCT600 | 2,860 | |
| 17 | Stoneacre | 2,755 | |
| 18 | Steven Eagell | 2,461 | +1 |
| 19 | Parks Motor Group | 2,220 | -1 |
| 20 | Peter Vardy | 2,124 | +3 |
| 21 | Stratstone | 2,097 | |
| 22 | John Clark | 2,024 | |
| 23 | Johnson Cars Limited | 2,015 | +1 |
| 24 | Listers | 1,986 | -4 |
| 25 | Hendy Group | 1,825 | +2 |
| 26 | Fords of Winsford | 1,782 | -1 |
| 27 | Carbase | 1,770 | +1 |
| 28 | Robins & Day | 1,620 | +1 |
| 29 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,531 | +2 |
| 30 | TrustFord | 1,493 | |
| 31 | CarStore | 1,453 | +1 |
| 32 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,446 | +4 |
| 33 | Car Supermarket | 1,433 | -7 |
| 34 | Eastern Western | 1,407 | -1 |
| 35 | Snows Group | 1,381 | +2 |
| 36 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,378 | -1 |
| 37 | Perrys | 1,343 | -3 |
| 38 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,175 | +1 |
| 39 | Cargiant | 1,152 | -1 |
| 40 | RRG Group | 1,134 | +4 |
| 41 | Allen Motor Group | 1,132 | +6 |
| 42 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,104 | +3 |
| 43 | Motorparks | 1,084 | -1 |
| 44 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,083 | -3 |
| 45 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,070 | -2 |
| 46 | Hilton Garage | 1,011 | +4 |
| 47 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 1,000 | -7 |
| 48 | Dick Lovett | 996 | +3 |
| 49 | Harwoods Group | 982 | -3 |
| 50 | Sinclair Group | 978 | -2 |
| 51 | Holdcroft | 948 | +5 |
| 52 | Helston Garages Group | 931 | |
| 53 | Renault Retail Group | 922 | -4 |
| 54 | Carworld | 910 | |
| 55 | Eden Motor Group | 893 | +5 |
| 56 | Swansway | 887 | -1 |
| 57 | Williams | 853 | -4 |
| 58 | HPL Motors | 838 | -1 |
| 59 | Hammond Cars | 836 | +13 |
| 60 | Saxton 4×4 | 835 | +1 |
| 61 | Yeomans | 826 | +1 |
| 62 | Agnew Group | 826 | -4 |
| 63 | Motor Range | 811 | -4 |
| 64 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 787 | -1 |
| 65 | Thurlow Nunn | 782 | |
| 66 | Carsa | 738 | +1 |
| 67 | Heritage Automotive | 723 | -3 |
| 68 | Quality Part X | 712 | -2 |
| 69 | Motor Market Limited | 682 | -1 |
| 70 | Halliwell Jones | 682 | +1 |
| 71 | Donnelly Group | 682 | -1 |
| 72 | Norton Way Honda | 681 | +2 |
| 73 | Penton Motor Group | 674 | -4 |
| 74 | Chorley Group | 670 | +5 |
| 75 | Car Time | 663 | -2 |
| 76 | Gravells | 647 | |
| 77 | Wilsons of Epsom | 640 | +1 |
| 78 | Formula 1 Car Supermarket | 621 | -3 |
| 79 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 616 | +4 |
| 80 | Mon Motors | 608 | |
| 81 | Hartwell | 607 | -4 |
| 82 | Vantage Motorgroup | 606 | +4 |
| 83 | Richmond Motor Group | 596 | -1 |
| 84 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 582 | +15 |
| 85 | Sandicliffe | 577 | -1 |
| 86 | Peoples | 566 | +1 |
| 87 | Dace Motor Group | 562 | +2 |
| 88 | Northwest Autos | 557 | +9 |
| 89 | Day’s Motor Group | 549 | +1 |
| 90 | JCB Group | 534 | -5 |
| 91 | Howards Motor Group | 529 | -10 |
| 92 | Brindley Garages | 529 | +6 |
| 93 | Caffyns | 521 | +2 |
| 94 | EMG Motor Group | 514 | +9 |
| 95 | Motorhub | 513 | -1 |
| 96 | Cars2 | 512 | |
| 97 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 511 | -5 |
| 98 | Marriot Motor Group | 510 | -10 |
| 99 | West Way | 485 | +7 |
| 100 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 482 | +2 |
| 101 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 471 | +4 |
| 102 | Desira Group PLC | 463 | +11 |
| 103 | Worcester Car Sales | 461 | -10 |
| 104 | Arbury | 451 | -4 |
| 105 | Chapel House Motor Group | 442 | +9 |
| 106 | Jemca Group | 436 | -5 |
| 107 | Roadside Motors | 434 | |
| 108 | Corner Park Garages | 429 | -4 |
| 109 | Barretts | 428 | -2 |
| 110 | Motorvogue | 422 | -1 |
| 111 | Prestige Cars GB | 415 | +19 |
| 112 | DM Keith | 405 | +4 |
| 113 | Murray Group | 405 | +25 |
| 114 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 405 | -6 |
| 115 | Startin Group | 404 | -3 |
| 116 | Southern Vauxhall | 403 | +13 |
| 117 | Parkway Volkswagen | 402 | -7 |
| 118 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 396 | +2 |
| 119 | Right Car Supermarket | 396 | +7 |
| 120 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 391 | +12 |
| 121 | St Leonards Motors Group | 391 | -6 |
| 122 | Anchor Vans | 391 | -1 |
| 123 | Vanstar | 386 | -1 |
| 124 | TC Harrison Ford | 384 | +24 |
| 125 | Bassetts | 383 | -14 |
| 126 | Sandown Motor Group | 375 | +26 |
| 127 | Harvey’s Autos | 375 | +30 |
| 128 | Direct Cars Limited | 374 | -1 |
| 129 | Acorn Group Ltd | 371 | -6 |
| 130 | WJ King Group | 371 | -2 |
| 131 | Waylands | 371 | |
| 132 | LSH Auto | 367 | -7 |
| 133 | Hippo Motor Group | 366 | -14 |
| 134 | Brayleys | 364 | +15 |
| 135 | Fish Brothers | 358 | +2 |
| 136 | Sascron | 358 | -12 |
| 137 | Motorfair Hyundai Birmingham | 355 | -2 |
| 138 | Birchwood Group | 351 | +7 |
| 139 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 349 | +3 |
| 140 | Wessex Garages | 348 | +10 |
| 141 | David Hayton | 348 | -1 |
| 142 | Stephen James Group | 347 | +4 |
| 143 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 347 | |
| 144 | Hatfields | 344 | -26 |
| 145 | The Car Group | 344 | +21 |
| 146 | Parkside Motorstore | 342 | +7 |
| 147 | Jeff White Motors | 341 | -13 |
| 148 | FG Barnes | 340 | -12 |
| 149 | Cotswold Motor Group | 339 | -32 |
| 150 | Riverside Motor Group | 338 | -17 |
| 151 | Ancaster | 338 | -12 |
| 152 | Drift Bridge Group | 335 | +8 |
| 153 | Sutton Park Group | 334 | -9 |
| 154 | Mangoletsi Holdings Ltd | 334 | -7 |
| 155 | Pulman Motor Group | 328 | -4 |
| 156 | W R Davies | 328 | -15 |
| 157 | Burrows Motor Company | 328 | +2 |
| 158 | Premier Car Supermarket | 328 | -4 |
| 159 | John Grose | 310 | +19 |
| 160 | The Car Co | 310 | +15 |
| 161 | Stebbings | 305 | -3 |
| 162 | Martins Group | 304 | -1 |
| 163 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 302 | -72 |
| 164 | Read Motor Group | 301 | -1 |
| 165 | Vision Motors Direct | 300 | -3 |
| 166 | SERE Motors | 292 | -11 |
| 167 | Trade Price Cars | 288 | +12 |
| 168 | Tustain Motors | 286 | |
| 169 | John Banks Group | 284 | -1 |
| 170 | Autotrade South West | 282 | -5 |
| 171 | Sandal Group | 281 | +10 |
| 172 | Holden Group | 278 | -16 |
| 173 | Toomey Motor Group | 277 | -4 |
| 174 | P&A Motor Vehicles | 276 | -4 |
| 175 | Autozone | 275 | +5 |
| 176 | Bowker Motor Group | 272 | |
| 177 | Sturgess Motor Group | 269 | +5 |
| 178 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 269 | -4 |
| 179 | PRV Phoenix Vehicle Resale | 269 | -8 |
| 180 | Dales Cornwall | 267 | -8 |
| 181 | Colin Francis Cars | 267 | -8 |
| 182 | Richard Hardie | 265 | |
| 183 | Auto 100 | 259 | -6 |
| 184 | H.R. Owen | 257 | +5 |
| 185 | Struan Motors Limited | 256 | |
| 186 | Prestige Cars Kent | 255 | |
| 187 | FJ Chalke and Vale Motors | 250 | -3 |
| 188 | Islington Trowbridge Ltd | 250 | |
| 189 | Auto Capital | 248 | |
| 190 | Breeze Motor Company Ltd | 245 | -26 |
| 191 | Foray Motor Group | 244 | -1 |
| 192 | Hilton Car Supermarket | 242 | |
| 193 | Nick King Car Sales | 242 | +3 |
| 194 | Budgen Motor Group | 240 | +4 |
| 195 | Redline Specialist Cars | 240 | -7 |
| 196 | Smiths Motor Group | 238 | |
| 197 | Lawson Motor Company | 238 | -10 |
| 198 | Colin Appleyard | 237 | -31 |
| 199 | Furrows Group | 236 | -5 |
| 200 | Ocean Automotive | 234 | -17 |
