12:47 pm, June 22, 2022
Sales of used cars by the Top 200 most-stocked car dealers jumped by over 3.5 per cent last month, latest figures shows.
Data compiled for Car Dealer by CarCondor.co.uk reveals that the Top 200 car dealers in the UK sold 163,358 cars in May.
It was a substantial 3.53 per cent rise on April’s 157,790.
May was still lower than March 2022’s 172,547 figure, however.
Revenue was up too by 2.38 per cent on April. May’s figure totalled £3.35bn compared to April’s £3.27bn.
May continued the trend for fewer cars bought as stock by the Top 200 car dealers, however, underlining retailers were making stronger margins on less stock.
The month saw 148,671 used cars purchased by dealers to fill out their forecourts – a 5.13 per cent fall on April’s 156,718.
April was already down a considerable 19.22 per cent on March.
Sales were up across the board across all dealer types, with franchise dealers seeing a three per cent increase, independents at 4.85 per cent and supermarkets at just under three per cent.
Glasgow-based Arnold Clark remained in pole position in the Top 200 list, with an average of 26,840 used cars on its books – a figure compiled across its franchised and used car sites.
There was also no-change for online used car dealer Cinch as it stayed in second place.
In May, Cinch had an average of 10,908 cars in stock.
The Constellation Automotive Group-owned operation was just ahead of Marshall – which is currently undergoing a £325m buy-out by Constellation – which had an average of 8,768 cars.
Pendragon-owned Evans Halshaw also remained in fourth place with an average 7,947 cars in stock, while Bristol Street Motors jumped from tenth in April’s list to fifth place in May with 7,831.
Sytner slipped to sixth with an average of 7,674 and Cazoo remained in seventh place with 7,135.
Inchcape (6,625), CarShop (6,485) and Lookers (6,171) rounded out the top 10.
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The best-selling used car, as usual, was the Ford Fiesta, while the fastest-selling used car was the Nissan Note – previously it was the MG 3.
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| Rank | Dealer Name | Avg Stock | Rank Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Clark | 26,840 | |
| 2 | Cinch | 10,908 | |
| 3 | Marshall | 8,768 | |
| 4 | Evans Halshaw | 7,947 | |
| 5 | Bristol Street Motors | 7,831 | +5 |
| 6 | Sytner | 7,674 | -1 |
| 7 | Cazoo | 7,135 | |
| 8 | Inchcape | 6,625 | |
| 9 | Car Shop | 6,485 | -3 |
| 10 | Lookers | 6,171 | -1 |
| 11 | Motorpoint | 5,147 | |
| 12 | Available Car | 4,440 | +1 |
| 13 | Group 1 Automotive | 4,158 | -1 |
| 14 | Big Motoring World | 3,547 | +3 |
| 15 | Jardine Motors | 3,460 | -1 |
| 16 | Motor Depot | 3,410 | |
| 17 | JCT600 | 3,278 | -2 |
| 18 | Stoneacre | 3,079 | |
| 19 | John Clark | 2,520 | |
| 20 | Parks Motor Group | 2,396 | +4 |
| 21 | Robins & Day | 2,386 | |
| 22 | Car Base | 2,291 | +3 |
| 23 | Listers | 2,225 | -1 |
| 24 | Stratstone | 2,204 | -4 |
| 25 | Peter Vardy | 2,157 | +1 |
| 26 | Steven Eagell | 2,135 | -3 |
| 27 | Johnson Cars Limited | 2,107 | +2 |
| 28 | Trust Ford | 2,014 | |
| 29 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,993 | -2 |
| 30 | Perrys | 1,868 | +2 |
| 31 | Fords of Windsford | 1,844 | |
| 32 | Hendy Group | 1,835 | +1 |
| 33 | Eastern Western | 1,730 | +1 |
| 34 | CarStore | 1,495 | +6 |
| 35 | Cargiant | 1,450 | -5 |
| 36 | Renault Retail Group | 1,439 | |
| 37 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,412 | |
| 38 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,364 | |
| 39 | Carzam | 1,311 | -4 |
| 40 | Harwoods Group | 1,303 | +1 |
| 41 | Allen Motor Group | 1,292 | -2 |
| 42 | Snows Group | 1,287 | |
| 43 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,187 | +1 |
| 44 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,181 | +1 |
| 45 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,181 | +1 |
| 46 | Sinclair Group | 1,169 | +1 |
| 47 | Williams | 1,121 | +1 |
| 48 | RRG Group | 1,110 | +2 |
| 49 | Motorparks | 1,074 | +31 |
| 50 | Swansway | 1,064 | -7 |
| 51 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,052 | +7 |
| 52 | Helston Garages Group | 1,039 | |
| 53 | Holdcroft | 1,020 | |
| 54 | Agnew Group | 1,013 | -5 |
| 55 | Dick Lovett | 1,005 | -4 |
| 56 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 1,003 | +5 |
| 57 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 991 | -2 |
| 58 | Hilton Garage | 975 | -2 |
| 59 | Carworld | 920 | -2 |
| 60 | Donnelly Group | 880 | |
| 61 | HPL Motors | 861 | +4 |
| 62 | Motor Range | 858 | +9 |
| 63 | Heritage Automotive | 836 | -4 |
| 64 | Norton Way Honda | 820 | -1 |
| 65 | Worcester Car Sales | 819 | -1 |
| 66 | Eden Motor Group | 818 | -12 |
| 67 | Yeomans | 802 | -1 |
| 68 | Saxton 4×4 | 795 | |
| 69 | Chorley Group | 787 | +7 |
| 70 | Quality Part X | 785 | |
| 71 | Car Time | 782 | -4 |
| 72 | Halliwell Jones | 779 | |
| 73 | Thurlow Nunn | 777 | -11 |
| 74 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 727 | -1 |
| 75 | Gravells | 727 | |
| 76 | Penton Motor Group | 722 | -7 |
| 77 | Mon Motors | 707 | +9 |
| 78 | Hartwell | 695 | -1 |
| 79 | Sandicliffe | 688 | -1 |
| 80 | Richmond Motor Group | 686 | +1 |
| 81 | Peoples | 683 | +14 |
| 82 | Parkway Volkswagen | 680 | +1 |
| 83 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 670 | +5 |
| 84 | Vantage Motorgroup | 657 | -2 |
| 85 | Marriot Motor Group | 648 | +2 |
| 86 | Wilsons of Epsom | 644 | +3 |
| 87 | Brindley Garages | 638 | -2 |
| 88 | Howards Motor Group | 632 | -4 |
| 89 | Day’s Motor Group | 629 | +1 |
| 90 | EMG Motor Group | 620 | +2 |
| 91 | Formula 1 Car Supermarket | 620 | -17 |
| 92 | West Way | 615 | -13 |
| 93 | Cars2 | 604 | -2 |
| 94 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 595 | |
| 95 | Barretts | 585 | -1 |
| 96 | Dace Motor Group | 572 | |
| 97 | Hammond Cars | 556 | +3 |
| 98 | Caffyns | 546 | -1 |
| 99 | JCB Group | 531 | +4 |
| 100 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 525 | -7 |
| 101 | Motorhub | 521 | +6 |
| 102 | Arbury | 509 | |
| 103 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 497 | +1 |
| 104 | St Leonards Motors Group | 486 | -5 |
| 105 | Carsa | 486 | +18 |
| 106 | Ancaster | 481 | -5 |
| 107 | Wessex Garages | 469 | -1 |
| 108 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 468 | +6 |
| 109 | David Hayton | 463 | +2 |
| 110 | Startin Group | 462 | -1 |
| 111 | Hatfields | 454 | -13 |
| 112 | Toomey Motor Group | 447 | +5 |
| 113 | Acorn Group Ltd | 445 | +8 |
| 114 | Corner Park Garages | 445 | +4 |
| 115 | Cotswold Motor Group | 444 | -2 |
| 116 | Chapel House Motor Group | 441 | +3 |
| 117 | Northwest Autos | 438 | +16 |
| 118 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 430 | +7 |
| 119 | Right Car Supermarket | 428 | +19 |
| 120 | Sandown Motor Group | 420 | -15 |
| 121 | W R Davies | 420 | -1 |
| 122 | Motorvogue | 420 | -12 |
| 123 | Bassetts | 410 | +1 |
| 124 | Desira Group PLC | 410 | -8 |
| 125 | Southern Vauxhall | 409 | +5 |
| 126 | WJ King Group | 403 | -18 |
| 127 | Hippo Motor Group | 400 | -1 |
| 128 | Fish Brothers | 394 | -13 |
| 129 | TC Harrison Ford | 389 | |
| 130 | Riverside Motor Group | 389 | -8 |
| 131 | Sutton Park Group | 389 | |
| 132 | Brayleys | 388 | +8 |
| 133 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 387 | +2 |
| 134 | John Grose | 384 | +2 |
| 135 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 379 | -1 |
| 136 | The Car Group | 371 | +16 |
| 137 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 369 | +14 |
| 138 | Burrows Motor Company | 369 | -10 |
| 139 | Waylands | 369 | -12 |
| 140 | Jemca Group | 360 | -28 |
| 141 | Pulman Motor Group | 358 | -9 |
| 142 | Stephen James Group | 357 | -1 |
| 143 | Read Motor Group | 355 | -1 |
| 144 | Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield | 349 | -5 |
| 145 | DM Keith | 348 | |
| 146 | SERE Motors | 348 | |
| 147 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 345 | +3 |
| 148 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 340 | -11 |
| 149 | Jeff White Motors | 338 | -3 |
| 150 | Drift Bridge Group | 336 | -3 |
| 151 | Sascron | 334 | -3 |
| 152 | Martins Group | 331 | +15 |
| 153 | Autotrade South West | 329 | +11 |
| 154 | Foray Motor Group | 328 | -10 |
| 155 | Premier Car Supermarket | 325 | -6 |
| 156 | FG Barnes | 314 | +4 |
| 157 | Bowker Motor Group | 314 | -12 |
| 158 | Auto 100 | 309 | -3 |
| 159 | Birchwood Group | 307 | |
| 160 | Holden Group | 307 | +16 |
| 161 | LSH Auto | 303 | +11 |
| 162 | Harvey’s Autos | 303 | +13 |
| 163 | PRV Phoenix Vehicle Resale | 303 | -1 |
| 164 | Breeze Motor Company Ltd | 301 | -21 |
| 165 | Tangelo | 301 | -7 |
| 166 | John Banks Group | 298 | +3 |
| 167 | Dales Cornwall | 291 | -4 |
| 168 | Motor Market Limited | 291 | +28 |
| 169 | Trenton Motors | 291 | -12 |
| 170 | Vision Motors Direct | 291 | -14 |
| 171 | The Car Co | 289 | +14 |
| 172 | Stebbings | 289 | -6 |
| 173 | P&A Motor Vehicles | 286 | -3 |
| 174 | TMS Motor Group | 284 | -6 |
| 175 | Furrows Group | 284 | -21 |
| 176 | Ron Brooks | 279 | -11 |
| 177 | FJ Chalke and Vale Motors | 277 | +3 |
| 178 | Griffin Mill | 274 | |
| 179 | Picador PLC | 271 | |
| 180 | MP Motor Company Limited | 264 | +3 |
| 181 | Ocean Automotive | 262 | -10 |
| 182 | Wilson and Co | 262 | -29 |
| 183 | S James Prestige | 262 | -1 |
| 184 | Minstergate Limited | 262 | -3 |
| 185 | Islington Trowbridge Ltd | 260 | -11 |
| 186 | Redline Specialist Cars | 252 | +1 |
| 187 | Vehicle Trade Centre | 245 | |
| 188 | Broad Oak Motor Group | 244 | -15 |
| 189 | Trade Price Cars | 242 | |
| 190 | Sturgess Motor Group | 240 | -13 |
| 191 | Paul Rigby Limited | 240 | |
| 192 | Nick King Car Sales | 238 | -8 |
| 193 | FRF Motors | 237 | -32 |
| 194 | Auto Globe Limited | 236 | |
| 195 | Prestige Cars GB | 236 | |
| 196 | Autozone | 235 | |
| 197 | The Car Arena | 235 | |
| 198 | Carzoopa | 231 | -7 |
| 199 | Rates | 230 | |
| 200 | Hilton Car Supermarket | 230 | -14 |
