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Used car sales leapt in March as the Top 200 most stocked dealers revealed in our exclusive list

Time 9:12 am, April 20, 2021

Used car sales for the Top 200 most stocked dealers jumped by more than 30 per cent in March as buyers didn’t wait for showrooms to reopen.

According to the latest data from our used car partner CarCondor.co.uk, sales jumped 30.82 per cent with 165,430 used cars sold compared to 126,461 in February.

There was no change at the top of the most stocked Top 200 list with Arnold Clark leading the way with nearly 29,000 used cars in stock.


Cinch gained another place in the list – placing just outside the top 10 at 11th with 5,026 cars in stock. Car Shop was the most stocked used car supermarket.

You can find out who made the Top 200 list and the number of used cars they had in stock at the end of March in our exclusive list at the bottom of this post.

The list can be viewed by members of the Car Dealer website. Sign in with your name and email address to view it instantly, and to access even more used car data about your dealership on the CarCondor.co.uk website.


The latest stats also show used car revenue was up 33 per cent for March compared to the previous month with car dealers making sales of £2.83bn.

Dealers also worked hard to restock their forecourts with inventory rising by 50 per cent on February. In total our Top 200 dealers had 173,753 used cars in stock in March compared to 115,803 in February.

CarCondor.co.uk’s William Gomes said: ‘On the whole almost every metric performed better in March – and recent reports suggest April will be even better. 

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‘Unlike most months where you have some dealers performing way above the average and some much lower, in March many dealers of all types, in the Top 200 really did perform at around 30 per cent better than the previous month.’

The best selling car in March was – as usual – the Ford Fiesta. The fastest selling car was the Nissan Navara, previously the Ford Ranger.

Average prices recorded on retail stock advertised by the Top 200 dealers were up 0.84 per cent while the average number of days to sell was down 6.9 per cent at 54 days compared to 58 in February.

To view the Top 200 list of most stocked dealers and find out where your site placed in the list you need to be a logged in member of the Car Dealer website. Sign up now to get immediate access to the list below.

Rank Dealer Name Avg Stock Rank Change
1 Arnold Clark 28,988
2 Evans Halshaw 9,680
3 Sytner 9,063
4 Bristol Street Motors 9,026
5 Inchcape 7,098 +1
6 Car Shop 6,407 -1
7 Motorpoint 6,185 +3
8 Marshall 5,948 -1
9 Lookers 5,867
10 Lancaster 5,779 -2
11 Cinch 5,026 +1
12 Available Car 4,415 +3
13 Group 1 Automotive 4,249
14 JCT600 3,934 -3
15 Cazoo 3,659 -1
16 Big Motoring World 3,382 +1
17 Cargiant 3,207 -1
18 Motorline 2,813 +1
19 Listers 2,757 -1
20 Trust Ford 2,716
21 Stratstone 2,661 +1
22 Stoneacre 2,624 -1
23 John Clark 2,550 +2
24 Car Base 2,532
25 Robins & Day 2,500 -2
26 Pentagon Motor Group 2,369 +6
27 Peter Vardy 2,265 +6
28 Steven Eagell 2,240 +2
29 CarStore 2,113 +8
30 Parks Motor Group 2,073 -1
31 Hendy Group 2,054 -5
32 Perrys 2,038 -5
33 Fords of Winsford 2,025 +1
34 Mercedes-Benz Retail Group 2,008 -3
35 Glyn Hopkin 1,961 -7
36 Johnson Cars Limited 1,888
37 Motor Depot 1,858 -2
38 Eastern Western 1,632 +1
39 Dick Lovett 1,524 -1
40 Snows Group 1,512
41 Allen Motor Group 1,437
42 Sinclair Group 1,425
43 Carzam 1,378 +1
44 V12 Sports and Classics 1,366 +1
45 Hartwell 1,365 +6
46 Helston Garages Group 1,356 +2
47 Drive Vauxhall 1,329 +2
48 RRG Group 1,313 +2
49 Lloyd Motor Group 1,313 -3
50 Hilton Garage 1,273 -3
51 Williams 1,249 -8
52 Harwoods Group 1,166 +6
53 Rybrook Holdings Ltd 1,163 -1
54 Carworld 1,158
55 HPL Motors 1,157 -2
56 Holdcroft 1,150 +7
57 Robinsons Motor Group 1,137 +3
58 Bridgend Motor Group 1,126 -2
59 Agnew Group 1,114 -4
60 Motorparks 1,088 +10
61 Vindis 1,054 +1
62 Yeomans 1,050 +3
63 SW Car Supermarket 1,047 +1
64 Heritage Automotive 1,038 -7
65 Ron Skinner & Sons 1,022 +15
66 Eden Motor Group 1,020 -7
67 Swansway 993 -6
68 Howards Motor Group 992 -1
69 Wilsons of Epsom 935 +10
70 Donnelly Group 932 -2
71 Worcester Car Sales 924 -5
72 Halliwell Jones 902
73 Frank G Gates Ltd 890 -4
74 West Way 875 -3
75 Citygate Automotive Ltd 860
76 Car Time 801 +1
77 Mon Motors 799 -1
78 Peoples 788 -5
79 LSH Auto 783 -5
80 Saxton 4×4 773 +3
81 Penton Motor Group 766 -3
82 Thurlow Nunn 758
83 Quality Part X 744 -2
84 Chorley Group 725
85 Sandicliffe 719 +7
86 Marriot Motor Group 718 +2
87 Endeavour Automotive Group 690 +3
88 Caffyns 687 +1
89 Norton Way Honda 634 -2
90 Fish Brothers 627 +8
91 Vospers Motor House Ltd 624
92 JCB Group 622 +2
93 Hammond Cars 613 -8
94 Vantage Motorgroup 606 +1
95 Day’s Motor Group 604 -2
96 David Hayton 604 +1
97 Brindley Garages 592 -1
98 Sandown Motor Group 589 -12
99 The Hughes Group 572 +5
100 Gravells 565 +6
101 Chapel House Motor Group 556 +40
102 Richmond Motor Group 555 -2
103 Dace Motor Group 554 +2
104 Wessex Garages 552 -3
105 EMG Motor Group 539 +2
106 St Leonards Motors Group 534 +7
107 Motorhub 529 -5
108 Formula 1 Car Centre 524
109 WJ King Group 516 -10
110 Acorn Group Ltd 502 -1
111 Arbury 488
112 Sherwoods Motor Group 487 +9
113 Cotswold Motor Group 482 -3
114 Barretts 478 -2
115 Hatfields 469 +7
116 Jeff White Motors 465 +4
117 Cox Motor Group 464 +2
118 Jemca Group 460 -10
119 Eddie Wright Car Supermarket 459 -3
120 Desira Group PLC 459 -5
121 Sutton Park Group 435 +8
122 Peter Cooper Motor Group 433 +5
123 Sandles Car Supermarket 429 +2
124 Stephen James Group 428 -1
125 Bassetts 427 -11
126 Bowker Motor Group 423 +2
127 W R Davies 423 +4
128 Stebbings 420 -4
129 TC Harrison Ford 414 -11
130 Riverside Motor Group 408 -13
131 Autotrade South West 408 +11
132 Birchwood Group 407 +1
133 Cars2 404 +1
134 FG Barnes 402 +3
135 Sascron 401 -9
136 John Grose 401 -4
137 Right Car Supermarket 400 +1
138 Northwest Autos 387 +1
139 Read Motor Group 382 +5
140 Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield 381 -5
141 Pulman Motor Group 371 +2
142 Ballyrobert 369 -6
143 Hadwins Motor Group 364 +6
144 Premier Car Supermarket 358 -4
145 P&A Motor Vehicles 353 +3
146 Ancaster 351 -16
147 Pinetree Car Superstore 349 +6
148 Drift Bridge Group 340 -3
149 Burrows Motor Company 339 -2
150 Martins Group 334 -4
151 TMS Motor Group 332 +1
152 Wilmoths Group 310 +2
153 J. F. & E. Hadwin Group 305 +25
154 Ocean Automotive 299 +1
155 Furrows Group 296 +16
156 Mitchell Group 296 +2
157 Richard Hardie 295 +12
158 Foray Motor Group 294 -1
159 Nick King Car Sales 292 +15
160 Eastbourne Motoring Centre 291 -4
161 GreenHous 287 -11
162 Toomey Motor Group 285 -11
163 FRF Motors 284 -3
164 J & J Motors 280 +2
165 Delgarth Motor Group 279 -6
166 Hilton Car Supermarket 279 -5
167 FJ Chalke and Vale Motors 279 -5
168 Smiths Motor Group 277 -1
169 Ron Brooks 275 +19
170 Hippo Motor Group 274 +7
171 Trenton Motors 273 -1
172 Winchester Motor Group 268
173 Rates 263 +19
174 GMO Cars 260 +1
175 Auto 100 258 -10
176 Blackbird Crossroads Motors 257 +11
177 Croyland Car Megastore 257 -9
178 Island Car Centre Limited 252
179 JT Hughes 247 +7
180 Holden Group 247 +5
181 Picador PLC 246 +2
182 Reed Autos 245 -1
183 Hills of Woodford 244
184 Harratts 242 -2
185 Shaks Specialist Cars 238
186 PRV Phoenix Vehicle Resale 237 +4
187 Auto Globe Limited 233 -23
188 Henley Cars Ltd 231 -4
189 Sturgess Motor Group 230 +7
190 Assured Cars Supermarket 228 +8
191 Affordable Cars 227 -18
192 Best Seat Deals – Stoke Seat 227
193 Skyman Motors 227 +1
194 Redline Specialist Cars 226 -3
195 Mike Brewer Motors 224
196 Lakeview Cars 216 -20
197 DSG 215
198 Fabian Motor Company 215
199 York Ward & Rowlatt 213 +1
200 Vision Motors Direct 213 -3
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James is the founder and editor-in-chief of Car Dealer Magazine, and CEO of parent company Baize Group. James has been a motoring journalist for more than 20 years writing about cars and the car industry.



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