11:30 am, June 9, 2023
Used car sales for the UK’s Top 200 dealers appeared to show signs of recovery in May after a dramatic slide in the previous month.
Data from our used car partner CarCondor.co.uk showed sales of second-hand cars jumped by 2.9 per cent to 164,138 in the fifth month of the year.
That follows a poor performance in April which saw sales plummet 10.54 per cent to 159,478.
Elsewhere in May, revenue also bounced back with the Top 200 dealers raking in £3.54bn from used car sales, compared to £3.39bn in April – a rise of 4.47 per cent.
However, new stock levels continued to shrink, with numbers tumbling by 1.22 per cent on the previous month, from 160,814 to 158,727.
Arnold Clark remained the most stocked dealer in the 200-strong list, with an average of 24,977 second-hand cars in stock, a slight fall on last month’s 25,844.
Marshall maintained its second place with 8,758 cars while Evans Halshaw and Sytner remained in third and fourth with 8,110 and 7,836 used cars in stock, respectively.
When it came to the online disruptors, Cinch fell one place to tenth with 4,467, just ahead of Cazoo in 11th with 4,438 cars in stock.
The Dacia Duster replaced the Mazda CX-5 as 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 | 24,977 | |
| 2 | Marshall | 8,758 | |
| 3 | Evans Halshaw | 8,110 | |
| 4 | Sytner | 7,836 | |
| 5 | Car Shop | 6,919 | |
| 6 | Inchcape | 6,629 | +2 |
| 7 | Bristol Street Motors | 6,583 | -1 |
| 8 | Lookers | 6,156 | -1 |
| 9 | Big Motoring World | 4,709 | +1 |
| 10 | Cinch | 4,467 | -1 |
| 11 | Cazoo | 4,338 | |
| 12 | Motorpoint | 4,212 | +3 |
| 13 | Available Car | 4,016 | -1 |
| 14 | Group 1 Automotive | 3,631 | +2 |
| 15 | Steven Eagell | 3,523 | -2 |
| 16 | Jardine Motors | 3,402 | -2 |
| 17 | JCT600 | 3,092 | |
| 18 | Stoneacre | 2,718 | |
| 19 | Peter Vardy | 2,403 | |
| 20 | John Clark | 2,176 | +1 |
| 21 | Johnson Cars Limited | 2,061 | +5 |
| 22 | CarStore | 2,033 | -2 |
| 23 | Parks Motor Group | 1,993 | +1 |
| 24 | Listers | 1,983 | +3 |
| 25 | Robins & Day | 1,982 | -3 |
| 26 | Fords of Windsford | 1,963 | -1 |
| 27 | Stratstone | 1,903 | -4 |
| 28 | Car Base | 1,747 | +2 |
| 29 | Snows Group | 1,732 | +2 |
| 30 | Eastern Western | 1,713 | +5 |
| 31 | V12 Sports and Classics | 1,657 | +1 |
| 32 | Glyn Hopkin | 1,613 | -4 |
| 33 | Trust Ford | 1,608 | |
| 34 | Perrys | 1,604 | |
| 35 | Hendy Group | 1,601 | +2 |
| 36 | Car Supermarket | 1,567 | -7 |
| 37 | Cargiant | 1,517 | +1 |
| 38 | Drive Vauxhall | 1,441 | +1 |
| 39 | Allen Motor Group | 1,392 | -3 |
| 40 | Lloyd Motor Group | 1,287 | |
| 41 | Pentagon Motor Group | 1,262 | |
| 42 | RRG Group | 1,251 | |
| 43 | Sinclair Group | 1,216 | +3 |
| 44 | Rybrook Holdings Ltd | 1,197 | -1 |
| 45 | Hilton Garage | 1,154 | -1 |
| 46 | Vindis | 1,153 | +2 |
| 47 | Swansway | 1,090 | +13 |
| 48 | Bridgend Motor Group | 1,066 | +2 |
| 49 | Eden Motor Group | 1,028 | -4 |
| 50 | Yeomans | 1,026 | -3 |
| 51 | Dick Lovett | 992 | -2 |
| 52 | Holdcroft | 977 | |
| 53 | Carworld | 975 | |
| 54 | Motorparks | 953 | -3 |
| 55 | Carsa | 952 | +2 |
| 56 | Motor Range | 951 | |
| 57 | Renault Retail Group | 943 | +2 |
| 58 | Agnew Group | 919 | +6 |
| 59 | Citygate Automotive Ltd | 899 | -1 |
| 60 | Williams | 896 | -5 |
| 61 | HPL Motors | 892 | +1 |
| 62 | Heritage Automotive | 870 | +1 |
| 63 | Saxton 4×4 | 853 | -9 |
| 64 | Vospers Motor House Ltd | 814 | +1 |
| 65 | Sandicliffe | 792 | -4 |
| 66 | Hartwell | 789 | +1 |
| 67 | Harwoods Group | 789 | +2 |
| 68 | Ron Skinner & Sons | 787 | +3 |
| 69 | Car Time | 777 | -3 |
| 70 | Car Uno | 766 | |
| 71 | Quality Part X | 755 | +1 |
| 72 | Endeavour Automotive Group | 723 | -4 |
| 73 | Chorley Group | 707 | +2 |
| 74 | Donnelly Group | 707 | |
| 75 | Norton Way Honda | 697 | +1 |
| 76 | Gravells | 685 | +4 |
| 77 | Motor Market Limited | 672 | +9 |
| 78 | Mon Motors | 664 | +1 |
| 79 | Peoples | 663 | +19 |
| 80 | Cars 4 You Ltd | 660 | +3 |
| 81 | Thurlow Nunn | 653 | -11 |
| 82 | Vantage Motorgroup | 652 | -9 |
| 83 | Wilsons of Epsom | 642 | -6 |
| 84 | Brindley Garages | 631 | -2 |
| 85 | Hammond Cars | 628 | -4 |
| 86 | Click Motors | 612 | -1 |
| 87 | Dace Motor Group | 608 | +1 |
| 88 | EMG Motor Group | 605 | +1 |
| 89 | Cars2 | 587 | +13 |
| 90 | Marriot Motor Group | 582 | -3 |
| 91 | Howards Motor Group | 568 | +2 |
| 92 | Riverside Motor Group | 567 | +5 |
| 93 | Halliwell Jones | 565 | -9 |
| 94 | Richmond Motor Group | 563 | -16 |
| 95 | Penton Motor Group | 560 | -5 |
| 96 | Formula 1 Car Supermarket | 554 | |
| 97 | Worcester Car Sales | 552 | +3 |
| 98 | Premier Car Supermarket | 543 | +1 |
| 99 | Caffyns | 541 | -3 |
| 100 | Frank G Gates Ltd | 536 | -5 |
| 101 | Berry Chiswick BMW | 532 | -9 |
| 102 | DM Keith | 517 | +4 |
| 103 | Arbury | 509 | +2 |
| 104 | Mercedes-Benz South West | 497 | +11 |
| 105 | Desira Group PLC | 490 | +21 |
| 106 | Motorhub | 490 | -5 |
| 107 | JCB Group | 478 | -4 |
| 108 | Day’s Motor Group | 476 | +21 |
| 109 | Northwest Autos | 475 | -15 |
| 110 | Pinetree Car Superstore | 471 | -3 |
| 111 | Hawkins Motor Group | 470 | -1 |
| 112 | Toomey Motor Group | 469 | -8 |
| 113 | Murray Group | 466 | +10 |
| 114 | Vanstar | 461 | +5 |
| 115 | SG Petch | 458 | +7 |
| 116 | Eddie Wright Car Supermarket | 456 | -5 |
| 117 | Startin Group | 450 | -1 |
| 118 | Parkway Volkswagen | 446 | +17 |
| 119 | Motorvogue | 442 | +2 |
| 120 | Barretts | 439 | -2 |
| 121 | Jemca Group | 434 | -30 |
| 122 | Ancaster | 434 | -13 |
| 123 | Drift Bridge Group | 434 | +14 |
| 124 | Chapel House Motor Group | 433 | -16 |
| 125 | Shelbourne Motors | 426 | -11 |
| 126 | Anchor Vans | 423 | -1 |
| 127 | Acorn Group Ltd | 416 | +1 |
| 128 | St Leonards Motors Group | 415 | -16 |
| 129 | W R Davies | 411 | -5 |
| 130 | Motorfair Hyundai Birmingham | 406 | -13 |
| 131 | Burrows Motor Company | 405 | -11 |
| 132 | Bassetts | 405 | -1 |
| 133 | LSH Auto | 404 | +11 |
| 134 | Right Car Supermarket | 403 | -7 |
| 135 | Southern Vauxhall | 400 | +4 |
| 136 | TC Harrison Ford | 397 | +6 |
| 137 | West Way | 397 | -24 |
| 138 | Peter Cooper Motor Group | 397 | -4 |
| 139 | Cox Motor Group | 395 | -6 |
| 140 | Wheels Van Centre Ltd | 389 | |
| 141 | The Car Group | 379 | -3 |
| 142 | Parkside Motorstore | 379 | -6 |
| 143 | Roadside Motors | 376 | -2 |
| 144 | Hatfields | 371 | -14 |
| 145 | Pulman Motor Group | 371 | +1 |
| 146 | Cotswold Motor Group | 369 | -14 |
| 147 | Wessex Garages | 368 | +1 |
| 148 | Brayleys | 367 | -5 |
| 149 | Corner Park Garages | 365 | -2 |
| 150 | John Banks Group | 360 | +18 |
| 151 | John Grose | 359 | |
| 152 | Stephen James Group | 356 | -7 |
| 153 | Birchwood Group | 347 | +2 |
| 154 | Platinum Motor Group | 346 | +7 |
| 155 | Nuneaton Car Sales | 339 | -5 |
| 156 | Direct Cars Limited – Sheffield | 339 | +3 |
| 157 | Read Motor Group | 336 | |
| 158 | Hippo Motor Group | 335 | +7 |
| 159 | Blackbird Crossroads Motors | 334 | +3 |
| 160 | Car Planet | 332 | +13 |
| 161 | Your Ford Centre | 332 | +15 |
| 162 | Stebbings | 332 | -4 |
| 163 | Waylands | 331 | -11 |
| 164 | Adrian Blyth | 329 | |
| 165 | Martins Group | 325 | +1 |
| 166 | Wilson and Co | 323 | -17 |
| 167 | Dales Cornwall | 323 | -4 |
| 168 | SERE Motors | 322 | -14 |
| 169 | Vision Motors Direct | 319 | -9 |
| 170 | Auto 100 | 316 | -3 |
| 171 | P&A Motor Vehicles | 314 | |
| 172 | David Hayton | 313 | -2 |
| 173 | Sherwoods Motor Group | 312 | -20 |
| 174 | H.R. Owen | 311 | -5 |
| 175 | Jeff White Motors | 307 | +2 |
| 176 | Sascron | 305 | -20 |
| 177 | Big Van World | 303 | +2 |
| 178 | Nick King Car Sales | 302 | +2 |
| 179 | Fish Brothers | 290 | +4 |
| 180 | Smiths Motor Group | 288 | +6 |
| 181 | Holden Group | 288 | -7 |
| 182 | Harvey’s Autos | 287 | -7 |
| 183 | Mercedes-Benz Retail Group | 285 | -1 |
| 184 | FG Barnes | 285 | -3 |
| 185 | Motortrust UK | 284 | |
| 186 | Repossessions UK | 281 | |
| 187 | MP Motor Company Limited | 280 | +7 |
| 188 | Foray Motor Group | 277 | +9 |
| 189 | TMS Motor Group | 273 | -11 |
| 190 | FRF Motors | 271 | -18 |
| 191 | Colin Francis Cars | 270 | -4 |
| 192 | Southern Prestige Cars | 270 | -4 |
| 193 | Autozone | 265 | -2 |
| 194 | Tustain Motors | 264 | -9 |
| 195 | Rix Motor Company | 261 | |
| 196 | National Car Hub | 260 | |
| 197 | Bowker Motor Group | 257 | -1 |
| 198 | Trenton Motors | 257 | +2 |
| 199 | Sutton Park Group | 255 | -7 |
| 200 | Broad Oak Motor Group | 253 | -5 |
