MT Top Reports

The Motor Trader annual Top 50 survey looks at the leading independent retailers by turnover in the used car market. For many of those listed in this year’s Motor Trader Top 50, this report refers to a financial year-end in 2019. In 2016, the used car market peaked at an all-time high of 8.2 million, and has since fallen back ...

The new car market was hit by a triple whammy in 2018 with diesel under the cosh, WLTP creating havoc with the new car supply chain and Brexit breeding fear and confusion in equal measures with the threat of tariffs and a potential economic downturn. The damage caused by WLTP is ongoing. Some carmakers unloaded their non compliant stock ahead ...

The 2018 Motor Trader Top 200 saw turnover rise 5.9% to £73bn but the return on sales fell to 1.14% The pace of consolidation is less frenetic than in the past but the top 10 super groups still managed to increase their share of total Top 200 turnover to 44.8% from 44% last time. The top 10 supergroups’ combined accounted ...

The annual Motor Trader Top 50 Independent Dealers report sees record turnover and profitability in the used car sector. The report tracks a buoyant used car market with the key players growing their businesses organically and through acquisition, despite increasing competition from top franchised dealer groups. Motorpoint Group, the leading used car group this year and last, accounted for almost ...

The Motor Trader Top 200 dealer groups turned in a record performance in 2017 with pre-tax profits up 9.9% to £1.07bn on turnover up 12.4% to a new high of £68.9bn. The average return on sales dipped from 1.3% to 1.24% during the year but the return on sales for the Top 25 dealer groups ranged from 2.1% to 5.8% ...

The newly published Motor Trader Top 50 Independent Dealers survey tracks a sector in good health with combined turnover up 20% to £4.4bn. Turnover of the 43 companies in both the 2016 and 2017 MT Top 50s increased 17.2% and the entry point for the MT Top 50 rose from £10m to £17.5m. The MT Top 50’s average pre-tax profit ...

The 2017 Motor Trader Top 60 Movers & Shakers, sponsored by Motors, reveals the key personalities in UK car retailing, those individuals who have influenced the motor retail sector over the past year and are set to make their presence felt over the course of 2017. This year there are 13 new entrants, the most prominent being ex-Stratstone boss James ...

Pendragon retained its position as the largest dealer group in the UK with annual turnover of £4.45bn, according to the 2016 Motor Trader Top 200 Franchised Dealers. It was closely followed by Sytner in the number two position with annual sales of £4.23bn. Lookers was in third place, bouncing Arnold Clark Automobiles into fourth position. Arnold Clark had held the ...

The latest Motor Trader Top 50 Independent Dealers survey tracks strong growth in the sales and profit performance of the UK’s top non-franchised car retailers. The combined turnover of the top 50 companies increased by 25% to £3.7bn. Motor Trader’s analysis of the sector is based on the year-end results of the top 50 retailers by turnover and shows the ...

This year’s expanded Motor Trader Top 60 Movers & Shakers sees 16 industry leaders join the rankings which feature 31 dealer group bosses and 18 carmaker CEOs. The Motor Trader Top 60 Movers & Shakers, sponsored by Motors, lists the car industry leaders who have made major contributions to the car retailing sector over the last 12 months. It has ...