MT Top Reports

The 2015 Motor Trader Top 200 Franchised Dealers finds the franchised dealer sector in rude health with the top 12 groups each turning over in excess of £1bn for the first time in the survey’s history. The Motor Trader Top 200 is the biggest survey of its type and is used by dealer groups across the UK to benchmark their performances ...

The annual Motor Trader Top 50 Independent Dealers, the most comprehensive guide to the performance of non-franchised used car retailers, reveals how the UK’s biggest players have built on the growth they achieved in 2014 with a significant increases in turnover and profitability. The research, conducted for Motor Trader by Trend Tracker, showed the combined turnover of the top 50 ...

This year’s Motor Trader Top 50 Movers & Shakers sees 10 industry leaders join the rankings which features 25 dealer group bosses and 15 carmaker CEOs. Dealer group bosses entering the ranking this year include Fraser Cohen (Glyn Hopkin), Graeme Potts (Eden Motor Group), Richard Hemming (Renault Retail Group), Steve Hood (TrustFord) and Darren Edwards (Sytner). While carmaker debuts include ...

The 2014 Motor Trader Top 50 Independent Dealers throws into sharp relief a sector dominated by the large car supermarkets with Motorpoint and Carcraft taking on an increasingly national presence. Heading up this year’s increasingly polarised Motor Trader Top 50, for the first time since 2010, is West London’s Car Giant with turnover up over £91.3m to £396m. Its achievements ...

The 2014 Motor Trader Top 200 survey sees dealers taking advantage of buoyant new car and used car markets The combined pre-tax profit for the MT Top 200 dealers surged 29% to £722m on turnover up 12% to £52bn. The return on sales for the 2014 MT Top 200 averaged 1.3%, a marked improvement on the performance in the 2013 ...

The Top 50 Independent Car Dealers in the UK are now generating a combined turnover of £2.1bn. Derby-based Motorpoint is the number one independent in the UK with turnover of £367m in the year to March 2013, generating unit sales of 28,200...

The 2013 Motor Trader Top 200 reveals a sector moving from recovery to growth mode. The report, the biggest of its kind, provides a unique snapshot of the franchised sector by collating the most recent year-end results from the country’s biggest dealer groups...

The last financial year proved to be better than anticipated, according to the latest Motor Trader Top 200 survey. Click on headline and then Top 200 link for full report.