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HR Owen was revealed as the top dealer group for employee salaries in the Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups in association with AGA.
It pays an average salary of %2,808 to the average employee, just ahead of TC Harrison Group which pays an average of £52,471.
In third slot was Jemca Car Group whose average employee is paid £48,870 followed by the factory owned London based Park Land BMW, which pays employees an average of £47,359.
The Motor Trader Top 200 Franchised Dealer Groups continues to grow.
Total turnover is £81.3bn compared to £75.1bn in the 2023 survey. Profitability has fallen to £1.8bn from £2.048bn last time.
Return on sales – the straight average pre-tax profit as a percentage of sales – has fallen to 2.25% compared to 2.87% last time.
And the straight average pre-tax profits per employee has fallen to £13,806 from £16,183 in the 2023 survey.
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Company/ Group |
Total wages/salaries (£000) | Latest Employees | Average salary/employee (£) |
| HR Owen plc | 25,823 | 489 | 52,808 |
| TC Harrison Group | 27,180 | 518 | 52,471 |
| Jemca Car Group | 21,943 | 449 | 48,870 |
| Park Lane BMW | 10,277 | 217 | 47,359 |
| Gates Group | 14,717 | 314 | 46,868 |
| Cambria Automobiles | 27,535 | 618 | 44,555 |
| Vines | 13,225 | 300 | 44,082 |
| Listers Group | 89,621 | 2,041 | 43,910 |
| Citygate Automotive | 26,401 | 611 | 43,210 |
| Swansway Group | 46,118 | 1,074 | 42,940 |
| Note: 1.) This table is based solely on those businesses for which figures were available excluding estimates. | |
| 2.) This tables only includes those groups reporting from June 2022. | |