MT Top Reports

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 ...

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 ...