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Motor Trader can reveal the top 25 dealer group for return on sales in the latest Motor Trader Top 200 Dealer Groups.
Mitchell Group in Cheshire, run by Mark Mitchell (pictured) emerged at the top group with a return on sales of 4.6%.
The group was created over 30 years ago with Lexus, Mazda, and Skoda franchises on its single five-acre site adjacent to the Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet Village.
In second place was Hildenborough Group with a return on sales of 3.8% followed by the factory owned Porsche Retail Group on 3.1%.
Also, in the Top 5 were FRF Toyota on 3% and Wellington Motors on 2.9%. Arnold Clark Automobiles was in eighth position with a return on sales of 2.6%.
| Company | Latest Turnover (£000) | Latest Pre-tax Profit (£000) | Return on Sales (%) |
| Mitchell Group | 53,728 | 2,448 | 4.6% |
| Hildenborough Group | 118,207 | 4,519 | 3.8% |
| Porsche Retail Group | 325,991 | 10,251 | 3.1% |
| FRF Toyota | 71,327 | 2,109 | 3.0% |
| Wellington Motors | 55,756 | 1,621 | 2.9% |
| McLean & Appleton | 307,130 | 8,799 | 2.9% |
| Cars 2 | 71,827 | 2,010 | 2.8% |
| Arnold Clark Automobiles | 4,463,100 | 117,000 | 2.6% |
| Gravells | 86,246 | 2,073 | 2.4% |
| Worcester Car Sales | 106,557 | 2,541 | 2.4% |
| Super Group (Allen Ford) | 576,542 | 13,567 | 2.4% |
| CEM Day | 224,670 | 5,262 | 2.3% |
| City West Country | 297,443 | 6,868 | 2.3% |
| Carco Group | 68,116 | 1,555 | 2.3% |
| Toomey Group | 193,655 | 4,278 | 2.2% |
| Richard Sanders | 39,804 | 856 | 2.2% |
| Eastbourne Motoring Centre | 37,364 | 759 | 2.0% |
| Helston Garage Group | 643,371 | 12,891 | 2.0% |
| Lipscomb Cars | 59,326 | 1,186 | 2.0% |
| Riverside Motors | 168,618 | 3,277 | 1.9% |
| Cambria Automobiles plc | 657,777 | 12,495 | 1.9% |
| Fish Brothers | 150,737 | 2,769 | 1.8% |
| Cathedral Motor Company | 140,869 | 2,576 | 1.8% |
| FJ Chalke | 59,382 | 933 | 1.6% |
| Cotswold Motor Group | 170,841 | 2,651 | 1.6% |