68% Micro
26% Small
3% Mid
2% Large
1% Mega
INSIGHTS - NOVEMBER 2024
UK Car Retail Industry
UK Car Retail Industry Information
The car sales industry involves the wholesale and retail (including via auction or online) sale of new and second-hand motor vehicles, motorbikes, lorries and trucks, repair and maintenance of vehicles and the sale of parts and accessories.
Active Businesses
76,555
Annual Sales
£281bn +
Employees
582,429
Economic Contribution
£29bn
Tags
Location of Car Retail Companies
Car Retail Companies by Size
Largest Car Retail Companies
Turnover
Ford Motor Company Limited
£13.3bn
Sytner Group Limited
£7.4bn
Bmw (Uk) Limited
£5.5bn
Car Retail Companies by Age
27% Startup
27% Young
24% Established
19% Mature
4% New
Oldest Car Retail Companies
Established
Halfords Limited
1909
Fastest Growing Car Retail Companies
33% Declining
26% Healthy
16% High
15% Rapid
10% Low
Fastest Growing Car Retail Companies
3yr CAGR
Car Retail Industry Competitive Environment - New Entrants vs Leavers
Car Retail Industry Valuation
EBITDA Multiple
Car Retail Industry Valuation
Turnover Multiple
Car Retail Industry Valuation
Net Asset Multiple
Note - from March 2020 multiples are calculated monthly, prior to this they were calculated on an annual basis.
UK Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles Industry Insights
There are 76,555 active Businesses in the UK with combined annual sales of £281 billion .
The Industry employs around 582,428 people and contributes £29 billion to the economy.
The most popular location for Car Retail companies is South East England with 11,381 and the fewest are located in Northern Ireland with 1,753.
The largest Car Retail company is Ford Motor Company Limited with a turnover of £13.3bn. 68% of the industry is comprised of Micro companies with only 3% Mid companies.
19% of the Car Retail Industry is made up of 19% Mature but the majority are Startup businesses (27%) the oldest company is Haynes Brothers,limited founded in 1896.
Car Retail industry has a number of high growth companies (15%), the fastest growing company is Cl 1 Realisations Ltd with a 3 year growth rate of 917%. Other fast growing companies include Steer Automotive Group Limited (146%), Auto Body Language Limited (134%) and Arrowhead Electrical Products (Uk) Limited (111%).
The UK Car Retail Industry’s valuation has been improving over the past 3 years with a current EBITDA multiple of 9.30x, Turnover multiple of 0.74x and a Net Asset multiple of 3.27x.
