The total number of UK sales points has fallen 77 to 4,347 compared with last year’s equivalent. This is a key finding of the 2023 Networks Report from Auto Retail Network, and represents a slightly...

The UK’s retail groups now have a total of 4,424 sales points – a year-on-year fall of 53. That was less of a drop than a year ago, when 191 outlets closed, but the numbers were bolstered by the...

The total number of dealer groups operating in the UK did not change in 2020. Despite the pandemic, groups remained at a steady 185 as of January 2021. Sales points fell by 43 to 3,516, which is a...

It is not an understatement to say that the past year has been like no other in working memory. March, usually the busiest month of the year, came to an abrupt halt as the country was locked down due...

Retailer acquisitions through 2016 and 2017 mean the largest groups now control 28% of the market. Dealer groups increased their share more rapidly in 2017 than in recent years, with the largest...

The total number of car franchised sales points fell by seven from 4,847 in January 2015 to 4,840 in January 2016, which follows a fall of 73 sales points the previous year. This is one of the key...