£146.6bn
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Revenue is anticipated to grow at a compound annual rate of 0.4% to £146.6 billion over the five years through 2024-25, inducing revenue growth of 3.6% in 2024-25. New car registrations inched downwards in 2021 due to skyrocketing fuel prices and customers delaying sales. New car sales have been rising since 2023, driven by electric sales and plug-in hybrids, despite squeezed household incomes. According to the SMMT, rising sales in 2024 are driven by commercial and fleet customers. Stricter environmental laws, like the expansion of the ULEZ zone in London, are leading to higher business sales and revenue in 2023.
Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated £146.6bn in 2024.
Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.
Company | Market Share (%)
2025 | Revenue (£m)
2025 |
---|---|---|
Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd | 9,305.0 | |
Sytner Group Ltd | 1,801.7 | |
Pinewood Technologies Group plc | 1,801.7 |
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Hatchbacks, Saloons and Estates. Hatchbacks is the largest segment of the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK.
High fuel costs and affordability elevate sales of hatchbacks, keeping them the dominant product segment
Companies in this industry sell new cars and other light motor vehicles. The industry includes retailers (which sell directly to consumers) and wholesalers (which sell to fleet markets). The vehicles sold must weigh less than 3.5 tonnes and include passenger cars, SUVs, specialised vehicles (like ambulances) and off-road motor vehicles.
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SIC 45.11/1 - New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK
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The market size of the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK industry in United Kingdom is £146.6bn in 2024.
There are 9,152 businesses in the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK industry in United Kingdom, which has declined at a CAGR of 0.0 % between 2019 and 2024.
The market size of the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK industry in United Kingdom has been growing at a CAGR of 0.4 % between 2019 and 2024.
Over the next five years, the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK industry in United Kingdom is expected to grow.
The biggest companies operating in the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers market in United Kingdom are Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd, Sytner Group Ltd and Pinewood Technologies Group plc
Hatchbacks and Saloons are part of the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK industry.
The company holding the most market share in United Kingdom is Volkswagen Group United Kingdom Ltd.
The level of competition is high and increasing in the New Car & Light Motor Vehicle Dealers in the UK industry in United Kingdom.