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New Cars And Light Motor Vehicles Businesses in UK

Explore the UK's New Cars And Light Motor Vehicles sector. From regional hotspots to turnover breakdowns, discover key intelligence on company performance, market concentration, and growth opportunities across the UK.

4,992
Businesses
89.8%
Active
20.3 yrs
Avg company age
London
Top Location · 812
Analysis

What the numbers actually tell us

38.4% of new cars and light motor vehicles survive beyond 20 years – vs 12.5% cross-sector average. Businesses here outlast the typical UK firm by a clear margin.

Market: new incorporations, six-year view

New company registrations for New cars and light motor vehicles, 2021-2026 (2026 shown year-to-date). The sector added more companies in 2022 than any year on record.

SOURCE: COMPANIES HOUSE INCORPORATION DATA · SIC 45111 · SYNCED DAILY

Outlook: sector signals

A composite view across six dimensions, scored 0–100.

    What the score means

    Business profile: who runs UK agencies

    Active companies by New cars and light motor vehicles. The sector is overwhelmingly founder-owned private companies

      Structure & age: a young sector

      Age distribution of active businesses. – are under five years old - and only – make it past twenty.

      UK CROSS-SECTOR AVERAGE AGE: 10.6 YRS · AGENCIES: 20.3 YRS

      Key companies

      Largest active New cars and light motor vehicles by latest reported turnover. Click through for filings, directors and group structure.

      Where they are: top locations

      Ranked by the number of active New cars and light motor vehicles businesses registered in each location.

      01London81216.3% of sector
      02Birmingham741.5% of sector
      03Nottingham661.3% of sector
      04Unknown651.3% of sector
      05Manchester621.2% of sector