Dealership Trend Report - December 2022

In the December 2022 version of our dealership trend report we’ve singled out some 400ish changes across the retail network. In our usual fashion, we’ve broken them down with some infographics below.

Dealership Change Report By Vehicle Type December 2022

Not satisfied with reporting in just changes by location, we’ve shown changes in location data by type of vehicle below:

Image: Location Changes By Type of Vehicle December 2022

Industry Insights - Reporting on Changes By Type of Dealership

Here, we are demonstrating how many of the changes in data are by site type. These types of industry insights are essential if you are planning to maximise efficiency within dealership networks.

Image: Dealership Changes By Type of Site December 2022

Growth or Decline - What types of change influenced the numbers for Sites in December 2022?

What good would your data analysis be if you didn’t understand the reasons why the dealership network had grown or declined for a given period of time?

Image: Reasons For Change in Site Type December 2022

Let’s face it, using a tool as easy to use as Autosites is going to be vital when conducting data analysis studies of UK Automotive dealership Networks. We collect & clean this data across a multitude of brands on a 2 weekly cycle, so it is always right up to date.

Available in easy to use format for:

• Passenger Car Dealer Networks

• LCV HGV Dealer Networks

• Motorcycle & ATV Dealer Networks.

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Dealership location trends - November 2022

If identifying and reporting on dealership data trends in 2022 is important to your business, Autosites is a solid choice. We’ve recorded 20 changes per day across the networks for November 2022 alone. Reporting using only the latest data, optimising and planning activities couldn’t be easier.

Changes in November 2022 By Type of Vehicle

When it comes to identifying trends within a specific vehicle type, Autosites tracks specific data changes by vehicle type. In November below, we’re illustrating 20 changes a day via Car, LCV, HGV and Motorcycle dealerships.

Dealer of site changes by vehicle type November 2022

Dealership Change Reporting By Site Type

Not content with generating Dealership change reporting by type of vehicle alone, we expand by categorising sites by type. For instance full dealership, aftersales, sales only, used vehicles and others.

Image: Dealership Change Reporting By Site Type

Overall Data Changes for Dealerships November 2022

In more than 20 different categories we illustrate the kind of data we track, organise and report on. We show the overall changes below for Dealerships in November 2022.

Image: Overall Data Changes for Dealerships November 2022

A tool like Autosites takes the heavy lifting out of the laborious task of collecting and analysing dealership data. In a fast moving industry, it is essential to track these movements at scale in order to move quickly and captitalise on opportunities others have missed.

DEALERSHIP DATA - MAP CHANGES OCTOBER 2022

Dealership Data - Map Changes October 2022

A quieter month than usual in our dealership data tracking pursuits. However, we still recorded nearly 400 changes. As ever, we’ve sliced them up and displayed them on our favourite maps and charts.

Dealership Data By Territory Map

Changes are well spread across the UK this month.

Image of Changes to Dealership Data by Location

Data Changes By Vehicle Type

Can you imagine trying to surface changes in dealership data by vehicle type? Rest easy, we’ve taken care of that. This month we’re presenting over 18 changes per day to Car, LCV, HGV and Motorcycle dealerships.

Image of Changes to Dealership Data by Vehicle Type

Changes Within Dealership Territories By Site Type

Here, we’ve sifted out dealership changes by site type and broken them down by full dealership, aftersales, sales only, used vehicles and more.

Image of Dealership Data Indicating Territories By-Site Type

Overall Data Changes Within Territories October 2022

Using over 20 categories, we’ve tracked and organised the results to show the key changes in October. There are many more categories we produce reports on, this is just a snapshot of what’s available.

Overall Dealership Changes Within Territories

Using Autosites to study and uncover opportunities in this fast changing industry couldn’t be easier. Although it sounds like a cliché, the reality couldn’t be further from the truth. We’ve done all of the hard work, so you don’t have to.

NETWORK PLANNING DATA - MAP CHANGES SEPTEMBER 2022

Dealership Network Planning Data September 2022

September 2022’s network planning data brings us changes across a wide range of brands. The scale of changes are impossible to interpret using websites and lists alone. Autosites allows analysis using regularly updated dealeship data (daily) and currently represents the most accurate picture in the UK.

Dealership Territory Changes

More territory changes for September, as we visualise exactly where in the UK they took place. Difficult to see here, but within Autosites, we can zoom in to individual dealers and drill down to uncover a drive distance study.

Image: Changes to Dealership by Location

Changes to Dealership by Vehicle Type

Across all vehicles: Car, LCV, HGV and Motorcycle dealerships, we totted up 557 changes througout September 2022. That represents more than 26 changes every business day.

Image: Changes Within Dealership by Vehicle Type

Changes Within Dealership Territories By Site Type

Not content with showing changes by location, we can also break down dealership territories by site type. In the image below, we demonstrate this by presenting the data in a pie chart. Of course, there are other filtering options available. Please contact us for more detail.

Image: Dealership Territories By Site Type

Overall Changes Within Territories September 2022

What other data movements have we been tracking in September? The 557 are compiled using over 20 different categories, a sample is detailed in the image below:

Image: Overall Changes Within Territories September 2022

Whether you are consideing Autosites to optimise your dealer network, or gain insight at a given point in time. Visualising the coverage of dealer groups and manufacturers sites across the UK couldn’t be made easier.

DEALERSHIP NETWORK PLANNING DATA - MAP CHANGES AUGUST 2022

Dealership Network Planning Data August 2022

August 2022 sees another wave of location changes across the UK’s car Dealership network. Anyone interested in using monthly data changes for dealership network planning, would be hard pressed to find a more efficient tool in their research. Why? Because Autosites is driven off frequent data based on location change.

Planning For Change - Plenty of Movement in August 2022

Within territories, Dealership changes fluctuate all of the time. We record these fluctuations on a daily basis. In August 2022, we’ve recorded and mapped 634 movements across the UK.

Image: Fluctuations within Dealeship territories August 2022

Changes Within Dealership Territories By Site Type

Manufacturers site types differ within their territories, so knowing the difference in sales vs aftersales vs used sites only can be quite revealing. We can also show proximity in relation to Fast fits & Car Supermarkets.

Image: Changes Within Dealership Territories by Site Type

634 Dealer Site Changes By Vehicle Type for August 2022

Because we track sites by the vehicle types they service, we are able to break this down and report on the results. In August 2022, we recorded over 28 changes every day.

Image: Dealer Site Changes By Vehicle Type August 2022

Site Changes Within Territories August 2022

As well as site changes by vehicle type and changes within Dealership territories by site type, we can also report on other criteria. New franchise appointments, business name changes and site relocations.

Image: Site Changes Within Territories August 2022

Making it easy to make intelligent choices based on data is the future. Autosites gives network planners the tools to make those choices using the most up to date Dealership data in the industry.

UK FRANCHISED DEALERSHIP DATA - MAP CHANGES JULY 2022

Dealership Database Changes July 2022

July 2022’s changes to our dealership database are represented via our Autosites platform below. Autosites allows the user to easily answer any network planning related question, regarding franchised dealership territories. Specifically the changes that occur within them.

Dealership Territory Changes

We’ve shown the breadth of dealership changes by territory map below. Because our data changes daily, we’ve rounded up July 2022 to demonstrate how those territories look visually.

Image: Dealership Database Changes By Territory Map July 2022

Changes In Dealership Data By Site Type

Our data wouldn’t be much use if we couldn’t break it down. Not only do we update changes, daily for cars, motorcycles, HGV’s & fast fits, we also indicate numerous additional audit types. Here, we show a breakdown of franchised dealerships by site type.

Image: Franchised Dealership Data by Site Type July 2022

25 Changes Every Business Day in July 2022

Not satisfied with just tracking additions and deletions, we are able to drill down to show changes to our dealership database by vehicle type.

Image: Database Changes By Vehicle Type July 2022

What Else Changed in July 2022?

Keeping track of additional types of change, Autosites is a must have tool for those involved in efficient network planning. The tool, and the ease of access to data, provides an industry leading service. A service that is trusted by both global Motor Manufacturers and their partners.

Image: Network Changes By Category July 2022

UK FRANCHISED DEALERSHIP DATA - MAP CHANGES JUNE 2022

This months dealership data shows the spread of site changes accross the country, for June 2022. Autosites allows you to drill down to your preferences. Selecting the type of pins for the map display is as easy as pressing a button. A must for all network planning activities.

Dealership Territories - Changes By Location

Dealership Data Map Changes June 2022

Not only do we map manufacturers car dealer data, we also drill down to other changes in site type, such as dealership acquisition, site relocation. We also track when a partial site has been appointed, such as aftersales only or sales only, plus much more.

Changes in Data By Site Type

Dealership Changes By Site Type June 2022

And what good would dealership data be, if you couldn’t tell what type of vehicle the dealership specialised in?

Data Changes By Vehicle Type

Dealership Changes By Vehicle Type

What else changed in June, and by how much? Here we show a sample of a few of the caregories we track.

Other Changes By Category June 2022

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Overall Dealership Data Changes June 2022

85 New Database records created

501 Database records updated

95 Database records deleted

UK FRANCHISED DEALERSHIP DATA - MAP CHANGES MAY 2022

Dealership Network Data - Changes By Location

UK Dealership Network Planning and Mapping Data - Site Changes by Franchised Dealership for May 2022. You can see our April 2022 data here:

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A Sample - Changes by Site Type

Dealership Status Change	Number of Changes
Aftersales Franchise Appointed	27
Dealership Acquisition	4
Franchise Appointed	34
Name Change	13
Sales Franchise Appointed	6
Sales Franchise Relinquished	21
Site Relocation	14
Site Relocation New Dealership	2
Used Vehicle Franchise Appointed	14

Overall Dealer Data Changes May 2022

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87 New Database records created

483 Database records updated

73 Database records deleted

UK FRANCHISED DEALERSHIP DATA - MAP CHANGES APRIL 2022

For those interested in dealership network planning data, we’ve had a fairly busy month in April. In total, we’ve rackied up 1798 changes throughout the month, that’s over 700 up on March 2022.

The infographic gives a visual representation of how the month panned out.

Infographic of Franchised Dealership Database Changes - April 2022

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Dealership Changes By Type of Vehicle

1036 Changes To Passenger Car Dealerships

310 Changes to Light Commercial Vehicle Dealerships

165 Changes to Heavy Goods Vehicle Dealerships

287 Changes to Motorcycle & ATV Dealerships

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UK Dealership Data - Changes By Type Of Site

The Pie Chart Breaks Down Franchised Dealer Network Changes By Site Type For April 2022

Overall UK Dealership Location Changes April 2022

An overview:

19 site relocations

24 name changes

25 aftersales franchises appointed

UK FRANCHISED DEALERSHIP DATA - MAP CHANGES MARCH 2022

Dealership Network Planning Data Changes aplenty in our March 2022 update then. We’ve totted up 1063 database updates overall.

We’ve even broken them down for you:

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Dealership Changes By Vehicle Type

551 Changes to Car Dealerships

115 Changes to LCV Dealerships

35 Changes to HGV Dealerships

362 Changes to Motorcycle Dealerships

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UK Dealership Data - Changes By Site Type

Our pie chart illustrates the dealership changes by site type for March 2022

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Overall UK Dealership Location Changes March 2022

a sample:

152 Franchises Appointed

21 Site Relocations

3 Group Acquisitions

UK FRANCHISED DEALERSHIP DATA - MAP CHANGES FEBRUARY 2022

UK Dealership Network Planning Data - Development in Map Changes February 2022

Included in this snapshot - UK Car, Light Commercial (LCV) & Motorcycle data.

Overall:

660 records changed.

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A Sample - Network Changes by Location

Dealership Status Change	Number of Changes
Aftersales Franchise Appointed	17
Aftersales Franchise Relinquished	23
Dealership Acquisition	1
Franchise Appointed	11
Franchise Relinquished	43
Name Change	13
Sales Franchise Appointed	12
Sales Franchise Relinquished	4
Site Relocation	9
Site Relocation New Dealership	2
Used Vehicle Franchise Appointed	1
Used Vehicle Franchise Relinquished	11

Map Detailing Location Changes to UK Franchised Dealership Network February 2022

Network map generated by Autosites

Network Planning Data Battery Electric Vehicles February 2022 Pt 2

In the second (and final) part of the infographic driven by our network planning data, we are visualising the progression of the current crop of franchised electric vehicle repairers vs their new counterparts.

Firstly, some acronyms for context:

BEV : Battery Electric Vehicles
ICE : Internal Combustion Engine vehicles

We’ve shown how a handful of ‘gallery type’ stores is currently taking on the larger and existing dealership network. A dealership network that is currenly planning and implementing the transition from Internal Combustion Engine vehicles, to Battery Electric Vehicles.

Image of Dealership Network Planning Data (Electric Vehicles vs Fuel Powered) Part 2 February 2022

How will these networks develop?

Nobody has the complete answer today, but tracking changes on a daily basis means we'll have more insight than questions in the future.

If you have questions about the UK dealership network, we have the data to help you get answers.

Back to our Network Planning Data Electric Vehicles Part 1