The report focuses on overall market size in terms of Gross Transaction Value (GTV), UK Used Car market segmentation by Market Structure (Organized and Unorganized Market); by Type of Used Cars (MPVs / Sedan, Economy / Hatchbacks and SUVs); by Kilometers Driven (Less than 5,000 km; 5,000-20,000 km; 20,000-50,000 km; 50,000-80,000 km; 80,000-120,000 km and Above 120,000 km); By Year of Manufacture (< 2000, 2000-2002, 2003-2005, 2006-2008, 2009-2012 and 2013-2018); and By Car Make (Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Volkswagen, Vauxhall, BMW, Honda, Kia, Lexus, Renault and Others). Major players operating in UK Online Used Car market include Carsnip, autovillage.co.uk, Auto Trader, motors.co.uk, Desperate Seller and others. Major players operating in the UK Offline Used Car market include Mazda Approved Used Cars, Pendragon PLC Group, Toyota Plus Approved Used Cars, Sytner Group, Lookers Group, Marshall Motors and others.
Key Findings
Used car sales volume in UK is expected to increase in the future, thus growing at a positive CAGR of approximately 3%, due to increased penetration of the companies in the online portals for lead generation.
The entry of new players including used car dealers, multi-brand outlets and online aggregator’s is expected to further stimulate growth in revenues of the used car industry.
The disposable income increased at a CAGR of 3.5% during the review period 2018 to 2023. Increasing disposable income will cause certain individuals that previously wanted to purchase a used car to buy a new car as a result of his / her increased budget. This trend is further anticipated to impact growth in revenues of the used car industry in the future.
Growing Demand of Used Cars in UK: In the future, used car market will expect about 30.7% growth in demand for hybrid, plug in-hybrid and pure electric cars in accordance with the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, UK. The used cars provided by the organized market go through a proper inspection process and provide many additional after sales services such as financing and insurance options and many others in the country due to which the organized market will continue to dominate the used car space in UK over long term.
Rising Competition: The used car market of UK was observed to be fragmented with rising competition from various players entering the market. Some of the major offline used car providers operating in the UK include Pendragon, Sytner, Lookers Group, and others. However, there are few factors which bring challenges in the market such as consumer uncertainty which will result downward pressure on new car registrations, having a CAGR of around 0.1% during 2018 to 2023, due to which the consumers will be less willing to upgrade one used car for another. Other factors include the government policies such as London Ultra Low Emission Zone, WLTP and Brexit which could cause fluctuations and erratic used car sales in UK.
Online Space gaining Traction: It has been anticipated that due to increased lead generation through the online car portals, the organized dealers will continue to dominate the UK used car market and is anticipated to experience a CAGR of approximately 6.0% during the review period 2018 to 2023. The used car market has a bright future in the UK. The growth of the used car market is especially due to a considerable high penetration of the finance for used cars due to the rising demand in the country.
Analysts at Ken Research in their latest publication “UK Used Car Market Outlook to 2023 – Market Structure (Organized and Unorganized Market); Type of Used Cars (MPVs / Sedan, Economy / Hatchbacks and SUVs); Kilometers Driven; By Year of Manufacture; and By Car Market)” believed that the used car industry in UK will augment owing to the rising penetration in the online used car portal, increase in organized dealership chains and stringent inspection process. This rise is expected to boost the demand for used cars in the country owing to the increased availability of financing options across the nation. The market is expected to register positive double digit CAGR of 14.0% in terms of Gross Transaction Value and around 2.5% in terms of used cars during the forecast period 2018-2023.
Key Segments Covered
Market Structure
Organized Sector
By Sales Channel (Multi-Brand Dealers and OEM-certified Dealers)
By Lead Generation (Dealerships Walk-ins and Online Car Portals)
Unorganized Sector
By Sales Channel (C2C and Local Dealerships)
By Lead Generation (Dealerships Walk-ins and Online Car Portals)
Type of Used Cars
MPVs / Sedans
Economy / Hatchbacks
SUVs
Kilometers Driven
Less than 5,000 km
5,000-20,000 km
20,000-50,000 km
50,000-80,000 km
80,000-120,000 km
Above 120,000 km
Year of Manufacture
< 2000
2000-2002
2003-2005
2006-2008
2009-2012
2013-2018
Key Target Audience
Offline Dealers
Online Portal
Organized Multi Brands Dealers
OEM Certified Dealerships
Online Portal
Private Equity and Venture Capitalist
Industry Associations
OEM Manufacturers
Automotive Manufacturers
Car Auction Companies
Time Period Captured in the Report:
Historical Period – 2013-2018
Forecast Period – 2018-2023
Online Companies Covered:
Carsnip
Autovillage.co.uk
Auto Trader Group PLC
Motors.co.uk
Desperate Sellers
Exchange and Mart
Gumtree
Inchcape PLC
Bristol Street Motors
Offline Companies Covered:
Mazda Approved Used Cars
Pendragon PLC Group
Toyota plus Approved Used Cars
Sytner Group
Lookers Group
Marshall Motors
Vertu Motors
Key Topics Covered in the Report
Introduction to the UK Used Car Market
UK Used Car Market Size, 2013-2018
UK Used Car Market Segmentation, 2018
Trends and Developments in UK Used Car Market
Issues and Challenges in UK Used Car Market
Decision Making Process in UK Used Car Market
Customer Pain Points in UK Used Car Market
UK Used Car Auction Market
Online Comparative Landscape in UK Used Car Market
Offline Comparative Landscape in UK Used Car Market
Government Regulations in UK Used Car Market
Business Model in Online Used Car /Market
Working Model in the UK Used Car Market
OLX Used Car Success Story
UK Used Car Market Future Outlook and Projections, 2018-2023
Analyst Recommendation for UK Used Car Market
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