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Top 25 Automotive franchises based in the United Kingdom

Name: Automotive franchises based in the United Kingdom
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026 484 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 484 automotive franchises headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026 and tracks 22,391 professional contacts across them, including 6,162 with verified work emails. London is the largest hub.

This list covers automotive franchises headquartered in the United Kingdom, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 16, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 16, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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22,391Contacts tracked

6,162Verified emails

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The 25 largest automotive franchises based in the United Kingdom

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 484 automotive franchises based in the United Kingdom, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 16, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to automotive franchises: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Inchcape PLC	Partial evidence	London, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,394 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Inchcape is the world's leading independent automotive distribution partner.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
2	Trustford	Indirect evidence	Colchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,249 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TrustFord is the world’s largest Ford dealer group, operating over 60 sites in the UK, including Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
3	Evans Halshaw	Indirect evidence	Annesley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	1,231 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Evans Halshaw is the UK's number one car retailer in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
4	Perrys Motor Sales LTD	Indirect evidence	Northampton, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	591 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Perrys are the award winning national dealer group established in 1908; representing 10 brands including, Citroen, CUPRA, Ford, Hyundai, Kia, Mazda, MG, Peugeot, SEAT and Vauxhall.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
5	BIG Motoring World Group	Indirect evidence	Gillingham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	559 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Big Motoring World is a multi-award winning used Car Supermarket with showrooms in Kent, Peterborough, London, Leeds, Sheffield, Cannock, Camberley, Warrington and Norwich.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
6	Group 1 Automotive UK	Partial evidence	Maidstone, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	475 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Group 1 Automotive is an international automotive retailer group and has come to be a trusted seller of vehicles by a range of manufacturers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
7	John Clark Motor Group	Partial evidence	Aberdeen, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	451 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The John Clark Motor Group is a name synonymous with exceptional customer service and automotive expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
8	Glyn Hopkin Group	Partial evidence	Romford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	431 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Welcome to Glyn Hopkin Since our first site opened in 1993 the Glyn Hopkin Group has grown to become one of the UK's largest and most successful automotive dealership networks.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
9	Citygate Automotive	Indirect evidence	Ruislip, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	355 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Retailers of Volkswagen, Skoda, Kia, SEAT, CUPRA and GWM.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
10	Harwoods LTD	Indirect evidence	Pulborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	355 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Harwoods is a trusted retailer of new and used vehicles across Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
11	Pentagon Group	Indirect evidence	Derby, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	340 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Pentagon was established in March 1991.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
12	Eastern Western Motor Group	Indirect evidence	Broxburn, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	311 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Eastern Western Motor Group is proud to be Scotland's leading privately owned dealer group and looks forward to serving its customers and communities now and in the future.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
13	Vindis Group	Indirect evidence	Huntingdon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	307 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vindis Group is a family owned business, that has grown by delivering both a personal and professional service.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
14	Swansway Motor Group	Partial evidence	Crewe, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	301 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Swansway Motor Group is a family owned and run business, our roots in the motor trade stretch back to 1967 when Michael Smyth was one of the first Toyota franchisees in the UK.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
15	Vospers Motor House LTD	Indirect evidence	Plymouth, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	238 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vospers Motor House Ltd (known as Vospers) is a family run business that means motoring in the South West.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
16	Sandicliffe	Indirect evidence	Loughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	232 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Discover first-class car shopping across 11 of our award-winning dealerships in Nottingham, Loughborough, Leicester and Lincoln.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
17	Holdcroft Motor Group	Indirect evidence	Hanley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	220 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “This family owned business has steadily grown into what it is today, implementing new ideas along the way and fine tuning the traditional.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
18	Drive Motor Retail Limited	Indirect evidence	Leicester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	212 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Drive Motor Retail are an award-winning car and van dealership with a turnover of approximately £400 million per annum and over 800 members of staff employed in 30 dealerships…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
19	Sinclair Group	Partial evidence	Bridgend, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	209 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We are proud to be Wales’ largest motor group and to represent a selection of the world’s most prestigious automotive brands: AUDI, BYD, CUPRA, GWM ORA, HYUNDAI, JAGUAR, LAND…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
20	Allen Ford UK	Indirect evidence	Warwick, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	1,001-5,000	190 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Allen Ford is one of the UK's leading and longest established Ford dealer groups.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
21	MON Motors Group	Indirect evidence	Chepstow, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	188 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Welcome to the Mon Motors Group – your local family run company whose values are built on providing an exceptional customer experience.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
22	Vantage Motor Group	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	180 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Vantage Motor Group is an independent business founded in 2003 with 13 locations across Lancashire and Yorkshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
23	Greenhous Group Limited	Partial evidence	Telford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	501-1,000	176 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Our experience of the franchised dealer world is unrivalled.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
24	Wessex Garages	Indirect evidence	Bristol, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	175 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Wessex Garages have been in business for over 30 years with locations in Bristol, Cardiff, Gloucester, and Newport.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026
25	D. M. Keith	Indirect evidence	Leeds, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 16, 2026	201-500	168 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “D.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 16, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: automotive franchises. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names automotive franchises.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of automotive franchises, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name automotive franchises. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Automotive franchises based in the United Kingdom at a glance

As of Sep 16, 2026

27.5%Verified-email coverage

46.3Average contacts per company

11-50Median size (employees)

4.1%Largest-city concentration · London

Sep 16, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

206

11-50

100

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United Kingdom, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United Kingdom, over 484 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among automotive franchises, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United Kingdom whose own description of what they do matches “automotive franchises”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names automotive franchises), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among automotive franchises, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United Kingdom are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 6,162 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 16, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names automotive franchises, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many automotive franchises are there based in the United Kingdom?

RevenueBase identified 484 automotive franchises headquartered in the United Kingdom as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Inchcape PLC, headquartered in London, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most automotive franchises?

London leads with 20 headquartered companies, followed by Maidstone (9) and Birmingham (8).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 6,162 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 484 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 16, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.