The Future of the Used Car Market in Great Britain 2009-2014 is available now. Published biennially since 1994, the report provides an unrivalled level of research data and analysis on current and future trends in the UK used car market that is unavailable elsewhere. This product is provided as a .pdf.

Section 1 — Preface
About Trend Tracker and Sewells
Data Suppliers
Copyright Warning

Section 2 — Executive Summary

Section 3 — Market Background
The UK Economy

• From liquidity crisis to ‘credit crunch’
• From stagflation to deflation
• Inflation risk and a double-dip recession
• Economic trends
• Increasing customer indebtedness

Car Ownership Trends

• Households and car ownership
• Driving licence holding

Demand for Cars in the UK

• New car registrations
• Size of the car parc

Factors Influencing the Market

• Used car residual values

Section 4 — The Used Car Market
Market Size and Trends

• Current trends
• Trends in new and used car sales

Market Segmentation

• Price segmentation
• Age band segmentation
• Model segmentation
• Fuel type segmentation

Section 5 — Used Car Sales by Brand
Growth Used Brands
Correlation Between New and Used Demand by Brand

• BMW
• Citroën
• Fiat
• Ford
• Honda
• Mercedes-Benz
• Nissan
• Peugeot
• Renault
• Toyota
• Vauxhall
• Volkswagen

Section 6 — The Supply of Used Cars
Sources of Used Car Supply

• Ex-fleet vehicles
• Contract hire and leasing
• Fleet supply
• Fleet acquisition and disposal market

Fleet Disposal Values

• Nearly pre-registered cars
• Nearly-new disposal values
• Demonstrators and courtesy cars
• Part-exchange and disposal values

Manufacturer Approved Used Car Programmes

• Scheme features
• Volume Brands
• Asian Brands
• Specialist Brands

Section 7 — The Distribution of Used Cars
Distribution Structure

• Declining number of sites selling used cars
• Used car superstores

Franchised Car Dealers

• Dealer groups
• Franchised dealer profitability

Franchised Dealer Survey

• Stock, vehicle pricing, reconditioning stock turn and profit
• Sources of used car stock
• Stock disposal methods

Independent Car Dealers

• The UK’s largest independent used car dealers
• Independent dealer profitability

Independent Dealer Survey

• Dealer activities
• Segment specialisation
• Stock disposal methods Stock, vehicle pricing, reconditioning stock turn and profit
• Sources of used car stock
• Stock disposal methods

Market Shares

Section 8 — The Future and Conclusions
The UK Economy

• Falling inflation and low interest rates
• Early signs of economic recovery?
• Unemployment threat
• The debt overhang
• Post-recession bounce
• Risk of a double-dip recession

The Used Car Market

• New and used car sales
• Dealers’ views
• Market forecast

Distribution

• Franchised dealer used car sales
• Used car superstores
• Independent dealer used car sales
• Distribution forecasts