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Research and Markets: Vehicle Dealers Have Witnessed a Positive Three Years with Improvements in the Majority of Performance Ratios for 2005

DUBLIN, Ireland--Aug. 3, 2005--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c21835) has announced the addition of Vehicle Dealers - Business Ratio Report 2005 to their offering

This Business Ratio report focuses on the leading 148 companies operating as Vehicle Dealers.

The report analyses company and industry performance over the three years up to 7th September 2004. During this period, the average company has seen sales increase by 17.3 percent, from GBP 267.3 million in 2001/02 to GBP 313.5 million in 2003/04. Pre-tax profits rose by the higher rate of 36.5 percent, from GBP 4.4 million in the first year of analysis to six million in the final year. The number of employees at the average company saw a rise from 745 in 2001/02 to 804 in 2003/04. Vehicle dealers have witnessed a positive three years with improvements in the majority of performance ratios.

Companies Mentioned:-

Car Dealers

Addison Motors Ltd

Alan Day (Holdings) Ltd

Arnold Clark Automobiles Ltd

Bavarian Garages (N.I) Ltd

Beadles Group Ltd

Bestodeck Ltd

C D Bramall Ltd

Bristol Street Group Ltd

Brooklyn Motors PLC

S.P. Broughton & Co. Ltd

Caffyns PLC

Caledonia Motor Group Ltd

Caledonia North-West Ltd

Camden Motor Group Ltd

Carco Group Ltd

Carcraft Of Rochdale Ltd

The Car People Ltd

C.E.M. Day Ltd

Charles Hurst Ltd

Chatfields - Martin Walter Ltd

Chevrolet UK Ltd

Citroen U.K. Ltd

City Motor Holdings Ltd

CMGL (1) Ltd

Colborne Garages Ltd

Collier Motor Group Ltd

Colt Car Co. Ltd (The)

County Garage Group Ltd

Cruickshank Motors Ltd

Currie Motors Ltd

Deeslease Ltd

Dick Lovett Companies Ltd

Drive Motor Retail Ltd

The Dutton-Forshaw Motor Co. Ltd

Eastern Holdings Ltd

European Motor Holdings PLC

Falcon Of Hull & Lincolnshire Ltd

Fiat Auto (U.K.) Ltd

Fish Bros (Holdings) Ltd

Ford Motor Co. Ltd

Glenvarigill Co. Ltd

Gordons (Bolton) Ltd

The Great Trade Centre Ltd

Greenhous Group Ltd

W. Grose Holdings Ltd

Grosvenor Contracts Leasing Ltd

Guildford Portfolios Ltd

The Harratts Group Ltd

Harris Cars PLC

Hartwell PLC

Hendy Group Ltd

Hexagon Of Highgate Ltd

Holmston Holdings Ltd

Howard Garages (Weston) Ltd

Inchcape PLC

Inchcape North West Ltd

Invicta Motors Ltd

Jardine Motors Group PLC

JCT600 Ltd

S.Jennings Ltd

John Clark (Holdings) Ltd

John Grose Group Ltd

John Martin Holdings Ltd

Kia Motors (UK) Ltd

Land Rover Holdings

Lindsay Cars Ltd

Listers Of Coventry (Motors) Ltd

L & L Inc. Ltd

Lloyd Motors Ltd

Lookers PLC

Macharg, Rennie & Lindsay, Ltd

Macrae & Dick, Ltd

Maranello Sales Ltd

Marshall Of Cmbrdge (Mtr Hds) Ltd

Marubeni Auto Investment (UK) Ltd

F.W. Mays & Co. Ltd

Mazda Motors UK Ltd

Mclean & Appleton (Holdings) Ltd

Millennium Motor Group Ltd

Msf Motor Group Ltd

Octagon Motor Co. Ltd

H.R.Owen PLC

Park's Of Hamilton (Holdings) Ltd

Pendragon PLC

Pentagon Ltd

Peoples Ltd

Perrys Group Ltd

Peugeot Motor Co. PLC

Polar Motor Co. Ltd

Porsche Retail Group Ltd

Reg Vardy PLC

Renault Retail Group Ltd

Renrod Ltd

Rental Management Services Ltd

Ridgeway Garages (Newbury) Ltd

Robins & Day Ltd

Robinson's Autostar Garage Ltd

Rybrook Cars Ltd

Rycroft Vehicles Ltd

Rydale Cars Ltd

Sandicliffe Motor Holdings Ltd

Sandicliffe Of Leicester Ltd

Scotthall Ltd

Shields Automotive Ltd

Sigma Holdings Ltd

Sinclair Motor Holdings Ltd

Smith Knight Fay (Holdings) Ltd

Specialist Cars (Aberdeen) Ltd

Speeds Ltd

Spitalgate Dealer Services Ltd

Springfield Cars Ltd

Sutton Park Motor Co. Ltd

Sytner Holdings Ltd

Sytner Ltd

Sytner Of Leicester Ltd

Toyota Tsusho Automobile South London Ltd

W Waters & Sons Ltd

Wayside Group Ltd

Wessex Garages Holdings Ltd

Western Automobile Co. Ltd

Whites Ltd

William Jacks PLC

Williams Motor Co. (Holdings) Ltd

Wood Of Bournemouth Ltd

Wortlea Estates (Leeds) Ltd

Commercial Vehicle Dealers

Agnew Commercials Ltd

Contract Vehicles Group Ltd

Crossroads Truck & Bus Ltd

DAF Trucks Ltd

Ford & Slater Ltd

Harris Holdings (Grays) Ltd

T. C. Harrison Group Ltd

Hartshorne Motor Services Ltd

Iveco Ltd

Lex Commercials Ltd

Leyland Trucks Ltd

Man ERF UK Ltd

North East Truck & Van Ltd

Paccar Trucks UK Ltd

Renault Trucks UK Ltd

Scania (GB) Ltd

Thomas Hardie Group Ltd

Volvo Truck & Bus (Scotland) Ltd

Volvo Trck & Bus (Sthrn Eng.) Ltd

Motor Cycle Dealers

Harley-Davidson Europe Ltd

Honda Motor Europe Ltd

Suzuki GB PLC

Yamaha Motor (UK) Ltd

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c21835