Urban Science released statistics and insights today from its 2018 mid-year Automotive Franchise Activity Report (FAR), indicating continued stability in the number of automotive dealerships in the United States.
As of July 1, 2018, there were 18,252 dealerships (rooftops), a 0.2 percent increase from the January 1, 2018, total of 18,213. The number of franchises, or brands a dealership sells, also experienced a period of stability, slightly decreasing from 32,029 on January 1, 2017 to 32,024 as of July 1, 2018.
“Since 2010, the dealership network has set a new normal pattern of stability,” said Mitch Phillips, Urban Science’s Global Director of Data. “The data shows that 98 percent of local markets had virtually no net change (+/- 1 dealership). That said, the most significant (net) dealership increases occurred in Florida, 10 dealerships; Texas, seven dealerships; New York, five dealerships; Ohio, five dealerships; Minnesota and Tennessee, four dealerships each. An interesting observation is that California, typically on the most active list, was the state that lost the most dealerships to date in 2018.”
“Sales throughput for dealers is defined as the number of sales divided by the dealer count,” explained Phillips. “With a stable dealer count, the throughput record is controlled by the sales volume. With the current range of 2018 sales forecasts being slightly less than 2017, throughput is forecasted to fall around 11 units to 937 units.”
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Urban Science maintains a list of current new vehicle dealership and franchise information for all car and light truck brands in the United States. Compiled on a monthly basis, the census is the most reliable source of dealership statistics. The data comes from a variety of sources, including feeds from automotive manufacturers as well as phone and field verification. Urban Science has been collecting this information since 1990 and compiles an annual analysis for the previous year in its Automotive Franchise Activity Report.
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