May 2025

Motor Trade Sector Report

Motor traders of all shapes and sizes - buying, selling, fixing and trading motor vehicles.

1,866

There were 1,866 Motor Trade startups in May 2025 compared to April 2025’s 2,087, that’s a decrease of 10.6%.

Motor Trade Sector Performance

Changes in each of the sectors we’ve grabbed for our Motor Trade bucket:

SIC Code

April 2025

May 2025

Manufacture of motor vehicles

18 ^▼

Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles

28 ^▼

Sale of new cars and light motor vehicles

66 ^▲

Sale of used cars and light motor vehicles

739

703 ^▼

Sale of other motor vehicles

101

107 ^▲

Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles

903

771 ^▼

Wholesale trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

121

140 ^▲

Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

249

224 ^▼

Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles and related parts and accessories

60 ^▲

Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles

248

228 ^▼

What the Motor Trade Startups Like to Call Themselves

Top 100 keywords in company names in May 2025, figures are percentage of the collection.

AUTO

6.91

MOTORS

6.7

CARS

4.56

AUTOS

4.02

AUTOMOTIVE

3.59

SERVICES

3.48

SALES

3.22

MOTOR

3.22

GROUP

2.95

CENTRE

2.2

TYRES

1.98

SOLUTIONS

1.93

HIRE

1.93

REPAIRS

1.82

GARAGE

1.55

VEHICLE

1.55

REPAIR

1.45

SERVICE

1.34

MOBILE

1.23

TRADING

1.23

RECOVERY

1.18

PRESTIGE

1.02

LONDON

0.96

PARTS

0.96

RENTALS

0.91

RENTAL

0.86

PERFORMANCE

0.8

COMMERCIALS

0.8

TRADE

0.8

TRANSPORT

0.75

INTERNATIONAL

0.75

BODY

0.7

CARE

0.64

DRIVE

0.64

ENTERPRISE

0.59

LOGISTICS

0.59

MOTORCYCLES

0.54

TRADERS

0.54

DETAILING

0.54

TYRE

0.54

MECHANIC

0.54

HOLDINGS

0.43

MOTO

0.43

TECH

0.43

VEHICLES

0.43

DIRECT

0.43

SPECIALIST

0.38

WHEELS

0.38

WASH

0.38

SMART

0.38

COMMERCIAL

0.38

PLATES

0.38

FLEET

0.38

ROAD

0.38

STREET

0.32

AUTOCARE

0.32

IMPORT

0.32

ENGINE

0.32

MOTORSPORT

0.32

EDGE

0.32

GLOBAL

0.32

TRADER

0.32

EAST

0.27

TAXI

0.27

SALE

0.27

PAINT

0.27

EXPORT

0.27

CUSTOMS

0.27

SHOP

0.27

BODYWORKS

0.27

WEST

0.27

VALETING

0.27

SERVICING

0.27

ELITE

0.27

ENGINEERING

0.27

SOUTH

0.27

MECHANICAL

0.27

YORKSHIRE

0.27

BODYSHOP

0.27

BUSINESS

0.27

PRIME

0.27

HAND

0.27

STATION

0.21

EXECUTIVE

0.21

STOP

0.21

MIDLANDS

0.21

NORTH

0.21

CENTER

0.21

TRAVEL

0.21

MECHANICS

0.21

PREMIER

0.21

BIKES

0.21

WORKS

0.21

COMPOSITES

0.21

CONVERSIONS

0.21

NOTTINGHAM

0.21

CAMPERS

0.21

TORQUE

0.21

CAPITAL

0.21

QUICK

0.21

Who's Started 'Em In May 2025

Male:Female Ratio

7.71:1

Approximation of the percentage of male Directors compared to female directors starting companies in the Motor Trade sector in the May 2025 period. We can reasonably assume that the majority of “Mr” are male, and “Miss,Ms or Mrs” are female, thereby giving us a male / female ratio of 7.71:1