Data services
Data services
Data services
Like all businesses nowadays, we are driven by data. In the course of our work, we gather and collate data through our own primary research, and also from a large number of public sources, and feed it back through our events and publications.
Research programme members also supply us with certain types of data to feed our benchmarking and modelling activities; these are subject to strict confidentiality and anti-trust policies and are never shared with any third parties.
We have developed Data Services as a means of giving members and other clients direct access to rich datasets, where they can run queries and extract the resulting data in a variety of formats for their own use.
ICDP’s aftermarket model: a key tool in planning around uncertainty - new product july 2023
With a large installed base of circulating cars, and an average age of just under 12 years, the European aftermarket has traditionally been slow to change, with stakeholders able to plan on the basis of stable revenues and workflows. However, the extent of the trends now underway – electrification and connectivity chief among them – is such that the whole market will be affected in ways and at speeds that have not been seen before. Structural (technology change, ageing parc, lower distances driven, technician skills shortage, etc.) and conjunctural factors (energy costs, inflation, parts shortages, etc.) are combining to create a ‘perfect storm’ in the aftermarket, where previous assumptions can no longer be relied upon, but the future evolution remains uncertain.
In-depth modelling of the future size and shape of aftermarket demand, how it will divide between different types of stakeholder, and how sensitive it will be to individual trends and scenarios, has been a core element in ICDP’s research programme over many years, and many members and clients have drawn on it to inform their own aftermarket strategy. Against this backdrop of accelerating change, we have now redesigned our model to make it more flexible, and more user-friendly.
Flexible definition of products, repairs, and channels
Covers up to a 10-year outlook
Available to be supported by us, or for you to run yourself
Ideal for scenario-based planning
ICDP’s aftermarket model offers stakeholders a wide range of benefits. Please download the flyer below to find out more details.
We also held a webinar on the 8th April with more in depth detail of what the model can do, and how it could benefit your company. The presentation slides can be downloaded below, and a video recording of the webinar is also available.
Top 300 European Dealer Groups
(Published May 2025)
Continuing consolidation and growth by the largest dealer groups in Europe is shown in the latest edition of the ICDP European Top 300 dealer group ranking. Compared to the previous edition, their combined annual turnover is up 15% - similar to that of Volkswagen Group and twice that of Stellantis globally. They operate over a third of all the franchise points in Europe and together they sell over a third of the cars sold in combined EU+EFTA+UK. These groups do the heavy lifting in Europe on behalf of their manufacturer partners – finding customers for battery electric cars to meet regulatory targets, helping new entrants meet their ambitious growth goals, and at the same time trying to protect the market shares of the established brands on which these groups founded their businesses. Almost all are privately owned, having to balance investment and risk in taking advantage of the opportunities available to them.
Our data is based on 2023 or the 2023-24 financial year, the latest that is available, and is still in part dependent on our own estimates. As a result, this ranking is not necessarily the top 300 but it is certainly 300 of the very largest groups across Europe, and we are confident that the profiles and trends identified are representative. Since our first edition of the Top 300 they have consistently grown the scale of their businesses, not just in terms of turnover (which has been aided by the post-pandemic recovery), but also in terms of the number of franchise points operated and brands represented. The entry point for the top 300 is now over €270 million, up over 30% from 2021, but on average they operate 55 franchise points on behalf of 11 brands, a slight increase in the number of brands, but with 25% more franchise points than in 2021. That implies that the groups are becoming more committed to each of their manufacturer partners, despite their growth.
For more details and pricing, please download the flyer below.
European Car Distribution Handbook 2024
The comprehensive guide to manufacturer-franchised new car sales and aftersales networks in Europe
The latest edition of the European Car Distribution Handbook (ECDH), showcasing the size and shape of European dealer networks as at the 1st January 2024, is now available. The handbook provides a unique resource for network planners, anyone looking to compare the relative performance of brands and markets, or those looking to understand the potential of dealers as a target market. The 2024 edition of the handbook has undergone substantial changes from previous editions, adding 10 new brands for a total of 50 brands now across 35 markets. At the same time as expanding the brand portfolio, the structure of the report itself has changed – whilst the traditional information of the number and type of dealer by brand and market is contained within the report, how it is presented is now clearer, and additional trend information has been included to give a better understanding of developments.
ECDH is available as a PDF document and separately priced as a Microsoft Excel file.
If you wish to purchase a copy of the European Car Distribution Handbook 2024, please contact projectoffice@icdp.net
We held a webinar on 10th December to introduce the 2024 handbook, the presentation with speaking notes is available below together with the video recording.
Press release 2024
Data services
If you are an existing Data Services subscriber, please contact us for details of how we will continue to provide your access to ECDH network data.