Emil Frey remains Europe's No. 1 dealer group; downloadable Top 50 table

The biggest independent dealership groups continue to dominate sales in Europe, with Switzerland's Emil Frey retaining the No. 1 position, according to the latest ICDP ranking of the top 50 European auto retail giants, which is based on 2019 revenue.

U.S.-based Penske Automotive, which has a large operation in Britain, finished in second place with the UK-based Lookers group rounding out the top three.

All three positions are unchanged from the previous year (download full list, below).

The largest dealer groups are increasing their share of sales in key European countries, ICDP figures show.

Perhaps the sharpest shift has been in France, where the market share of Europe's 50 largest groups rose to nearly half last year from 23 percent in 2018.