UK Automotive Online Car Retailers - PPC Market Share Analysis February 2026

Leveraging Adthena’s Whole Market View, this analysis explores recent trends in Google Ads for the UK Online Car Retailers category from the last month. Our Data Analyst, Ask Arlo provides commentary on key findings.

Google AI Overview visibility for Automotive Online Car Retailers UK

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AIO Frequency

How often a Google AI overview appears on search terms relevant to this category.

Frequency	Percentage
Frequency	13.8061168057
	86.1938831943

13%

Complex Query Frequency

A complex query is a longer, more detailed search that often contains multiple keywords, specific conditions, or multi-part questions.

Frequency	Percentage
Frequency	63
	37

63%

Search Intent Distribution

Breakdown of search queries by their underlying goal.

Intent	Distribution
Investigational	37%
Transactional	40%
Navigational	2%
Seasonal	0%
Local	1%
Problem Solving	3%

Market Exposure

Share of Clicks for top 10 UK Automotive Online Car Retailers brands

Here are the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Clicks for the last month.

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Share of Clicks - Last month

Share of Clicks - Last month
Domain	Share of clicks
webuyanycar.com	23.6
carwow.co.uk	21.42
cargurus.co.uk	13.09
pistonheads.com	9.06
motorway.co.uk	6.63
autotrader.co.uk	2.71
cinch.co.uk	1.89
arnoldclark.com	1.58
carsupermarket.com	1.07
bmw.co.uk	1
others	17.95

webuyanycar.com - 23.6%
carwow.co.uk - 21.42%
cargurus.co.uk - 13.09%
pistonheads.com - 9.06%
motorway.co.uk - 6.63%
autotrader.co.uk - 2.71%
cinch.co.uk - 1.89%
arnoldclark.com - 1.58%
carsupermarket.com - 1.07%
bmw.co.uk - 1%
others - 17.95%

In the competitive landscape of Google’s PPC, webuyanycar.com leads with 23.6% click share, followed by carwow.co.uk at 21.42%. Others collectively hold 17.95%, showcasing diverse advertiser presence.

Market Exposure

Share of Spend for the top 10 UK Automotive Online Car Retailers brands

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Share of Spend - Last Month

Share of Spend - Last Month
Date	carwow.co.uk	webuyanycar.com	motorway.co.uk	cargurus.co.uk	bigwantsyourcar.com	motorpoint.co.uk	cinch.co.uk	bmw.co.uk	arnoldclark.com	autotrader.co.uk
2026/02/01	22.86%	27.52%	16.11%	7.55%	1.14%	0.81%	1.53%	1.27%	2.19%	1.37%
2026/02/02	20.71%	22.73%	13.06%	13.36%	0.96%	1.38%	1.48%	1.33%	1.6%	1.26%
2026/02/03	21.73%	26.16%	14.89%	8.09%	0.83%	0.86%	1.79%	1.22%	2.55%	1.32%
2026/02/04	20.88%	23.29%	14.78%	6.97%	2.77%	1.8%	1.78%	1.4%	1.87%	2.04%
2026/02/05	23.41%	21.21%	14.69%	9.62%	1.03%	1.74%	2.31%	1.12%	1.33%	1.84%
2026/02/06	23.98%	18.02%	15.83%	11.32%	1.65%	2.1%	1.84%	1.38%	1.68%	2.81%
2026/02/07	21.04%	25.08%	15.32%	11.32%	1.6%	2.1%	1.34%	1.08%	1.92%	1.69%
2026/02/08	23.47%	23.53%	16.08%	7.98%	1.42%	2.4%	1.48%	0.56%	1.82%	1.03%
2026/02/09	23.24%	22.16%	14.28%	13.68%	0.98%	1.96%	0.86%	0.98%	1.21%	1.55%
2026/02/10	25.25%	18.16%	16.53%	8.33%	2.01%	2.07%	1.28%	1.38%	1.61%	2.25%
2026/02/11	22.5%	25.36%	14.78%	9.16%	1.45%	1.31%	1.36%	1.01%	1.67%	2.13%
2026/02/12	22.38%	20.2%	15.66%	8.39%	1.88%	1.88%	1.85%	1.11%	2.31%	1.1%
2026/02/13	23.79%	17.88%	15.72%	11.24%	1.64%	2.08%	1.83%	1.37%	1.66%	2.79%
2026/02/14	20.93%	24.94%	15.28%	11.25%	1.59%	2.09%	1.33%	1.07%	1.91%	1.69%
2026/02/15	23.27%	23.33%	15.95%	7.91%	1.41%	2.38%	1.46%	0.55%	1.8%	1.02%
2026/02/16	23.17%	22.1%	14.24%	13.64%	0.97%	1.95%	0.86%	0.98%	1.21%	1.55%
2026/02/17	21.14%	27.12%	17.36%	8.68%	0.24%	1.5%	0.52%	1.36%	2.27%	1.43%
2026/02/18	23.91%	15.54%	11.9%	16.82%	0.56%	1.24%	1.48%	1.72%	0.77%	1.4%
2026/02/19	25.83%	18.62%	13.93%	9.86%	2.65%	0.88%	1.16%	2.04%	1.49%	1.93%
2026/02/20	22.41%	28.17%	15.98%	5.29%	1.26%	2.17%	0.95%	1.75%	1.31%	0.9%
2026/02/21	24.58%	26.65%	17.49%	7.45%	2.45%	1.13%	0.52%	1.01%	1.73%	0.89%
2026/02/22	21.02%	29.3%	15.27%	7.82%	0.44%	2.16%	0.68%	0.93%	3.44%	1.32%
2026/02/23	23.09%	24.67%	16.07%	5.58%	0.76%	1.28%	0.96%	0.81%	2.13%	1.84%
2026/02/24	23.17%	24.55%	13.64%	8.18%	0.55%	2.04%	1.61%	0.6%	1.89%	2.24%
2026/02/25	22.51%	29.81%	14.32%	5.61%	0.36%	1.64%	1.43%	1.44%	2.17%	1.09%
2026/02/26	23.44%	30.83%	14.15%	5.1%	0.66%	2.89%	1.29%	1.44%	1.9%	0.64%
2026/02/27	26.37%	12.89%	15.57%	8.91%	1.19%	1.84%	4.23%	2.42%	1.82%	0.61%
2026/02/28	24.15%	23.82%	14.78%	8.88%	2.13%	1.83%	1.82%	1.76%	1.61%	0.59%

carwow.co.uk
webuyanycar.com
motorway.co.uk
cargurus.co.uk
bigwantsyourcar.com
motorpoint.co.uk
cinch.co.uk
bmw.co.uk
arnoldclark.com
autotrader.co.uk

In February 2026, “webuyanycar.com” led PPC spend, peaking at 30.83% on the 26th. “carwow.co.uk” followed, reaching 26.37% on the 27th. “motorway.co.uk” maintained steady growth, while “cargurus.co.uk” fluctuated. The month concluded with “webuyanycar.com” dominating the spend share.

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Competitor Count for UK Automotive Online Car Retailers

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Competitor Count - Last month

Competitor Count - Last month
Date	Competitor Count
2026/02/01	285
2026/02/02	283
2026/02/03	310
2026/02/04	315
2026/02/05	312
2026/02/06	306
2026/02/07	302
2026/02/08	299
2026/02/09	310
2026/02/10	312
2026/02/11	303
2026/02/12	320
2026/02/13	306
2026/02/14	302
2026/02/15	299
2026/02/16	310
2026/02/17	282
2026/02/18	294
2026/02/19	310
2026/02/20	288
2026/02/21	275
2026/02/22	297
2026/02/23	304
2026/02/24	306
2026/02/25	291
2026/02/26	287
2026/02/27	258
2026/02/28	288

February began with 285 advertisers, peaking at 320 mid-month. A decline followed, ending at 288.

Campaign Efficiency

Market Loss & Market Gains for UK Automotive Online Car Retailers

Here we’re looking at the Top 10 biggest industry movers by market share gains and losses for the last 30 days.

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Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month

Market Loss & Market Gains - Last month
Name	Market Trend
webuyanycar.com	1.64%
carwow.co.uk	1.07%
carsupermarket.com	0.44%
bmw.co.uk	0.19%
drivethedeal.com	0.16%
vauxhall.co.uk	-0.21%
volvocars.com	-0.24%
mg.co.uk	-0.26%
autotrader.co.uk	-0.42%
cargurus.co.uk	-1.8%

Webuyanycar.com and carwow.co.uk surged in click share, while cargurus.co.uk and autotrader.co.uk faced declines.

Campaign Efficiency

UK Automotive Online Car Retailers Share of Impressions

Take a look at the Top 10 competitors in the industry by Share of Impressions over the last month.

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Date	carwow.co.uk	cargurus.co.uk	motorway.co.uk	webuyanycar.com	cinch.co.uk	bmw.co.uk	pistonheads.com	arnoldclark.com	carsupermarket.com	autotrader.co.uk
2026/02/01	22.58%	16.38%	15.76%	9.5%	2.96%	1.76%	1.71%	2.51%	1.54%	1.47%
2026/02/02	15.13%	25.35%	11.25%	7.79%	2.28%	1.52%	1.74%	2.34%	1.8%	1.26%
2026/02/03	19.94%	16.25%	14.59%	8.13%	3.4%	1.66%	2.43%	2.27%	1.27%	1.23%
2026/02/04	18.3%	14.83%	13.42%	8.14%	3.18%	1.88%	2.73%	2.61%	1.34%	2.34%
2026/02/05	20.63%	19.4%	14.69%	6.5%	3.21%	1.22%	4.08%	1.63%	1.16%	2.01%
2026/02/06	21.35%	20.58%	13.42%	5.12%	2.9%	1.76%	2.89%	1.58%	0.89%	3.23%
2026/02/07	19.6%	21.31%	14.31%	7.75%	2.51%	1.38%	3.25%	2.06%	1.47%	2.01%
2026/02/08	22.96%	16.38%	15.69%	7.31%	2.91%	0.74%	2.52%	1.49%	1.51%	1.38%
2026/02/09	21.94%	25.34%	13.29%	6.17%	1.44%	1.31%	1.82%	1.33%	2.26%	1.73%
2026/02/10	21.06%	15.05%	15.29%	5.13%	2.03%	4.2%	3.39%	1.13%	1.64%	2.6%
2026/02/11	22.51%	17.98%	14.69%	7.65%	2.45%	1.38%	3.64%	1.73%	1.6%	2.6%
2026/02/12	22.38%	16.07%	13.2%	6.22%	3.62%	1.39%	4.32%	1.69%	1.7%	0.55%
2026/02/13	21.35%	20.58%	13.42%	5.12%	2.9%	1.76%	2.89%	1.58%	0.89%	3.23%
2026/02/14	19.6%	21.31%	14.31%	7.75%	2.51%	1.38%	3.25%	2.06%	1.47%	2.01%
2026/02/15	22.96%	16.38%	15.69%	7.31%	2.91%	0.74%	2.52%	1.49%	1.51%	1.38%
2026/02/16	21.94%	25.34%	13.29%	6.17%	1.44%	1.31%	1.82%	1.33%	2.26%	1.73%
2026/02/17	19.25%	17.45%	15.79%	8.31%	1.17%	2.32%	4.39%	1.89%	2.28%	2.6%
2026/02/18	20.86%	27.65%	9.34%	4.28%	2.41%	2.07%	3.29%	1.15%	2.6%	1.24%
2026/02/19	25.13%	17.85%	11.75%	5.27%	1.9%	2.73%	4.01%	1.2%	1.46%	2.25%
2026/02/20	21.59%	12.35%	16.97%	9.68%	1.96%	2.7%	3.67%	1.68%	1.69%	0.88%
2026/02/21	24.54%	16.52%	19.12%	8.95%	1.08%	1.71%	3.12%	1.58%	1.98%	1.3%
2026/02/22	19.72%	15%	15.32%	9.68%	1.34%	1.78%	2.91%	2.49%	1.52%	1.69%
2026/02/23	21.8%	11.93%	16.88%	8.54%	1.77%	1.26%	3.19%	3.14%	1.69%	2.92%
2026/02/24	23.16%	16.21%	12.94%	7.68%	3.15%	0.87%	2.24%	2.24%	1.78%	2.95%
2026/02/25	22.19%	12.83%	13.53%	10.04%	3.3%	2.1%	2.77%	2.24%	1.57%	1.73%
2026/02/26	23.93%	11.74%	14.71%	10.55%	2.47%	2.55%	3.78%	2.18%	1.55%	0.97%
2026/02/27	20.3%	13.22%	9.9%	2.8%	6.39%	3.37%	2.17%	1.43%	7.25%	1.23%
2026/02/28	23.45%	16.68%	15.15%	7.59%	3.22%	2.82%	2.13%	2.05%	1.07%	0.66%

carwow.co.uk
cargurus.co.uk
motorway.co.uk
webuyanycar.com
cinch.co.uk
bmw.co.uk
pistonheads.com
arnoldclark.com
carsupermarket.com
autotrader.co.uk

In February 2026, Carwow.co.uk led with fluctuating impressions, peaking at 25.13%. Cargurus.co.uk saw a sharp decline from 27.65% to 16.68%. Motorway.co.uk and Webuyanycar.com showed moderate variations. The month concluded with Carwow.co.uk maintaining dominance.

Campaign Efficiency

Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Automotive Online Car Retailers

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Google Text Ad Copy Insights & Creative Trends for UK Automotive Online Car Retailers - Last month

1
Enter Reg for free valuation https://www.carwow.co.uk
We collect & pay quickly — Fast. Easy. Great prices. This is how selling your car should feel.
2
Free Valuation - Quick Payment https://www.evanshalshaw.com › sell-your-car
Find Out Your Car's Value Now — Sell With Confidence To One Of The UK's Top Auto Retailers. We're Always Interested In Buying Good...
3
Free Valuation - Enter Reg https://www.motorway.co.uk
84% Get More Than Market Price — Simply Enter Your Reg To Get A Free Valuation. Find Your Highest Offer On Motorway.
4
We Buy Any Car https://www.webuyanycar.com
Get Cash For Your Car — Selling your car made simple – enter your reg and get a free 30 second valuation now. Get started by...
5
We Buy Any Van, New or Used https://www.webuyvans.co.uk
We buy any van, old or new, any make, model or van type. Sell your van to We Buy Vans. Enter your Reg. Get a Free Valuation. Top Prices Paid. Instant payment.

In the competitive world of online car sales, top advertisers like Carwow, Evans Halshaw, and Motorway captivate with promises of quick, free valuations and competitive offers. Their messaging emphasizes ease, speed, and confidence, enticing sellers with the allure of top prices and instant payments.

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