Big Motoring World to Open Coventry Store, Expanding to 12 UK Sites
Big Motoring World, one of the UK’s largest independent used car supermarkets, has acquired a brownfield site in Coventry that will become home to a major car retail outlet, due to open in Q1 2027. The site, which will become Big Motoring World’s 12th used car supermarket in the UK, has been unoccupied for over three years and its re-opening will lead to the creation of more than 100 new local jobs.
The site on Old Church Road in Coventry will make Big Motoring World one of the largest used car retailers in the Midlands, accessible to more than two million customers within a 60-minute drive time. It is expected to play a key role in Big Motoring World’s effort to top 70,000 sales in 2026, almost doubling its UK volume from 2023 and cementing its position as the UK’s leading used car supermarket.
The new Coventry site will have capacity for more than 550 used vehicles across its 11-acre outdoor display space. Once fully operational, the facility will employ people across a diverse array of roles, including sales, aftersales, administration and finance, vehicle preparation, logistics and customer support.
Earlier in October, Big Motoring World shared its full-year 2025 results, confirming a turnover exceeding £1bn for the first time. It has also just logged its highest ever quarterly sales in Q3 2026. The company typically now has over 10,000 used vehicles available, most of which can be driven away the same day.
Big Motoring World has already established itself as the largest retailer of used EVs in England, offering more than 45 makes at any one time. From July to September 2026, used EVs accounted for 20% of Big Motoring World’s total sales. At least 30% of the cars offered for sale at the company’s new Coventry facility will be EVs.
The Coventry site is ideally suited to showcase Big Motoring World’s strength in choice, quality and value. Big Motoring World will set up the site to encourage customer browsing and discovery, offering its lowest price guarantee as well as promoting its strategic partnerships with the RAC, including the Extended Warranty and RAC Approved Dealership status. Every vehicle sold by Big Motoring World goes through rigorous quality control at one of its six nationwide preparation centres in order to comply with the standards required of its RAC Approved Dealer status.
Laurence Vaughan, CEO at Big Motoring World, said: “The launch of our new Coventry site becomes a key facet in our growth strategy and will deliver significant earnings growth and shareholder value in the years ahead. Our new management team has achieved a great deal in the last two and a half years. We have more than doubled the size of the business and its trading profits, while introducing a much more sophisticated data-led business model that places the customer at the heart of what we do.
“We’re particularly proud of the enormous improvements in our culture, which recognises the huge importance of our human capital. We’ve nearly halved staff turnover, while at the same time growing our overall headcount.”
Vaughan adds: “This has been a challenging journey that has necessitated many difficult decisions, not least the overhaul of our senior leadership team to ensure our future is being shaped by people whose values are aligned with our vision. We’re committed to conducting business in a way every colleague can be proud of, and we will never shy away from doing the right thing for all stakeholders. I look forward to continuing our development towards being the UK’s leading used car supermarket.”
