IM Group, the car importer and distributor, has topped the list of automotive companies in the latest Sunday Times Top Track 250.

The index lists the biggest mid-market private businesses in the UK, 32 of which were part of the automotive industry.

IM Group was in thirteenth place out of the 250 companies represented. Benfield Motor Group (26) and Agnew Group (29) were part of the three companies which breached the top 30.

Rank in the Top 250 Company Sales £m Operating profit £m Previous sales £m
13 IM Group 309.1 15 323
26 Benfield Motor Group 278.9 6 243
29 Agnew Group 276 9 227
31 Carcraft 273.1 12 211
33 Helston Garages 267.1 8 216
41 JM Group 252 4 225
62 Eastern Western Motor Group 234.8 6 173
65 Car Giant 233.9 2 244
66 Drive Motor Retail 232.9 3 190
77 Williams Group 220 6 185
80 Motorpoint 218.7 2 227
89 Reeve (Derby) 212.6 3 185
98 Dick Lovett Group 205.9 4 173
120 RH Patterson 190.9 2 179
123 Peoples 188.9 1 189
142 Glenvarigil Company 179.2 -3 159
145 Hendy Group 177.5 4 166
146 TC Harrison 177 5 170
149 The Harratts Group 175.5 2 155
151 Meteor Group 174.1 5 170
158 Caledonia Motor Group 170.5 -2 267
170 John Clark Motor Group 167.1 2 139
173 Brooklyn 163.6 1 145
193 Laindon Holdings 152.9 5 147
201 DonnellyGroup 149.9 3 134
224 Gordon Lamb Group 139.5 2 120
228 Sinclair Garages 137.4 4 116
236 GK Group 134.3 2 128
240 Stoneacre 133.5 7 99
242 Jennings 132.3 2 115
243 Pentagon Mercedes-Benz 132.2 3 125
243 Snows Motor Group 130 1 118