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Retail margins hit 2025 high in May

Issue No. 314 Jul 2026Source: Thrivefleet
Retail margins hit 2025 high in May
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£4,025 - that's the retail margin the diesel Volkswagen Tiguan commanded in May, part of a broader run of sub-£10,000 retail margins hitting their best levels of the year so far, led by a diesel Volvo XC60 making its first chart appearance since February (Dealer Auction). BMW has also displaced Land Rover at the top of the sub-£10,000 makes table, with Mercedes-Benz and Volvo close behind. For fleets timing disposals, this is a seller's window: budget-end demand is firm and turning stock fast, with the Nissan Qashqai shifting in 25 days. Defer marginal remarketing and you're betting against a market that's already near its ceiling.

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