The National Independent Automobile Dealers Association reported that independent stores retailed 9.8 million vehicles in 2025, nearing 2020 total sales.

That’s the top headline from NIADA’s revived Used Car Industry Report, which features more than 100 pages of information, including details about the dealer landscape in each state.

“We’re very excited about bringing the UCIR back. It’s full of great data for the independent automobile dealer and will be the benchmark for data for the industry,” NIADA president Don Griffin said. “It’ll be a great tool for dealers to explain the contributions they make to communities across the nation.”

Additionally, the association used the report to define an “active used car dealer,” attempting to estimate the U.S. number of such dealers.

“We were interested in getting away from the total independent dealer licensee count, which can be misleading, and moving toward identifying those operators that are actually moving the metal,” NIADA director of strategic initiatives Danny Langfield said. “I think a lot of folks will be somewhat surprised with our findings.”

NIADA members can get the entire report for free at niada.com/ucir.

The report will be available to download for free by members through March 31, after which normal pricing will apply ($225 for members, $450 for non-members).

A free printed version will be made available to the dealer attendees at the NIADA Convention and Expo, which starts on June 21 in Denver.