Here is a table of the worst and best payers in the UK Automotive Industry.
Automotive Industry
| Company | Average time to pay | % Invoices not paid within agreed terms | Company number |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3M UNITED KINGDOM PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 105 | 23 | 1123045 |
| FERRARIS PISTON SERVICE LIMITED | 92 | 12 | 4148298 |
| ARCONIC MANUFACTURING (GB) LIMITED | 88 | 7 | 633328 |
| STAPLETON'S (TYRE SERVICES) LIMITED | 87 | 31 | 332098 |
| SDC TRAILERS LIMITED | 86 | 67 | NI015713 |
| FEDERAL-MOGUL FRICTION PRODUCTS LIMITED | 84 | 89 | 447826 |
| ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE PROCUREMENT LIMITED | 80 | 1 | 6763254 |
| GROUP AUTO UNION UK AND IRELAND LIMITED | 80 | 1 | 1416163 |
| BORGWARNER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 78 | 19 | 3870587 |
| LONDON EV COMPANY LIMITED | 76 | 90 | 8357576 |
| ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED | 73 | 67 | SC268016 |
| HALFORDS GROUP PLC | 72 | 27 | 4457314 |
| MICHELDEVER TYRE SERVICES LIMITED | 72 | 18 | 1817398 |
| ADIENT SEATING UK LTD | 71 | 30 | 443687 |
| NATIONAL TYRE SERVICE LIMITED | 71 | 2 | 986754 |
| ABB LIMITED | 69 | 51 | 3780764 |
| DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED | 69 | 12 | 3870587 |
| MCLAREN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 66 | 14 | 1967717 |
| VALSPAR POWDER COATINGS LIMITED | 65 | 83 | 2849106 |
| ASTON MARTIN LAGONDA LIMITED | 62 | 28 | 1199255 |
| EUROPEAN TYRE ENTERPRISE LIMITED | 61 | 43 | 7545003 |
| PIRELLI UK TYRES LIMITED | 61 | 31 | 2622111 |
| MAHLE ENGINE SYSTEMS UK LIMITED | 60 | 47 | 6080706 |
| MCLAREN RACING LIMITED | 60 | 35 | 1517478 |
| MULTIMATIC LTD. | 60 | 5 | 3201056 |
| ZF AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED | 60 | 50 | 872948 |
| KOITO EUROPE LIMITED | 59 | 4 | 945580 |
| PEUGEOT CITROEN AUTOMOBILES UK LIMITED | 59 | 59 | 4360367 |
| PLASTIC OMNIUM AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 59 | 22 | 3275572 |
| JAGUAR LAND ROVER LIMITED | 58 | 13 | 1672070 |
| SUBARU (UK) LIMITED | 58 | 76 | 1295214 |
| SYNCREON AUTOMOTIVE (UK) LTD. | 58 | 89 | 3012604 |
| ESSENTRA COMPONENTS LIMITED | 56 | 3 | 547495 |
| INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP LIMITED | 54 | 66 | 5611434 |
| GKN AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 53 | 6 | 34104 |
| GOODYEAR TYRES UK LIMITED | 53 | 6 | 223064 |
| TI GROUP AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS (DEESIDE) LIMITED | 53 | 81 | 3061637 |
| VERTU MOTORS PLC | 53 | 32 | 5984855 |
| CUMMINS LTD. | 52 | 43 | 573951 |
| SUEZ RECYCLING AND RECOVERY HOLDINGS UK LTD | 52 | 17 | 3475737 |
| BANDVULC TYRES LTD | 51 | 3 | 1350593 |
| CALSONIC KANSEI UK LIMITED | 51 | 15 | 2147831 |
| CHEP UK LIMITED | 51 | 89 | 197807 |
| NISSAN MOTOR MANUFACTURING (UK) LIMITED | 51 | 10 | 1806912 |
| NSK BEARINGS EUROPE LIMITED | 51 | 52 | 1165693 |
| SAINT-GOBAIN LIMITED | 51 | 14 | 3291592 |
| IFOR WILLIAMS TRAILERS LIMITED | 50 | 6 | 1206036 |
| MILLBROOK PROVING GROUND LIMITED | 50 | 13 | 2230262 |
| ROSTI AUTOMOTIVE PICKERING LTD. | 50 | 11 | 9847165 |
| WEBASTO ROOF SYSTEMS LTD. | 50 | 15 | 2630029 |
| CONTINENTAL TYRE GROUP LTD. | 49 | 5 | 296602 |
| MARELLI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS UK LIMITED | 49 | 27 | 2147831 |
| SERTEC AUTO STRUCTURES (UK) LIMITED | 49 | 31 | 719490 |
| GS YUASA BATTERY MANUFACTURING UK LIMITED | 48 | 11 | 1561536 |
| SILVER STREET AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 48 | 64 | 716748 |
| BRIDGESTONE EUROPE NV/SA, UK BRANCH | 47 | 12 | BR021251 |
| CRODA EUROPE LIMITED | 47 | 15 | 167236 |
| GRUPO ANTOLIN LEAMINGTON LIMITED | 47 | 1 | 3477767 |
| I.M. PARTS AND SERVICE LIMITED | 47 | 74 | 2770614 |
| HONDA OF THE U.K. MANUFACTURING LIMITED | 46 | 7 | 1887872 |
| TESLA ENGINEERING LIMITED | 45 | 3 | 2786571 |
| ARRK EUROPE LIMITED | 44 | 38 | 3418673 |
| SCHAEFFLER (UK) LIMITED | 44 | 48 | 556493 |
| VAUXHALL MOTORS LIMITED | 44 | 4 | 135767 |
| BABCOCK VEHICLE ENGINEERING LIMITED | 43 | 57 | 434529 |
| HYUNDAI MOTOR UK LIMITED | 43 | 71 | 5446560 |
| KAUTEX UNIPART LIMITED | 43 | 15 | 3202866 |
| KOSTAL UK LIMITED | 42 | 19 | 2481321 |
| ISUZU TRUCK (UK) LIMITED | 41 | 58 | 4953827 |
| UNIPART GROUP LIMITED | 41 | 13 | 576777 |
| G-TEKT EUROPE MANUFACTURING LIMITED | 40 | 0 | 3249892 |
| KAUTEX TEXTRON (UK) LIMITED | 40 | 45 | 2237833 |
| LOMOND MOTORS LIMITED | 40 | 62 | SC184583 |
| PORSCHE CARS GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED | 40 | 26 | 861097 |
| RICARDO UK LIMITED | 40 | 37 | 2815682 |
| INTERTEK INTERNATIONAL LIMITED | 39 | 90 | 87587 |
| DENSO MANUFACTURING UK LTD. | 38 | 7 | 2502865 |
| PILKINGTON AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 37 | 2 | 2803344 |
| ROBERT BOSCH LIMITED | 37 | 30 | SC013418 |
| SOUTHERN TYRE CO LIMITED | 37 | 0 | 615334 |
| VOLVO CAR UK LIMITED | 37 | 30 | 2281044 |
| TOYOTA(G.B.) PLC | 36 | 6 | 916634 |
| MICHELIN TYRE PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 35 | 15 | 84559 |
| NORGREN LIMITED | 35 | 4 | 564656 |
| VOLKSWAGEN GROUP UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED | 35 | 6 | 514809 |
| KOYO BEARINGS (EUROPE) LIMITED | 34 | 41 | 2469122 |
| VOSPERS MOTOR HOUSE LIMITED | 34 | 2 | 496634 |
| INEOS UK E&P HOLDINGS LIMITED | 33 | 32 | SC200459 |
| KIA UK LIMITED | 33 | 65 | 4415807 |
| MOTUS GROUP (UK) LIMITED | 33 | 47 | 653665 |
| ROLLS-ROYCE MOTOR CARS LIMITED | 33 | 7 | 3522604 |
| SUMITOMO ELECTRIC EUROPE LIMITED | 33 | 12 | 3166149 |
| SYTNER CARS LIMITED | 33 | 17 | 2832086 |
| BASF PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY | 32 | 0 | 667980 |
| S.G. SMITH (MOTORS) BECKENHAM LIMITED | 32 | 78 | 648395 |
| WOLLASTON MOTORS LIMITED | 32 | 40 | 708410 |
| EVOBUS (UK) LIMITED | 31 | 17 | 2882442 |
| HERITAGE AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 31 | 2 | 3142712 |
| HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS UK LTD. | 31 | 1 | 3302684 |
| BROSE LIMITED | 30 | 60 | 849216 |
| DAU DRAEXLMAIER AUTOMOTIVE UK LIMITED | 30 | 0 | 3485431 |
| SANDOWN MOTORS LIMITED | 30 | 3 | 8657001 |
| BOC LIMITED | 29 | 17 | 337663 |
| CAR GIANT LIMITED | 29 | 1 | 1407612 |
| GREVAN CARS LIMITED | 29 | 23 | 1852806 |
| MAN TRUCK AND BUS UK LIMITED | 28 | 22 | 2688514 |
| AUTONEUM GREAT BRITAIN LIMITED | 27 | 4 | 2248334 |
| GRUNDFOS PUMPS LIMITED | 27 | 39 | 805960 |
| DRAPER TOOLS LIMITED | 26 | 29 | 570630 |
| SUZUKI GB PLC | 26 | 25 | 768587 |
| HARTWELL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP LIMITED | 25 | 22 | 158447 |
| MON MOTORS LIMITED | 25 | 27 | 1281826 |
| VISTEON ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED | 25 | 13 | 6213888 |
| LEYLAND TRUCKS LIMITED | 24 | 20 | 2814092 |
| MERCEDES-BENZ CARS UK LIMITED | 23 | 7 | 2448457 |
| RENAULT TRUCK COMMERCIALS LIMITED | 23 | 14 | 290604 |
| SCANIA (GREAT BRITAIN) LIMITED | 23 | 30 | 831017 |
| FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES UK LTD | 22 | 38 | 201514 |
| FRAZER-NASH CONSULTANCY LIMITED | 22 | 27 | 2562870 |
| ROBINSONS AUTOSERVICES LIMITED | 22 | 35 | 368915 |
| LSH AUTO UK LIMITED | 21 | 24 | 10066569 |
| MITSUBISHI CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL (EUROPE) PLC | 21 | 10 | 2214224 |
| NORTON WAY MOTORS LIMITED | 21 | 33 | 730865 |
| RYBROOK CARS LIMITED | 21 | 25 | 2268089 |
| OCEAN AUTOMOTIVE (BODYSHOPS) LIMITED | 19 | 6 | 9379862 |
| BMW (UK) LIMITED | 18 | 7 | 1378137 |
| CAMBRIA AUTOMOBILES (SOUTH EAST) LIMITED | 17 | 1 | 2953829 |
| ARNOLD CLARK AUTOMOBILES LIMITED | 15 | 10 | SC036386 |
| DICK LOVETT COMPANIES LIMITED | 15 | 10 | 1101960 |
| MAZDA MOTORS UK LIMITED | 12 | 7 | 4212655 |
| ALD AUTOMOTIVE LIMITED | 9 | 16 | 987418 |
| BRITISH CAR AUCTIONS LIMITED | 9 | 15 | 438886 |
| FCA AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES UK LTD | 6 | 4 | 2739931 |
| JOHNSONS CARS LIMITED | 3 | 100 | 3716766 |