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 |
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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 |