Automakers are poised to sell more new vehicles in the U.S. than a year ago, as forecasters say higher inventory and incentives — including sweetened lease deals — will contribute to a strong finish to 2024.

The Renault 5 was just outside the top 10 in overall EV sales and in the key small car segment. BYD's Seal U led among large SUVs, as the Chinese brand plans a big expansion in Europe.

Diesel sales continued to plummet, Chinese brands had mixed results; Hyundai Group muscled into the hybrid market; and other takeaways from November's European auto sales figures.

In its third year of tracking dealership buy-sell data, Automotive News tallied 381 transactions involving 562 U.S. franchised dealerships in 2023, a 5.5 percent decrease from the 403 deals in 2022.

The 25 used-vehicle-only retailers on this list collectively sold 1,530,836 retail vehicles in 2023, down 9.2 percent from 1,685,716 in 2022. The 2022 total includes 24 groups as Zoom Automotive, of Bristol, Tenn., did not report sales that year.