UK Automotive Statistics

The UK automotive industry is a vital part of the UK economy worth more than £78.9 billion turnover and adding £15.3 billion value to the UK economy.

With some 180,000 people employed directly in manufacturing and in excess of 864,000 across the wider automotive industry, it accounts for 13% of total UK export of goods, worth £44 billion, and invests £3 billion each year in automotive R&D.

More than 30 manufacturers build in excess of 70 models of vehicle in the UK supported by 2,500 component providers and some of the world’s most skilled engineers.

Over 1.3 million cars , 78,270 commercial vehicles and 2.5 million engines were built in the UK in 2019.

Eight out of 10 cars produced in the UK are exported overseas to 160 different markets worldwide.

published by SMMT