The British Car Market: On The Road To Recovery

ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY? THE BRITISH CAR MARKET After a difficult period of economic uncertainty, involuntary redundancies and downsizing, the British Car Industry is finally showing signs of recovery. These are visible in increased sales figures, new registrations, turnover, export volumes, spending and, perhaps most importantly, manufacturing employment. BRITAIN +15% NEW CAR SALES GERMANY +3.8% The contrasting fortunes of the major European car markets up to Apri. 2013. FRANCE -5.3% ITALY -10.8% SPAIN +10.8% NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS LAND ROVER JAGUAR hand turopean new carregstrations vearson vear Jaony to May 2013 +20.5% +11.6% ROMEO -8.4%* HONDA includng Swindon plant +11.0% -32.8% CITROËN -17% CRUNCHING THE NUMBERS A selection of figures demonstrating the progress being made in Britains automotive industry. +9% AUTOMOTIVE RGD SPENDING £1.7 billion NEW RECORD VEHICLE MANUFACTURING TURNOVER £60 billion +8% TOTAL OUTPUT +2% MANUFACTURING JOBS 146,000 BROUGHT TO YOU BY: PRODUCED BY: ATTWOOD DIGITAL- Motor Click Buying with us is as simple as Mimor, Sigral, Manoeuvne www.motorclick.co.uk www.attwooddigital.co.uk AUTOCAR www.autocar.co.uk THE EXPRESS www.express.co.uk/finance/city/411816/Car-makers-lead-the-way-to-recovery THE GUARDIAN www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/07/uk-car-sales-boom THE TELEGRAPH www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/transport/10040935/New-UK-car-sales-up- 15pc-in-April-with-Fords-Fiesta-the-best-seller.html ALF