British motor industry

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The British motor industry is the collective automotive sector in the United Kingdom, encompassing the design, manufacture, and sale of cars, commercial vehicles, and related components by a range of domestic and international companies.

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instanceOf automotive industry
economic sector
motor industry
alsoKnownAs UK motor industry
contributesTo UK GDP
UK exports
country United Kingdom
employs hundreds of thousands of people in the United Kingdom
hasCluster Motorsport Valley
North East England automotive cluster
linked to: North East England

West Midlands automotive cluster
hasForeignOwnership BMW
Ford Motor Company
Geely
Honda
Nissan
SAIC Motor
Stellantis
Tata Motors
Toyota
Volkswagen Group
hasHistoricalEvent collapse of MG Rover in 2005
nationalisation of British Leyland in 1975
privatisation and breakup of Rover Group in the 1980s and 1990s
hasIssue competition from foreign manufacturers
deindustrialisation in some regions
hasTrend increased foreign ownership of domestic brands
shift towards electric vehicles
historicallyDominantCompany Austin Motor Company
British Leyland
British Motor Corporation
Ford of Britain
Morris Motors
Rootes Group
Rover Group
Vauxhall Motors
linked to: Vauxhall
historicalPeakPeriod 1950s
1960s
includesActivity automobile design
automobile manufacturing
automobile sales
automotive components manufacturing
commercial vehicle manufacturing
motorsport engineering
industryAssociation Motor Industry Research Association
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders
notableBrand Aston Martin
BMW Mini Plant Oxford
linked to: MINI Plant Swindon

Bentley
Honda Swindon
JCB
Jaguar
Land Rover
Leyland Trucks
Lotus Cars
McLaren Automotive
Mini
Nissan Sunderland
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
linked to: Rolls-Royce Motors

Toyota Burnaston
Vauxhall
regulatoryBody Department for Transport

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Armstrong Siddeley partOf British motor industry