HC Deb 03 July 1978 vol 953 cc7-8W
Mr. Knox

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many motor cars were manufactured in Great Britain in each of the past 10 years; and how many of these were exported.

Mr. Les Huckfield

The information is as follows:

thousands
Total cars produced in the United Kingdom —of which produced for export*
1968 1,816 803
1969 l,717† 824
1970 1,641 723
1971 1,742 714
1972 1,921 613
1973 1,747 605
1974 1,534 596
1975 1,268 532
1976 l,333† 565
1977 1,316 563
* These figures may differ from exports recorded in the Overseas Trade Statistics because of differences in timing and coverage.
† 53 weeks' production.