HC Deb 11 July 1983 vol 45 c230W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cars were produced in each of the last five years in the United Kingdom, France, West Germany, Italy, the United States of America and Japan, respectively.

Mr. Butcher

The information is as follows:

Production of Cars in certain major countries
Numbers in '000s
1978 1979 1980 1981 1982
United Kingdom 1,223 1,070 924 955 888
France 3,111 3,220 2,939 2,612 2,777
W. Germany 3,890 3,933 3,521 3,578 3,761
Italy 1,509 1,481 1,445 1,257 1,297
USA 9,176 8,434 6,376 6,253 5,073
Japan 5,748 6,176 7,038 6,974 6,887

Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.