HC Deb 01 November 1976 vol 918 c439W
17. Mr. Hal Miller

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what estimate he has made of the total of new registrations of passenger cars in the United Kingdom for 1976, and for 1977; and what proportion he expects to be of British manufacture.

Mr. Cryer

No official forecast is published. The industry estimates that new car registrations in the United Kingdom will be about 1.25 million in 1976 and 13 million in 1977. and that the proportions of British manufacture will be 63 per cent, and 64 per cent, respectively.