HC Deb 23 November 1979 vol 974 cc374-5W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing, for the most recent available period, the number of motor vehicles imported into the United Kingdom from each of the following countries, and the proportion this represents of United Kingdom motor vehicle sales, Japan, France, West Germany, Italy, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, Russia, Norway and Sweden.

Mr. Eyre

The information is as follows:

NEW REGISTRATIONS OF NEW MOTOR VEHICLES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN 10 MONTHS TO OCTOBER 1979
Japan France West Germany
CARS
Number of units 161,816 174,775 209,767
Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 10.6 11.4 13.7
GOODS VEHICLES
Number of units 21,496 7,602 17,026
Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 8.3 2.9 6.5
Italy East Germany Czechoslovakia
CARS
Number of units 84,943 9,104
Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 5.5 0.6
GOODS VEHICLES
Number of units 3,048
Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 1.2
USSR Norway Sweden
CARS
Number of units 19,678 31,054
Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 1.3 2.0
GOODS VEHICLES
Number of units 1 4,793
Percentage of total new registrations in the United Kingdom 1.8
The above table provides information of new registrations of imported vehicles which can be directly compared with total new vehicle registrations. These figures of imports differ from those which are published in the Trade Accounts because of timing differences.
Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a table showing, for the most recent available period, the value of imports and exports of motor vehicles between the United Kingdom

VALUE OF UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN MOTOR VEHICLES, JANUARY TO SEPTEMBER 1979
£ millions
Passenger motor cars Goods vehicles
Exports Imports Exports Imports
Japan 8 309 26
EEC 213 1,403 122 106
Comecon 37 2
Norway 2 3
Sweden 2 123 5 17