§ Mr. Hillasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many motor vehicles were produced in the United Kingdom in each year from 1950 to the latest year for which figures are available; and what, in each of these years, was this as a percentage of total world motor vehicle production.
§ Mr. David Mitchell[pursuant to his reply, 13 March 1980]: Following is the information:—
Year Number of motor vehicles produced in the United Kingdom(thousands) Percentage of estimated world production (per cent.) 1950 … 784 7.5 1951 … 735 8.2 1952 … 690 8.4 1953 … 835 8.4 1954 … 1,038 10.2 1955 … 1,238 9.2 1956 … 1,005 8 8 1957 … 1,151 9.3 1958 … 1,364 12.1 1959 … 1,560 11.3 1960 … 1,811 11.2 1961 … 1,464 9.7 1962 … 1,675 9 3 1963 … 2,012 9.8 1964 … 2,332 10.6 1965 … 2,177 8.9 1966 … 2,042 8.4 1967 … 1,937 8.2 1968 … 2,225 7.9 1969 … 2,183 7.4 1970 … 2,098 7.2 1971 … 2,198 6.7 1972 … 2,329 6.7 1973 … 2,164 5.7 1974 … 1,937 5.7 1975 … 1,648 5.1 1976 … 1,706 4.5 1977 … 1,714 4.3 1978 … 1,607 3.9 1979 … 1,479 Not available