HC Deb 19 October 1981 vol 10 c42W
Mr. Chris Patten

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the United Kingdom's share of the world car production in each year since 1945.

Mr. Norman Lamont:

The available information is as follows:

United Kingdom share of Car Production
Percentage of World Production Percentage of Major Manufacturing Countries' Production*
1945 na 18.2
1946 na 8.7
1947 na 7.0
1948 na 7.3
1949 na 6.8
1950 na 6.5
1951 na 7.0
1952 na 7.6
1953 na 7.4
1954 na 8.6
1955 na 8.3
1956 na 8.0
1957 na 9.1
1958 na 12.5
1959 na 11.6
1960 na 11.1
1961 na 9.2
1962 na 9.4
1963 na 10.5
1964 10.9 11.7
1965 9.0 9.6
1966 8.3 9.0
1967 8.6 9.2
1968 8.4 9.0
1969 7.6 8.3
1970 7.3 8.1
1971 6.6 7.4
1972 7.0 7.9
1973 6.0 6.8
1974 6.0 7.2
1975 5.1 6.1
1976 4.6 5.5
1977 4.3 5.2
1978 3.9 4.7
1979> 3.5 4.2
1980 3.2 4.0
na: not available.* France, West Germany, Italy, Sweden, Japan, Canada, United States of America and the United Kingdom.Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.