Motor Cars (Imports)

HC Deb 19 October 1981 vol 10 cc38-9W

Mr. Chris Patten

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the percentage of the total sale of cars represented by imports in each year since 1945.

Mr. Peter Rees:

Information, based on registrations, is available only from 1965, and is as follows:

New Registrations of Imported Cars as a Percentage of Total New Car Registrations in the United Kingdom
	per cent.
1965	5.1
1966	6.4
1967	8.3
1968	8.3
1969	10.4
1970	14.3
1971	19.3
1972	23.5
1973	27.4
1974	27.9
1975	33.2
1976	37.9
1977	45.4
1978	49.3
1979	56.3
1980	56.7

Source Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.