§ Lord Shore of Stepneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Written Answer by Lord Sainsbury of Turville on 29 March (WA75) about the losses incurred for BMW by the Rover Group, what were the total sales of Rover cars and of other products of the Birmingham plant in each year from 1995 to 1999; and, of the totals, how many were sold abroad. [HL1878]
§ The Minister for Science, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Sainsbury of Turville)The total sales of cars (Rover 25, 45, Mini and MGF) originating from Rover's Longbridge Plant (Birmingham) were:
- 1995: 367,532
- 1996: 382,035
- 1997: 392,972
- 1998: 334,242
- 1999: 251,157.
BMW/Rover was unable to provide us with figures for Longbridge vehicles sold abroad. However, the sales/export figures for Rover Group cars (including Land Rovers) are:
Year Total sales units Exports % (approx.) 1995 483,100 237,500 49 1996 507,250 277,000 54 1997 521,100 290,000 55 1998 487,700 277,200 56 1999 429,157 248,442 57