UK’s automotive industry is the UK’s largest exporter of goods

The automotive industry is the UK ’s largest exporter of goods, accounting for 12 per cent of total exports, generating global trade worth 100bn a year.

Eight out of ten cars produced in the UK are exported overseas, to 140 different markets worldwide.

UK plants are among the best in the world, creating and protecting 200,000 high-skilled jobs across the supply chain.