Knowledge base

•  The UK automotive sector generates approximately £55 billion in annual turnover
•  The UK automotive sector employs 720,000; 500,000 of those individuals are employed in the retail sector. 
•  In 2012, there were 2.04million new car registrations in the UK
•  In 2012, there were 284,343 commercial vehicles sold in the UK
•  In 2012 approximately 6.7m used cars were sold
•  In 2012 there were 93,667 new motorcycles sold in the UK (MCI figures)
•  The average age of a car on the road is 7.44 years old

Source: SMMT