The past two decades have seen the UK automotive sector maintain its position as one of the country’s most important economic assets. Turnover is up 25.7% since 1999, to £60.2 billion last year, with a more than three-fold increase in R&D spending over the same period. However, the past year has seen the industry hit hard by the pandemic with automotive sector turnover down by -24.6%.
Automotive brands are investing billions into the development and production of new zero-emission models. In 2020 electric vehicles accounted for more than one in 10 registrations, with a 90% increase in the number of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) alone. Today there are some 130 plug-in car models from which UK drivers can choose, with an increasing number of these made in Britain.
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- 19 signatories contributed to this 22nd report, the longest standing sector sustainability report available.
- Water use per vehicle produced up 8.3%
- Waste to landfill per vehicle produced up 19.9%
- Relative energy up 3.2%
- CO2 per vehicle produced up 5.7%
- Cars average CO2 emissions down -11.8% to 112.8g/km
- Alternatively Fuelled Vehicle registrations 17.5% market share in 2020
- 6.6% were Battery Electric Vehicles
- Sectoral jobs down -7.9%
- Employee accidents down -5%
- Training days per employee down -50.2%
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The year 2020 was one like no other. But despite the myriad challenges it brought, the automotive industry’s commitment to sustainability remains unchanged. In the year the UK hosts the COP26 Summit, the sector continues to invest to reduce carbon emissions even further and reach net zero. We must deliver that goal while keeping society on the move and providing mobility for all.
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- Aston Martin Lagonda (Aston Martin, Lagonda)
- Bentley Motors Ltd (Bentley)
- BMW Group UK (BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce)
- Bosch (Bosch)
- Carwood (Carwood)
- Caterpillar (Caterpillar, Perkins)
- Ford Motor Company Limited (Ford)
- Honda (UK) and Honda of the UK Manufacturing Limited (Honda)
- Jaguar Land Rover Ltd (Jaguar Cars, Land Rover)
- LEVC (LEVC)
- Leyland Trucks (DAF Trucks)
- Lotus (Lotus)
- McLaren (McLaren)
- Michelin Tyre plc (Michelin)
- Switch Mobility (Switch Mobility)
- PSA Group (Citroen, DS Automobiles, Peugeot, Vauxhall, Opel)
- Toyota (GB) plc and Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd (Lexus, Toyota)
- Unipart (Unipart Logistics)
- Volkswagen Group (UK) Ltd (Audi, SEAT, Skoda, Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles)
- Volvo Car UK Ltd (Volvo)
