Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 62922

Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 30 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Blake Stephenson

Conservative — Mid Bedfordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to Answer of 22 May 2025 to Question 52390 on Motor Vehicles: Carbon Emissions, how many people are employed in the automotive industry.

Answer

Sarah Jones
132,000 people were employed in automotive manufacturing in the UK in 2024, 5.1% of total UK manufacturing employment, around half in manufacturing finished vehicles and half in manufacturing car bodies, parts and accessories. In addition, a further 263,0...
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