Statistics
Please note that the data contained in this section is in the course of being updated. For both manufacturing industry and motor trades data sets, 2006 data is now available from the ONS website and will be posted here shortly
BERR's standard definition for the Automotive Manufacturing Industry comprises five SIC codes:
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34
| .1 | Vehicles and engines | |
34
| .2 | Bodies | |
34
| .3 | Automotive components | |
25
| .11 | Tyres | |
31
| .61 | Automotive electrical components |
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These five codes are identifiably specific to the automotive industry, but there are many other areas of manufacturing that contribute to the automotive sector, including metals and materials, and processes such as forging and casting. However, it is not possible to separate out the automotive elements within the SIC codes for these sectors. The BERR definition therefore understates the proportion of the UK economy that is dependent on the automotive manufacturing industry to a degree , and other organisations may quote alternative figures including estimates for the sectors that are excluded by the above definition.
BERR's standard definition of the Motor Trades encompasses SIC 50 with the exception of 50.5: retail sale of fuel, as this relates more to vehicle use than vehicle ownership. Again, others will include this in their definition of the motor trade.
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50
| .1 | Sale of motor vehicles | |
50
| .2 | Maintenance and repair of motor vehicles | |
50
| .3 | Sale of motor vehicle parts and accessories | |
50
| .4 | Sale, maintenance and repair of motorcycles parts and accessories | |
50
| .5 | Retail sale of automotive fuel |
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