This graph shows the total number of passenger cars manufactured in the UK in selected years from 1972 to 2015 with growth in production forecast until 2018. Despite a major decline in 2009 compared with the 1972 record level, recent growth has led to predictions that volume will surpass this level in 2017, assuming steady growth.
Forecast number of passenger cars produced in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1972 to 2018
(in units)
* Data for 2015 taken from the 2016 Motor Industry Facts report, but no further forecast was included.
** Forecast *** Current record of UK car manufacturing
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SMMT. (May 21, 2015). Forecast number of passenger cars produced in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1972 to 2018 (in units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/298822/forecast-growth-of-car-production-to-2017-in-the-united-kingdom/
SMMT. "Forecast number of passenger cars produced in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1972 to 2018 (in units)." Chart. May 21, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298822/forecast-growth-of-car-production-to-2017-in-the-united-kingdom/
SMMT. (2015). Forecast number of passenger cars produced in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1972 to 2018 (in units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/298822/forecast-growth-of-car-production-to-2017-in-the-united-kingdom/
SMMT. "Forecast Number of Passenger Cars Produced in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1972 to 2018 (in Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298822/forecast-growth-of-car-production-to-2017-in-the-united-kingdom/
SMMT, Forecast number of passenger cars produced in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1972 to 2018 (in units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/298822/forecast-growth-of-car-production-to-2017-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited November 19, 2024)
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