Motor Industry Facts 2008
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Motor Industry Facts 2008 www.smmt.co.uk From production and first registration data to used vehicle sales and those on the road, SMMT Data Services is the primary source of data on the motor industry. Call us to find out more on 020 7235 7000 or go to www.smmt.co.uk/dataservices Contents Industry performance Commercial vehicle registrations Key issues Recent UK automotive industry highlights 4 Annual totals 20 Road safety 32 Sector profile 5 Segment totals 21 Vehicle security 33 Bus and coach 22 Taxation – VED bands 34 Environmental performance Taxation – fuel duty 35 UK production sites performance 6 Vehicles in use Progress on cars 7 Age of cars on the road 23 New car CO 2 improvements 8 Commercial vehicles on the road 24 Alternatively fuelled vehicles 9 Cars on the road 24 Used car sales 25 New car registrations Colours of cars on the road 25 Annual UK totals and 2007 best sellers 10 Diesel 11 Production Fleet and business 12 Car production annual totals 26 Segment totals and market share 13 CV production annual totals 27 Best sellers by segment 14 Key manufacturing sites 28 European 17 UK top five producers 30 UK regional 18 Engine producers 31 CONTENTS Motor industry facts 2008 www.smmt.co.uk 3 INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE Recent UK automotive highlights 4 • Nissan announced the addition of 800 staff million and production of the new engine is • In 2007 GM Ellesmere Port won the and implemented a third production shift at its scheduled for late 2009. In February 2007 the production of the new Vauxhall Astra. The manufacturing plant in Sunderland to meet plant celebrated the production of its three- announcement secured 2,200 jobs and meant demand for the QASHQAI. Since its European millionth engine. This is the second major production would increase to 180,000 units launch in March 2007, sales have reached investment in engine production at the plant annually with staff working on three shifts. 130,000 units and, as a result, boosted since 2007, and is in addition to the £700 Ellesmere Port will build the Station Wagon and production at Sunderland by 20%. million already invested in Toyota’s operation. five-door hatchback. Since 2002 Ellesmere Port product quality has improved by 76%, while • Honda has announced £80 million • Production levels are to be significantly productivity has risen by 13%. investment in its Swindon plant, upgrading the increased at Leyland Trucks' Lancashire paint shop and plastics operation, taking total assembly plant, expected to create up to 80 • MINI produced a record number of engines investment in Swindon to £1.38 billion. It new jobs. Output is expected to rise by around at its Hams Hall plant, increasing production by includes £16 million for casting diesel engine 3,500 vehicles a year, taking volumes over the 70% to produce 367,000 engines in 2007. blocks, a process only Honda Japan has 25,000 mark annually. The firm has also undertaken to date. The announcement came completed a programme that ensures no waste • In Goodwood, Rolls-Royce has developed a as the two-millionth Honda left the Swindon goes to landfill. The ‘Zero waste to Landfill’ brand new production line in preparation for its production lines. Operations began 22 years programme involved close co-operation with the new, smaller car, code-names the RR4. ago and today the plant produces nearly company’s many component suppliers. It led to Expected in 2010, this will increase production 240,000 cars a year. a significant increase in the use of re-usable at the plant from its current level of around pallets and other containers in which 1,000 units a year to around 2,500. • Toyota will produce a new petrol engine at components are delivered, as well as the its plant in Deeside, North Wales. This development of some innovative new packaging • Ford has added a third wind turbine at its represents an additional investment of £88 solutions. Dagenham diesel engine plant. The two Sector profile established wind turbines have already saved Sector Profile 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 6,500 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually since Automotive manufacturing sector 2004. This third unit will produce 1.8 44.6 46.0 46.2 47.6 48.5 megawatts of electricity – the equivalent power turnover (£bn) needed for 1,000 domestic homes. Share of total transport manufacturing 67.6 68.0 67.1 67.4 67.0 turnover (%) • The SLR McLaren is built in Britain by British companies. It had 37 patents created for Total net capital investment (£bn) 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 revolutionary use of carbon fibre (never before Total employees directly dependent used in ‘mass’ production) . When the Roadster 873,100 877,100 854,400 861,600 851,800 on the UK automotive sector was launched last summer, another new way of making carbon fibre body panels was introduced. Value of exports (£bn) 20.9 21.9 22.5 23.7 24.5 It uses different layers of the material to create Percentage of total UK exports (%) 11.2 11.6 11.8 11.2 10.2 a thinner but stiffer and stronger material. All automotive sectors – value added 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.2 3.1 • ITM Power, Europe’s largest electrolyser share of GDP (%) and fuel cell company based in Sheffield, has UK share of global passenger car developed a low-cost electrolyser which can 3.9 3.9 3.7 3.5 3.4 production (%) T convert renewable energy (wind, wave or solar M M power) or off-peak electricity into hydrogen. It Number of volume UK car manufacturers 99987S : then uses its own prototype ‘home refuelling e c Number of volume UK commercial r system’ to fuel the car. 99999u vehicle manufacturers o S INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE Sector profile www.smmt.co.uk 5 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE UK production sites performance 6 Energy consumption CO 2 emissions from production Water use –m3 per vehicle produced and distribution m3 per vehicle produced kWh per vehicle (VM) CO 2 equivalent (tonnes) per vehicle 4,000 1.3 produced (VM) 2002 5.6 3,750 1.2 2003 3.4 3,500 1.1 2004 3.4 3,250 1.0 2005 3.2 3,000 0.9 2006 3.3 2,750 0.8 2,500 0.7 Waste to landfill – per vehicle produced 2,250 0.6 Waste to landfill (kg) per vehicle produced (VM) 2,000 0.5 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2002 40.5 2003 17.9 2004 19.8 2005 14.5 2006 17.0 Source: SMMT Sustainability Report (eighth annual report on the UK automotive sector) UK average new car CO 2 emissions 190 185 Table 4 – New car market split by VED bands 180 VED band 2007 volume 2007 share 1997 share 175 A (sub 100g/km) 544 0.0% 0.0% m B (101-120g/km) 128,102 5.3% 0.0% k 170 / g C (121-150g/km) 785,955 32.7% 7.8% 165 D (151-165g/km) 592,108 24.6% 15.1% 160 E (166-185g/km) 418,097 17.4% 32.0% 155 F (186-225g/km) 329,352 13.7% 32.3% 150 G (over 225g/km) 149,849 6.2% 12.8% 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Progress on cars www.smmt.co.uk 7 8 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE New car CO 2 improvements Change in average new car CO 2 emissions by segment 1997-2007 Lowest emissions 5% Top ten lowest CO 2 emissions models in 2007 Model Fuel type CO g/km 0% 2 i i l t e e e n 1 smart Fortwo Electric 0 r a m m n n s s v o i i t o i u u o o o i i t o p M l m p p 2 VW Polo Diesel 99 d d u T s r a r r -5% c e e e s t u u e p s m m p p 3= MINI Diesel 104 i y x l u - r l r r i E a S t u a e e i l x u c 3= Toyota Prius Petrol/electric 104 p u w u e p -10% D o M L p U L 5= Citroën C1 Diesel & petrol 109 S 5= Citroën C3 Diesel 109 -15% 5= Honda Civic Petrol/electric 109 T 5= Peugeot 107 Petrol 109 M M -20% S 5= Toyota Aygo Diesel & petrol 109 : e c r 10 Fiat 500 Diesel 111 u o -25% S Note: NICE, Ligier, Microcar and Reva not included as only type B1 approval. Registrations of alternatively fuelled vehicles by fuel type since 2000 18,000 16,000 14,000 petrol/alcohol s n o electric i t 12,000 a r petrol/electric t s i 10,000 petrol/gas g e r r 8,000 a c w 6,000 e N T 4,000 M M S : 2,000 e c r u o 0 S 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE Alternatively fuelled vehicles www.smmt.co.uk 9 NEW CAR REGISTRATIONS Annual UK totals and 2007 best sellers 10 Ten year annual new car registration totals 2,700,000 Total top ten registered models in 2007 2,579,050 Rank Make Model Range Volume 2,600,000 1 Ford Focus 126,928 2,563,631 2,567,269 2 Vauxhall Astra 113,894 2,247,402 3 Ford Fiesta 102,872 2,500,000 2,458,769 4 Vauxhall Corsa 94,120 2,439,717 5 Volkswagen Golf 68,843 2,404,007 6 Peugeot 207 67,185 2,400,000 7 BMW 3 series 58,544 2,344,894 e 8 Renault Mégane 55,468 m 9 Renault Clio 53,907 u 2,300,000 l 0.6% 10 Vauxhall Vectra 50,983 o -0.5% V 2,221,647 4.3% Total top ten 792,744 2,197,615 Total market 2,404,007 2,200,000 3.5% 10.