When MG Rover fell into administration back in 2005, to most it felt as though the death knell of the British car industry had sounded. With traditional household names such as Land Rover, Jaguar and Mini sold abroad, even to an optimist, the likelihood of the UK ever again holding the position of a major force within automotive manufacturing seemed pretty slim. But fast forward less than a decade, and with all the facts and figures from 2013 in and analysed, there's no doubt that the UK's automotive industry has risen from the ashes - and done so with style. According to The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the UK built more than 1.5m vehicles in 2013, while new car sales rose by 10.8 per cent, making the car industry responsible for a significant contribution to the economy, especially as around 80 per cent of these vehicles were exported.
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