British motor industry
E846716
The British motor industry is the collective automotive sector in the United Kingdom, encompassing the design, manufacture, and sale of cars, commercial vehicles, and related components by a range of domestic and international companies.
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
automotive industry
ⓘ
economic sector ⓘ motor industry ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | UK motor industry ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
UK GDP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK exports ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employs | hundreds of thousands of people in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasCluster |
Motorsport Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North East England automotive cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ West Midlands automotive cluster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForeignOwnership |
BMW
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ford Motor Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Geely NERFINISHED ⓘ Honda NERFINISHED ⓘ Nissan NERFINISHED ⓘ SAIC Motor NERFINISHED ⓘ Stellantis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tata Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota NERFINISHED ⓘ Volkswagen Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEvent |
collapse of MG Rover in 2005
ⓘ
nationalisation of British Leyland in 1975 ⓘ privatisation and breakup of Rover Group in the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
competition from foreign manufacturers
ⓘ
deindustrialisation in some regions ⓘ |
| hasTrend |
increased foreign ownership of domestic brands
ⓘ
shift towards electric vehicles ⓘ |
| historicallyDominantCompany |
Austin Motor Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Leyland NERFINISHED ⓘ British Motor Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Morris Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ Rootes Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Rover Group NERFINISHED ⓘ Vauxhall Motors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeakPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| includesActivity |
automobile design
ⓘ
automobile manufacturing ⓘ automobile sales ⓘ automotive components manufacturing ⓘ commercial vehicle manufacturing ⓘ motorsport engineering ⓘ |
| industryAssociation |
Motor Industry Research Association
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBrand |
Aston Martin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BMW Mini Plant Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ Bentley NERFINISHED ⓘ Honda Swindon NERFINISHED ⓘ JCB NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaguar NERFINISHED ⓘ Land Rover NERFINISHED ⓘ Leyland Trucks NERFINISHED ⓘ Lotus Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ McLaren Automotive NERFINISHED ⓘ Mini NERFINISHED ⓘ Nissan Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NERFINISHED ⓘ Toyota Burnaston NERFINISHED ⓘ Vauxhall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryBody | Department for Transport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.