Among the 10 best-selling cars in England, 2 are produced in England
- There have been fewer and fewer carmakers established in Great Britain over the past twenty years. Ford has not produced cars in this country since 2012 and PSA, which took over Vauxhall, maintains symbolic production.
- Since the end of the British Leyland group in the 1980s, local carmakers have virtually all disappeared, and the British auto industry has survived in part thanks to Japanese carmakers: Toyota, Nissan and Honda. But Honda has said it will close its Swindon plant next year. The Tata group (Jaguar, Land Rover) and the BMW group (Mini) maintain significant activity in Great Britain, but Brexit could lead these carmakers to take drastic decisions. PSA has threatened to close its British plants in the event of a no-deal with EU.
- As a result, among the ten best-selling cars in Britain in 2020, only two are locally assembled. These are the Nissan Qashqai (fifth sale) and the BMW Mini (sixth sale).
- The biggest sales come from abroad: the Ford Fiesta (first sale) comes from Germany, the Volkswagen Golf (second sale) comes from Germany, the Ford Focus (third sale) comes from Germany, the Opel Corsa (fourth sale) comes from Spain, the Mercedes A Class (seventh sale) comes from Germany, the Volkswagen Tiguan (eighth sale) comes from Germany, the Toyota Yaris (ninth sale) comes from France and the Kia Sportage (tenth sale) comes from Slovakia.
- In total, 87% of passenger cars sold in Britain are imported from abroad, compared to 82% in France and 63% in Germany.
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