Guide to Economic Development in the Global Auto Industry - S16

GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
The U.K. car industry combines leading-edge technology with Europe's highest level of value added per worker. This
combination provides an increasingly attractive location for OEMs and Tier Ones to both pioneer new solutions and
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manufacture existing products. The U.K. automotive industry is at the forefront of technology in three key areas: low
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carbon propulsion, lightweight vehicle structures and
connected
and autonomous vehicles.
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is the only country in Europe
where car factory workers each
contribute more than €100,000 in
added-value. Low wage growth
and harmonious labour relations
also play a part, with the fewest
strikes in Western Europe.

R&D INFRASTRUCTURE
The U.K. is widely seen as
setting the standard in the
European car industry. The
long-term commitment to
expenditure gives industry
the certainty it needs to plan
complex r&d projects, while the
academic research provides a
rich source of new concepts.

BUSINESS SUPPORT
The U.K. government and
the car industry have jointly
established long-term
funding programmes for low
carbon propulsion through
the Advanced Propulsion
Centre (£1 billion over 10
years), battery development
through the Faraday Challenge
(£246 million), and driverless
vehicles through the Centre for
Connected and Autonomous
Vehicles (£200 million) and
Meridian Mobility (£100
million).

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OEMs for the U.K.'s motorsport
engineering skills. The U.K. also
pioneered the use of automotive
carbon fibre and has established
itself as the leading location in
Europe for developing and testing
connected and autonomous
vehicles.

GREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELAND
BY THE NUMBERS

£200M

Government investment
in CAV development

€100,000

MINIMUM

Added-value per car
factory worker in the U.K.

70%
Increase in car
production since 2009

CONTACT INFORMATION
Invest in Great Britain and Northern Ireland
+44(0) 207 000 9012
enquiries@invest-trade.uk
invest.great.gov.uk

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