asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce how many (a) new cars, (b) other new motor vehicles were imported from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, USA and other countries (i) fully assembled and (ii) unassembled in the calendar years 1965-1969.
Written Answers. - Motor Vehicle Imports.
110.
The number of fully built up vehicles imported and the value of imports of unassembled vehicles in the years 1965 to 1969 are shown in Tables (A) and (B) below. Statistics are not available in respect of the number of unassembled vehicles imported but Table (C) below shows the total number of vehicles assembled locally in certain years for which this information is available.
(A) IMPORTS OF FULLY BUILT UP VEHICLES
Figures for 1965 to 1967 include new and used vehicles; import statistics do not provide a breakdown for these years.
|
Type of vehicle and country of origin |
Year |
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|
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
|
|
Passenger Cars |
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|
(Including Taxis) |
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|
United Kingdom |
192 |
227 |
356 |
3,522 |
6,657 |
|
France |
7 |
6 |
36 |
104 |
53 |
|
Germany (Fed. Rep.) |
20 |
34 |
117 |
646 |
914 |
|
Italy |
1 |
147 |
566 |
809 |
841 |
|
U.S.A. |
2 |
10 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
|
Other Countries |
3 |
6 |
47 |
41 |
74 |
|
Re-imports |
79 |
56 |
43 |
— |
— |
|
Totals |
304 |
486 |
1,177 |
5,123 |
8,540 |
|
Omnibuses |
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|
United Kingdom |
60 |
70 |
208 |
179 |
167 |
|
France |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Germany (Fed. Rep.) |
3 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
7 |
|
Italy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
U.S.A. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other Countries |
— |
— |
1 |
— |
2 |
|
Re-imports |
3 |
2 |
— |
— |
1 |
|
Totals |
66 |
74 |
211 |
191 |
177 |
|
Commercial Vehicles |
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|
(Including trucks, vans, lorries, special purpose vehicles and road tractors for articulated vehicles). |
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|
United Kingdom |
478 |
540 |
1,375 |
390 |
1,413 |
|
France |
20 |
8 |
— |
19 |
27 |
|
Germany (Fed. Rep.) |
1 |
7 |
16 |
112 |
345 |
|
Italy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
U.S.A. |
2 |
5 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other countries |
4 |
2 |
27 |
2 |
3 |
|
Re-imports |
6 |
6 |
4 |
— |
— |
|
Totals |
511 |
568 |
1,422 |
523 |
1,788 |
(B) IMPORTS OF UNASSEMBLED VEHICLES
(Including completely knocked-down vehicles but excluding bodies only, or chassis only).
Statistics for number of units not available; value only given. The tables include new and used vehicles.
|
Type of vehicle and Country of Origin |
Year |
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|
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
|
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
Passenger Cars: |
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|
(Including Taxis) |
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|
United Kingdom |
10,172,035 |
9,467,065 |
8,906,057 |
10,087,846 |
10,425,941 |
|
France |
232,928 |
398,697 |
497,090 |
882,119 |
775,224 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
2,414,602 |
2,116,193 |
2,695,710 |
3,634,707 |
3,724,735 |
|
Italy |
703,359 |
432,856 |
749,515 |
1,399,022 |
1,423,205 |
|
U.S.A. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other Countries |
35,239 |
— |
— |
— |
9,276 |
|
TOTALS |
13,558,163 |
12,414,811 |
12,848,372 |
16,003,694 |
16,358,381 |
|
Omnibuses: |
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|
United Kingdom |
11,324 |
13,899 |
42,785 |
48,742 |
94,710 |
|
France |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
— |
1,984 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Italy |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
U.S.A. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other Countries |
— |
7,584 |
— |
— |
— |
|
TOTALS |
11,324 |
23,467 |
42,785 |
48,742 |
94,710 |
|
Commercial Vehicles: |
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|
(Including trucks, vans, lorries, special purpose vehicles and road tractors for articulated vehicles.) |
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|
United Kingdom |
3,187,639 |
2,989,203 |
3,001,357 |
3,478,186 |
3,931,332 |
|
France |
— |
2,351 |
4,716 |
— |
22,764 |
|
Germany (Federal Republic) |
176,215 |
148,968 |
231,122 |
223,003 |
304,797 |
|
Italy |
— |
— |
2,355 |
— |
— |
|
U.S.A. |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
|
Other Countries |
6,277 |
— |
3,161 |
17,266 |
98,958 |
|
TOTALS |
3,370,131 |
3,140,522 |
3,342,711 |
3,718,455 |
4,357,851 |
(C) NUMBER OF VEHICLES ASSEMBLED LOCALLY
|
1965 |
1966 |
1967 |
1968 |
1969 |
|
|
Total number of vehicles assembled from imported c.k.d. parts |
49,709 |
Not available |
Not available |
56,417 |
53,473 |