For German carmakers Britain’s bumpy roads are still paved with gold

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For German carmakers Britain’s bumpy roads are still paved with gold
50% plus - UK market share of German manufacturers in 2014

Published: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:49:56 GMT
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Britain, contrary to conventional wisdom, remains the way and ahead biggest export market for German made cars. So much so in fact that a small country, long seen as a ‘treasure island’ by Germany’s autoindustry bigwigs, currently soaks up more German-made cars than comparative giants like the USA and China

Perhaps outwardly startling to even seasoned auto-industry insiders, last year alone Britain became home to some 820,897 German-made cars, according to the VDA, Germany’s auto industry federation.

Less surprising, given last year’s near 10 per cent UK car sales growth to a pre-crisis 2.48 million cars, same year German car exports to buoyant UK shores also rose by 7 per cent from an already high 767,024 in the previous year.

50% plus
UK market share of German manufacturers in 2014

Put into overall perspective, last year the UK on its own accounted for close on one-in-five of the 4,303,127 cars exported by German car makers in 2014. By contrast, VDA figures reveal that last year’s German car exports to both the US and China reached a respective 613,381 and 274,212 units.

This means that the UK stands out head and shoulders above the rest as the world’s biggest single market for German manufactured cars...more

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UNITED KINGDOM new car sales by manufacturer and marque:
DECEMBER 2014 v DECEMBER 2013
12-MONTHS 2014 v 12-MONTHS 2013

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50% plus UK market share of German manufacturers in 2014

50% plus
UK market share of German manufacturers in 2014