The Automotive Sector has seen an immense increase in productivity. The 20^th annual Sustainability Report by the SMMT reveals environmental, economic, and social gains achieved by the sector over the past two decades, highlighting the substantial improvements in areas such as energy and water use, waste to landfill and CO₂ emissions.

Automotive manufacturing has grown to become one of the UK’s most important economic assets, turning over £82 billion in 2018; an uplift of 70% since the first Sustainability Report was published in 1999.

Workers have experienced a significant wage boost, with average automotive wages rising by 85% over the period compared with 61% across wider manufacturing.

Automotive manufacturing workers are now some of the UK’s better earners, with an average salary of £41,800, 40% higher than the national average.

Meanwhile, productivity has increased considerably, with automotive output per job growing by 208% from £32,000 to £100,900.

The value of exports has also grown significantly, with 81.5% of cars produced in 2018 destined for international markets compared with 63.9% in 1999.

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