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Although many of our famous brands are now foreign-owned, the UK remains a world-leading producer, designer and innovator for the automotive industry. Stuart Nathan and Jon Excell report.

Ask anyone on the street about the UK automotive industry and they might well ask ‘what automotive industry?’

This would not be a surprise given the mainstream media’s preoccupation with factory closures and economic gloom.

Fortunately, this special report paints a very different picture. The UK is not just an attractive place to make cars, but it boasts a disproportionately high number of globally recognised marques — spanning vehicle types from niche sports cars to heavy trucks and every sector in between.

Add to this an enviable reputation for contract manufacturing, a healthy smattering of world-leading research projects and an academic base that continues to produce some of the world’s top engineers and designers, and it is clear that — far from being on its last legs — the UK’s automotive sector is in pretty rude health. Here are 10 reasons why. The automotive sector has always embraced electronics, and more advanced technology is now finding its ways into cars. Here are 10 reasons why.

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