Automotive 141,000 employed There are 141,000 people directly employed in the UK automotive sector. 2 million 1.6 million 2012 2017 The UK currently makes nearly 1.6 million vehicles each year, this is expected to rise to over 2 million by 2017. A new vehicle rolls off a production line in UK every 20 seconds. r is o the £10.7 billion The automotive secto worth £10.7 billion t UK economy in GVA. gov.uk/industrialstrategy #indstrategy