Motor Trade Industry JobsCategory: Business
Article posted by: Jon Richards
To say that the motor trade industry in the UK is massive is an understatement. Examples
of employment opportunities in the motor (or ‘automotive’) industry are:
• Manufacturing
• Car sales
• Aftersales
• Commercial Vehicle Maintenance
• Parts
• Automotive Maintenance
• Customer Service
• Refinish, including panel beating.
• Automotive Office
• Fit
• Senior Management
• Automotive Retail
• MOT Tester
• Service
• Body repair
• Management
One of the main employers in the motor trade industry is the vehicle manufacturing
industry. According to Wikipedia, quoting from the Office for National Statistics
(‘ONS’), manufacturing accounted for 16% of national output in the UK and for 13% of
employment in 2003, continuing the decline of manufacturing in the UK since the 1960s.
The highest proportion of employees in manufacturing were in the East and West
Midlands (at 19 and 18% respectively). London had the lowest at 6%.
Engineering etc was the single largest sector, contributing 30.8% of total Gross Value
Added in manufacturing in 2003. Within this sector, transport equipment was the largest
contributor. Global car manufacturers present in the UK were:
• BMW (MINI, Rolls-Royce),
• Tata (Jaguar-Land Rover)
• General Motors (Vauxhall Motors)
• Honda,
• Nissan,
• Toyota
• Volkswagen (Bentley)
There were also smaller manufacturers (including Lotus and Morgan) and commercial
vehicle manufacturers (including Leyland Trucks, LDV, Alexander Dennis, JCB, the
main global manufacturing plant for the Ford Transit, Manganese Bronze and Case-New
Holland) also being present. The industry also includes numerous components
manufacturers. There are also manufacturers of railway locomotives and other related
components and a large aerospace industry.
According to ONS figures for April to June 2009, the numbers employed as ‘transport
drivers and operatives’ was approximately 997,000, broken down as follows:
Heavy goods vehicles - 310,000
Vans â€" 216,000
Bus/coach drivers -132,000
Taxis and chauffeurs â€" 232,000
Driving instructors â€" 44,000
Rail transport operatives â€" 13,000
Air transport operatives â€" 14,000
Others â€" 29,000
No figures were available for seafarers/barges/light boats. ‘Couriers’ were not
specifically mentioned. In addition, mobile machine drivers accounted for approximately
149,000 and included fork-lift truck drivers and tractor drivers.
Posted By: Jon Richards
Web: http://www.bristoljobs.co.uk
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