There are 1,087 active companies in the manufacture of motor vehicles sector in the UK (SIC code 29100). This sector falls under Section C — Manufacturing — of the UK Standard Industrial Classification. The sector has a relatively low 8.5% dissolution rate — 1,087 of 1,453 registrations remain active. The sector is experiencing rapid growth, with 204% of active businesses incorporated since 2020 — indicating strong recent demand. 113% of companies were formed after 2010, marking this as a sector with predominantly recent entrants. The average company age in this sector is 8.9 years. London leads with 15% of companies in this sector. Companies in this sector hold 709 government contracts valued at £2.0B. The sector's longest-standing company was incorporated in 1914.
Source: Companies House register via UVAGATRON, September 2026
A rapidly growing sector with 204% of active companies formed since 2020.
The manufacture of motor vehicles sector has a <Link href="/glossary/company-dissolution">8.5% dissolution rate</Link>. The average active company in this sector is 8.9 years old. Geographic concentration: 15% in LONDON.
Companies in the manufacture of motor vehicles sector have been awarded 709 government contracts worth £1972.8M in total.
There are 1,087 active companies classified under SIC code 29100 (Manufacture of motor vehicles) in the UK, out of 1,453 total registered.
SIC code 29100 stands for "Manufacture of motor vehicles". It belongs to Section C — Manufacturing of the UK Standard Industrial Classification.
The largest concentrations are in LONDON (158), BIRMINGHAM (66), CAMBRIDGE (51).
The average active manufacture of motor vehicles company in the UK is 8.9 years old, with the oldest registration dating back to 1914.
Our database contains 10,276 data signals across 11 categories for active manufacture of motor vehicles companies. The largest category is Governance with 3,379 signals from 6 government sources.
5.9M companies, 50M+ signals from 53 government sources. Risk scores, director networks, entity analysis.