VAUXHALL CARS AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES
AND BEDFORD TRUCKS
1903 - 1960
In the Table below are official figures for all London [1903 - 1905], Luton, Bedfordshire [1905 to date], and Dunstable, Bedfordshire [Bedford Trucks 1954 to 1984] production. Note that Ellesemere Port, Liverpool, did not open until 1964. Note also that Vauxhall R-type cars were assembled in Hendon, London, 1928 to 1930 as well as Luton. Also, Chevrolet and Bedford-Chevrolet cars, light deliveries and trucks were assembled at Luton 1930-32 as well.
YEAR |
TOTAL OUTPUT |
CARS |
COMMERCIAL VEHICLES |
EXPORTS |
PAYROLL |
TURNOVER |
1903 |
43 |
43 |
|
|
150 |
|
1904 |
76 |
76 |
|
|
180 |
|
1905 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
180 |
|
1906 |
15 |
15 |
|
|
180 |
|
1907 |
69 |
69 |
|
|
200 |
|
1908 |
94 |
94 |
|
15 |
250 |
|
1909 |
195 |
195 |
|
25 |
350 |
|
1910 |
243 |
243 |
|
30 |
460 |
|
1911 |
265 |
265 |
|
35 |
500 |
|
1912 |
302 |
302 |
|
45 |
560 |
|
1913 |
387 |
387 |
|
|
575 |
|
1914 > 1918 |
2189: 1,996 cars built for War Office |
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1919 |
565 |
565 |
|
25 |
750 |
|
1920 |
689 |
689 |
|
97 |
1023 |
|
1921 |
479 |
479 |
|
52 |
1210 |
|
1922 |
637 |
637 |
|
66 |
1390 |
|
1923 |
1462 |
1462 |
|
108 |
1570 |
|
1924 |
1366 |
1366 |
|
88 |
1750 |
|
1925 |
1388 |
1388 |
|
95 |
1820 |
|
1926 |
1516 |
1516 |
|
112 |
1934 |
|
1927 |
1645 |
1645 |
|
590 |
2277 |
|
1928 |
2539 |
2539 |
|
853 |
1477 |
|
1929 |
1278 |
1278 |
|
156 |
1552 |
|
1930 |
8930 |
8930 |
|
223 |
2725 |
|
1931 |
15152 |
3927 |
11225 |
1657 |
2458 |
|
1932 |
16915 |
3679 |
13239 |
6309 |
3268 |
|
1933 |
27636 |
11106 |
16530 |
8479 |
5200 |
|
1934 |
40455 |
18816 |
21639 |
14283 |
6352 |
|
1935 |
48671 |
25240 |
22431 |
15314 |
6726 |
|
1936 |
50703 |
21319 |
29384 |
14636 |
7660 |
|
1937 |
59744 |
28076 |
31668 |
20768 |
8669 |
|
1938 |
60110 |
35415 |
24695 |
20271 |
8589 |
|
1939 >1945 |
2,548 cars for Ministry of Supply; 249,000 trucks and 5,640 Churchill Tanks |
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1946 |
53536 |
19722 |
33864 |
22867 |
11588 |
20 |
1947 |
61453 |
30376 |
31077 |
28690 |
11773 |
22.7 |
1948 |
74676 |
39566 |
35010 |
52840 |
11943 |
26.1 |
1949 |
84167 |
45366 |
38801 |
57831 |
12003 |
29.75 |
1950 |
87454 |
47025 |
40429 |
61471 |
12669 |
31.6 |
1951 |
77877 |
35374 |
42503 |
53271 |
12059 |
35.9 |
1952 |
79162 |
35640 |
43522 |
56275 |
12435 |
44.5 |
1953 |
110141 |
61606 |
48535 |
66435 |
13836 |
58.6 |
|
|
|
DUNSTABLE PLANT |
|
|
|
1954 |
130951 |
70115 |
60836 |
70769 |
14850 |
66.8 |
1955 |
143567 |
75634 |
67933 |
76071 |
16487 |
75.6 |
1956 |
123643 |
61463 |
62180 |
84051 |
16151 |
71.8 |
1957 |
160227 |
91444 |
58783 |
84422 |
22084 |
76.1 |
1958 |
174616 |
119177 |
55439 |
103411 |
21878 |
95 |
1959 |
246085 |
157365 |
88720 |
134912 |
26251 |
130 |
1960 |
252026 |
145742 |
106284 |
132938 |
24470 |
136 |
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