Updated 1st Jan 2012  -  UK Turnover in the Vehicles & Components sector companies monitored has risen by 1% to £278.9bn in the last accounting year. Operating profits have shown an decrease of 2% to £4.5bn. Employee numbers have decreased by 6% to 632,363 over the same period. The past 3 years have shown an overall turnover rise of 19%, and an increase in employee numbers of 11%. See UK Growth by Sector section for more detail.