1、 UK International Competitiveness Report 2025:October 2025 Automotive Council UK UK International Competitiveness Report 2 Contents Executive Summary.3 Introduction.5 Methodology.6 Survey results.7 Contextualising the 2024 Survey Snapshot.8 Key Performance Indicators(KPIs).9 Key Evaluation Criteria.
2、11 Summary of Recommendations.13 KPIs Deep Dive.14 Part I:Cost.14 I-1 Total labour Costs.15 I-2 Labour Productivity.18 I-3 Energy Costs.21 Part II:Supply Chain.23 Strength and resilience of supply chain.24 Part III:Trade/Government engagement.28 III-1 Openness to Trade.29 III-2 Size of government in
3、centives.31 III-3 Ease of accessing government incentives.33 III-4 Government strategic engagement.35 III-5 Political Stability.37 Part IV:Availability and Quality of Labour.39 IV-1 Availability of labour.40 IV-2 Labour Flexibility.44 International Case Studies summary.46 Appendix:Case Studies.47 Th
4、e Hyundai Metaplant,US.47 BYD in Europe.48 BMW Hungary.49 Automotive Council UK UK International Competitiveness Report 3 Executive Summary Automotive manufacturing in the UK is in common with the industry across the globe undergoing a challenging transformation,driven by technological change,shifts
5、 in mobility use cases,and geopolitical turbulence.If no action is taken,this poses risks to industry sustainability.At the same time,the reshaping of the sector is an opportunity for the UK.As a country with a rich motoring heritage,a history of open international trade and a wealth of advanced tec
6、hnology and research not to mention the advantage of a skilled workforce fluent in English the opportunity is to shore up our current manufacturing footprint and to attract the next round of investments in mobility and manufacturing and create a sustainable,high value industry providing rewarding an