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National Highways: Motor Vehicles

Asked by Rebecca HarrisConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 13 July 2026UIN 15941

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the breakdown of the National Highways operational fleet is by vehicle (a) make and (b) model; and what proportion are manufactured by British manufacturers.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

The information requested is provided in the table below.

Vehicle make

Vehicle model

Number

BYD

Atto 3

13

Toyota

BZ4X

89

Toyota

Corolla Commercial

103

Peugeot

e-5008 GT 73kWh 210

5

Maxus

Edeliver 9 van

5

KIA

E-Niro

11

Renault

e-Scenic

3

KIA

EV3

3

KIA

EV6

39

KIA

EV9

4

Volvo

EX90 Plus

1

Ford

Explorer

54

BMW

225XE

3

Vauxhall

Grandland

2

BMW

I01 i3 120Ah AC EV

1

Hyundai

Ioniq 9

4

Hyundai

Kona EV

31

Ford

Kuga ST-Line PHEV

21

Tesla

Model Y

31

KIA

Niro PHEV

8

Peugeot

e-Partner Van

1

Toyota

Proace

20

BYD

Sealion

6

KIA

Sportage PHEV

4

Farizon

SV

1

Maxus

T90

5

BMW

X5 Xdrive

65

Volvo

XC40 Inscription

1

Volvo

XC90 T8 Momentum Auto

267

KIA

Xceed PHEV

22

Volvo

C+26

17

Volvo

L26

3

Other

Moveable Barrier Machine

2

Mercedes-Benz

Unimog

12

Volvo

P18

1

Volvo

P26

444

Volvo

P32

4

Rolba

Snowblower

4

Total

1310

Approximately 7.9% of National Highways operational fleet were manufactured in Britain. The Toyota Corolla Commercial is assembled in Burnaston, Derbyshire, and the hybrid engine is built at the Deeside plant in North Wales. The Peugeot e-Partner Van is built at Stellantis Ellesmere port in Cheshire.

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