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As of 4 November 2026, 3,307 vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing companies are based in United Kingdom; 27 are hiring right now and London has the most.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Companies
- 3,307
- Hiring now
- 27 · 8 new in 30 d
- Largest niche
- Automotive aftermarket parts manufacturers · 1,105
- Top city
- London · 40
- Parent market
- Automotive · 55,596
Vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing in United Kingdom, broken down
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| Automotive aftermarket parts manufacturers | 1,105 | 33% |
| Special vehicle bodybuilders | 648 | 20% |
| Other vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing | 603 | 18% |
| Caravan vehicle conversion | 595 | 18% |
| Vehicle component OEM suppliers | 238 | 7% |
| Trailer manufacturers | 150 | 5% |
| Electric two wheeler manufacturers | 136 | 4% |
| Passenger car & light truck manufacturers | 126 | 4% |
| Shipbuilding & ship repair | 126 | 4% |
| Vehicle adaptation specialists | 124 | 4% |
| Online auto parts shops | 84 | 3% |
| Auto parts distributors | 72 | 2% |
| Classic vehicle restoration | 68 | 2% |
| Engine & transmission specialists | 61 | 2% |
| Other vehicle & parts retail | 55 | 2% |
| companies · hiring | |
|---|---|
| Self-employed | 813 · 0 |
| 2-10 employees | 1,873 · 2 |
| 11-50 employees | 420 · 3 |
| 51-200 employees | 129 · 13 |
| 201-500 employees | 33 · 6 |
| 501-1000 employees | 17 · 0 |
| 1001-5000 employees | 15 · 3 |
| 5001-10000 employees | 1 · 0 |
| 10,001+ employees | 6 · 0 |
| companies | share | |
|---|---|---|
| London | 40 | 1% |
| Bristol | 19 | 1% |
| Birmingham | 17 | 1% |
| Bradford | 14 | 0% |
| Coventry | 14 | 0% |
| Sheffield | 13 | 0% |
| Leeds | 11 | 0% |
| Liverpool | 10 | 0% |
| Bicester | 8 | 0% |
| Newnham | 8 | 0% |
| Leyland | 7 | 0% |
| Wisbech | 7 | 0% |
The biggest vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing companies in United Kingdom
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The stack of vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing in United Kingdom
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3,307 vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing companies are based in United Kingdom; 27 are hiring right now and London has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/automotive/united-kingdom/vehicle_and_transport_equipment_manufacturing)
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- ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
- Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
- HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
Vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing in United Kingdom: questions
How many vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing companies are there in United Kingdom?
3,307 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.
What is a sub-vertical?
The middle level of our industry tree: Automotive → Vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing → leaf niches such as automotive aftermarket parts manufacturers, special vehicle bodybuilders, other vehicle & transport equipment manufacturing. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.
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