Written question asked by Rebecca Harris (Conservative) on Monday, 6 July 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 July 2026. It was answered by Simon Lightwood (Labour) on Monday, 13 July 2026 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

National Highways: Motor Vehicles

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.

Answer

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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Type: Written question
Reference: 15941
Session: 2026-27
Subjects: Motor vehicles National Highways
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

National Highways: Motor Vehicles

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