British Wheeled Vehicle Production

The British made extensive use of wheeled vehicles during the Second World War and while the German army as well as many other armies where still reliant of horses for transportation, the British army was fully mechanised. The following statistics deal only with vehicles accepted by the War Office and Ministries such as the Ministry of Supply and Air Ministry, nor does it include vehicles imported from overseas.

Notice the large number tank transporters produced, most likely due to experience in the desert and the effective use of them by Germany.

*A more detailed breakdown of each time will be available in the future.

Wheeled Vehicles	Sep-Oct '39	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945(May 1st)
Trucks	9,744	97,699	108,539	130,653	117,458	108,036	37,759
Tractors	478	5,340	6,192	9,307	9,135	5,371	1,074
Tank Transporters	-	-	28	407	552	400	49
Cars	2,810	22,358	17,674	22,991	21,571	22,629	7,161
Motorcycles	11,679	67,465	70,220	75,073	79,782	76,169	20,788
Trailers	1,088	9,044	9,348	19,487	31,477	36,040	15,008

Sources - AVIA 22 456- 51

Last Updated on Thursday, 01 January 2009 21:16