The report, which boasts White Clarke Group as its headline sponsor, is edited by Professor Cooke and comprises an extensive five-year review of everything from new and used car markets to fleet and business, private, aftersales, vehicle finance, right down to CO2 emissions and fuel costs.

Dara Clarke, CEO, White Clarke Group, said: 'One reviewer described it as "the automotive insomniac’s essential bedtime reading". To illustrate the point, readers can discover such diverse facts as the total investment in the automotive industry in the EU in 2010; car production in South Africa in 2003 versus 2011; diesel registrations in the EU15 – or the highest penetration of diesel. Equally, what is the average age of the UK car parc – and how has that moved since 2004? And, how has the number of franchised main dealers’ sales points changed in the UK since 2003? It’s all there in the WCG Summary.'

The summary is available, free of charge, as a download from the White Clarke Group website.

The full edition is available from the automotive industry’s leading charity, BEN, with proceeds supporting the charity.