The British Motor Industry had 183 companies in 1922, but this declined to 58 companies by 1929. The 1930s buried many smaller companies as few had the resources to survive the Great Depression, and many of those that carried on could not get back into production after World War Two. By 1955 just 5 companies produced 90per cent of all motor vehicles manufactured in Britain. Many of the independents fell before the millenium or fell into the arms of conglomerates. This page hosts now defunct companies