How bad will 2012 be for the car industry?

Just how bad will 2012 be for the UK car industry? And will the UK slip back into recession? They're two big questions on everyone's lips – but getting definitive answers is tough.

The car industry plays a vital part in UK PLC so its fortunes in 2012 are worth following. So what do the people at the very top of the automotive game think the year ahead holds?

Here, Autoblog asks some of the biggest names in the industry for their thoughts.