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UK new vehicle production – June 2007

25 July 2007 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

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Cars

Commercial Vehicles 

Total vehicles 

SMMT Ltd

Jun-07

YTD 2007

Jun-07

YTD 2007

Jun-07

YTD 2007

Total

137,502

764,293

19,097

109,950

156,599

874,243

 

-1.3%

-4.4%

12.0%

3.6%

0.1%

-3.5%

Export

108,794

586,393

11,395

66,601

120,189

652,994

 

1.8%

-3.7%

7.3%

-5.5%

2.3%

-3.9%

% of total

79.1%

76.7%

59.7%

60.6%

76.7%

74.7%

Home

28,708

177,900

7,702

43,349

36,410

221,249

 

-11.7%

-6.7%

19.8%

21.5%

-6.5%

-2.3%

% of total

20.9%

23.3%

40.3%

39.4%

23.3%

25.3%

Car production

‘Over the first half of the year, UK car production totals stabilised at 2006 levels,’ said Christopher Macgowan, SMMT chief executive. ‘The second quarter settled, down just one per cent compared with a 7.7 per cent decline in quarter one. However, output is expected to pick up in the second half of the year with growth coming from investment in new models across sites in the UK. Forecasts suggest 2007 should end level with 2006 at 1.44 million units, with nearly eight in 10 cars destined for export.’

 

Commercial vehicle production

 

‘CV production has been buoyant in the first half of 2007,’ commented Christopher Macgowan, SMMT chief executive. ‘Production in the second quarter was up 8.6 per cent versus 3.6 per cent in quarter one. Light commercial vehicles from Ford, Vauxhall, LDV and IBC are driving growth in this sector, as all saw production rise in June.’

Full details are included in the attached document, along with a profile of Smith Electric Vehicles.

 

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