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Record breaking figures for 2007 UK vehicle production

25 January 2008 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing

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Cars

Commercial Vehicles

Total vehicles

SMMT Ltd

Dec-07

YTD 2007

Dec-07

YTD 2007

Dec-07

YTD 2007

Total

102,591

1,534,567

14,528

215,692

117,119

1,750,259

21.0%

6.4%

-2.9%

3.8%

17.4%

6.1%

Export

83,691

1,185,459

9,386

131,568

93,077

1,317,027

27.0%

7.2%

-4.4%

-3.4%

22.9%

6.0%

% of total

81.6%

77.3%

64.6%

61.0%

79.5%

75.2%

Home

18,900

349,108

5,142

84,124

24,042

433,232

0.3%

3.9%

-0.1%

17.7%

0.2%

6.3%

% of total

18.4%

22.7%

35.4%

39.0%

20.5%

24.8%

Car Production

‘December recorded the sixth consecutive month of growth in car production. The final quarter also saw the strongest increase in output since 1985, up 21.7 per cent,’ said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. ‘We ended the year up 92,482 units, with record levels being sent for export.

‘Around 1.5 million cars and three million engines are produced in the UK each year, and these latest figures reinforce the UK’s strength and breadth as a global manufacturing base,’ he added.

Commercial Vehicle Production

‘Last year’s commercial vehicle output was the strongest since 1998,’ said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. ‘The most significant growth came from the light end of the market, but heavy production ended the year on a high, up 3.1 per cent overall. The forecast for 2008 is stable, with exports once again driving the lion’s share of UK van and truck output.’

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