|
Cars |
Commercial Vehicles |
Total vehicles | ||||
|
SMMT Ltd |
Oct-08 |
YTD 2008 |
Oct-08 |
YTD 2008 |
Oct-08 |
YTD 2008 |
|
Total |
114,058 |
1,295,192 |
13,106 |
185,641 |
127,164 |
1,480,833 |
|
|
-25.1% |
0.7% |
-41.0% |
3.6% |
-27.1% |
1.1% |
|
Export |
94,382 |
998,939 |
7,963 |
113,064 |
102,345 |
1,112,003 |
|
|
-24.1% |
1.6% |
-42.5% |
4.9% |
-25.9% |
1.9% |
|
% of total |
82.7% |
77.1% |
60.8% |
60.9% |
80.5% |
75.1% |
|
Home |
19,676 |
296,253 |
5,143 |
72,577 |
24,819 |
368,830 |
|
|
-29.5% |
-2.1% |
-38.6% |
1.7% |
-31.6% |
-1.4% |
|
% of total |
17.3% |
22.9% |
39.2% |
39.1% |
19.5% |
24.9% |
· Car production falls 25.1% in the month to the lowest October level since 1991.
· Commercial vehicle production remains up over the year, but down 41% in the month.
· Year-to-date volumes down 27.1% for all vehicles, but 75% still destined for abroad.
· SMMT urges government to support
“The October production figures reflect the rapid reduction in global demand for motor vehicles and we expect to see further reductions in factory output in November and December,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. “The figures are evidence of the scale of the challenge facing the industry and underline the need for prompt action in next week’s pre-budget report to assist the sector during this difficult period.”
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