|
Source: |
Cars |
Commercial Vehicles |
Total vehicles | |||
|
SMMT Ltd |
Apr-09 |
YTD 2009 |
Apr-09 |
YTD 2009 |
Apr-09 |
YTD 2009 |
|
Total |
68,258 |
251,268 |
7,655 |
29,950 |
75,913 |
281,218 |
|
|
-55.3% |
-56.2% |
-65.2% |
-63.6% |
-56.5% |
-57.2% |
|
Export |
56,267 |
200,614 |
5,731 |
22,984 |
61,998 |
223,598 |
|
|
-53.4% |
-54.6% |
-60.0% |
-54.3% |
-54.1% |
-54.5% |
|
% of total |
82.4% |
79.8% |
74.9% |
76.7% |
81.7% |
79.5% |
|
Home |
11,991 |
50,654 |
1,924 |
6,966 |
13,915 |
57,620 |
|
|
-62.5% |
-61.8% |
-74.8% |
-78.2% |
-64.9% |
-65.0% |
|
% of total |
17.6% |
20.2% |
25.1% |
23.3% |
18.3% |
20.5% |
· Car production continued to fall sharply in April, down 55.3%
· Commercial vehicle production fell by 65.2% in the month
· Launch of
“With the scrappage incentive scheme fully operational, industry is optimistic about the positive impact this will have on the market and on
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