Production figures released today by the Office for National Statistics/SMMT show:
- UK car output rose 1.7 per cent to 1,657,558 million units in 2003
- Production for export reaches record 69.2 per cent output share
- December’s output leaps 15.4 per cent boosting year-end total
Commenting on car production last year, SMMT chief executive Christopher Macgowan said, ‘The UK is a major player in global car production and today’s figures confirm that. With nine key manufacturers and a strong specialist sports car industry, Britain boasts a wider production base than any other European country. This continued growth is therefore particularly encouraging against a backdrop of falling output across continental Europe.’
Best December production volume since 1997
Provisional output data released today by the Office for National Statistics show that:
- December CV output up 27.1 per cent on December 2002
For the whole of 2003 it was down, just 1.3 per cent on 2002
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