UK vehicle production – February 2008

UK vehicle production press release

Cars:

“Last month was the best UK car production total for a February since 2002. Impressively, exports hit a record volume of 1.228 million units,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. “A series of recent investments at a number of major car and engine plants, demonstrates the competitiveness of the UK automotive industry.”

CVs

“February continued the encouraging trend for commercial vehicle production in the UK – with 18% year-on-year growth,” said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive. “The 12 month rolling total reached 220,081 units and the full year total is expected to be the best for a decade.”

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