|
Cars |
Commercial Vehicles |
Total vehicles | ||||
|
SMMT Ltd |
Aug-08 |
YTD 2008 |
Aug-08 |
YTD 2008 |
Aug-08 |
YTD 2008 |
|
Total |
82,858 |
1,038,528 |
9,356 |
151,860 |
92,214 |
1,190,388 |
|
|
-17.3% |
4.5% |
-28.2% |
10.9% |
-18.6% |
5.2% |
|
Export |
60,057 |
794,229 |
5,888 |
93,199 |
65,945 |
887,428 |
|
|
-13.8% |
5.3% |
-22.7% |
12.5% |
-14.7% |
6.0% |
|
% of total |
72.5% |
76.5% |
62.9% |
61.4% |
71.5% |
74.5% |
|
Home |
22,801 |
244,299 |
3,468 |
58,661 |
26,269 |
302,960 |
|
|
-25.3% |
1.8% |
-36.0% |
8.3% |
-26.9% |
3.0% |
|
% of total |
27.5% |
23.5% |
37.1% |
38.6% |
28.5% |
25.5% |
“Volatility in the global economy is adversely affecting demand for new vehicles around the world. The latest production figures reflect these challenging market conditions, but also the continued strength of
“UK-produced vehicles are exported to more than 100 separate markets around the globe. This spread of demand provides greater resilience and we expect total production to be similar to the 1.75 million produced in 2007.”
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