|
Source: |
Cars |
Commercial vehicles |
Total vehicles | |||
|
SMMT Ltd |
Feb-09 |
YTD 2009 |
Feb-09 |
YTD 2009 |
Feb-09 |
YTD 2009 |
|
Total |
59,777 |
121,181 |
5,870 |
14,221 |
65,647 |
135,402 |
|
|
-59.0% |
-58.8% |
-71.6% |
-65.7% |
-60.6% |
-59.7% |
|
Export |
46,617 |
97,889 |
4,450 |
10,854 |
51,067 |
108,743 |
|
|
-58.0% |
-56.1% |
-62.0% |
-54.8% |
-58.4% |
-56.0% |
|
% of total |
78.0% |
80.8% |
75.8% |
76.3% |
77.8% |
80.3% |
|
Home |
13,160 |
23,292 |
1,420 |
3,367 |
14,580 |
26,659 |
|
|
-62.2% |
-67.4% |
-84.1% |
-80.8% |
-66.7% |
-70.0% |
|
% of total |
22.0% |
19.2% |
24.2% |
23.7% |
22.2% |
19.7% |
· Car production down, as manufacturers continue to respond to falling demand
· Commercial vehicle production weak, down 71.6% in February
· Over 300,000 units have been lost from total vehicle output in the past 14 months
“The large fall in February’s vehicle production is a direct result of weak demand and the need to protect the highly-skilled workforce and valuable industrial capability in the
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