- UK commercial vehicle manufacturing up 33.7% in February to 8,344 units.
- Production increases 6.5% in first two months of 2015, with 13,787 CVs manufactured.
- Demand from domestic market drives sector performance, buoyed by strong exports.
“The surge in output from UK commercial vehicle manufacturers in February has put the sector on a strong footing for the year ahead,” said Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive. “Demand from the UK’s prospering domestic market is driving growth, buoyed by a strong appetite from overseas buyers, with exports in February up by more than 13% on the same month last year.”
CV output – rolling year total
CV output year-to-date
Click through to download the UK CV manufacturing news release for February 2015.
