UK Manufacturing

UK car production up 6.0% in first quarter of 2023 to 219,887 units as supply shortages begin to ease. March output rises 6.1% to 81,605 units with 10.4% exports growth offsetting -5.1% home market decline. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery…

British CV production falls -21.6% to 6,491 units after 11 months of consecutive growth in 2022, excluding December, and strong January performance. Export volumes drop by -18.6%, while output for the UK declines by -24.7% as supply chain constraints affect…

British car manufacturing output rises 13.1% in February to 69,707 units. Volumes up for both home and overseas markets but exports drive overall uplift. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle output surges again, up 72.2%, accounting for two in…

New blueprint highlights Britain’s electric vehicle investment advantages but warns of fierce competition as other countries boldly back their own industries. Almost every EV component already built in UK plants, but need to scale up capacity rapidly to secure long-term…

January CV production increases 35.6% to 9,299 units, the best start to a year since 2012. Output rises for both domestic and overseas markets, up 36.2% and 35.1% respectively. Exports drive growth, with nearly six in ten CVs built for…

British car production stable in January, down -0.3% with just 215 fewer units made. Output for export declines -1.5% while volumes for UK market rise 5.6%. Electrified vehicle production charges ahead, up almost 50% to a total of 28,329 units.…

British commercial vehicle production grows by 39.3% to 101,600 units in 2022, the best annual performance since 2012. Output for overseas markets surges 63.4%, with production for UK increasing by 14.0% in the year. December manufacturing posts first decline of…

Annual UK car production falls -9.8% to 775,014 units in 2022 as global chip shortages and structural changes depress output.
Record levels of electrified vehicle production with almost a third of all cars made fully electric or hybrid – worth £10 billion in exports alone.
Volumes for UK rise 9.4% but fail to offset declining exports, down -14.0%, with some eight in 10 cars shipped overseas.

UK commercial vehicle production surges 42.9% in November to 11,343 units, the 11th month of consecutive growth in 2022. Overseas demand grows by 89.4%, while production for the domestic market falls by -9.9%. Year-to-date output reaches 96,890 units, 45.1% above…

November UK car production grows 5.7% with 80,091 cars manufactured. Electrified vehicle output rises 18.3% to 29,318 units and more than a third of total production. Volumes for home market up 59.1% while exports decline -5.0% in the month. UK…