UK Manufacturing

6,177 units roll off production lines in April, up on the first full month of plant closures last year. British commercial vehicle output remains -6.1% down on pre-pandemic levels.1 Year-to-date production up 4.2%, driven by an increase in domestic demand,…

UK factories turn out 68,306 cars in April, up dramatically on pandemic hit month in 2020 but still -3.8% below 2019 output.
374,864 cars made since January, up on 2020, but down -15.0% on same period in 2019.
So far this year some eight in ten cars exported to global markets including the EU, US and China.

March UK engine production rises 31.7% in 2021, compared with Covid-hit month a year ago. Output for domestic and overseas markets increases 50.4% and 19.9% respectively. Performance in first quarter still down -11.1%, with 534,793 engines manufactured. Mike Hawes, SMMT…

6,166 vehicles manufactured in March, up 16.9% compared to lockdown-led factory shutdowns a year ago.

March UK car output grows 46.6% against Covid hit 2020 when pandemic forced factories to close.
Monthly performance down -22.8% on five-year March average and Q1 down -4.0% year-on-year.
Companies continue to wrestle with global supply chain issues, impact of new EU trading arrangements and Covid recovery at home and abroad.

UK engine manufacturing output declines -20.5% in February with 170,271 units built. Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -13.1% and -25.9% respectively. Engine output has fallen by a quarter so far in 2021, down to 338,562 units. Mike Hawes,…

Output down -38.3% in the first two months of the year, with 9,924 vans, trucks and buses leaving factories.

Output for overseas markets tumbles -8.1%, with home orders down -34.9%.

Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -27.2% and -30.8% respectively.

Output falls for both domestic and overseas markets, declining -28.8% and -33.6% respectively.