UK Manufacturing

UK car manufacturing falls -1.4% in November with 106,243 vehicles leaving production lines.
Output for domestic market declines -10.4% with exports flat, up just 0.3% to 90,597 units.
Year-to-date production now down -31.0% with 380,809 fewer cars manufactured in 2020.
Industry calls on Brexit negotiators to ‘seal the deal’ before Christmas to avoid irrevocable damage of tariffs to critical automotive sector and jobs.

197,374 UK engines built in October as output declines by -20.1% Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -25.2% and -16.4% respectively. Year-to-date output remains down -30.1% as sector faces triple whammy of coronavirus, Brexit and 2030 end of sale…

UK commercial vehicle production falls by -25.6% as 6,761 units leave factory gates in October.

UK car production falls -18.2% in October with 110,179 units leaving factory gates.
Subdued demand from EU and US markets drives -19.1% exports decline, as output for UK buyers also falls.
Year-to-date output lags by -33.8% with 379,308 fewer cars made than same period in 2019.
Automotive sector calls for urgent Brexit agreement with details shared swiftly, and adequate time to implement the deal, to help companies prepare.

216,643 UK engines built in September as output declines -2.4%, marking worst September since 2014 Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -0.8% and -3.3% respectively. Year-to-date output remains down -31.4% as sector approaches challenging Q4. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief…

UK’s overall CV output grows by 3.3% in September, as van production gets fleet order boost. Bus and coach manufacturing remains in critical condition, with output plunging -43.2%, to just 63 units. Year-to-date CV output down -16.8% after months of…

UK car manufacturing output falls -5.0% in September to 114,732 units – the lowest level for 25 years. Exports decline -9.7% to 87,533 units but account for more than three quarters of production. Output for domestic market rises 14.5%, but…

106,398 UK engines produced in August as output falls -35.1%.

Some 641 fewer vehicles produced in the month than the previous year, which marked the strongest August since 2012.

UK car production declines -44.6% in August with 51,039 units rolling off factory lines.
Ongoing coronavirus crisis stalls efforts to ramp up output with weak demand overseas compounded by heavy domestic losses.
Production so far this year down -40.2% with a loss of 348,821 units worth more than £9.5bn to UK car makers.
As pandemic’s second wave engulfs UK, sector welcomes new support for jobs but warns that demand-hit manufacturing sector not yet out of woods.