UK Manufacturing

British commercial vehicle output drops -99.3% in April, with just 15 units rolling off production lines as nationwide factory closures hit.

British car production falls -99.7% in April with 197 units made as coronavirus pandemic closes factories.
Car makers instead turn out more than 700,000 pieces of PPE, including face shields, visors and gowns, to support UK’s healthcare workers.
Lowest monthly output since Second World War drives year-to-date production down -27.6%, with 121,811 fewer cars built.
Revised independent outlook now expects sub-1 million units in 2020 with lost production costing sector up to £12.5bn.

146,615 engines produced in March as UK production declines -40.0%.
Production for domestic car plants decreases -35.7%, with steeper fall for exports, down -42.4%.
More than 598,000 engines built in Britain in first three months, with 59.4% exported.

British commercial vehicle output falls -41.8% in March, as coronavirus lockdown measures cause plant closures nationwide.
Production falls for both domestic and overseas markets, down -43.4% and -40.6% respectively.
£82 billion auto manufacturing sector calls on government to support safe and sustainable restart to drive UK economic recovery.
New SMMT survey reveals 45.1% of CV manufacturers think recovery from crisis will take at least 12 months.

British car production falls -37.6% in March as coronavirus crisis shuts factories.
Output for UK and overseas markets down, -36.8% and -37.8% respectively.
New independent outlook reveals at least £8.2bn cost to industry if factories closed until mid-May.
£82 billion auto manufacturing sector calls on government to support safe and sustainable restart to drive UK economic recovery.

214,155 engines made in February as UK production declines -9.3%. Production for domestic car plants rises 14.0%, while exports fall -21.0%. More than 450,000 engines built in Britain in first two months, with 58.4% exported. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive,…

British commercial vehicle output falls -13.6% in February, with 7,980 units produced. Exports drive decline, down -26.2%, as output for UK market rises by 417 units. Crucial commercial vehicle sector calls for more government action to ensure uninterrupted deliveries during…

UK car production declines -0.8% in February, with some 1,033 fewer units made.
Output for domestic market climbs 7.8% while exports fall -3.1% to 94,999, reflecting fundamentally sound sector despite global challenges.
New initial impact analysis suggests coronavirus could wipe some 200,000 units off UK’s output in 2020, as sector urges government to accelerate access to emergency support for all businesses.

UK engine manufacturing down -1.7% in January, with 238,193 units built.

Start of 2020 sees UK commercial vehicle manufacturing fall -10.7%, following remarkable 49.1% growth in January 2019.