UK Manufacturing

November sees -14.2% decline in UK engine production as manufacturers respond to market changes. Exports hold steady with a 0.7% increase, while domestic demand drops by -30.5%. Year-to-date volumes pass 2.5m, maintaining year-on-year levels with a 0.8% increase. Mike Hawes,…

UK commercial vehicle manufacturing rises 26.5% in November, with 7,983 vehicles rolling off production lines. Demand in home market doubles, as large domestic orders follow negative growth in 2016 and 2017. Year-to-date performance stable, up 5.0% on the same period…

British car manufacturing declines -19.6% in November. Production for home and overseas down -1.9% and -22.8% in the month. Year-to-date output drops -8.2%, with 129,228 fewer cars produced in first 11 months. British car production fell by a substantial -19.6%…

‘No Deal’ must be taken off the table or risk destroying the automotive industry and the hundreds of thousands of jobs it supports, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) warned today. ‘No Deal’ with the EU would have an immediate and devastating impact on the industry, halting production, undermining competitiveness and causing irreversible and severe damage. Automotive businesses are exasperated by the current situation with only weeks until Brexit. Industry has been unequivocal about the impact of ‘No Deal’.

UK engine manufacturing holds steady in October with marginal -0.1% decline over the previous year. Exports drive demand with production for overseas markets up 20.0%, offsetting -21.7% drop in output for the UK – the sixth consecutive month of domestic…

CV production in the UK rises 31.0% in October, to 9,066 units. Demand from both export and home markets grows, 7.7% and 61.9% respectively. Year-to-date performance broadly stable, up 2.5% on the same period last year. British commercial vehicle (CV)…

UK car manufacturing falls -9.8% in October with 140,374 cars leaving production lines. Demand down at home and overseas, but exports make up over 80% of output. Year-to-date manufacturing remains down, falling -6.9% to 1,312,304 units. UK car manufacturing fell…

UK engine manufacturing declines -9.5% in September as UK demand falls by double digits.
Production for export drives demand, up 8.9% in the month and 14.6% in first three quarters.

UK CV production increases 14.9% in September, with output reaching 8,281 units. Home demand drives growth, up 62.0%, while exports decline -13.5%. Year-to-date production stable, with 60,759 vans, trucks and buses produced so far this year. UK commercial vehicle (CV)…

British car manufacturing declines -16.8% in September, with 127,051 units produced.
Production for UK and overseas markets falls -19.0% and -16.2% as supply issues continue.
Year-to-date output down -6.6% to 1,171,765 units, with eight in 10 destined for export.