UK Manufacturing

Best first half to a year since 2011 as CV output increases 16.0% to 58,675 units. Best June since 2008 up, 23.0%, and rounds off third consecutive month of growth. Latest independent outlook expects light CV production to grow 44.0%…

British car production rebounds 11.7% in first six months with 450,168 units made as June completes fifth consecutive month of growth. Electrified vehicle production YTD surges 71.6% to new first half record, with 170,231 units rolling off factory lines. Latest…

British automotive manufacturing plants reduce CO2 emissions by -2.8% to deliver lowest carbon footprint on record. Electrified vehicles reach record levels of output as investment in low carbon production delivers more ultra-low and zero emission vehicles to UK roads. Renewable…

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grows 36.9% in best May performance since 2008. Growth driven by exports, up 48.1%, while production for UK buyers rises by 13.1%. Year-to-date output is some 47.6% above pre-pandemic 2019, but action is needed to…

UK car production output maintains momentum, growing 26.9% in May to 79,046 units. Volumes for domestic market surge 45.4% to 16,188 while exports rise 22.9% to 62,858. News comes as sector calls for industrial strategy to unlock £106 billion EV…

CV production grows 33.3% to 10,504 units in April, marking the month’s best performance since 2010 and an uplift after two months of successive decline. Export demand soars, rising 56.3% to 7,382 units while home output falls -1.1%. Production is…

British car manufacturing output up 9.9% in April with 66,527 units rolling off factory lines. Exports surge 14.7% in the month with more than eight in 10 UK-made cars heading overseas. Sector calls for pragmatic solution to solve UK-EU rules…

CV production falls -3.0% to 9,822 units in March, marking a second consecutive monthly decline. Both home and export volumes down in the month, falling -2.8% and -3.2% respectively. Output rises 1.1% in the year to date due to strong…

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…