UK Manufacturing

British car manufacturing output rises 13.1% in February to 69,707 units. Volumes up for both home and overseas markets but exports drive overall uplift. Hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery electric vehicle output surges again, up 72.2%, accounting for two in…

New blueprint highlights Britain’s electric vehicle investment advantages but warns of fierce competition as other countries boldly back their own industries. Almost every EV component already built in UK plants, but need to scale up capacity rapidly to secure long-term…

January CV production increases 35.6% to 9,299 units, the best start to a year since 2012. Output rises for both domestic and overseas markets, up 36.2% and 35.1% respectively. Exports drive growth, with nearly six in ten CVs built for…

British car production stable in January, down -0.3% with just 215 fewer units made. Output for export declines -1.5% while volumes for UK market rise 5.6%. Electrified vehicle production charges ahead, up almost 50% to a total of 28,329 units.…

British commercial vehicle production grows by 39.3% to 101,600 units in 2022, the best annual performance since 2012. Output for overseas markets surges 63.4%, with production for UK increasing by 14.0% in the year. December manufacturing posts first decline of…

Annual UK car production falls -9.8% to 775,014 units in 2022 as global chip shortages and structural changes depress output.
Record levels of electrified vehicle production with almost a third of all cars made fully electric or hybrid – worth £10 billion in exports alone.
Volumes for UK rise 9.4% but fail to offset declining exports, down -14.0%, with some eight in 10 cars shipped overseas.

UK commercial vehicle production surges 42.9% in November to 11,343 units, the 11th month of consecutive growth in 2022. Overseas demand grows by 89.4%, while production for the domestic market falls by -9.9%. Year-to-date output reaches 96,890 units, 45.1% above…

November UK car production grows 5.7% with 80,091 cars manufactured. Electrified vehicle output rises 18.3% to 29,318 units and more than a third of total production. Volumes for home market up 59.1% while exports decline -5.0% in the month. UK…

UK CV production rises 10.7% to 8,740 units, marking best October since 2019 and 10th consecutive month of growth this year. Overseas demand grows by 50.2%, while production for domestic market falls -28.4%. Year-to-date output increases 45.5% to 85,547 units,…

UK car manufacturing output rises 7.4% in October as 69,524 units leave factory gates.
Production for home and overseas markets up 12.5% and 6.3% respectively.
Volumes year-to-date down -10.8% though output for UK market rises 8.8%.