UK Manufacturing

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…

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…