UK Manufacturing

UK CV production rises 53.6% to 11,979 units in best September since 2011 and ninth consecutive month of growth this year. Overseas demand increases by 70.4%, while production for Britain’s CV market grows by 32.9%. Overall year-to-date volumes up 50.8%…

UK car production down -6.0% in September with 63,125 vehicles rolling off factory lines. Battery electric vehicle output up 16.6% to 8,856 units, rounding off record first nine months. Electrified models make up record 37.4% of all UK car exports…

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rises 92.9% to 6,132 units, marking the best August since 2012 and the eighth consecutive month of growth.
Overseas demand increases 78.4%, while production for UK operators more than doubles year-on-year, rising 119.3%.
Year-to-date CV output is up 50.3% at 64,828 units in the best year-to-date since 2012.

UK car production rises 34.0% in August to 49,901 units after dismal 2021, but volumes still -45.9% down on pre-pandemic levels.
Fourth consecutive month of growth fails to offset sustained losses from global supply shortages, with YTD output more than half a million units behind average pre-Covid volumes.
Sector welcomes business energy price cap, with bills already up by £100 million this year, but warns of spring cliff-edge as seven in 10 firms express concern about future business operations.

UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rises 43.9% to 8,097 units in the best July since 2016 and eleventh consecutive month of growth. Overseas demand increases by 34.2%, while production for Britain’s CV market grows by 58.5%. UK manufacturing is up…

UK car manufacturing output rises 8.6% in July, the third consecutive month of growth. Production of hybrid, plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles surges 24.7% in the month. Volumes year-to-date down -16.5% to 461,174, driven by falling exports and structural changes.…

Engine production declines -12.7% in first six months of 2022, totalling 812,397 units. Year to date output for export falls -9.7%, while production for the UK is down -16.4%. Measures to reduce business costs, including energy, must be a priority…

UK commercial vehicle production grows 64.4% in June, with 9,549 units leaving British factory lines. Year-to-date output increases 47.4%, resulting in best first six months to a year since 2012. CV manufacturers show resilience but urgent action is needed to…

UK car manufacturing falls -19.2% to 403,131 units in turbulent first half year, but 5.6% June uplift, the second consecutive month of growth, cause for optimism. Battery electric vehicle production increases by 6.5% during first six months to record levels…

May engine production increases 12.3%, the first growth since June 2021. Output for export grows 26.1% while production for the UK decreases marginally, by -2.1%. Industry calls for measures to help alleviate energy costs, drive investment, and futureproof jobs and…