UK Manufacturing

UK car production falls -20.1% in worst January since 2009 with 68,790 units leaving factory gates.

UK engine manufacturing down -10.8% in 2021 to just over 1.6 million units. Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -3.6% and -15.4%, respectively. December output tumbles by more than a quarter to round off another tough year for sector.…

British commercial vehicle production rises 11.3% to 73,600 units, but remains -14.4% down on pre-pandemic five-year average.

UK car production in 2021 fell -6.7% to only 859,575 units, according to figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the worst total since 1956. Output was 61,353 less than 2020, which itself was badly affected by coronavirus lockdowns, and -34.0% below pre-pandemic 2019.

UK factories turn out 132,555 engines in November, down -30.2%

7,940 commercial vehicles produced in November – a decline of -7.8% and -4.4% below five-year average pre-Covid.

UK car manufacturing output declines -28.7% in November with 75,756 cars leaving factory gates.
Production for domestic and overseas markets falls -18.8% and -30.4% respectively.
Battery electric vehicle output surges 52.9% in November, to reach record 13.7% share.
Sector broadly prepared for full UK-EU customs controls on 1 January but nervousness remains.

UK factories turn out 129,114 engines in October, down -34.6%.

7,892 commercial vehicles produced in October up 17.2% but -6.9% below five-year average pre-Covid.1 Output for both domestic and export markets increases by 29.8% and 6.8% respectively. Production year-to-date up 15.6% but -18.0% below pre-pandemic average.2 UK commercial vehicle (CV)…

UK car manufacturing output falls in October, tumbling -41.4% with 64,726 units produced.
Output for domestic and overseas markets declines, down -37.9% and -42.1%.
30.9% of all cars made in October either battery electric, plug-in or hybrid electric models.