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UK factories made 116,639 engines in May, more than double May 2020’s output. May 2021 output down -47.6% on five-year average for the month.1 Year-to-date output rises 18.8% with increased production for the domestic market. Mike Hawes, SMMT Chief Executive,…

6,243 units roll off production lines in May, up from 820 in pandemic-lockdown May 2020.

54,962 cars leave factory gates in May, up on Covid-wrought 2020 but still down -52.6% on 2019.
Similar trend seen in production year to date, as some 127,469 fewer cars built since January than in the same period in 2019.
Alternatively fuelled vehicles account for more than 1 in 5 cars built in 2021, though only 1 in 16 are battery electric vehicles (BEVs).

29,354 new vans join UK roads in May, the best-ever performance for the month. Registrations up 4.7% on pre-pandemic five-year average, some 1,313 vehicles more.1 Sector sees best ever year-to-date growth, with 157,150 vans registered in first five months of…

156,737 new cars registered in May – significantly up from last year when retailer doors were shut during the pandemic. Plug-in vehicle market continues to rise, accounting for 13.8% of registrations in 2021 so far Despite more positive economic outlook,…

SMMT released figures for April pre-registrations in the UK new car market. The data shows the number of cars disposed of by vehicle manufacturers in April 2021 that were defined as pre-registrations. Download the April 2021 release

UK factories made 129,691 engines in April, up on last year when just 1,147 were produced. April 2021 output is down -22.9% on five-year average for the month.1 Year-to-date output rises 10.4% to 665,195 units, driven by increased production for…

6,177 units roll off production lines in April, up on the first full month of plant closures last year. British commercial vehicle output remains -6.1% down on pre-pandemic levels.1 Year-to-date production up 4.2%, driven by an increase in domestic demand,…

UK factories turn out 68,306 cars in April, up dramatically on pandemic hit month in 2020 but still -3.8% below 2019 output.
374,864 cars made since January, up on 2020, but down -15.0% on same period in 2019.
So far this year some eight in ten cars exported to global markets including the EU, US and China.