Manufacturing and Supply

Engine production rises 4% in October 2015 compared with same month last year.

Number of British commercial vehicles made for export boosted by 32.1% in October.

Year-to-date UK car production volumes best since 2005, with 36,000 more units made this year than last.

UK engine production up 6.5% in September, with 224,917 units produced in the month.

British car production posted healthy growth in September, according to figures published today by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Output rose 15.5% compared with September last year, with year-to-date volumes 3.3% up on the same period in 2015.

The UK automotive supply chain is in better shape now than a year ago, according to a new survey conducted by SMMT.

Annual production to hit all-time record of two million vehicles in 2020, beating former 1970s high.

99,910 cars built in the UK in August – a rise of 40.6% over the same month last year.
Year-to-date output up 1.6%, passing the one million mark in August for first time since 2008.

The Automotive Council has today (18 September) published a report on the rising value of the UK’s automotive supply chain.

10 British-built cars joined by Business Secretary Sajid Javid and industry leaders in Greenwich before flying the UK flag at next week’s Frankfurt International Motor Show.