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Car production starts strong
- 29/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose 21% to 82,997 units in January, making it the strongest start to the year since 2021. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), this marked the fifth straight month of growth. Production for export was up 11.6% to 62,938 units, while production for the domestic [...] -
UK production breaks one million barrier in 2023
- 25/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK vehicle production hit 1,025,474 units in 2023, according to the figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). With 905,117 cars and 120,357 commercial vehicles (CVs) produced, output was up 17% on the previous year and topped one million units for the first time since [...] -
SMMT joins M5 to produce ‘manifesto for growth’
- 14/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The automotive industry has joined forces with the four other main manufacturing sectors in the UK to produce a report highlighting what is necessary for sustained growth. The SMMT has joined leaders from Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry, the ADS Group (Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space), the [...] -
Domestic market drives manufacturing uptick
- 01/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car manufacturing rose by 39.8% in September to 88,230 vehicles, which is 25,105 more than the same month last year. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), UK car making for the year is now at 659,901 units – some 14.9% above the same period in 2022. Output increased for both [...] -
CV production suffers autumn slowdown
- 01/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production was down 5.2% in September, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that 11,352 vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolled out of factory gates, with the fall set against a particularly strong September last year, [...] -
Volta Trucks files for bankruptcy
- 17/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Volta Trucks has announced it is filing for bankruptcy. The manufacturer of electric vehicles was founded in 2019 to deliver zero emission commercial vehicles. It created the world’s first purpose built 16-tonne all-electric truck, which piloted in five countries in Europe, and created demand among a chain of [...] -
Automotive investment up 4%
- 05/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Investment in automotive innovation has risen by nearly 4% to reach £1.48bn. This is according to analysis of new government statistics by leading global tax services and software provider, Ryan. The data, released last week, was captured by HMRC and is based on claims made for research and development [...] -
CV growth set to continue into 2024
- 28/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing grew 16% in the first six months of the year as 58,675 units rolled off factory lines, with June marking the third consecutive month of growth. According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 11,748 units were produced in [...] -
Car production enjoys strong half of growth
- 27/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose 11.7% in the first half of the year to 450,168 units, with June alone up 16.2%. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the uplift has been driven by a 13.6% rise in exports to 359,940 units, with production for the domestic market rising more modestly at 4.5% to [...] -
Bentley names new manufacturing director
- 14/07/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Bentley Motors has appointed Andreas Lehe as the new board member for manufacturing. He will take up his post on 1 September, reporting to Adrian Hallmark, chairman and CEO. Lehe joins Bentley from AUDI AG, where he most recently held the role of head of strategic planning, responsible for the continuous [...]