• Manufacturing revival continues through August
    • 30/09/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK car manufacturing output rose for the fourth consecutive month in August, up 34% to 49,901 units. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the performance was still 45.9% below August 2019’s pre-pandemic level of 92,158 units. Production of battery electric (BEV), plug-in hybrid [...]
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  • CV production soars by 92%
    • 25/03/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 92.2% in the second month of 2022, with 8,278 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches rolling out of British factories. This is according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). However, this is compared with the worst February on [...]
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  • BEVs surge despite dismal production figures
    • 27/01/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK car production in 2021 fell 6.7% to only 859,575 units, the worst total since 1956. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, output was 61,353 less than 2020, which itself was badly affected by coronavirus lockdowns, and -34% below pre-pandemic 2019. Despite [...]
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  • CV production enjoys July uptick
    • 27/08/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew to 5,625 units in July according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Production increased for the fifth consecutive month, growing by 7.5% compared to the same month in 2020 when production lines were running at a reduced capacity due to social [...]
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  • CV production enjoys June jump
    • 29/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Production of commercial vehicles grew by 39.6% in June compared to the same month last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders recorded 5,808 new units manufactured in the month. However, overall production for the first half of the year rests at 20.9% below the average recorded over the previous [...]
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