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Early Christmas for car production
- 22/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose 14.8% in November according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It found that 91,923 cars rolled out of factory gates, an increase of 11,832 on November last year. Production for both the home and overseas markets increased, up 13.4% and 15.2% [...] -
Car production surges by nearly a third
- 01/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production output surged 31.6% in October, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). In the eighth month of growth this year, 91,512 units were produced making this the best October performance since 2019. Production for both the home and overseas markets grew, up 23.9% and [...] -
Car production spikes by a third
- 31/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production surged 31.6% in July, marking the sixth consecutive month of growth. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), 76,451 units rolled off factory lines in the month, with domestic output up 13.7% and exports rising by 36%. However, output remained 29.4% lower than [...] -
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 [...] -
Car production up for fourth straight month
- 30/06/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose for the fourth consecutive month in May, up 26.9% year on year to 79,046 units. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), manufacturers defied difficult economic conditions to produce 16,762 more units than in the same month last year. There was double-digit [...] -
Car production continues upwards trend
- 26/05/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
British car manufacturing made further gains in April with output increasing for the third month in a row. It was up 9.9%, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), with 66,527 cars rolling out of factory gates. Meanwhile, UK factories continued to turn out increasing numbers of hybrid [...] -
Car production enjoys first-quarter boost
- 28/04/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose six per cent in the first three months of 2023, to 219,887 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Factories produced 12,540 units more than quarter one last year, driven by exports which increased 6.6% and represented almost eight in 10 cars made. March [...] -
Car production sinks to 60-year low
- 26/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production fell 9.8% in 2022 to 775,014 units, according to the latest figures issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). This represents the lowest total since the 1950s. December rounded off a volatile year, with output down 17.9% in the month after growth in October and [...] -
Car production ends year on upward trend
- 23/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK car production grew for the second consecutive month in November, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). It reported that production was up 5.7% to 80,091 units, meaning output has grown in six of the past seven months. However, November’s performance was still down 44.1% from [...] -
UK car manufacturing down 6%
- 02/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
UK car manufacturing output declined by 6% in September, following four consecutive months of growth. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that 63,125 models rolled off factory lines, with output again restricted by severe supply chain issues affecting manufacturers, driving volumes down [...]