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Chips still down for car industry
- 29/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The recovery of car production in the UK is being hampered by a lack of staff and the global shortage of chips. This is according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers, which reported that UK car factories turned out 69,097 units in June, the worst June total since 1953. Meanwhile the six-month total of 498,923 [...] -
Car production recovery continues through May
- 25/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose dramatically in May, but supply chain challenges could hinder recovery. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), some 54,962 cars rolled off production lines last month compared to just 5,314 a year ago, when coronavirus halted manufacturing. Performance, [...] -
UK car production nears 70,000 in April
- 27/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose from 197 last April to 68,306 this April, with significant increases in plug-in vehicles. However, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reports this is 3.8% below the April 2019 output. So far this year UK factories have turned out 374,864 cars, with April’s performance [...] -
Car production ends 18 months of decline
- 29/04/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production grew in March ending a run of months of consecutive decline. According the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, UK car production rose 46.6 with 115,498 cars manufactured. Compared with the five-year March average, production was down 22.8%, equivalent to a loss of 34,047 units, and some [...] -
Robot kills worker at Volkswagen plant
- 02/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A robot has killed a contractor at one of Volkswagen's production plants in Germany. The man died Monday at the plant in Baunatal, roughly 62 miles north of Frankfurt, VW spokesman Heiko Hillwig said. The 22-year-old was part of a team that was setting up the stationary robot when it grabbed and crushed him [...] -
UK market drives car production past 500k
- 28/05/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
April sees UK car production hit 500,000 in 2015, boosted by robust domestic market. • Year-to-date output stable, with billions of pounds of investments still to be realised in production volumes. • Number of cars produced for British customers up 11.1% in April to 29,930 units. New figures [...]