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Car production up as supply chain flows
- 30/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production rose 13.1% in February, up to 69,707 units, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Factories made an additional 8,050 cars, with volumes buoyed by an easing of supply chain shortages – notably of semiconductors. Production for both home and overseas markets rose [...] -
CV production hits highest mark since 2012
- 27/02/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 35.6% in the first month of 2023 to 9,299 units. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), January’s strong output marks the best start to a year since 2012, when 9,844 units were produced, and reflects the determination of [...] -
CV production surges during 2022
- 26/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 39.3% in 2022, with 101,600 units leaving factory lines over the 12 months. Output fell 23.6% in December, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), but the overall total was up 29.8% on pre-pandemic 2019 and the highest since 2012. Output for [...] -
CV production surges into 2023
- 28/12/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle manufacturing grew by 42.9% in November, with 11,343 vans, buses, trucks, coaches and taxis rolling off British factory lines. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), this made it the highest total output for November since 2011 and rounded off 11 consecutive [...] -
CV production a third up from pre-Covid levels
- 28/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 64.4% in June with 9,549 units leaving British factory lines. According to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), June production volumes were the highest since 2015 and 32.7% above the pre-pandemic five-year average. The [...] -
Engine production stutters back into growth
- 04/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK engine output rose in May for the first time in nearly a year. According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, engine production rose 12.3%, marking the first month of growth since June 2021. Output for grew 26.1% while production for the UK decreased marginally, by 2.1%. Mike Hawes, SMMT [...] -
Revival of CV production still strong
- 27/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production rose by 27.6% in April, the fourth consecutive month of growth for the sector. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported that 7,879 working vehicles, from vans and taxis to trucks, buses and coaches, left production lines, with the pre-planned ramp up of [...] -
CV production booms in 2022
- 29/04/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) production grew 57% in the first quarter of 2022 according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Some 25,268 vans, trucks, taxis, buses and coaches rolled out of British factories in the first three months of the year, including 10,130 units in [...] -
Engine production idles during February
- 28/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK engine production fell 30.9% last month compared to the same month in 2021. According to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, 117,551 units were produced in February. Production for domestic and overseas markets was down 38.5% and 24.3% respectively in February. Meanwhile, [...] -
UK production slumps by a fifth
- 25/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK car production fell 20.1% to 68,790 units last month, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). These figures make it the weakest January total since 2009. Output was down 17,262 units against the same month last year, which itself was one of the worst Januarys [...]